on 4/11/03 6:49 PM, jurren baars at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thomas D. Cox, Jr wrote: > >> 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. > > well i can come up with an argument that proves quite the contrary: > > dunno how many of you record buying 313ers are dj-ing on a regular basis, > but to those who do: what kind of records do you tend to play when playing > out?
Not many, it would be accurate to say the scene is about elitism, most people who buy this music are record collectors and not there are not very many clubs (in the US) who play or support quality techno djs/artist. In my opinion the elitist politics like on the 313 list are counter productive in generating a more wide scale interest in techno music. For example, just by observing record store stock list that I'm subscribed to (I do not have accesses to distributor stock list like many people here) I noticed there are a lot of 313 music from labels that do not get discussed here or posted for review by the mailing list administrator. As for your question above my answer is: No. I no longer spend even a small portion of my income on new music, because in my opinion the majority of new music is not worthy of purchase. It's just not very high on my priority list. If there was a way to supplement my income like a club residency to fund new music purchases I would buy more records such as the new Jeff Mills, music that sounds decent but I normally wouldn't buy. > are those the records that everyone and their mother is playing, or do > you try to dig a bit deeper in your box, to present to the crowd songs they > may not hear every night? > > second how many of you record buyers do dj at all? and for those who don't: > how many other people besides yourself get to hear the records you own? I buy music for myself because I enjoy listening to a great record. It's a form of entertainment, notice I said 'great' record not a decent or mediocre sounding record. > my point is that most of the music discussed on this list hardly ever gets > heard by anyone outside the usual suspects. I would agree with that assessment. > by pressing limited copies, you > might indirectly encourage dj's to play your music, whereby it does reach a > bigger audience then just the people that normally buy your records. > > jurren Moodyman has the correct marketing plan behind his music by making it rare and limited, it increases the value of him as an artist and his music, the collectability of his records is one of the major reasons for his popularity. In my opinion and from what I observed the demand for his music is mostly based on hype, in fact I would suspect that the statement on U.R.'s web site about bootlegging a rare Moodyman record is part propaganda designed to boost the value of his records. =====
