After Carl's last record came and went we went into lockdown mode for a bit of a rethink. Actually, that makes it sound all cool but really we just sort of gave up with a disgusted shrug.
However, you can't keep musicians from trying to flog their wares in front of the whole world, so the label was reborn as a digital-only affair, in keeping with the style of the time.
(The whole notion of Ableton DJs buying vinyl just to convert it to mp3s gives me the heebie-jeebies. Both formats have horrible compromises. Why not just get the mp3 (or even better, flac or wav) directly and cut out the middleman? I guarantee you it will sound better.)
To test the waters, I put together this EP which was made up of odds and ends lying around. You've got the Obligatory Angry Electro Number ("Self-Destruct"), the Obligatory Tweaky Acid Track ("Arctic Dak" - an anagram of... wait for it... Acid Track), a synthypoppy number (Love Robot) which someone on a mailing list once called "Kraftwerk with a boner" - I love that!!, and finally Something With A Funky Breakbeat In It Because That's What I Do.
Despite all that, I really like this release.
This also has the distinction of being the first (and so far only) release of mine that was pirated. Go pirates!
iTunes
Amazon
Congrats on being pirated. Means you must be doing something right.
ReplyDeleteWho else is stocking this other than iTunes/Amazon?
I'm not seeing it on Boomkat or Junodownload. iTunes don't sell 320kbps or FLAC and I've no idea what the bitrate on Amazon is.
I do agree with the Kraftwerk with a boner comment. Sums it up well.