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Originally Posted by Dirty Canuck
In my humble opinion......
Underworld is releasing this stuff through their website because the traditional way of releasing music through a record company wouldn't allow it. It's too experimental(read: creative)....
If you don't believe me, consider the fact that Q-Tip has now released two albums deemed unmarketable, and in my opinion is some of the most creative stuff I've heard in the last 10 years (check "Kamaal The Abstract", if you can find it).
I think LBT and PFE are a side of Underworld we might not have seen if it were not for underworldlive.......
We should be thankful that R and K are trying new ways to allow us to hear and feel their music, because in the end it's not about format or sound quality that makes us feel connected to them, it's the music itself.....
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This is a good point. I recently discovered one of the most whacked out, craziest, and yet strangly addictive albums I've ever heard ("Trout Mask Replica", if you're wondering), and right after listening to, say, the first song, I've always thought...man, they would NEVER release something like that today!
Not that this UW stuff is very experimental, but I do like the idea of bands being able to release music the way they want to, being able to set their own price, and eliminating the middle man...now I do like physical mediums (I like vinyl a lot more than CD though), but digital formats are just so much more efficient, and it really just makes so much more sense for music to be released this way.