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		<title>Record labels&#8230;schmecord labels</title>
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		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So we&#8217;re talking with a few record labels for our second album. It&#8217;s slow work and it can be pretty intense sometimes. The whole music industry is changing and this whole economic-downturn that seems to be making people redundant left, right and centre. Basically, there&#8217;s more risk. So it&#8217;s pretty amazing that record labels want [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So we&#8217;re talking with a few record labels for our second album. It&#8217;s slow work and it can be pretty intense sometimes. The whole music industry is changing and this whole economic-downturn that seems to be making people redundant left, right and centre. Basically, there&#8217;s more risk. So it&#8217;s pretty amazing that record labels want to talk with us about our record</p>
<p>There are three things I care (my opinion only) about when it comes to this album&#8230; </p>
<p>1. A cheap and affordable physical record<br />
2. A release date this year<br />
3. Breaking even</p>
<p>Physical CDs are losing ground in the marketplace. <a href="http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/04/online-listening-replacing-music-aqusition.html">Digital music is going to be the future.</a> Still, I&#8217;ve enjoyed putting together the artwork for our records and seeing the printed result and that&#8217;s something that you don&#8217;t get with digital&#8230; even if it comes with a &#8220;digital PDF&#8221; it&#8217;s really not the same. If you want to sell your CD on the road you&#8217;re going to need a physical product too.</p>
<p>CD distribution has a smaller role in UK shops today. It seems the only time I buy music from HMV is when I&#8217;ve been given HMV gift card. I still seem to be buying DVDs as and when there are good deals, but I prefer buying the real CD online. I haven&#8217;t yet bought my digital ticket just yet. Plus, call it old-fashioned, I enjoy the anticipation of waiting for a CD in the post.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll let you know when anything happens. I still dreaming of doing this record DIY. Less hassle, less expectations, what you get is yours and it&#8217;s earned. Sure, it&#8217;s one way ticket to no-where but the journey&#8217;s not too bad. Still, being part of good indie record label, being part of a collective of quality music, that&#8217;s not so bad either.</p>
<p>DISCLAIMER: Non-representative opinion of the collective group known as &#8220;Second Monday&#8221;</p>
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