Outages seem not infrequent over there. Very much a "Mom and Pop," operation, and possibly just "Pop"! I've had a few problems, they always get straightened out eventually.
Good...always seems like they could just disappear someday.
Jonah, I really like the Moulder album too...Need to see what else I should be looking at from Origin. Waiting for the Jeff Parker to show up on Delmark.
jonahpwll -- Some fabulous recs on that list - salivating for my downloads to refresh this week. What a great label I've sadly never heard of.
BTW, I've also liked Heartless Bastards, and have been always disappointed in their albums, potential not realized. Her latest is sublime. Great synergy with her new bandmates that supports and helps soar her voice. Songs have their own experience, lyrics help out, but it's the great pathos that finally ascends. Solid all the way through.
I hate writing about music. Anyway, it's great. It's on Mtraks.
I see that MTraks has all the recent Earth albums at significant savings over emusic. Now browsing to see if there's enough else to tempt me back for a month. I see they have fieldhead too.
You know I've been meaning to post this and get some suggestions as well. I'm timing out from Mtraks after running amuck to drain my 75 dls. Got there, but needed more time going through back catalogs than I really have right now.
Still I roam Mtraks via labels, never bands. Find a good label producing great music, someone with a similar ear as myself, and I just search through their entire listings. Here's my list so far:
Fat Cat Records Clean Feed Cuneiform Records Kranky Origin Records Ghostly International
Ah, that's where my memory comes up short, and the whole ain't-got-no-time comes up again. Would love more label suggestions.
Hi emusers! Just dropping by to say I hope all your CS issues have been resolved. mtraks is not going away. Glad you continue to find new and interesting stuff. Look forward to more improvements this year.
They're back, but search not working. Also a dearth of new releases, or I should say, new albums I'm interested in that aren't there. Hoping for the best....
I hope they straighten it out before the thread gets revised, "Well, that may be the end of Mtraks for me" Noticed a JazzCat label that has a ton of classic jazz artists with albums I've never heard of.
Could they finally be fading away? My renew date has come and gone w/ no renew. (A rare occasion when you authorize someone on the Internet to charge your credit card and they don't do it!)
Anyone had any communication with them? Even if they get up and running, the dearth of new releases makes me wonder if it's worth staying on.
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Snarky Sysadmin me says: "WTF kind of operation do you have there where your damn core business systems are not redundant?"
Sensitive Sysadmin me says: "I am so sorry to hear of your loss, this must be a very difficult time for you."
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With which I bought the brand-new John Moulder album (also at eMu)
Craig
Jonah, I really like the Moulder album too...Need to see what else I should be looking at from Origin. Waiting for the Jeff Parker to show up on Delmark.
My favorite Origin/OA2 albums from the past year(ish):
1. Storms/Nocturnes - "VIA"
2. Tunnel Six - "Lake Superior"
3. Piet Verbist - "Zygomatik"
4. AJ Kluth's Aldric - "Anvils & Broken Bells"
5. Tito Carillo - "Opening Statement"
6. John Moulder - "Eleventh Hour"
7. Anthony Branker - "Dialogic"
8. AsGuests - "Universal Mind"
9. Cuong Vu - "Leaps of Faith"
10. Chad McCullough-Bram Weijters - "Imaginary Sketches"
And there's even more, including albums by John Stowell, AfroBop Alliance, Upper Left Trio, and probably others I'm forgetting.
BTW, I've also liked Heartless Bastards, and have been always disappointed in their albums, potential not realized. Her latest is sublime. Great synergy with her new bandmates that supports and helps soar her voice. Songs have their own experience, lyrics help out, but it's the great pathos that finally ascends. Solid all the way through.
I hate writing about music. Anyway, it's great. It's on Mtraks.
Still I roam Mtraks via labels, never bands. Find a good label producing great music, someone with a similar ear as myself, and I just search through their entire listings. Here's my list so far:
Fat Cat Records
Clean Feed
Cuneiform Records
Kranky
Origin Records
Ghostly International
Ah, that's where my memory comes up short, and the whole ain't-got-no-time comes up again. Would love more label suggestions.
Craig
Craig
They hope to be fully functional "soon" - search does not work and I can't see my wishlist.
With no search how can I see which of Dave's picks are available on mtraks (many do show up and have been downloaded).
You mean he has changed his name too, besides ruling the World!
Anyone had any communication with them? Even if they get up and running, the dearth of new releases makes me wonder if it's worth staying on.
Craig
I had some communication with Dey before the e-mail came out, and it seems pretty clear they aren't going anywhere.
Craig
Sensitive Sysadmin me says: "I am so sorry to hear of your loss, this must be a very difficult time for you."