tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134264.post476105701459085727..comments2024-02-27T20:40:32.034+00:00Comments on Electronic Music Stuff with Fat Roland: Monthly mop-up: cross-shaped houses, cross ambientalists, and not getting your wires crossed in the studioFat Rolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134264.post-21633234403549918532009-02-03T00:30:00.000+00:002009-02-03T00:30:00.000+00:00They don't get by on CD sales, that's the thing. H...They don't get by on CD sales, that's the thing. Hence all the talk of '360 degree record deals' which take touring profits much more into account.<BR/><BR/>I seriously think the album as a format is under threat due to the unbundling of product on things like i-Tunes, but that' the subject of another post!...<BR/><BR/>It wasn't like this when we all had gramophones, y'know.Fat Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134264.post-70081775249936364062009-02-01T19:17:00.000+00:002009-02-01T19:17:00.000+00:00I have to say, as much as i want to directly suppo...I have to say, as much as i want to directly support musicians and buy their cds, it's been a while since I've bout one brand new. Honestly, I'll buy barely five new ones a year anymore, which is, sadly, mare than what most people buy. I was in a Barnes and Noble bookstore yesterday, browsing through their cds, and many of them were $18.00! Who in their right mind would pay that? No wonder sales are abysmal. Usually, I hit up the local used shop, or Amazon anymore. I still love the physical aspect of a compact disc - the whole package - the art (much good electronic music features great art and graphics), liner notes, etc. Still, I can't see how bands and music makers could get by on selling cds alone anymore.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302940112403120398noreply@blogger.com