NOVEMBER 2008 INTERVIEW WITH LYP
November 3rd 2008 18:08
Leaving me behind in the age of dancing along to the bedroom hi-fi, many bands are tending towards the digital release option catering to i-pod lovers today. The latest music from Little Yellow Perfect is also to be a digital release - but thankfully they are catering to their less tech-minded fans as well…
I have just interviewed Chris - AKA 'The Sound' - from LYP about their new music…
Q. I heard that your next release will be purely digital - do you see the digital trend in music sales continuing for many years, or just being the right choice for 'now'?
A. The new Little Yellow Perfect EP "Phosphor" will be a digital only-release ... actually, we'll give away burned copies at our release party in a few months. As an indie band, we're basically our own record company, and we spent a lot of money duplicating CDs of our last record, "Simple Devices" (which Boone Spooner mixed, by the way). When we realized that we were making more money from digital sales, and no one was buying CDs at the shows anymore, the decision was simple. You can get your songs out there quicker now; I think it's like the 60s, with the Beatles releasing two short records a year, full of "singles," instead of the way it's been in the 90s, with 3-4 year waits in between massive 70-minute long CDs. Everyone in the industry knows this by now, they just may not want to admit it. Personally, I'd rather buy a used CD at Green Apple than download the songs
Q. Do you worry that some of your regular fans might be unable to access your music if it is made available only via digital distribution? (I have dial-up, making downloads hell rather than heaven, myself.)
A. Not really. We're not inaccessible. They could email us and I'd mail you an actual CD. I've mailed CDs to DJs in Russia and Europe. We could be big in Vladivostok.
Q. Are you going with one distributor or multiple? What made you decide on that specific choice?
A. This great company in Portland, CD Baby, for about $55, will get your songs out to dozens of services, from iTunes and Rhapsody to little ones I've never heard of. Another musician told us about CD Baby, and I've been quite happy. No digital distributor should force you to have an exclusive deal with them.
Q. The last time I interviewed you guys, you were playing around with synthesizers to add to the sound, and since then you have added a new member. Will the new music sound extremely different to the last
recording?
A. "Phosphor" is a little darker, weirder, and more guitar-oriented that its predecessor. A little less polished ... mostly because we recorded it ourselves in our rehearsal studio. It's about as "indie" as it gets, without the snotty attitude.
Q. Will you still be having a release party for the new music, or is that a thing of history for those choosing digital options?
A. We're putting together a "release party" right now ... and people will get free actual CDs of the music. People gotta have something to put it their stereos.
Q. Anything else exciting going on with the band - such as tours or special shows?
A. This show will be our last as Little Yellow Perfect. We're going to hide in the studio for a while and write an entirely new batch of songs, forge a new identity for ourselves. We started in 2002, we're different people now, it's time for a change.
Wow, that was unexpected and saddening news! LYP being one of my fav bands…
Takes a deep breath - OK, ready to hear the new band and new sound…
Anyone wanting to grab a copy of the new record or find out more about the band:
The LYP website: Really Long Link
The 'last' LYP release: Really Long Link
I have just interviewed Chris - AKA 'The Sound' - from LYP about their new music…
Q. I heard that your next release will be purely digital - do you see the digital trend in music sales continuing for many years, or just being the right choice for 'now'?
A. The new Little Yellow Perfect EP "Phosphor" will be a digital only-release ... actually, we'll give away burned copies at our release party in a few months. As an indie band, we're basically our own record company, and we spent a lot of money duplicating CDs of our last record, "Simple Devices" (which Boone Spooner mixed, by the way). When we realized that we were making more money from digital sales, and no one was buying CDs at the shows anymore, the decision was simple. You can get your songs out there quicker now; I think it's like the 60s, with the Beatles releasing two short records a year, full of "singles," instead of the way it's been in the 90s, with 3-4 year waits in between massive 70-minute long CDs. Everyone in the industry knows this by now, they just may not want to admit it. Personally, I'd rather buy a used CD at Green Apple than download the songs
Q. Do you worry that some of your regular fans might be unable to access your music if it is made available only via digital distribution? (I have dial-up, making downloads hell rather than heaven, myself.)
A. Not really. We're not inaccessible. They could email us and I'd mail you an actual CD. I've mailed CDs to DJs in Russia and Europe. We could be big in Vladivostok.
Q. Are you going with one distributor or multiple? What made you decide on that specific choice?
A. This great company in Portland, CD Baby, for about $55, will get your songs out to dozens of services, from iTunes and Rhapsody to little ones I've never heard of. Another musician told us about CD Baby, and I've been quite happy. No digital distributor should force you to have an exclusive deal with them.
Q. The last time I interviewed you guys, you were playing around with synthesizers to add to the sound, and since then you have added a new member. Will the new music sound extremely different to the last
recording?
A. "Phosphor" is a little darker, weirder, and more guitar-oriented that its predecessor. A little less polished ... mostly because we recorded it ourselves in our rehearsal studio. It's about as "indie" as it gets, without the snotty attitude.
Q. Will you still be having a release party for the new music, or is that a thing of history for those choosing digital options?
A. We're putting together a "release party" right now ... and people will get free actual CDs of the music. People gotta have something to put it their stereos.
Q. Anything else exciting going on with the band - such as tours or special shows?
A. This show will be our last as Little Yellow Perfect. We're going to hide in the studio for a while and write an entirely new batch of songs, forge a new identity for ourselves. We started in 2002, we're different people now, it's time for a change.
Wow, that was unexpected and saddening news! LYP being one of my fav bands…
Takes a deep breath - OK, ready to hear the new band and new sound…
Anyone wanting to grab a copy of the new record or find out more about the band:
The LYP website: Really Long Link
The 'last' LYP release: Really Long Link
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