Originally Posted by
Highly Psychological
I dont think i have actually bought a record/C.D since Year Zero came out in March 2007. That was only out of devotion. thats a long time...Before that it was probably With Teeth. Stopped buying albums about 10 years ago.
used to buy vinyl for the record sleeves. Some records with stunning artwork from the 1970s and 80s. Roxy Music, Storm Thorgerson design, 4AD, Factory records stuff... But stopped. I dont DJ so i just dont see the point...im not really a hoarder type person!
I just utterly rinse Soulseek...the only time i still feel slightly guilty is when its a new band. But its not my fault the system is fucked.
Just have an attitude that my money can go on more important things in my life, if people want to collect that's cool too.
Somewhat relevant but how much can the average new Indie bands in 2012 expect to make from physical sales??
Back in the 90s I depended on crackly mixtapes, had to record of the radio all the time, it would have been biggest fantasy to find a place where all music was free.