Ayup chaps,

I'll be getting the album off you in Nottingham next week. I know it'll be good. If I didn't know who you guys were I'd probably want to hear it first...

Bandcamp is a good move. There's also Soundcloud, and thesixtyone.com - there are probably more but theses are the ones I've started using of late.

Our friends Fine Before You Came released their last album as a free album on Mediafire, and it's been got a few thousand times now...and their shows are full of people who know the words, and who've become passionate about the songs...and although they've got the download they'll buy a cd, or vinyl, or t-shirt (all all three).

When I haven't heard a band before I'll trapse the internet for a while looking for ways to listen (Myspace is good for this, or the ones above) and if I can't find anything I'll download it, and if I like it I'll buy it. There are a lot of people out there who wouldn't buy it even if they lied it, but I think the biggest mistake the music industry is making is seeing every illegal download as a lost sale. Once you take into account the people who buy a physical copy, or never listen to the mp3 again, it's just not the case.

With the Crash of Rhinos and Emphemetry stuff we're doing free downloads. With my own stuff I might put a donate button in there somewhere so that, even if someone has no interest in physical media, they can still contribute to a fraction of a pint of ale or a replacement patchlead if they want to.

Looking forward to seing you chaps next week.
Play safe,

~biff~

 

I would pay what you want for your brand new album.I've loved your stuff since...ever, really.Is it already possible to purchase or download the album? Please let me know.All the best.Fernando