Shred the Tenth: The Lodge of Elysium

Epignosis wrote: Ricochet wrote: Epignosis wrote: Ricochet wrote: Epignosis wrote: Any Colour You Like wrote: I have $7 left in my itunes account, what should I get? Am I on iTunes?  Shouldn't you know? I was on Russian porn sites and I didn't know.  Russian traffickers (as several other bloggers, actually) having gotten hold of your album is not that unexpected. iTunes is official stuff, could it simply appear in their offer? Torrents are not something I wish to fight against.  It'd be like me and Godzilla in a UFC match.  That's all I'll say about it. As for iTunes specifically, I've never dealt with them in any respect, so I don't know.

It's not strictly torrents. Even easier in form of download links.

For which you could turn into Guy Manning, Pendragon or such guys, scan the whole internet for blogspots and places your album appears on, ask it to be removed, at which point some comply, others don't, later turning up nuked (by Blogger, mostly).

(I got the part in red, above, not meaning to challenge you to further talking if you don't want, but felt like replying )


Edited by Ricochet - January 17 2010 at 16:41

Any Colour You Like wrote: So after all that, any recommendations? I just purchased Opeth's Burden EP and 6 songs of Agalloch's Ashes Against The Grain - bloody itunes doesn't even have the whole album!

I have recommendations.  Get The Mars Volta.  Get Frances the Mute.

Epignosis wrote: Any Colour You Like wrote: So after all that, any recommendations? I just purchased Opeth's Burden EP and 6 songs of Agalloch's Ashes Against The Grain - bloody itunes doesn't even have the whole album! I have recommendations.  Get The Mars Volta.  Get Frances the Mute.

De-Loused! if no previous MV experienced.

Ricochet wrote: Epignosis wrote: Ricochet wrote: Epignosis wrote: Ricochet wrote: Epignosis wrote: Any Colour You Like wrote: I have $7 left in my itunes account, what should I get? Am I on iTunes?  Shouldn't you know? I was on Russian porn sites and I didn't know.  Russian traffickers (as several other bloggers, actually) having gotten hold of your album is not that unexpected. iTunes is official stuff, could it simply appear in their offer? Torrents are not something I wish to fight against.  It'd be like me and Godzilla in a UFC match.  That's all I'll say about it. As for iTunes specifically, I've never dealt with them in any respect, so I don't know. It's not strictly torrents. Even easier in form of download links. For which you could turn into Guy Manning, Pendragon or such guys, scan the whole internet for blogspots and places your album appears on, ask it to be removed, at which point some comply, others don't, later turning up nuked (by Blogger, mostly). (I got the part in red, above, not meaning to challenge you to further talking if you don't want, but felt like replying )

Heh.

You are certainly a Master-Baiter, Rico. 

Scouring the Internet doesn't really appeal to me.  I've got other things to do.  In fact, I've even conversed with owners of one blog that has my album with a link for download.

I told them I was glad they liked my music (they really do- for some reason called it one of the best of 2009).

I'm a very small fish new to the recording world.  I don't have a contract with a label, and I've got a family to feed (that my one measly album would never fulfill...fat wife and all), so I'm not sweating it. 

Point is, nothing I do will stop illegal file sharing.  And I don't have time to sit there are translate Spanish and Russian and all the other languages that have my album. 

That doesn't mean I necessarily approve of people who download my album on these sites, but if they do, f**k it.  Maybe if they like this one enough, they'll buy the next one.  Probably not, but again, f**k it. 

Got other sh*t to deal with that's way more important.  Lars Ulrich I am not.

Rob, I fully understand your position, but as my father would say, there is always a silver lining to any black cloud. I give you mad respect for creating something from the heart, that is something no-one can ever take away from you. Knowing that your music (or in my case, my writing) has made some persons day a bit better is a feeling that goes beyond money. And while that happy feeling will never feed your family, it was always going to be a struggle - and I'm sure you knew that.

If it makes any difference, Lars Ulrich is a tool anyway.


Edited by Any Colour You Like - January 17 2010 at 16:58

Good ev'ning, folks

Any Colour You Like wrote: Rob, I fully understand your position, but as my father would say, there is always a silver lining to any black cloud. I give you mad respect for creating something from the heart, that is something no-one can ever take away from you. Knowing that your music (or in my case, my writing) has made some persons day a bit better is a feeling that goes beyond money. And while that happy feeling will never feed your family, it was always going to be a struggle - and I'm sure you knew that. If it makes any difference, Lars Ulrich is a tool anyway.

Oi, stop quoting Dream Theater in here.


Edited by James - January 17 2010 at 17:10

Strangely, UZ had a blip musically in the 1990s rather then 1980s, like a lot of long established bands.

birdwithteeth11 wrote: My musical taste at this point has become "It's music and I like it/don't like it". I'd still say metal is my favorite, but it's becoming harder and harder to pick a favorite genre.

Genres don't really exist in popular music, I think. 'Folk' is pretty awesome sometimes, I've decided, which only makes me more cranky towards vaguely woodsy artists.

progkidjoel wrote: Tsevir Leirbag wrote: Good ev'ning, folks Hey Gabriel - How's it going?