Do you share your Underworld mp3s?

[groovypanda]

Originally Posted by stimpee

I'm just wondering about the Underworld, especially if you've bought the CDs. Sure, I share a lot on slsk but not UW, or other bands I feel more strongly about. Maybe it depends on how strongly you feel for them, I don't know.

but then what about a band you feel really strongly about and want to share this great music with your mates - i did that with UW originally back when dubno... came out - gave all my mates copies of the album - and without exception, each and every one of them then went on to buy second toughest when that came out.

and what about a great new band like arctic monkeys whose rapid rise to success so far has mainly come out because of file sharing - and still enough people went out and bought the single to send it straight to number one!

[the mongoose]

I only share needles and condoms.

[Jason Roth]

Originally Posted by the mongoose

I only share needles and condoms.

that's hot!

[the real stuff]

I've purchased a lot of Underworld, including all of their albums and a dozen or so of their EPs and single releases. I've also ripped all of these CDs to my computer and actively share my music library to anyone else on my local area network (which is everyone in my apartment complex).

I like to pretend that one day someone might stumble across an Underworld track in my library and go "this is f-in' brilliant!" and become a fan That's really what makes me feel okay about sharing my library.

[potatobroth]

nope. just live mp3s and a few random tracks like dogman or jamscraper

[stimpee]

Interesting responses. There is the aspect that sharing your recordings will lead people into buying more but then if you share everything (at high bitrates?) then aren't they just gonna download everything? I can see the point of giving copies to your friends because you want them to enjoy it. But what do you give them?

The legality of it for me is not the question. I guess it is how deeply I feel for a particular artist, how much they have given me musically and what that has meant to me, and basically how much I respect an artist.

Of course, just because I've bought all the CDs doesnt mean I am allowed to share them all over my favourite P2P apps but I was just trying to ascertain whether its crossed Dirt's minds feelings of guilt, respect, legality or actually crossed their minds at all.

If you want to share Underworld, why share the stuff thats available in the shops, for instance? I can see Leon's point of view in this respect. If you want to get people interested in Underworld you don't need to give them commercially available stuff (is maybe his point, i dont know).

just rambling thoughts here.

[viddy]

I share Underworld mp3s on CD. I give mp3s to friends on CDs or a DVD data disc. Often I give the 1992-2000 album, along with a whole host of other artists stuff. I return I get a DVD-rom of their taste in music.

[Caprice]

I own all the albums and a fair ammount of singles. I own the EE DVD. Im the type of person who does not like to share music. it is unorganized and messy.

Im the type of person who is willing to buy and would rather have the hard copy of something. When Lovely Broken Thing was released, i was dissapointed. Because i wanted a CD to buy! not some MP3!!!!!


But i will admit. I have the European Club Gig, and Bootleg Babies. And seeing how you cant buy these anywhere, because they technically dont exist, how is it stealing?

[tiq]

i don't share my underworld mp3's, let people buy their own
but i do put short fragments, of less then a minute, on other fora i visit
(to audiolise a review)

but as caprice said: i'dd like to have lovely broken thing on cd or/and vinyl

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by viddy

I share Underworld mp3s on CD. I give mp3s to friends on CDs or a DVD data disc. Often I give the 1992-2000 album, along with a whole host of other artists stuff. I return I get a DVD-rom of their taste in music.

well, the question is do you share them online, so i guess thats a no. nice idea tho.