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:: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 ::

RIP Sublight Records

SUBLIGHT RECORDS CLOSING THE DOORS - 2007.06.21
"We are sorry to announce that 2007 is the last year of Sublight Records. We have had the pleasure of putting out great music by amazing artists spanning over 50 releases in only 4 short years. Over the course of 2007 we will be selling off our remaining stock. We would like to thank the listeners, artists and friends who have supported us over the years. Our CDs will remain available for sale on our mailorder until 2008, so get them while you can."

R.I.P. Sublight was a great label with some amazing releases from truly inspiring artists. I think I better buy up the remaining releases I don’t have yet asap then. Another sad day for independent music.

Sublight's Benn "The Flashbulb" Jordan on The Revolution of Greed and the Music Industry
It makes interesting reading and is nice to see charts showing the cost breakdown, although I've seen very similar ones published elsewhere before (in Sound on Sound I think). I don't think he goes far enough in suggesting that buying direct from labels is the way forward. Buying direct from artists is. He confuses the two as he sits in both rolls. Benn also came across a little emotional and snivelling in places, not to mention slightly naive, but I agree with the point he's making. He also seems down on his genuine fans that pay for his music, the only mention they get is a passing reference to them as collector geeks who don't represent a big enough market for him. I might buy his new album to show solidarity, even if the previous one of his I bought was highly patchy.
Or as serpico009 summed it up much better here, "it's like reading the Wall Street Journal and a little girl's diary simultaneously."

Labels: Electronic Music, Music, RIP, Sublight

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