I refuse to download music

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Leader: _KevMusic_
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Created on: 18 Sep 2009
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If a physical copy is within my capability of attainment, then I will simply refuse to download it. Unfortunately we are moving to the age of downloads where physical worth is getting lost - but...

I'll fill this overview thing out when I have some time. Busy busy busy.

Writing writing writing.

It's all very self explanatory though isn't it. That said, I *do* download music if it is:

1. Out of print.
2. Ridiculously hard to find. I don't download things that are simply hard to find though.
3. Unavailable because they were never printed in a physical format. Demos, live bootlegs for example.


Now the question remains. Why?

1. I'm a purist. Fuck you. It's the only way to go.
2. Sure, I accumulate a whole bundle of cds that take up room, but it's all about the tangibility. I have a serious distrust of my hard drive - especially after the fact that my computer has been fucked (hard drive implicated here) for about a month. Lucky I have cds :)
3. Vinyl? Sure. But I'm a cd man. You might be a vinyl man/woman.
4. It's about the sound quality. The fidelity. The knowledge that you are missing as little as you can. That you can hear every single fucking bit of the recorded sound, and that it is as much as you can.
5. Fuck you.

I hate the fact that I can so easily tell the difference between mp3s and cds. Grrr. It's just so much more vibrant. The drums! The drums!

But then again, I wouldn't have it any other way.

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  • emaskye

    get flac, broseph

    May 2011

  • deadgrandma

    Too much swearing on here for me

    March 2011

  • love_conquers

    Are you quoting The Tings Tings there or something? "the drums! the drums!"

    November 2010

  • astralcollapse

    You're gonna die not hearing thousands of amazing artists because of this. But whatever I guess.

    December 2009

  • KungPowza

    While I am incredibly passionate about the free digital media movement, I respect your conviction on this subject, group creator. If anyone would like to discuss why I download without guilt, feel free to leave a shout on my page, PM me, email me, etc.

    December 2009

  • StDionysus

    alright. if it's for practical purposes fine. but i can't stand self-righteous tools.

    December 2009

  • StDionysus

    also, the leader must be loaded to afford all that music.

    December 2009

  • StDionysus

    I like how the only serious person in this group is the leader.

    December 2009

  • EncouragingSlug

    While I get the sentiment, I'm not quite this level of purist. Reason 5 is pretty compelling, though.

    December 2009

  • _KevMusic_

    Oh in this day and age, we're a rare breed indeed. Luck accepted, and wishing the same thing!

    October 2009
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