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I wish there was Trance still being released on vinyl the way Techno still is.
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| chrisxanthus |
| I wish there was Trance still being released on vinyl the way Techno still is. |
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| Adam420 |
| It just wouldn't make sense, the way trance sounds today. But I suppose anything can be pressed on vinyl. But still, trance DJs don't play vinyl, so there's probably no point. |
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| Lews |
| Yeah, I'd quite like to get a few Airwave / JOOF / Platipus tracks on vinyl, but it's just not feasible anymore. I doubt they'd sell 100-250 copies, which I'd imagine is around the minimum order size that makes sense. |
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| Paradox Lost |
I don't think your average trance DJ would be particularly interested in vinyl, especially one who began any time during trance's exploding popularity, and the increasing availability accessible, user-friendly tools used to mix it. Techno is still very much 'alternative' compared to trance, and those DJs/scenes/record labels like to espouse an ongoing connection to it's heritage, which makes pressing vinyl releases a much better idea.
Last time I checked (and this was in 2007), Chris Fortier insisted on having everything signed to his 'Fade Records' pressed to vinyl, regardless of how profitable it was (or wasn't), and for the reasons I mentioned; always admired his dedication and belief in everything he plays and signs. |
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| Trance-M |
| I'm not, always hated vinyl, which is since 1987 I guess. CD's all the way. Sold all my vinyls, just kept three. |
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| Johan (DJ Irish) |
| quote: | Originally posted by Paradox Lost
I don't think your average trance DJ would be particularly interested in vinyl, especially one who began any time during trance's exploding popularity, and the increasing availability accessible, user-friendly tools used to mix it. Techno is still very much 'alternative' compared to trance, and those DJs/scenes/record labels like to espouse an ongoing connection to it's heritage, which makes pressing vinyl releases a much better idea.
Last time I checked (and this was in 2007), Chris Fortier insisted on having everything signed to his 'Fade Records' pressed to vinyl, regardless of how profitable it was (or wasn't), and for the reasons I mentioned; always admired his dedication and belief in everything he plays and signs. |
^^ pretty much this
I remember talking to Marnik at Bonzai (well the Banshee Label group) around 2005-2006 and he mentioned the only reason they still had a few vinyl releases at that point was because some artists insisted on it. Didn't feel it was properly release if it didn't come out on vinyl. Otherwise they'd have gone 100% digital even earlier than that.
Even back then there was such a small amount of vinyl sales for trance related music it hardly made sense to press them at all |
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| rubez |
it's interesting that we think no vinyl release is not a real release. maybe it's because we seen the transition from physical to digital first hand. will people growing up with digital first, and vinyl as a relic think the same way?
you can say a physical copy is something you can hold and will be around forever is more real, but in reality the physical copy will degrade over time to the point it no longer works. don't know how long that would be, kept in ideal conditions, but would it really out-last digital?
i don't know where digital is going, but todays files should be backwards compatible with tomorrows technology. then it is just a case of keeping enough copies in circulation so it doesn't disappear altogether.
after all this, i am still of the train of thought that a digital only release isn't quite a 'real' release. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| It's the sound from the speaker that moves you, not the piece of plastic it's pressed on. |
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| Vector A |
| But the little fuzz and pops in the quiet parts of the track make the record. For realz. |
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| Guest |
| I wish JOOF recordings did vinyl releases there's a bunch of those psy-progish bombs that I'd love to spin at home. |
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