I make electronic music, not just "techno" and I was classically trained from the age of three, and I can honestly say it has absolutely f*ck all to do with it.

Anyway, I agree with your initial post Dirty Bass, its a shame that a lot of labels think they have to play it "safe" by putting out the same old sh*t, when they could be experimenting with similar sales returns. However, it would be more feasible if people forgot about distribution companies altogether. Sales aren't going to recover, and having "an extra mouth to feed" isn't going to help small labels or distributors to survive.