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It's a picture of the floor

December 5

Jingle jangle jewellery.

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September 29

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<span>Flore - Pum Pum Gal (I.D. Remix) by I.D.</span>

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diary of a free album - part 9

March 27

Diary Of A Free Album - Remix Parts Giveaway

Diary Of A Free Album - Part 8

Diary Of A Free Album - Part 7

Diary Of A Free Album - Part 6

Diary Of A Free Album - The Launch!

Diary Of A Free Album - Part 5

Diary Of A Free Album - Part 4

Diary Of A Free Album - Part 3

Diary Of A Free Album - Part 2

Diary Of A Free Album - Part 1

This week, we gave away the remix parts to four of the tracks on the album (see link above). The idea was originally, that we would give them away on the bandcamp site - that way, anyone who wanted to get them would have to go to the label page, and would see the album, maybe have a listen and download it. Pretty cool, huh. Unfortunately, that one didn't work because as yet bandcamp have no facility for giving away WAV files, or AIFs or even ZIPs. I emailed them and they're on the case, but I don't know when that's going to be. So, in the absence of that, we figured the next best thing was probably to put them up on the Soundcloud - at least that way it will drive people to the account and maybe they'll check the mixes or the free tunes.

So, the parts went up on Wednesday, they've been up for nearly 48 hours now, and the account shows they've notched up nearly 1000 plays between them in that time. Not too shabby. I can also see on the bandcamp page that we've started getting some hits from places where we weren't before - places like www.remixcomps.com. Which is good, that's what we wanted to happen. But of course, what we also wanted to happen was that more people would download the album, too. As with the album launch (but on a smaller scale) I also emailed a lot of blogs and websites to let them know, and we've had a few posts about it, some of which are still coming in - so it's obviously too early to draw any firm conclusions. But, let's have a look at the graph anyway. You're gonna have to ignore my rather shabby visual arts skills, I'm afraid, but I've started to notate the graph for your comfort and safety:

So, you can see that the remix parts giveaway has given us a very small upwards bump, although nothing major. You can also see there was no immediate effect from the mag review - but then that's only been on sale for 10 days so far, and will still be in shops for another 2 or 3 weeks, so again, it's hard to say. We could say it has perhaps stemmed the decline in downloads?

It raises the question - which I'll look at in more depth later - how do you 'work' something like this? Once its out, and the initial burst has worn off, what can you do to get more people interested, spread the word beyond the 'core' few thousand people who generally follow you, are aware of you, and have now either downloaded the album or at least checked it out? Remix parts is one idea, we'll see how that goes, but there's got to be some more stuff we can do. Hmm.

One definite positive this week is that Dove House Hospice got in touch with us. They've noticed lots of hits coming to their site from around here, and emailed to say thanks for the exposure. Which is cool, because we haven't even sent them any money yet! So it was a really good feeling to be able to mail back to tell them what we're up to, and how things are going. So, a big thanks to all those who have donated so far - we've been genuinely surprised and impressed at how much we've managed to raise so far. We're going to collect until after we release the remixes, and we'll let you know how it goes in the meantime.

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i.d.

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blogs etc

March 27

(pic: David Mabb)

This is the first in a new series here. Might come up with a better name for it at some point too. Anyway I want to get more of an overview of what's going on across the whole spectrum of what we're into, and make sure people aren't missing out on all the good stuff. So, I approached some of my favourite blogs, and asked everyone what the biggest tune right now is, that no self-respecting fan would be without. There will be more blogs added over the coming months, but for now check these out - and be sure to click on the links to have yourself a read of all these wicked sites:

Sonic Router: Addison Groove - Footcrab (Swamp 81) - "It’s stupid, putrid and overtly dumb, but its bonafide genius at the same time. Vibing off pure 808 kick drums and cowbells I challenge any producer to come up with a more defining anthem than this using such minimal tools."

Everyday Junglist: Calibre - Steptoe (Signature) - "A change in style from Calibre as he comes with half time dubwise track thats been slaying dancefloors the length and breadth of the land."

Chrome Kids: Skitz ft Buggsy - Born Inna System (Dragon Drop) - "Daddy Skitz returns alongside Bristol gully side rhymer Buggsy, with a Reggae / Hip-hop fire starter that should also keep the Grime and Dubstep fraternities happy."

Baltimore Club: DJ Jonny Blaze - Here We Go (Blazeone) - DJ Jonny Blaze showcases a change of direction in both his music and his wider beliefs:

Going Other Places: Steve Oh - Work Dat Shit (Soul People) - "The track works effortlessly as a stripped down house jam with profane samples and a tight production."

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i.d.

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weekend mixes

March 27

A round up of some of the week's best mixes and podcasts for you, to get you through until this rain stops.

First, Hotflush artist Sigha dropped a mix of influences for Fabric this week. It's a wicked mix of uncompromising, distorted art, from Sigur Ros to My Bloody Valentine to the Velvet Underground. He appears not to have credited Richie Hawtin's hairdresser as an influence though. AHAHA I'm here all week. Play below or check the Fairtilizer page for the tracklist:

Speaking of people not crediting Richie Hawtin's hairdresser, what is James Holden playing at these days? Good grief. Anyway - next up, a slightly random choice but I was bussing this last night and got really into it - it's by a dude from Lithuania called Remedy, and it's mainly grimey, quality hiphop beats, with a dubstep section at the end. If you do nothing else, check the cover/remix of The Message which comes in at 35 minutes - inspired!

<span>XXXXX by Remedy by Remedy</span>

Last, here's the latest Sonic Router mix, this time by San Francisco's DJG. I'm a massive fan of his blend of deep but warm analogue-sounding dubstep, and this mix will demonstrate why. Tracklist and interview here:

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i.d.

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October 19

Stay tuned for future releases from the likes of er, me, and also from Gella who for my money should give i.d. lots of money as per post below etc etc and so on and so forth

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