...for this Blog will be updated very irregularly. I coined this Blogpot account a long time ago, but due to circumstances I never got around to filling it. This 2nd Easter-day morning I rediscovered it, and it seemed a bit of a waste not to use it, so there you go... But there's always the factor Time, or the lack thereof. Ah well, without ambition or good intentions nothing would happen, so I'll give it a try.
Disclaimers for starters...
It's a pity, but nowadays you can't carry on without a disclaiming statement, so here we go: In this blog I will tell you about the musical treasures that I dig (and dug) up during my ongoing Quest For More Music. It will be a very personal selection, that is incomplete by nature. Please be advised that (at least for now) I will not physically share music in this blog, only my feelings and thoughts.
The reason for not sharing music is a practical one: I do not own, nor do I have the intention to open a Rapidshare, Megaupload or any other large-file-distribution account. When there's an interesting piece of music that I think needs to be shared, I may link to where it's available.
In any case, it will be music that is - to the best of my knowledge - not otherwise available, so don't expect links to the latest Britney or U2, for I will not provide them. I expect you to BUY those albums if you're into them.
So what can you expect? Well, first of all there will be stories, comments and reviews of albums or songs that I really like. Musical treasures that need to be heard by fellow music-lovers. In any genre, I have an eclectic taste.
I might give you links along the way to good quality (vinyl-)rips of albums that were never released on cd or that are currently unavailable on cd. It seems that over 60% of all vinyl-releases that were produced worldwide are still waiting for a re-release on any format, be it vinyl, cd or official download. And it's probably a good estimate that the current status of over 80% of everything that has ever been released on cd is 'deleted'. That includes re-releases of pre-cd material (i.e. vinyl releases)
I do not support 'illegal' downloads, but I really hate the record companies negligence for cultural heritage. And yes, I know, a lot of those never-re-released albums were never-re-released for a very good reason: they are total cr@p, and it would be a complete waste of resources to actually re-release them (in some cases, even the effort it takes to make them available digitally is open for debate). But there are a lot of real gems that lie dormant in some vault, physically degrading and thus making it harder and harder to give them a proper 2nd or 3rd life as an official download.
Maybe, in a nearby future, all music (and I really mean ALL music) will be available as a broadband stream on the internet, so that we can enjoy it in prober cd-quality for a fixed monthly fee. That is, when record companies agree to cooperate and give up 'their' rights to 'their' music. And when hens grow teeth. Am I sceptical about the possibility that this will ever happen? You bet! But there is always hope. If I live to see the total liberation of music though the internet, I will die a happy man... In the meantime, we'll have to do with places like Blogspot.
As far as I'm concerned, Music belongs to the music-lovers of this world. Music-lovers, by the way, are people that are willing to PAY for music they like. People that recognise the effort the artists put into it. People like you and me.
Final Disclaimer
I will thoroughly check the availability of music that I might link to in this blog, but nobody's perfect. If I overlook something, please let me know so that I can remove the link or replace it with a link to the official release.
Have fun!
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