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Hi Jeff,

Nice to hear about your latest.  Just picked up one, too.  Thanks for accommodating us old school CD lovers.

Forrest

Right off the bat I'm going to cheat & say three bands were a big part of my college life...
2. Snopek
Snopek was a local band that I saw at least a hundred times.  Even though nobody else knows them or cares I had to put them in here.

Dave,

Believe it or not, I used to own two SIgmund Snopek III albums in the 70s.  I think the first one was my favorite of the two, but the title of it slips my mind.

Oregon
Earthworks
Allan Holdsworth

I was heavily into anything Oregon-related in the late 70s-early 80s.  I was fortunate to have seen them perform several times, including twice when Colin Walcott was still alive.  I also have a vivid memory of seeing Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie perform together at UCLA as part of an ECM tour.  I saw Codona (Colin Walcott/Don Cherry/Nana Vasconcelos) perform at McCabe's Guitar Shop in the late 70s.  Those were very special times.

Probably the three bands that influenced me the most during that era were:
Oregon
Henry Cow
National Health (and related Canterbury bands)

Forrest

As regards how much of a cut iTunes and the like takes, I would image that they decide how much that will be , not the likes of CD Baby and yes, its a pain and contrary to the interests of the artist. 

I think that iTunes/Apple/House of Jobs generally takes something like 30%, though I don't know if they take a smaller cut when there's a middleman.

Forrest

David Tagg - Hand of Clovers
(another nice one from Mr. Tagg.  I never tire of ambient guitar.  Manufactured CD on Install, ltd. to 150)

Forrest

I'm happy that Darren made a few copies of the Ronkin available again.  Just got it today and I like what I've heard so far.  The second piece sounds like it was inspired by Michael Hoenig's Departure From the Northern Wasteland.

Forrest

Quote from: ffcal on August 09, 2012, 02:24:27 PM

K. Leimer - Day Music (an interesting multi-file long-form release that rests somewhere between Music For Airports and the piano/electronics collaborations of Mathias Grassow and Bruno Sanfilippo; very nice and droney; the four 70+ minute files can supposedly be played simutaneously, but I haven't tried that one yet)

Now this sounds interesting! Having recently listened to Somnium  I want to explore more long-form works again.

Actually the 4 files for Day Music 1 are each around sixty minutes long.  There is also a Day 2 available that is more drone-based.  It's very static stuff, but also very calming.  Very nice work for Mr. Leimer, whose been at it since the early 80s.

Forrest

Maybe you need to rethink the title of your sale:

"A partially sort-of awesome deal unless you are a Steve Roach or Robert Rich fan"

Forrest

And to repeat/add to what APK and Mike said, the other issue is where artists will release EVERYTHING they produce, resulting in mostly mediocre music. I think that's the quickest way for an artist to tire their listener base and lose them.

Yes, absolutely.  I couldn't agree more.  I think that being self-critical and particular about what you release is essential to growing as a musician.  A little distance and perspective can help sort out whether that funky two-hour improv done two years ago really sounded that great after all.  Sometimes a demo is still just a demo.

Forrest

I remember there was a lot of unattributed sampling in the mid-90s (eg FAX, FSOL, Shuttle 358).  The one that annoyed me the most was Dan Abrams lengthy sample of a track from  Harold Budd's Pavilion of Dreams that was barely processed at all.  Pretty cheesy.

Forrest

Bill Nelson - The Practice of Everyday Life (one of my longtime favorites, dating back to the days of his 70s band BeBop DeLuxe.  It's a monster of a box at 8 CDs and I'm only now on Disc 3, but have been enjoying it so far.  He's had a really eclectic 40-year career, and I've enjoyed nearly every phase of it.)

Forrest