Comments on: Month to Month: The Vinyl Solution http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/ A Guy Called Fitzgerald Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:49:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Scott Ferguson http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-132540 Scott Ferguson Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:58:11 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-132540 Thanks Sotek...It is true, isn't it:) (sorry 4 the double post) Thanks Sotek…It is true, isn’t it:)

(sorry 4 the double post)

]]> By: Scott Ferguson http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-132537 Scott Ferguson Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:56:22 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-132537 Hey JF. Thank you very much for supporting my music...In all formats! Hey JF. Thank you very much for supporting my music…In all formats!

]]> By: Sotek http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-128179 Sotek Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:49:29 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-128179 "After all, I guess America is the land of hypocrisy:)" Well put Scott :-) “After all, I guess America is the land of hypocrisy:)”

Well put Scott :-)

]]> By: Scott Ferguson http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-126613 Scott Ferguson Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:59:21 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-126613 Well put James. I must say that a lot of the Detroit producers who always consider themselves creating the future sound of music are very reluctant to move into the future themselves. It seems slightly hypocritical. After all, I guess America is the land of hypocrisy:) Well put James. I must say that a lot of the Detroit producers who always consider themselves creating the future sound of music are very reluctant to move into the future themselves. It seems slightly hypocritical. After all, I guess America is the land of hypocrisy:)

]]> By: James http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-125399 James Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:09:47 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-125399 Terrific article! You did an excellent job of advancing the debate beyond the usual format wars. I love vinyl & feel conflicted every time I want to go record/CD/mp3. All three options have their appeal. Nonetheless, it still amazes me that a genre so married to (and even named after) technology, there should be such handwringing about digital media... Terrific article! You did an excellent job of advancing the debate beyond the usual format wars.

I love vinyl & feel conflicted every time I want to go record/CD/mp3. All three options have their appeal. Nonetheless, it still amazes me that a genre so married to (and even named after) technology, there should be such handwringing about digital media…

]]> By: Ronan http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124985 Ronan Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:20:32 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124985 Interesting ideas Doru...I have to say though I think it's the lack of popularity that gives techno its strength, the fact that it can't really be sold in high quantities or doesn't fit the usual modes of sale yet has a certain populist appeal. I don't think a more unified world of formats would destroy that either! BTW that sounds like a good t-shirt :) Interesting ideas Doru…I have to say though I think it’s the lack of popularity that gives techno its strength, the fact that it can’t really be sold in high quantities or doesn’t fit the usual modes of sale yet has a certain populist appeal.

I don’t think a more unified world of formats would destroy that either!

BTW that sounds like a good t-shirt :)

]]> By: doru http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124980 doru Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:10:42 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124980 Aha. Finnaly, the sensible hybrid distribution model „creeps” it’s way in the headlines. Great article. 100% behind your arguments. Indeed this looks like the best case scenario. However, the only problem and/or solution with this debate is that both sides are right (in a way): selling music looks a lot like making it. You have the purists in that corner and the digital kids in the other one. You can't have great music without the purists (the originators, the elevators, the innovators). Just as you can't have great leaps forward without the kids who just don't give a shit. generation clash? human nature? want to bet that we'll be in the same place years from now when we'll debate vinyl & digital vs. direct brain song implants (or the next big thing)?! You, Ronan, play the rational pacifier who urges all the players to get along for the benefit of every party involved and the greater good of the movement. And you are right. I say: precisely this constant and perpetual battle and division( between formats, people, my money vs. no money and so on) gives to techno it's ultimate strenght. It’s source of creativity. Beat matching life! So cheer up! it's a feature not a bug :) You wouldn't want to live in a world where everybody makes the same distribution choices and Carl Craig accepts mp3s. And no, we can’t all get along. And it may be small but it’s alive and it’s still ours. Just look at the size and number of all these comments ? So to end with a quote from a famous t-shirt: „Sorry Britney, I love techno!” Aha. Finnaly, the sensible hybrid distribution model „creeps” it’s way in the headlines. Great article. 100% behind your arguments. Indeed this looks like the best case scenario.
However, the only problem and/or solution with this debate is that both sides are right (in a way):
selling music looks a lot like making it.
You have the purists in that corner and the digital kids in the other one.
You can’t have great music without the purists (the originators, the elevators, the innovators). Just as you can’t have great leaps forward without the kids who just don’t give a shit.
generation clash? human nature?

want to bet that we’ll be in the same place years from now when we’ll debate vinyl & digital vs. direct brain song implants (or the next big thing)?!
You, Ronan, play the rational pacifier who urges all the players to get along for the benefit of every party involved and the greater good of the movement. And you are right.
I say: precisely this constant and perpetual battle and division( between formats, people, my money vs. no money and so on) gives to techno it’s ultimate strenght. It’s source of creativity.
Beat matching life!
So cheer up! it’s a feature not a bug :)
You wouldn’t want to live in a world where everybody makes the same distribution choices and Carl Craig accepts mp3s. And no, we can’t all get along. And it may be small but it’s alive and it’s still ours. Just look at the size and number of all these comments ?
So to end with a quote from a famous t-shirt: „Sorry Britney, I love techno!”

]]> By: HRSN http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124932 HRSN Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:45:53 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124932 interesting read Ronan, if i want a release (OSLO/MOJUBA especially) and it is vinyl only i will simply buy the vinyl and record it onto my macbook (i use serato) i dont mind paying more because im going to play the record in the clubs and add to my record collection i think what it comes down to is everyone supporting it, a lot of people complain but more often than not they are part of the problem i will always buy vinyl, old and new i spend FAR too much money on discogs!!! interesting read Ronan, if i want a release (OSLO/MOJUBA especially) and it is vinyl only i will simply buy the vinyl and record it onto my macbook (i use serato) i dont mind paying more because im going to play the record in the clubs and add to my record collection

i think what it comes down to is everyone supporting it, a lot of people complain but more often than not they are part of the problem

i will always buy vinyl, old and new i spend FAR too much money on discogs!!!

]]> By: Ronan http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124553 Ronan Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:34:15 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124553 Yeah Eddie, I mean, just because Juno or whoever sells vinyl doesn't make them Robin Hood or something in this situation. People consistently forget to mention them when they talk about the death of the local record store. Yeah Eddie, I mean, just because Juno or whoever sells vinyl doesn’t make them Robin Hood or something in this situation. People consistently forget to mention them when they talk about the death of the local record store.

]]> By: todd http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124453 todd Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:44:21 +0000 http://ronanfitzgerald.net/houseisafeeling/2008/02/19/month-to-month-the-vinyl-solution/#comment-124453 boosting vinyl sales by not doing digital, balderdash !! i try to buy as much music as i can afford (digitally), if those labels don't want to offer mp3's than i certainly won't feel bad listening to ripped vinyl versions. i suppose it's possible that some of the vinyl-exclusive labels just haven't gotten around to digital releases, i mean how many employees does Sei Es Drum have ? overall i really feel that vinyl survives because of it's better quality, i don't imagine 20 years from now all us mp3'ers holding onto our format against brain-downloaders, so, may the best format win. p.s. "i feel as though the technology that brings you and i together is seperating us from the people around us everyday" in my case that's not such a bad thing. boosting vinyl sales by not doing digital, balderdash !! i try to buy as much music as i can afford (digitally), if those labels don’t want to offer mp3’s than i certainly won’t feel bad listening to ripped vinyl versions. i suppose it’s possible that some of the vinyl-exclusive labels just haven’t gotten around to digital releases, i mean how many employees does Sei Es Drum have ?

overall i really feel that vinyl survives because of it’s better quality, i don’t imagine 20 years from now all us mp3′ers holding onto our format against brain-downloaders, so, may the best format win.

p.s. “i feel as though the technology that brings you and i together is seperating us from the people around us everyday”

in my case that’s not such a bad thing.

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