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Anything Box Releases An Album To Share

Posted by timothy on from the meet-me-by-the-electric-tree dept.

cats writes "Anything Box, the synthpop band from the 80's who had a hit with 'Living in Oblivion' have released an introspective albumn in mp3 format under a 'freeware' style license. Anyone who has ever seen these guys perform know they are just a bunch of nice people trying to make ends meet as musicians. I had the opportunity to hang with Claude before his show in NJ at The Pipe back in 1998. He had some interesting asides about how the music business in general operates. They manipulate the artists' work as well as take huge cuts of musicians' profits. The album is available via download as one big zip file including artwork and is in mp3 format. Very cool."

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  1. OK by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 5, Funny

    So now does that make them a one download wonder?

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  2. why do people even bother zipping mp3s? by jbellis · · Score: 2, Funny

    You get what, an extra 1% compression? Sheesh.

  3. 10 maximum on their FTP server by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There are less than 10 of us on Slashdot, right?

    *cough*

    Mirror, mirror, who's got the mirror.

  4. Re:other recent free music by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean you can understand the Beastie Boys? I'm impressed.

  5. Free music business model? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    1. Release music for free
    2. ???
    3. Profit!

  6. Re:The Smiths marry the Pet Shop Boys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    it is soft on the ears and you can shake a leg to it. I could see being in a crowd and bopping to it, and maybe putting the moves on the old lady
    "Shake a leg"? "Bopping"? You know that people haven't talked like that in at least 20 years right?
  7. Anything Box by wideBlueSkies · · Score: 4, Funny

    For a minute I thought this article was about an X-Box hack. Maybe one that would allow games from any other vendor to be played on the X-Box.

    Guess not.

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    Huh?
  8. These Guys Must Be Communists. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hang them.

  9. Re:What percent use a "modern ... decent OS"? by leviramsey · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only on Slashdot...:

    • Major site posts link to washed-up synthpop band (redundancy?) and their FTP server with 10 user maximum.
    • While twiddling thumbs, discussion of said synthpop band devolves into a .zip vs .tar flamefest.
    • Within three posts, said flamefest becomes a Windows vs. *n?x vs. Mac OS flamewar.

    Only on Slashdot. This is why I read Slashdot.