Uhm....Okay?

[sathor]

So I was looking through my measly 128 friends on Myspace when I realized something.

At some point METROPOLIS RECORDS added me.

Okay, for those who aren't aware, Metropolis Records was once the label of VNV NATION (may even still be!) as well as a -shitload- of other, -very good- electronic music...including Assemblage 23.

Considering -I- didn't add -them- that means there are people watching. And fuck, I really need to do something spine tingling. Maybe if I contact them personally after I achieve that, I'll be on my way.

Because I'm beginning to see the purpose of labels...and that's to get your music to a broader audience...this isn't about the money anymore.

Comments

[minxyminou.livejournal.com]

That's pretty cool. Speaking of VNV have you seen this? Always makes me laugh: http://www.screaming-machine.com/afraidofswords/

[sathor.livejournal.com]

Heh.

I like to think my music is a little less repetitive than that! Sheesh...

I have to admit, I wasn't really a huge fan of VNV. Assemblage is by far better from a conventional standpoint in my mind...NIN dwarfs them...I try to learn from NIN and TooL as much as I can.

[minxyminou.livejournal.com]

Yep NIN is king in my world. I respect Tool but I don't love them. I'm more of an APC girl.

[sathor.livejournal.com]

Had this same convo, minus the NIN with that girl at the bar over new years. She was a huge APC fan. I am too, but they are a little too mainstreamish in their composition for me to want to learn from them.

Tool is really appealing to me because of their esoteric metaphors. There's a lot in their music that's drawn from hermeticism/qabalah/etc and that's beautiful to me, because I know so few actually grok that, if you grok me.

NIN, well...I don't think there's anyone that can't call him king (even if he wears a crown of shit.) He made music that, by majority standards, shouldn't have gotten where it did...and really, there haven't been too many of his ilk, if at all after him, to break through to where he's at.

Married man he is now, though. My heart goes out to him...he deserves it if his music is any indication of the emotional suffering he's been through.

[sathor.livejournal.com]

oh...by the way?

I thought my music was linked somewhere in my lj, but it's not anymore...

If your ears can handle something that's not professionally backed (it's not terrible though, I promise) check out http://www.myspace.com/socialshock

I'd suggest Horoscope most of all, but Angel has vocals I am partial to.

I've been likened to reznor and morrison, so I figure I end up being some kind of strange combination there.

Oh, and add me if you like. I love friends, and I do try and stay up to date on other people's lives...and not in a stalkerish way...

[minxyminou.livejournal.com]

Great. I will check it out in a few days when I'm home and have my good speakers again :)

I'm not on myspace but you're definitely a friend of mine on here.

[sathor.livejournal.com]

And here I was under the impression that you weren't living in Australia (as your profile says) anymore!

How long have you been in Europe?

[minxyminou.livejournal.com]

I've been OS since 13th Dec visiting Butters. Heading home on Wednesday :(

[sathor.livejournal.com]

Oooh, so I gather that the man you are in love with doesn't live with you in Australia? That's such a terrible fate...but very romantic :)