these ones work well and look nice : [ www.profilepitstop.com ]
a friend of mine uses the Slimline one, check it on his page: [ www.myspace.com ]

and the missing 10$ are for what ?

err... [ rave.ca ] ?!

when you scan a copy of your head crushed in the copier, it's even better :P

We just don't have the same view of "quality", and probably nor musical tastes... as I explained, "professionalising" music doesn't guarantee a better quality at all; it can really worsen it, according to my standards. Of course the "production" would sound more professional, but this is just a minor aspect of how music appears to me.

The "industry", as you say, is exactly what destroys potentially good music, most of the time, to me. There are very few exceptions, but they don't justify the existence and the value of such a model, from my point of view. And this is true for bands as well as electronic music; the problem with electronic music is that releasing your productions on vinyl generally costs much more than self-producing your band and burning your own CDs... but even then, most people I know (and whose music I like) who produce vinyls get their money from something else than music.

hahahah :)

:D

LOL

I totally agree with these 8 points... I've always loved music and it's always been my #1 passion (muuuuusic waaaaas my fiiiiirst loooooove :P ), and since almost 10 years of having owned a computer, I've collected around 30,000 songs in about 3,000 albums (my computer just did the math for me, I had no idea). And I'm only talking about "bands", almost no electronically-produced music and mixes, here.
Of course I don't own a CD/tape/vinyl copy of all of this ! 3,000 x 15 = 45,000 $, which is approximately the total amount of my earned revenues in my whole life (ok I'm still kinda student, but anyways...). And I don't feel guilty at all.

When I want to support a band, I buy their merch (recordings, clothes, anything...) and I go to their shows. Most of what I own is underground or indie labels, which I would like to support more than I do, but I'm not feeling bad. I listen to them, which is what they want. I spread their music, which is what they want. I contribute to their "fame", and in average, they even get some money from me.

I've also been playing music for over 10 years, I've had several bands, I've played live shows, I've recorded demos and albums, and it's almost always cost me money, and I'm really happy this way. Actually, I don't think music (nor art in general) is meant to be one's essential source of money. I like artists, don't get me wrong; I consider myself as one, although it's not getting me any money. It's a passion and a hobbie, and I agree to pay myself a little to be able to enjoy it.

In fact, I even hope I'll never earn lots of money from anything artistic. To me, putting money in art is killing it. Seriously. Art (such as music) is something you express with your guts, something that comes from the bottom of your heart, something kinda spontaneous, something you don't command and order around by waving a stack of bank notes to get it work.

It's a choice I make, not to do art for a living. Of course, if one of my bands/projects gets known and brings me much more money than I spent for it, I will be tempted to get deeper into this business. Of course, if some guy wants me to sign a contract which would get me enough money to live from my music, I will think about it and maybe even sign it (but even then, it depends, and I don't know until it happens). I just hope this won't happen. I'm pretty sure it would eat bit after bit of the soul I put into art, and make my existence more difficult... a life of champagne, coke, and whores in a huge house isn't exactly the kind of life I'm wishing for. I know this is an exaggeration, but you get my point.

Music, and any kind of art, is a way of expressing one's self. It's also a way for others to enjoy life, through this expression of artists. And then, hopefully for most, this experience is getting through them and getting to others, eventually giving something back to the original artist. It's a continuous flow of life experience, and it's called culture. It's not "I produce, you pay".


...but I guess the problem in this thread is something else : should DJs pay for the tracks they play in front of people ? I don't know. It's doesn't bother me that some don't. It disturbs me a little that some people take pride in having paid for 100% of what they play in public and want everybody else to do so. I don't really produce electronic tracks, yet, though.

I'm DJing too (although it's been less than 2 years), and I'm still sticking to vinyl, and I've bought all of my records so far (around 400, which cost me quite a lot - too much, if you ask me). I've tried mixing CDs, but the feeling is weird, to me... I know you can do more, though, so I won't spit on CDs. I love vinyl records, their feel, their look, the sleeves, their fragile nature, and their unique sound. I'll probably get to something like serato someday, and I'll probably never pay for an electronic track. I don't really know why, but I'm really not comfortable with paying for a computer file. Maybe it's because I've grown up during the revolution era of personal computers. Maybe it's because I haven't accepted this possible future yet; and maybe I don't want it. But I don't plan to stop buying vinyls, not ever.


I know it takes time to produce music, would it be with a computer or not. I know it costs money. But I think that if you produce music and expect it to get you more money than what it cost you, there's something wrong. You're the artist, you're supposed to have fun and enjoy producing music. If producing is a pain in the ass for you, if you think of it as a job, then chances are your music won't really be interesting (at least, not for me). I respect everybody's point of view, and I defend my own.
I don't mind paying to see a DJ if I think the party will be worth it. But honestly, free parties are most of the time much better than others; or at least, parties in the spirit of free parties, even with a small cover fee. But this is another debate.

...just sayin'...

noice :)

MOUCHE À BAEURRE ESTI !!!! :)

even when you know it, it's funny to watch agaaaaaaaain (and agaaaaaain !) :)


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me too !!! :)

en + c'était ça comme voiture :


:D

dans mon char en haut d'une colline perdue pendant un orage :)

chu saoul en tabarnak et chsais pas cruiser pantoute, à tel point que c'est dramatique ! :P

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(oh noooooooo there's Hiro Nakamura !!! hhahah)

ORTEILS DANS TAETE ESTI !!! :)

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features the awesomest flavors, such as absinthe, bourbon, maple-bacon, wasabi-ginger, and white russian !!!! :)

je propose qu'on fête l'année-versaire de Dee : on va faire comme si c'était sa fête pendant toute l'année :)

des mooooooots d'amouuuuuuuur
à touuuuuuus les jouuuuuurs
de beauuuuuux discouuuuuuurs
ta mère mange du boulghouuuuuuuur !!!!

Баонн' фает' Влaдимирaууууууp :D

Petra's a poet :)

hahah :)

my 12" is bigger than yours ;)

oh wow !! :)
page saved :)

i rather think it looks like a severe disease :P

QFT, I use those and I'm really satisfied :)
They only cost 70$, if I remember well... (bought them at Moog last summer)
+ they come with a soft cloth-inside/leather-outside carrying pouch, and a foam adapter to avoid raising your shoulder to high when wearing it only on one ear :)

oh yes, the usual directions got me lost twice already :P

HAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa mon asti d'tabouère !!! elle est trop bonne ta toune là-dessus !!!
et ça m'énerve paske j'arrive pas à retrouver ske c'est le sample et jlaime trop et jle connais trop mais c'est quoiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii !?!?!! :) :)

c'est pas sur un album de black metal ?! ça me fait penser à des passages de cracradle ou dimmu... ou c'est ptetre juste une vieille musique de film ??

haaaaaaaaaa jlai trouvéeeeeee c'est dimmu borgir - fear and wonder :D yeehaaa !!!

I <3 MATANTE

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH that's so greaaaaaaaaat !!! :)
they present going through this univ as a quest !!! :D <3

Baonne Faête poulette, t'es enfin rendue au même âge que moué !!!!!! :D

<3 chhhhhhhhhhhibougameauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu <3

nice :)

i'd call that hhc, though... anyways !

get on your remixing gear, y'allz ! :)

hmm référence ? c'est écoutable sur le net ?




ouiiiiiiiii ben oui, + on est de fous + on rit :)

ah oui genre pas rapport avec la musique :P

c'est quoi ta job, Daf ?

Yeeeeeessssss ! Das Boot !

Here's the original theme from '81 (3 parts, the end is the best :)

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Here's U96's famous '92 remix

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I think any style could do, even though I'd like a heavy dubstep remix.
And also a frenchcore/hardcore remix !! (MATAAAAAAAANTE stune job pour toué mon asti ;)

Emergency ! 1 2 3 TECHNO ! :)

hahah :)

wouhouuuuuuuu trop nice video :) plein de trucs que j'ai pas vu filmés, mais je m'en souviens comme si c'était hier !!!! :D

allez hop :