> just call it bootlegging, and stop trying to elevate that to creating...
In case no one bothers to look, they almost exclusively bootleg stuff like Nirvana and Devo songs on 12" singles and sometimes do simple edits of the stuff. They're not bootlegging records in the sense that they are making counterfeits (such as HTFR et al). They're also quite obviously bootlegs/promos -- plain white labels with block text. Big whoop. > i think avowed bootleggers have no place dissing mr kenny larkin. and > then they diss MM too. I forgot how hard it is to press up tracks Everybody has an opinion, and for a record store to actually be honest about theirs instead of copying the promo sheet or typing up the typical hype is extremely refreshing. Obviously they won't be selling as many of those Larkin albums as they would without that "review", so there is no self-interest in it. I thought it was funny, but I'm not a huge Larkin fan... > anyways, dissing planet e is wack....if buttrich is too euro, how > about ican, too latino or hispano ?, the "how about" list goes on and > on.. I've been listening to Planet E records and have been friends with Planet E artists and staff for long enough to be entitled to my opinion, thank you. I think the recent records are weak and sound like fodder for European clubs (Larkin's aside). They do not affect me emotionally in any appreciable way. I have the first Buttrich and the Ican so I'm only talking about 2 or 3 releases. American techno is in shambles but what else is new.
