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Congratulations Black Sweater, White Cat!
I'd like to congratulate Black Sweater, White Cat on a job well done in introducing us to 200 selections from the world of net audio via their One-A-Day blog posts! I look forward to hearing the next 200! Now that Black Sweater, White Cat (BSWC) have reached this milestone, I'd like to announce tha…… Read “Congratulations Black Sweater, White Cat!”
Volume 6 challenges and "Day of Silence"
(Modified version of a previously published essay that can be found in netBloc Vol. 6's PDF booklet) Thanks again to everyone who participated in Volume 6 and everyone of you who has downloaded it and are listening to it while you read this. It was quite a bumpy ride this month, but in the end it a…… Read “Volume 6 challenges and "Day of Silence"”
Introducing netBloc Vol 6: Maniacally toying with your listening habits
Finally! A couple weeks behind schedule but netBloc Volume 6 is now available! This great collection features rock, pop, trip-hop and electronica from all over world — Basque, Canada, Italy, France, United Kingdom and the United States. Go ahead... check it out! Let me know what you think. Peace M…… Read “Introducing netBloc Vol 6: Maniacally toying with your listening habits”
Queue the violins...
...and the let the sob story begin. Go read Rolling Stone's recent article The Record Industry's Decline: Record sales are tanking, and there's no hope in sight: How it all went wrong and have yourselves a laugh. The mainstream music industry still can't admit that they're wrong. Sure they admit tha…… Read “Queue the violins...”
Don't give up hope just yet...
This release is really late... not at all what I intended. I've had a thoroughly difficult time acquiring approval and assets for multiple tracks. Usually when there's trouble, I find alternates and usually, I'm able to acquire the alternates fairly quickly. Well what happens when the alternates are…… Read “Don't give up hope just yet...”
netBloc Volume 6 is just around the corner
This is just a quick update to let everyone know that I'm in the process of completing netBloc Volume 6. This time around I had a bit more difficulty achieving communication with three of the artists and/or netlabels. I needed to replace a couple of the tracks in the original line-up. In the meantim…… Read “netBloc Volume 6 is just around the corner”