Please to be enjoying

So anyone who knows me knows I’m all into the arguments against what the RIAA/Record Labels are doing, and have followed many a Techdirt post about it.  Recently, I was catching up on some heavy metal news, and found an interesting remark from Michael Amott of Arch Enemy/Carcass regarding album sales.

“Now the majority of fans rather download albums for free, now you can go see how many downloads there are for The Root Of All Evil. It’s a lot more than what the Soundscan figures are for CD sales. That’s just the reality of it, I’m not one of these guys who’s going to sit around being bitter about it. It’s like "Ok, this is the situation", so you just change your business model a little bit. But you know, new music is very important to me and we’re still writing new music. As I said, last night I wrote a new song.” 

The full interview can be found here.

Now this is a fine example of a guy who GETS IT.  People WILL download, there is nothing you can do about, except adjust your business model and move on with life.  The last sentence I believe really strikes home against the core argument that the Labels like to make, that when there is piracy that people will not make music as they have no incentive.

The incentive to make music is this: MUSICIANS MAKE MUSIC.  Its what they do, its in the blood.  Piracy or not, musicians will make music, and they will want it to be heard by as many people as possible.  Any musician who says otherwise has forgotten why they began making music in the first place.

Special thanks to T.Y.T for his kick ass perfomances and input with the story direction.

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CD 1
Kabuto the Python – RHYME TORRENTS 7 INTRO
MC RSI – Remember the Geek
MagiTek – Gold Teef (For Err Body)
Don Vito – Welcome Back to the Web (ft The Ranger, T.Y.T. & MC Gigahertz)
funky49 – Starblazer
Shinigami – It’s Gone
Antisoc – Guitar Hero
Random – Inbox (Remix ft The Ranger & Jermicide)
Desmond Fox – Lady Indie
Ham-STAR – Dump Stat
IllGill – Poser (D20 Mix)
ZeaLouS1 – Til We Die (ft RandomBeats)
Kabuto the Python – Da Ill Shit (ft Poopyhands)
2Thirteen – The Anthem (What Should Have Been ft High C, Ham-STAR & T.Y.T.)

CD 2
Id Obelus – Gangster?
Able-X – What If
Interstellar Dwellars – No Others
MAD DPS – Juggernaut
Whoremoans – Operation British
MC_Loki – Hymn of the Ahroun
D-Form – Nerdastedicz (ft Polkcounty Killa & Projekt Zero)
Reverend Badger – The Rage
nYgel – Rap Fanatic (ft The Ranger, Jesse Dangerously & Logic One)
MC COOL WHIP – Party at the Cawdor Castle
Geek Funk Records – Bumpin These Geeksta Rhymes (ft T.Y.T., MC_Loki & Mfk)
Teh_Rhymerer – Girl Named Nerdcore (D-Form Remix)
The Ranger – The Rhyme Spit (ft Whoremoans, T.Y.T. & Kabuto)
PoP Stick – The Hamster Song

BONUS TRACKS
The Ranger & Grandmaster Pink – We Alright
Tres Walsh – Thank You

This compilation was proudly mastered by The HT at EMPulse Records Studio 6, Port Orange, FL
Contact: http://www.EMPulseRecords.com

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