Quote Originally Posted by MorePunkThanFunk View Post
Great tracks guys, but...

Do you not think that by giving away your tracks for free your de-valuing an already heavily under valued industry and also under selling yourselves as artists.

You say that the label is going to strengthen the scene; I think it will have the opposite effect. If more people start taking the position of giving away there music for free it could have a disastrous effect on artists trying to scrape a living from what little money is left in this industry.

I think giving away 1 or 2 releases could be an effective marketing idea, but it's the idea of a 'free' label that i'm not so keen on.

I don't think techno has ever been about making lots of money but it does need money to survive.

don't think i'm being funny by what i've written, it's just my view on the matter. doesn't mean its right.
what a strange notion mate. Offering music for free does anything BUT damage a scene, it unites people in a way that goes somewhat beyond the artist/punter divide that some people seem to think is still important in this scene. It brings everyone onto the same level.

No one is missing out because they cant afford new music, and no one is missing out when they dont get the sales they think they deserve.

it's much, much healthier for a scene that there are still people who are first and foremost dedicated to simply putting good music out there rather than, and i quote your goodself, "scraping a living out of what little money is left within this industry"

the arse fell out of the record buying industry for techno about 5, 6 years ago unless your records are of the highest quality and happen to touch a nerve that brings sales which a person could quantify as "making a living out of techno". And right now, apart from the likes of Hawtin, Clarke and co, you'l be very, very hard pushed to find anyone who makes a living off releasing records right now.

People should expect less from the consequences of releasing music and concentrate on the actual music itself. I dont see how anyone, regardless of scene, position in the scene, relevance to the scene etc etc could not welcome free music

keep up the good work chaps