someone brought up a really good point in this thread. illegal
samples are used pretty frequently by artists, including moodymann
and theo parrish. now i find it slightly hypocritical to be
jacking someone else's stuff and then not allowing your stuff to
be jacked. but thats not my main point in this argument.
my main point is this: limited releases purposely limited are
elitist. i cant understand why something as populist as dance
music should be elite. ive never been a supporter of limited
releases, i think that everything should just be available to the
people who want it so that the good feelings can be spread as far
and wide as possible. limiting production does 2 things: it drives
up the price of the music, and it limits who can deejay or listen
to a certain song. another thing that it sometimes does is create
an artificial demand for music thats not all that great. people
want to have that exclusive release, even if its not that good,
just so they can say they have it. to me, i dont care about any of
that. i dont care if my records are worthless after i pay $10 for
them new. i dont care if someone else has access to the same times
as me. all i want is to listen to and spin the best music that
exists.
tom
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