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Originally posted by Floorfiller well yeah exactly. i'm just saying if a good label doesn't want your tune...there's a reason...it probably sucks

Indeed. I'm not saying these people shouldn't produce but they should at least make stuff 2 or 3 levels above what they are now. It is possible to get signed to a 'big' label as an amateur but it needs more talent & less 'sameyness'

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Originally posted by Floorfiller as far as i'm concerned...if you can't get your record on a decent, well established label...it's probably shit and shouldn't be pressed to begin with.

How do you think those labels became established in the first place?

There are heaps on tracks on the platipus label that are absolutely retarded... therefore if a track is on a "established label" it doesnt necessarily mean that its any good...

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Originally posted by ONION How do you think those labels became established in the first place? There are heaps on tracks on the platipus label that are absolutely retarded... therefore if a track is on a "established label" it doesnt necessarily mean that its any good...

true, but as a general rule i'd say it's pretty true. most labels have some mistakes on them


i'm not saying there is anything wrong with start up labels...but they need some talent and solid releases. most of the people starting there own labels these days don't have it.

I don't like the fact audio jelly charges £2.99 for some mp3 singles, if thats the only one you want to buy you also pay a charge of like 50p. Its silly price for an MP3.

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Originally posted by ONION There are heaps on tracks on the platipus label that are absolutely retarded... therefore if a track is on a "established label" it doesnt necessarily mean that its any good...

If you're talking about some of the most recent of their releases or perhaps those on the Platipus:Euro sublabel, I might just agree there.. can't really think of any of the old releases that are retarded though

However to stay ontopic: I just can't imagine how one can actually be proud to be signed to one of those half-arsed attempts apparently trying to be a professional recordlabel (no offense intended)
Getting a track signed to one of those new digital labels, just to get it signed, and earn a buck-and-a-half with mp3 sales wouldn't really excite me.

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Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7 I don't like the fact audio jelly charges £2.99 for some mp3 singles, if thats the only one you want to buy you also pay a charge of like 50p. Its silly price for an MP3.

Agreed, but but most of their releases are 1.25, they just charge more for early releases and promos, and sometimes just a little more for some new releases, like 1.99. But I would agree, it is quite expensive, well especially converting it into US dollars, it's a bit more than Beatport is.

i've found that buying from those online mp3 stores is pretty much a waste most of the time. they usually don't even offer most of the good material that's newly released...they only offer the popular ones...

^ Most Platipus tunes are turd. They do throw out the occassional belter though.

And I see no wrong in Digital Lables, they wont sign unless its at least half decent, and there is plenty of shit signed and being released on big lables such as MoS, of which most artists on here could create if they wanted a quick buck.

I think small profit made by producers on mp3 lables such as trance tribe encourages up coming talent and shows that their efforts do get some rewards, and thus ensures we constantly have new blood breathing life into the scene.

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Originally posted by Floorfiller i've found that buying from those online mp3 stores is pretty much a waste most of the time. they usually don't even offer most of the good material that's newly released...they only offer the popular ones...

Actually Beatport and AudioJelly has plenty of tracks that aren't exactly the big tunes out there. It's a mixture of big tracks, with lesser known ones. I've found lots of lesser known chill out, progressive and breaks tracks on Beatport. But with trance, yeah they pretty much have major labels, but they have a few smaller ones, like TranceTribe. But it just depends on what you like. I seach around Beatport a lot for stuff that i've never heard of before, and sometimes the lesser known stuff is better than the big tunes.

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Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7 And I see no wrong in Digital Lables, they wont sign unless its at least half decent

I can't agree with this (which is the reason I posted this in the first place).

Since the "releases" are digital, there are no real expenses in running a label - therefore there's no need to be selective about what you're signing whatsoever. It's just a case of getting as many releases out as possible for the maximum profit. After all the sales are low so the more "releases" you get out, the more chance of profiting you have...

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Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7 ^ Most Platipus tunes are turd. They do throw out the occassional belter though. And I see no wrong in Digital Lables, they wont sign unless its at least half decent, and there is plenty of shit signed and being released on big lables such as MoS, of which most artists on here could create if they wanted a quick buck.

well when i say good labels i'm not talking about Ministry of Sound...i think their terrible. i'm talking about real labels like Distinctive, Bedrock, and their genre equivalence...

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I think small profit made by producers on mp3 lables such as trance tribe encourages up coming talent and shows that their efforts do get some rewards, and thus ensures we constantly have new blood breathing life into the scene.

i don't want them breathing life into the genre if their breath stinks...