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MusicNonStop - End Of An Era - Alternative Nation
MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
MusicNonStop have announced on their website that they have ceased trading.
:cry:
As an on-line store that has helped build and sustain the alternatvie industrial scene for many years in this country, this has to go down as a pretty sad day.
A lot of the stuff I've got into as a dj over the last 5 years has been through them, and while my bank manager might be glad they're now gone, I'm personally gutted, especially as they were a sound bunch who always took time for a chat when I met them down at Infest.
Just goes to show the power of illegal music downloading on what is a relatively small music scene (yeah, thats a pointed comment, feel free to hurl abuse at me).
Oh yeah, anyone have any recommendations for other good on-line industrial/electro stores?
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Re: MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
Crap, now where will I buy from?
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Re: MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
Snap, and to top it off it means im not getting the new hocico Box set :bigcry:
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Re: MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
Quote: : (Post 3290421) Snap, and to top it off it means im not getting the new hocico Box set :bigcry:
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Re: MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
Quote: : (Post 3290397) MusicNonStop have announced on their website that they have ceased trading.
:cry:
As an on-line store that has helped build and sustain the alternatvie industrial scene for many years in this country, this has to go down as a pretty sad day.
A lot of the stuff I've got into as a dj over the last 5 years has been through them, and while my bank manager might be glad they're now gone, I'm personally gutted, especially as they were a sound bunch who always took time for a chat when I met them down at Infest.
Just goes to show the power of illegal music downloading on what is a relatively small music scene (yeah, thats a pointed comment, feel free to hurl abuse at me).
Oh yeah, anyone have any recommendations for other good on-line industrial/electro stores?
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Re: MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
Sorry, but I dont buy your arguments.
I'll try to put together a proper response to your points, but 1 of them I'll hit straight off.
Quote: : (Post 3371851) As for downloading?
It's the saviour of music....
It used to be you had to buy a record on faith, with no idea if it was good or trash.
I download music, and if i like it, I buy it.
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Re: MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
I don't judge artists who seek remuneration for their work, but I don't have much respect for artists who expect it.
Signed bands make the majority of their cash from touring and merchandise, and unsigned bands seem to generally promote more ethical behaviour from their audience (Wonder why that is.) so I still don't see downloading as being an unworkable problem.
"Download the album for free, come and see us if you like it.
Buy the kids a t-shirt."
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Quote: : (Post 3371956) Sorry, but I dont buy your arguments.
I'll try to put together a proper response to your points, but 1 of them I'll hit straight off.
Poor excuse for theft of an artists work.
There's a thousand industrial radio stations on-line.
You want to listen before you buy?
There's your answer.
You seem to argue that downloading is a victimless crime.
You dont seem to grasp the concept that it takes time and money to create the music you seem to think you have the right to use and abuse as you wish.
Try telling Faderhead, who's just announced that he's quiting the scene for this very reason, that downloading is "the saviour of music".
Bullshit mate, total bullshit.
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Re: MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
Quote: : (Post 3371985) A download is not a lost sale, it's a potential fan.
A potential gig goer, a potential merchandise buyer.
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Re: MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
Quote: : (Post 3371989) This is a far more eloquent re-parsing of what I was trying to express.
I still love industrial with all my little rotten heart but the current scene is hardly a very good advert for it.
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Originally Posted by Effigy Sorry, but I dont buy your arguments.
I'll try to put together a proper response to your points, but 1 of them I'll hit straight off.
Poor excuse for theft of an artists work.
There's a thousand industrial radio stations on-line.
You want to listen before you buy?
There's your answer.
You seem to argue that downloading is a victimless crime.
You dont seem to grasp the concept that it takes time and money to create the music you seem to think you have the right to use and abuse as you wish.
Try telling Faderhead, who's just announced that he's quiting the scene for this very reason, that downloading is "the saviour of music".
Bullshit mate, total bullshit.
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Re: MusicNonStop - End Of An Era
Quote: : (Post 3371985) It's not theft of an artist work.
I'm in a band releasing commercial work, In know how it operates.
The theft of artists music comes from the record labels who rarely pay artists, and from the distro/stores that want to gouge ever greater profits.
All at the expense of two groups.
The artists and the fans.
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Originally Posted by killdozer (Post 3371985) And yes, downloading is a victimless crime if you discount the criminals in the record industry.
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Originally Posted by killdozer (Post 3371985) MP3/compressed music quality sucks.
But Itunes will sell you an MP3 album for not much less than the price of an album, and if the record industry gets it's way it would have been the self same price!
No physical product, no distro cost, no packaging cost.
Butthe same price for less quality.
THAT is a rip off.
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Originally Posted by killdozer (Post 3371985) The record industry maintain that you should buy digital copy of a track for your MP3 player.
Another for your car, and another for each device you own!
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