Audities 4: Physical attraction. New music / Old formats
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- A look at some of 2019’s interesting and unusual music releases on physical formats. A physical release might not be necessary - but it's often being used as a way to promote music to a wider audience.
Links to things shown in the video:
Eye catching records by Richard Houghten
bloomypetal.ba...
Bytes of Sound by Rob Dimeo
www.robdimeomu...
DCC - Run Girl Run by Angela Lashley
www.dccmuseum....
DCC Documentary
• DCC.....There Is Still...
Minidisc Duplication & UV Printing
www.bandcds.co.uk
Tapeline - custom wound tapes
tapeline.info/v2/
8-Tracks by Dead Media Tapes
North Texas Daily Article www.ntdaily.co...
Dallas Observer Article www.dallasobse...
Undergrounded Interview www.undergroun...
New Blank Minidiscs - Amazon Japan www.amazon.co....
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Minidisc Cover Template minidisccover.com
RIAA Sales Charts: www.riaa.com/u...
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*******READ THIS********* *>>>>>* Apparently *SPLIT ENZ* and *STYX* (amongst others) have released laser etched vinyl records in the past. Which is nice, but Richard’s disc will always be the _”first one that I’ve seen”_ Links to things shown in the video are below *EXPAND THIS BOX* ...
Eye catching records by Richard Houghten
bloomypetal.bandcamp.com
Bytes of Sound by Rob Dimeo
www.robdimeomusic.com/market
DCC - Run Girl Run by Angela Lashley
www.dccmuseum.com/cassettes
DCC Documentary
ua-cam.com/video/TIzU5K76gBA/v-deo.html
Minidisc Duplication & UV Printing
www.bandcds.co.uk
Tapeline - custom wound tapes
tapeline.info/v2/
8-Tracks by Dead Media Tapes
North Texas Daily Article www.ntdaily.com/dead-media-tapes-brings-new-life-to-analog-music/
Dallas Observer Article www.dallasobserver.com/music/a-denton-music-company-makes-eight-track-tapes-for-major-labels-11696004
Undergrounded Interview www.undergrounded.de/interviews-mobil/item/4267-interview-with-nathan-dead-media-tapes
New Blank Minidiscs - Amazon Japan www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01CTNKGOA
(You can change the language of the Amazon page to English by clicking the globe icon next to the search box). You also need to create an Amazon Japan account to shop there - accounts from other countries won't work).
Minidisc Cover Template minidisccover.com
RIAA Sales Charts
www.riaa.com/u-s-sales-database/
I had Paradise Theater (sic) by Styx from 1980 and that was laser etched. It looked really cool.
I'm really waiting for someone to release their album on a piano roll.
www.discogs.com/Split-Enz-True-Colours/release/1447222
www.discogs.com/Styx-Paradise-Theatre/release/1883623
It's not as good of an effect as yours tho
techmoan again showing cool things that i cant have.
Or will never buy but just so freaking neat to have
you are ebay away of it :)
@Jay D. Honestly, Techmoan's enthusiasm is so contagious that I even forget to be envious. That and the fact that he could make a 40-minute-long review of a toilet seat and I'd be fully entertained.
Oh, but you can have them. The one thing I need to keep reminding myself of is that this is Mat's job. It's very tempting to give in, but I mostly manage to resist. Mostly, because I just ordered Anders Enger Jensen's fifth MiniDisc, which I cannot play in the Sony LISSA set that I bought off Ebay, because the MD deck doesn't really work. And the CD player stopped working as well. But it makes me happy, which is something that cannot be expressed in figures.
It would have to be a failed toilet seat design from the sixties though with a non-standard size of hole: "It''s easy to see why these didn't sell well. But, you know, I have to say..."
an eldery person talked about a wire recorder they used to have with me the other day and was simply amazed that not only I knew about them but I knew exactly how it worked, how the reel used to wind the wire up and down (they remembered that it did that when I brought it up and told me how the mechanism worked) and how they looked design wise.
I told them about you and brought your video of your wire recorder up on my phone and they almost cried seeing it again, I stopped what I was doing and we watched it together while they told me stories of her father using it to pirate music off the radio for christmas and he even used to bring it in the car until the wires started to break too much lmaos!
This comment will probably be lost in the mix but I wanted to post it in hopes you'll see it simply because it was a wonderful shared experience for two people of wildly different ages that was entirely and directly thanks to you. :)
I read all the comments - well the ones that are worth reading...and this one certainly was. Thanks for this, it made my evening.
The good old wire-recorder pirating days :D Cool story!
I wonder if we can share similar stories about copying cassettes in like 40-50 years with the younger generation from the future...
@@MetalTrabant The entire conversation started because I use a stacked hifi w/ cassette & vinyl players in my store that sits up on the shelf behind me and she said "wow I didn't know younger people even knew about those, let alone use them!" when coming up to ask a few questions about other things.
so maybe!!!!!11
@@Techmoan You honestly did too. ♥
I wont post her full name, but her name was Wendi, she was all of 94 years young and she is going to watch more of your television show when her grand daughter comes over to add you to her tv!
😍😂🤣😍
Cookie's House Cannabis Co I love this story
Love Minidisc. Used my portable Minidisc player the other day and had some people asking me where i got the remote control (with the little LCD display) in the headphone lead and even some asked what i was doing when they saw me changing discs. Please do a tour of the Minidisc player in this video... Looks funky!
"My small micro-cassette album collection." heh. small.
I use streaming services. I also buy CDs. I use streaming as artist discovery, music I like enough I buy. I don't want physical formats to disappear, it gives control and a sense of ownership over something
Can't you still buy MP3s over some popular service or is no one offering DRM free music downloads after purchasing over thirdparty publisher apps anymore?
Nothing wrong with that, back in the 80's I'd hear something on the radio then trawl the record shops trying to hum it to the staff, at least you can see what the song is called.
@@resneptacle iTunes is still DRM free surprisingly enough for Apple lol
4:05 finally my two favorite things on youtube: retro audio formats and kylie minogue
Literally me, I almost screamed!
That "Crystal" vinyl effect looks awesome. A _gem_ of a record :)
I see what you did there.
That's a time out.
When is someone going to release a new Tetifon?
Right around the time they start making Muntz Stereo-Pak and 16 rpm records again, i imagine.
Do you mean Tefifon ?
xaenon Jack white did release records at 16RPM. Think someone put 10 hours on one side by pressing a 3rpm disc.
@@traxonwax
I can't find anything regarding 16 rpm records from Jack White - only reference to that 3rpm thing which was nothing more than a gimmick. I saw a UA-cam video of it years ago, where someone had to rig up a turntable with an external drive to achieve an approximate 3rpm. It was impossible to determine what the sound quality was because the 'music' itself was just a cacophony of shrieks and yowls, but considering that very slow speed, I imagine the sound quality of even good music would be abysmal.
@@danieldaniels7571 Stereo-Pak might be a wee too retro even for me, lol. The last ones sold were, what, 50 years ago?
I should talk, though. I actually have a modest collection of 16 rpm records. Including quite a few Seeburg 1000 discs.
Those records with the faceted effect in the first package, how do they look on your vertical turntable?
The Sony PS-F9 obscures the centre of a disc - so is never ideal for showing off picture discs. The Gramovox was given to a family member.
_Cough!_ .. No, vertical!
@@EzeePosseTV new here?
Nope, been here for years. What makes you think I'm new?
The answer is the same for all. The PS-F9 is not the best way to display patterned discs ua-cam.com/video/AiiuboFNTA4/v-deo.htmlm24s and that’s the only vertical turntable I currently own.
10-15 years ago, I would have thought it crazy that anyone would be fussing with Minidisc in the future. But, man, I’m glad people are.
Minidisc sucks
New discs aren't being made
New machines aren't being made
There is no parts for them
It uses compression
Screw Minidisc
@@BavarianM Minidisc can be fantastic!
Lots of nos available (I recommend TDK RXG) and a copy of a cd made on my Tascam MD350 sounds exactly like the original, extremely hard to distinguish.
As for repairs and maintenance: my Tascan has never let me down and I know quite a few people/small business that can repair if need be. Use them mainly in my Sony Minidisc Walkman.
And that one hasn't let me down once either, in over 25 years.
I'd like a minidisc player. Have an old minidisc that has never been played. Came from Rolling Stone magazine in 1992. But the cost is prohibitive.
I like Minidisc a lot! 💽
I have a MD Walkman and I had much more before but I sold them because they aren't anything special
The discs are finicky and they don't sound all that good
Yes you can get new discs but it's old stock that costs a damn fortune so nope
For me Cassette Tape is the way to go
Every time a format dies, a techmoan gets his wings
Damn these are cool!
Mark Ronson only released 30 of those cartridges - and you landed one! That alone deserves recognition!
Though there are around 50 in existence. They kept some around the various offices.
That sparkly blue 7" is super cool
I couldn't afford DCC but, for a couple of years before recordable CDs were affordable I used two stereo VHS machines for music recording and playing. Recorded from a CD the sound was much better than a compact cassette.
(I originally bought them for recording 'MTV' type content overnight then dubbing the tracks that I liked together into 'mix tapes' of various genres. I had two AV systems set up at opposite ends of the (big 5 bedroom) house linked together so they played the same thing. It added something to parties when those who wanted to chill could kick back in a quieter room and watch the music videos for the music that was playing throughout the house.)
Those were the days...
HiFi VHS video was great. I also remember the Now series pre-recorded VHS tapes having loads more tracks than a standard LP for not much more money. I'm surprised they weren't m,ore popular although most people had mono VCRs back then. After years longing for one I bought the first Hi_Fi VHS VCR I saw for less than £300 back in about 1991.
@@danieldaniels7571 Can't say I disagree. I also recorded some audio using EP on HiFi VHS and it still sounded much better than top of the line Compact Cassettes.
I love MiniDisk! When was a DJ, people would bring CD's and I would record them while playing them. I still have a Denon Minidisk recorder/player and several Sony Portable MD players.
*MiniDisc
I had a Denon Minidisc recorder and about 300 discs. I sold them all as I got sick of TOC errors, erroneous errors or loading errors. I had a Sony portable recorder as well which worked, but it didn't get much use. I did like the look of Minidiscs though.
@@andrewhaines8603 Minidisc these days sucks
It's gimmicky,they break and they don't sound all that good because of the compressio
2:00 Seems like these records were pressed from recycled Disco Balls.
Jerry Oswald - I used to suffer from that after too much dancing!
It doubled the effect that the weed was already having on me!
Richard Houghten is brilliant and featuring him is so awesome. I have a near complete collection of his stuff, and anyone who doesn't listen to his music is missing out. Beautiful visually and aurally!! LEGEND!
I loved MiniDisc. I had two units. One for home use and I had one installed into the dash of my car. I also purchased several albums on MD. While it's been years since I have fired up the home unit (I no longer have that car) I still open the case where I have all the disc stored. Lots of mixed discs in there that were fun to create.
The charts for cassette sales in the Netherlands are probably solely swung by me. Bought about 800 tapes last year..
So some say, "It's the message, not the medium" but Techmoan showing that sometimes it IS the medium. Good stuff, Matt.
Marshall McCluhan approves.
Shame that the 8-track process is destructive. Hopefully they're destroying junk compilation 8-tracks, not rare ones. There is a lot of niche 8-track music that never made it to newer formats, or if it did those are equally as rare.
Oh of course I'm recording over "crap". Easy listening collections, certain country tapes, john denver, releases that were recorded from 78s "electronically reprocessed to simulate stereo", etc. All old lady stuff that they barely played if ever. Never record over somethimg interesting. And for better or for worse as a collector i have wide range of what i consider interesting.
why not use blank 8 track cartridge
@@64akon Those don't really exist anymore.
@@RoastBeefSandwichyou can buy old used blank 8track
@@64akon true. I guess I should have said nobody still makes them.
One more thing: I remember when I was a kid I had a special 45rpm adapter that fit on my 33 1/3 player that had mirrors that created a ‘kaleidoscope’ effect when I played them. It had a very similar effect as your records.
I would have thought someone would 3D-print some 8-track cases.
No use without the special carbon (slippy) backed tape that no one makes any more.
While they could be 3D printed, most 3D printers are so slow it would take several hours to make just one case.
@@MrDuncl And with 3D printing, one would probably need to polish it at the end too.
So when my missus catches me polishing it at the end I can just say that I've been 3D printing.
The time and expense wouldn't be worth it. I could see 3d printing ONE, but then having a mold or molds made to mass produce. But then, in some dusty warehouse somewhere, I'm sure the original 8-Track molds are sitting in a crate.
I have a laser etched LP by split enz from 1980
Not only should you plug the documentary on the DCC, you should have mentioned that you hosted the Red Carpet Premiere published last August! And you are part of the documentary!
I miss the days when I could hear samples of songs on UA-cam, and end up buying them afterwards.
11:03 - did i hear... sonic the hedgehog - green hill zone music there?!
While physical formats may be a novelty to some people, for some of us it's a requirement. I run a CD reissue label focusing on 80's Alternative music, and I'm happy to see my fanbase continues to grow and sales continue to increase with each new CD reissue. My customers may generally be over 40 or 50 but at least they are a faithful crowd who appreciate a properly mastered CD instead of or in addition to streaming. I can say for a fact that I will never pay for a streaming service. Like many others, I use things like UA-cam to sample music and then buy a physical copy if I like it. If there is no physical option, then I disregard it.
Every time you bring up MiniDisc i remember how much i loved it in the 00s, and start to search for netMD players again.
MD sounds like ass
Don't bother
Finally, I can listen to Mark Ronson in my 1974 Mustang II.
What about wax-rolls?
Any hip current kids releasing stuff on those yet?
I'm looking for something in a bright green wax, with sparkles.
Vinyl is just so... basic.
And what about paper rolls for self playing pianos?
On recycled papyrus if at all possible
Player piano rolls for me.
Edison wax cylinders are the only true way to listen to music. ;)
This is making me itch to use as an excuse to get my old MiniDisc recorder up and running again.
Do it! You won’t regret it!
"Oxygen" is such a good album! Found it on a Polish cassette in my dad's collection. Been listening to it on my Walkman.
Huge Jarre fan. As you can see here..
instagram.com/p/Bj3wPH7gzZH/
That guy's idea of not "cool" junk to be wiped! :-(
Oxigene
Now only if LaserDisc could come back! :(
There's no point. It's been surpassed by both DVD and blu-ray.
@@gordonshumway7465 Well I could say the same for 8-Tracks and cassettes. They're inferior to vinyl and CD.
@@Clay3613 No they are not Cassette can have superior dynamic range to Vinyl and have it close to CD
They are recordable and they are fun and sound amazing
8 track just sucks,and MD sucks too
so that guy is the reason why there are no 8 tracks in my area
If dallas/fort worth is your area then it was a dried up lake long ago. Not a big 8 track region. I get most of my stock from donations that people, usually from northern states (where they were more popular), ship to me. Try Half Price Books they usually have some. I have gotten a few major hauls from this area, but i don't tape over "cool" tapes. Only easy listening, country, gospel ones that little old ladies stockpiled in the 80s then held onto until their kids sold in an estate sale post-mortem.
@@deadmediatapes some gospel and country is pretty cool, y'know. ;-)
@@agfagaevart totally. I have a huge collection of country and gospel tapes. It's difficult to decide what to wipe since i enjoy music from all styles. Most of the time comes down to if the original recording quality was terrible, it's REALLY boring stuff that i dont care about, or extremely plentiful and in no danger of becoming ectinct by me otmr others. I appreciate that you're realky trying to turn the screws on me about this, but there is no one else who does this as thoughtful as i am about "preservation".
Split Endz had the effect on their True Colors album.
Darcy Campbell - Wasn’t that Cyndi Lauper?
I have still have a copy of that!
True Colours is the Split Enz album, True Colors is Cyndi Lauper. And according to Musicbrainz (no releation to Split Enz) the "laser-etched" pressing was on an A&M release, the effect was the first use, and added to "discourage counterfeiting" -- which sounds like wishful thinking.
Ni5ei - I only know the Cyndi Lauper version I’m afraid.
“they look like a music format from an alternate future”
PERFECT MD DEFINITION ☺️
Sorry, I've been trying to make the Sanyo Micro Pack 35 the new vinyl, but my flux capacitor is a little shaky on dates before 1968.
My Dad had an 8 track player in his 1975 P reg red 3.4 Jaguar XJ6, it also had a beige vinyl roof fitted...The cassettes he had were The Dollar Series music and Best of Dean Martin...ahhh, the memories of wafting along in the front seat listening to The Good the Bad and the Ugly, inhaling my Dad's 2nd hand cigarette smoke...the 70's were special, RIP, Dad😓
"Getting noticed in half the battle"
You're telling me...been doing music for over 10 years and still see about....2 sales a year. Probably doesn't help my music is weird af, makes it even tougher to find the right audience. I don't think releasing on an old format would draw many eyes to my music.
Not Applicable - Same here mate... :)
:(
Do you have a link to your music? I can't say I will like it, but I'm always looking for new music.
Not Applicable here is his bandcamp nephilimnovel.bandcamp.com/
I know the feeling, although I must say I sell more than two a year. More like a few dozen. Considered having vinyl pressed or MDs but I'll never make the money back. So, yeah, BandCamp it is for me too.
Why is it OK to show the copyrighted artwork in a video but not play the copyrighted music? Just curious.
Auto Content Match for Audio.
So cool seeing you make a video featuring Richard's music! His next album, Field Notes, is already sold out, having been funded by a Qrates campaign hosted by Matt Kessler, behind the Too Many Records channel here on UA-cam. I don't know when it will be releasing, but there will be a 7" of the single Pasilla off of the album. Fun note about that: I worked with Richard to make the art for the Pasilla single, so look forward to seeing that sometime in the near-ish future.
*RARE MARK RONSON 8-TRACK*
Starting Bid: £90
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We need the crystal effect on synthwave releases! Rad AF!
I just realized that Carpenter Brut's new movie needs to be released on VHS, Beta and Laserdisc.
@@DasGanon Haha, it's Seth Ickerman Studio's movie though. However I'm looking forword to the Soundtrack... on vinyl of course! ;-)
MiniDisc was the best music format of all time.
Hey Richard did the vinyl master for my album Endless Summer and cut it with a hologram as well! He’s a legend and does fantastic work!
EDIT: it is still for sale and you can buy it here for those wondering shop.vinylmoon.co/shop/product/1806360764
I love how the pic at 6:02 is just filled with minidiscs by my pet flamingo and aloe city records
In my Mike Oldfield collection, some of the CDs have HDCD on them. This apparently stands for "High Definition Compatible Digital" Perhaps this would be worth your attention?
As far as I can work out, it was a "20 bit" compander. The problem is, simply the act of using the mastering/stamping (I forget which) machines that had the technology in them meant putting "HDCD" on the packaging even if the HDCD technology was switched off. This means that it's basically impossible to work out whether an HDCD album was intended to be decompressed at all, or whether it was just stamped/mastered on an HDCD compatible machine. Of course, even if you have a true HDCD CD, nearly all CD players won't decode it as such. Untouched, the audio would have clipping in loud sections and the quietest sections might "pump", but it's probably a really tiny difference.
I have "Sailing to Philadephia" by Mark Knopfler on HDCD and after some research I still can't work out whether or HDCD was switched on for it.
Great idea in theory, but using more bits just to brick wall the audio into the top -3dB doesn’t do much for enhancing the audio quality. ;-)
Long live the MiniDisc! I've got 3 MiniDisc (Walkman) player/recorders and love them.
*MiniDisc
grex 9101 - Hmm... Yeah, I thought it didn't look right, thanks... :)
I've edited it...
where do you live? ..... sinister silence....... : )
🚮
it's wrong on so many levels that you can't promote a promotional release by playing it.
since that's the whole point.
making people listen to your audio.
I agree. I know that UA-cam’s content match engine has a will of its own that sometimes can’t be stopped even by the content creator, but that in and of itself seems like the kind of problem we ought to be focused on solving.
This is kind of like going back to the 80s and having the radio DJ describe the packaging of the latest Tiffany album.
@@nickwallette6201 a band like prodigy would not exist today under these circumstances.
I absolutely love minidiscs since I first laid eyes on them and have been collecting and servicing players/recorders as well as blank discs since.
Whoa.. servicing them? Forget the model number but i have the first sony one released. Black portable that is the size and weight of half a brick. Went kaput. Used it heavily in the 90s to record band practices and mix down to.
All we need now is a new title released on LaserDisc with modern music videos on it and I will be over the moon 👍 ++
The old STYX album "Paradise Theater" had a rainbow hologram etched into one side, in a similar fashion to those sparkle discs. It wasn't a pattern though, just a massive version of the center label art that filled the entire record side. I believe one of the singles from the album also used the same effect. There are images in Google image search.
Lately I've been thinking about starting to collect Cassette Tapes of music that I like...👌🏼💯✔ But was wondering what would be the best place to buy them at besides eBay...🤔❓ And can you buy new copies of older releases anywhere...❓❓❓
The Sony Hi MD mini disk is the best format in my opinion. You need a Hi MD recorder tho, but you can record audio without data compression unlike regular mini disc that use ATRAC compression. So you get CD quality sound in a smaller format.
I still make cassette tapes
I'm tempted to buy a MiniDisk player now to go with my Sony V700 just for the futuristic looks ;-;
I hope the recording industry starts to produce vinyl like the Ons on your video today I think they would be a big hit especially with the younger generation 🎶👍
oh in Pokemon sword and shield, they now using Technical Records which is basically 7 inch vinyl records.
and the galar region being based in uk that make sense.
Yeah it seems a lot of people are buying them just for a cool piece of merchandise to own, often not to ever listen to. These sparkly things would look a lot better on the wall than a regular black or coloured record
I don't know, I don't think percentage wise there would be enough interested in buying physical media with no real way or intention to play them, sure, they might look great when displayed in a shelf or on the wall, but I don't expect that to justify an extra purchase to many
Always the champion of old formats, eh? Bless you, Techmoan. These new releases are all impressive.
We old audio heads always look forward to your awesome nostalgic featurettes man!
Thanks for sharing all this knowledge! Greatness!
I have the Split Enz laser etched vinyl - True Colours, released in 1980. When I was offered it in the record shop I wasn't sure as I thought it would sound terrible but it was - and still is; fine. Great album too by the way.
I just received a new copy of A Cosmic Gift's A Journey to the Purple Planet from a dealer in Hong Kong. The scratch hologram and the splash colour vinyl is very interesting as is the music. I was surprised that I could still obtain it.
New music on dead formats is going to be bought up by hipsters.
had a laser etched copy of a split endz record ... can't remember which album now
True colors 🤙
I find it funny digital content was slated to ruin and end physical media yet I still don't see tht happening anytime soon.
There are people still riding horses and carts but it's hardly a healthy industry.
Hello I have come here today to ask anyone if they know anything about Mitsubishi's line of cassette decks
specifically the stereo cassette deck DT 4400.
I asked my high school students how many owned actual physical copies of their music. I was shocked at the response. Only a few had any copies that they played and most had none at all. I told them how much I thought they’d lost out on not having the ownership experience. This takes it to a new level...
Ah UA-cam. Taking on casual piracy and killing awareness of new music with one swell foop. Well done!
So neat to see the old formats. Thank you so much sir for being a curator of tech history.
Part of me thinks that it'd be awesome if there would be an updated MO or tape-based format, using modern technologies to increase capacity and overall quality.
A new type of tape is replacing hard drives in data storage centers owned by Google, Amazon, etc. So it may happen.
spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/why-the-future-of-data-storage-is-still-magnetic-tape
@@ukkev7056 I think though, that kind of thing would be massive overkill for music
@@romajimamulo
Music on its own, yes. But a small piece of tape in a future mobile phone would allow entire video, music and games collections;
The entire Netflix catalog; The entire Xbox Game Pass catalog; The entire Wikipedia website; Etc.
@@ukkev7056 I think the issue won't be storage, it'll be speed and reliability of the mechanisms that would need to be used for such a thing.
It's also something where scaling it down makes it a lot harder
DAT tapes were advanced enough, with large capacity. And they were small as well.
My OCD kicked in when he started stacking the 8-track then the minidisc and then the cassette. It should have been 8-track then cassette then minidisc for many reasons :)
you and your pyramid schemes
Yes!
What a shame you cant ever play music given the subject of your videos. You should be allowed.
Dear Sir! Thank you for the videos on old formats. I must admit I miss the MiniDisc:(
i regret not getting the balance on cassette when i had the chance
Mini Disc is a very cool format. More robust than a cassette, more compact than a CD.
Lol no
Wasn't it the spitting image 12" of the chicken song that had a vocal track at the end that just said along the lines of "This should have contained, at the centre of this record, a hologram of ronald reagan. This was a misprint and should in fact read the centre of this record should contain, a hole'
Hahaha!
That blue single is pretty cool with that effect... :D
Maybe your hat shop should start selling shirts as well, the vest-only look is a little dated...
Split Enz's True Colours is laser-etched just like those.
That 8 track could have used some retrobriting
Ha, funny. 8 bit guy lives 30 min away in my area should see if he'd let me throw some shells into the next tub he whips up. That's actually it's pristine natual color though, off white. The "problem" is with the tint the label designers went with. This weird mauve-lavender. I tried laying the label on top of several colored shells. Didn't match any, really. Sore-thumbish. But they ordered white and black shells.. toward the end i decided to color the last ones silver. Definitely the best combination. SONY approved. See below
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Thanks for the 8 track mention, Techmoan. I have watched your channel religiously for a few years. I wish you had gotten one of the 12 silver cartridges. Those turned out great. The label tint was kind of a weird light mauve-lavender that didnt seem to look completely amazing with any color cartridge except silver or black. Wish i hadn't thought to do silver carts toward the end of the project, but rather the beginning. Also, should mention that 5 Mark Ronson reel to reel albums are also in existence. One for me, one for Ronson, one for Sony and two for the Columbia UK offices. Was a super fun project, and though the run was only around 50 tapes, it is still kind of a mildly monumemtal event. Though many have released 8 tracks and reels on newer big and small record labels in recent times, this is the first release in those formats by one of the old major record labels in 30 years. Anyone interested in new release 8 tracks and reels, please visit my facebook and instagram pages for if nothing else interesting pics.
facebook.com/deadmediatapes/
I wonder if there's a way to make new 8-tracks without trashing old ones. Maybe you could 3D print them and buy 1/4 inch tape to reel into there. Then buy some sponges and sticky metal bits to put it all together.
The tape is the problem. No one has manufactured the special 1/4” carbon backed (slippy) tape that endless loop systems like 8-track relied on for a long time.
Organic sounds over hip hop beats? Lofi beats get us all I guess haha
what is the beat formats for the preservation of your music?
how long will a disc last or fall victim to what is known as disc rot .vs thirty years appears to be the upper limit for magnetic tape products, including video and audio tapes. will the last 50 yrs of digital media history just disappear?
You cant frame and hang streams you need physical formats for that and they look so good
Thanks for the video Mr. Moan. Happy holidays to you!
I would highly prefer Mini-Discs or DCCs being sold as special editions instead of regular cassettes, but I guess you won't reach as many nostalgia buyers for those two formats.
And less people that can actually play them if you want
Wow! Cool.
If you put the LP cover of the 1978 Queen LP Jazz the center image floats like 3D. Worth seeing.
0:55 The multicolored vinyl, there's a metal band named Animosity who collabed with an electronic artist Drumcorps, who released an album called Altered Beast whose vinyl came in a various colored Holofoil designs more intricate than the vinyl you showed, as seen here: imgur.com/a/Bi8fwnh
Holofoil - that was the word I was looking for - but just couldn't recall.
This gives me a lot of hope as a struggling young artist with a dad who's wondering if I want to pick up his old MiniDisc equipment. I think I just found a way to take that off his hands while bettering myself. Thanks for the recommendation!
I had an album called True Colours by Split Enz. it had that same effect as that blue 7", and was released in the early 1980s.
I had that album too. I remember they said the laser etching didn't affect the playback but I could definitely hear when the pattern hit the needle. I think I remember it as a "clicking" sound but it was not too distracting. I thought it was pretty cool visually but don't remember any friends being all that impressed.
Sometimes, we can only get satisfaction from a physical release.
You know what else would be a good way to promote new music? Allowing snippets of it to be played on UA-cam without crying copyright violation.
UA-cam took that off the table though, it sucks, they won't let any length play without flipping out. I let everyone who needs to use my albums for news, reviews and stuff like that use them, but even thought I call off then dogs with the label, then automated system will do it anyway. It really sucks. I truly want people to play my albums and share them because I believe if they like them, they will want to support me. If they don't like the music, I don't want them to get stuck with an album they bought in the store but couldn't preview. And sometimes, people might just not have the money at the moment for an album, but at a later time, they might pick up something new I do because they were able to listen to what I have done previously.
I don’t need any special things.
Just I need good music.
That's very cool
Pity those records are now (dec 25th) all sold out. :(
If they sent you the music, why would there be a problem with you playing it?
I'm kind of baffled by that. why would somebody send you their music for promotional purposes and then turn around and file a copyright claim on the video?
It's all automated. If you make music and you add your music to the database to prevent unauthorised use then _any_ plays would trigger the _automated_ content match system. You can however listen to all these tracks at the links I've provided in the video description text box.
Thats an automated YT system if I recall correctly. It's in the hands of the label, not the artist.
@@Techmoan Exactly, I can beg UA-cam to let Techmoan use my music and any of the music from my label like Angela Lashley and SGT 606, but it's so automated that it will strike first and asks questions later, by then, the UA-camr will lose the income they deserve. It does hurt us all, this time, to protect everyone, a few bad apples really did spoil the bunch. UA-cam created blanket policies that are very unfair to "fair use" like Techmoan and so many others who need to use our music to do their job. He creatively did the best he could and his work around is clever and effective, pointing to where you can find the music if you would like to hear it, from sites dedicated just to clearing copyrights in sound recording. Thank you Techmoan, this was an honor to be a part of your video.
MiniDisc (magneto-optical disc) is to this day still my favorite mechanical data storage media. I always thought the logical conclusion to music albums distributed on physical media should be Blu-ray MiniDisc because it would easily store the music uncompressed and offer just enough space for the album art.