Thursday, April 14, 2016

Changes to the Store

I've been inspired, like many have, by Radiohead.  Their music so deliciously accentuates and emphasizes their lyrics and accompanying themes without sounding forced or preachy, as if writing music were merely a matter of placing notes and words into appropriately adjoining slots on a piece of staff paper. They've been nothing short of a delight over the years, not only for their unique sound and particularly well organized music, but also and perhaps especially due to their relentless insistence that they create and handle their music their way, with no exceptions.

Thom Yorke's darker themes appropriately lit by navy blue.

Despite difficulty in recapturing some of their confidence after their split with Parlophone (and some roof collapses along the way), their sense of individuality and creativity has risen, rather than plateaued over the years, and their desire to maintain that sort of momentum in writing became apparent after they parted ways with their parent company and attempted to deviate from their more regular pattern of recording and writing. 

The ball is actually a virus afflicting most users
with irrational sarcasm and reckless hate.




Admittedly, this is increasingly common in the world of music, as artists see less and less use for their work to be advertised by a gluttonous company sapping 90% or more of their revenue in lieu of the powers that be online, youtube, reddit, etc; moreover, excellent music hardware, software and education has never been more accessible, with companies catering to every class and walk of life. 

Already boasting a considerable base of support from their earlier years and continuing their now atypical trend of philosophical perusing, Radiohead some years ago, unbeknownst to me, had decided to release an album titled 'In Rainbows' and rather than release it exclusively in retail, they made a downloading service allowing fans to pay any price they chose, including nothing.

There's something magical about downloading this
from wiki-commons.
The point of this in-cohesive ramble being, I've decided to remove the price tag on my downloads. Since I haven't figured out a pay-what-you-want system, it's all going to be free. 

Also, still working on not three, but four or five different songs now and I'm in the middle of a move, the end of school, figuring out four different work schedules (for four different jobs), tying up loose ends at BYU and so forth. In short, things will move a little slowly for a bit, but by about May I should be moving along at a strong pace again.

Cheers!

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