REGGAE: MP3'S THE NEW 45?

Got this from the We Maniac blog. I actually had a conversation about this with somebody last week. Peep.

Heart and soul of the vibrating reggae music culture always have been the 7" 45rpm singles. But times are changing fast. The output of Jamaican music is so high that producers give it out as promo cd to djs and radiostations. From here the songs make their way to the filesharing networks. That's where the music fans get it from. By the time the official record is out, the hardcore-fan already heard it too often and has newer stuff in the player. Most DJs and reggae soundsystems already switched to cd players. Only in Europe you still might find the traditional medium. How will the change of the medium change the music? The circle how we see it at the moment, is not very satisfying for producers and artist. Of course they have more promotion options, but still no income - even if the song is a club hit. A big chance might be legal mp3s. Europe's biggest reggae distributor, Soundquake, just launched a mp3-Store. Now the reggae market has a chance, to be on time and make some money.

For now just grab the 45's hit up Deadly Dragon Sound. They got the tunes seperated by sub genres. If you want some war tunes they got them. If you want some gun tunes they got them. Peep.

- Hektik

Anonymous said peace at 11:46 PM

 

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