Odd way to buy records. Seems to me that if I liked the label enough to be completist I would probably already own more than 20% of the releases; if I didn't I would be unlikely to shell out a large-ish sum to buy everything at once. Fascinating to think that maybe some people shop for music that way.
If there is a way to make this independent label thing pay, Dave Douglas will find it. He's pre-selling recordings of each set of this weekend's Jazz Standard gig. All the music available for DL on Tuesday...Sounds like a good Thanksgiving soundtrack to me! $70 a little too rich for my blood, but I admire the audacity.
Getting inundated with these full discography emails right now. But they all seem to be confirming my point. The only ones that tempt me at all (e.g. Serein) are ones where I actually already have a bunch of the releases...which is exactly why I like the label enough to be tempted but also means it's not a good offer.
It would seem that they need to find a middle-ground where you can select some subset of the total available albums offered for sale and then still be rewarded with some %off the total price for going the bulk purchase route. Like pick any 10 and get 20% off the normal price.
Well, a label dear to my heart has gotten into the act. Cuneiform is offering their entire catalog for some $3000 - a whopping 15% discount.
Even though I've never stored CC info in my life, I'm not going anywhere near that link. I suppose they figure there's no downside to this stunt, and a chance that someone might actually do it...
Another thing that makes this thing seem even more like a stunt is that for several of the labels doing this where I have actually gone and checked, the list of albums included includes albums that are or have been free or NYOP, so the discount is not always quite as high as it claims to be...
He sent an email saying the price had been reduced by $30, which I might even be tempted by...Probly just as well I am still seeing the $70 price at Bandcamp
Handstitched – mini CD-r single series, UK, ca.2014-2015
"Mini CD-r series from Handstitched, a label run by Tim Martin, who releases his music under the Maps & Diagrams alias, among others. Each release is limited to 50 copies with hand-made sleeves."
Ultimae Records have a 30% off sale until Jan 31. Enter omg30 at checkout on bandcamp. And they are priced cheaper on bandcamp than on emusic, so it works out a pretty good price. Check if you like Aes Dana, Solar Fields, Circular, Asura etc.
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iapetus just made their full discography (92 releases) available on Bandcamp for €316.19 EUR (a 40% discount)
Sofia Talvik just made their full discography (29 releases) available on Bandcamp for $51.20 USD (a 20% discount). link
Projekt Records download of the week for 1 more day only
NYOP Bandcamp - this was her debut album
Free Download:
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) - INTERSECTIONS
New Sunna Gunnlaugs album at Bandcamp.
If I were in Amsterdam, I'd go to the CD release party tonight at the Bimhuis!
Leyland Kirby aka:
V/Vm - White Death