User Name  Password
Make a donation click here. Your support will help us remove ads and upload local images, etc.
Title: VERY BAD NEWS CONCERNING THIS RELEASE
Hop to: 
Views:278     
<<Previous ThreadNext Thread>>
Page 1 / 2    
AuthorComment
solypsis_noise
 Author    



Rank:none
Score: 389
Posts: 389
Registered: 11/14/2005
Time spent: 0 hours

(Date Posted:01/16/2007 1:46 AM)

I received this e-mail from max machismo:hey, this is a confession and an explanation... before read any of this, this isn;t trying to justify but explain myself as best as possible, and im going to you before i go to the forums, for two reasons, i need to get it out of me first, and maybe if you have any advice for me... even if it;s just a lashing on me.... i understand, i've earned it. the story of this record we've been working on starts at day one, as do my mistakes, and i feel like atleast one person deserves to know (as im not even sure if i want to take this to the forums).This summer was a very bizarre period in my life. As i beleive you know, during CBML2, i was homeless, hitchhiking and couch surfing, the reason why i was homeless (which happened long before i knew any of you folks), i was onalot of drugs/alcohol (ALOT, i still say no to that point but maybne people could have called me an addict),i had lost my girlfriend of five years (who i was still seeing on and off in a very depressing and drama filled situation), my job, and a good friend (suicide). I had problems as well keeping myself organized... part of why i didn;t bother trying to get a new job or a new house, i felt like i needed a break from responsability. but then the 7" came along just around when i was getting my old job back, had an apartment lined up and really felt like was going to get my life back on track, and i even felt like the record was a sign of myself taking control again... it was a great feeling. but as the summer progressed, i found myself falling into old habbits, that kept stunting the work and production of this project, i was doing cocaine and drinking almost every night (the cocaine much less than the drinking, butthat was up to maybe two or three nights a week at that point, the drinking maybe four or five - and im always smoking pot - seriously, every day)... and then certain expected glitches would show up along the way, being a coward, i would use those as an excuse for my own problems that had slowed things down (mind you at the start, when collecting the tracks for the comp i was completely homeless and was compiling the tracks by crashing houses with internet and then emailing them to myself to make record of them - that got comlicated but i sorted it out rather fast). then came though, the payment part of this game. i had no bank account, the reason being, i had no ID - i was so busy with work i never bothered to get it. and this is where my problem really started to kick in, i can;t seem to get done the things i need to, for what would take me an hour before work, i couldn't do it. no explanation why, i just couldn't, i still have no ID or bank account to this day, and im a manager for a collections department. and then there were other things that came up around this time, a silent drop out, i got evicted from my apartment, other projects i had undergone locally which i were fully neglected were starting tokick me in the ass and i just sunk into a wicked depression... and i had begun to really drink - everyday, sometimes all day.now the payments had to be taken care of - so gurp helped me out to which i am forever greatful, and i want his name of this completely, if any hard feelings are held, he deserves none, he's been nothing but supportive and helpful, any problems he had were 100% my fault. please, do not bother him about this in any way. the payments came to me from him. and now i was at the point where i had to send this thing off. the initial record pressing company turned it down the great deal of 850 was out the window. i was embarassed. so much so i couldn;t tell anybody about them turning it down, i said i changed companies for shipping purposes - although i did use a canadian company to save on those costs, i ended up with a bill of about $1600. which i have no problem covering the difference, i was never going to tell anybody this cost as i didn't want to make anybody feel like i was trying to pull something, i was just going to pay and get it over with. i'd pay 800 as a deposit and then i'd pay the other 800 at the completion of the record, and everything would be cool, i've got maybe 200 or 300 dollars worth of shipping already covered and i figured it would all go with out a hitch. this was october. all the sleeves are printed, the masters are done (and even better thanks to Aaron doing the vinyl master)... i felt like i had finally pulled it all together, but my drinking had gotten to the worst, and the cocaine was now around me two to four or five times a week (luckily i was spending very little on this habit - my problem was the product of someone elses and he spent that majority of money on this). so people were getting very angry now -Chad wanted a refund, i know you were very angry along with others. so i just said fuck it, lets get this mofo out. and i said i'd sent it out, I LIED. at the time, in my foggy head i just thought to myself "i'll send it out tomorrow, no big deal". but everynight i was drinking myself till i hit the floor, and if that didn;t happen it;s because i was staying up all night doing blow.and every day was "i'll do it tomorrow"...i didn't even see the time go by. and then i realized i was fucked. so i lied again. yeah, i know, there's no excuse for that. i said the pressings came back bad to buy me time. that was a lie, and i thought to myself "i'll send it off tomorrow" no big deal. i was still drinking. and i kept drinking. i haven't stopped. my roommate and best friend had to beat the shit out of me for me to come to. to realize that im fucking up big. nothing has been sent off, everybody's moneyis still with me, the sleeves are done andeverything's ready to go. but for some reaosn to this point i just can't send it off... every time i look at the package i have anxiety attacks and start drinking again... i can't focus on it, when i do i become awreck and everything gets worse... i feel as though since my roommates "intervention" (which i respect him for fully) a certain calrity has hit, but even still it will take five weeks from when ever it gets sent off. my dillemma now,is i don;t know what people want... this is why im emailing you, maybe some advice or what you think before i take this to the forums. no matter what everybody will know what happened in regards to the vinylwhether im just going to assume alot of hate and tell them i fucked up and leaveit at that (or give them this more detailed explanation, which im afraid of doing because i don;t want the pity, i just want an understanding, i fully expect alot of anger from everybody, and that's fair, i deserve it).so that's where this is. i want to see this record done more than anything, if it fails, and it is not completed... i'll never get over that... m,aybe that's fair.after the completion of this - whether it;s refunding everybody or everybody accepting that this won;t be done for a month orwhat ever happens. im disapearing for a while... i need to seek help. im a serious mess right now. i understand if im black listed fromdigital vomit, although in the future after i take my break and try and get my life in order as best i can, i would look forward to contributing music, i'll never accept anotherproject under my supervision and accept if i am not welcome on other projects. i should not have accepted this job, and that was very dumb and irresponsable of me. and i have to live with this now. James, im sorry mostly to you, younominated me trusting i was going to do a good job, im sorry. i failed you, the label, and everyone involved. Iwill address thisin the forums, i just felt like someone else needed to know first. this email was not for your pity, it's just the whole truth. im generally not a liar, but my problems pushed me into a bad place.I'm sorry.Andrew.if for what ever reason you'd like to talk on the phone, you can call me at my work collect and i'll accept the charges (though the phone call can't be too long, the company will absorb the cost). (613)747-8822 (ext203). i know when angry with someone, it's better to tell them in voice rather than email.... however, i won;t be in until tuesday of next week i work from 12pm - 7pm(end e-mail)i don't know what i can possibly add to this. i'm afraid this could be the end of Digital Vomit --- who will trust us with their money now?i suggest you all start e-mailing/calling max and demand some answers/action/refunds.any help you guys can provide is greatly appreciated. as you know, i have no control over this release, nor do i live within 500 miles of him so i don't know what options we have. he has not been responding to my e-mails. the above e-mail was sent to me two weeks ago and i have been sitting on it. i told max that if he sent out the masters TODAY (December 29)all would be forgiven. he thanked me and that was the last i heard from him. i tried to give him one last chance to redeem himself but in the last 2 weeks i have heard nothing.i apologize for hiding this from you guys, but i had hoped to somehow resolve this situation without it turning into the disaster it has become.

Mixomatosis
1# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 12:33 PM)

Hm... OK, lots to take in there.

The drink, the drugs, all that - it's terrible. I'm certainly not going to defend any of those decisions, being teetotal and drug-free myself. Andrew - if you're reading this, fuck Dry Heaves, get yourself off the drink, off the drugs, and clean yourself up. Right now. That's got to take priority. Sorry to all the artists who might not agree with that statement, but if its a choice between releasing a record and coming out of a drink and drug habit, I think it's obvious which should come first. This isn't me taking pity on you Andrew, or even sympathising, rather it's a simple fact that if you don't, you'll probably die of it eventually. I do not say things like that lightly, but you've made it quite clear that you're in a very bad place right now. To me, it seems obvious.

So, Dry Heaves. With the proviso that Andrew is cleaned up - that is off the drugs and off the drink - I will take these records from him and distribute them myself. If he is willing to post ALL COPIES OF THE RECORD to me (excluding his own, obviously) using the money he has collected so far for postage, with the CHANGE ENCLOSED AS A CHEQUE IN POUND STERLING, plus just 1 COPY FOR ME, then I will take delivery of them, and send them out to people as and when I am able to afford it. Yes, it will be expensive. Yes, I am likely to lose a lot of money. But this record MUST be released. If anyone wants to help out with shipping costs, you know where to send me money, but this certainly is NOT obligitary. And I will NOT be covering the $800 excess Andrew has amounted in getting the thing pressed. If someone wants to help spread the cost, maybe Andrew can send half to me and half to someone else in another country. OK, maybe not half and half, but split depending on location, and what will be cheapest to send. For instance, if I took all the records for the UK and Europe and Thailand (that last one's you, Datarapist!), Solypsis could take the US and Australia ones. That's just a for instance - I'm not lumping you with anything James. Given Andrew's above email (TBH, I'm not sure I fully agree with you posting it publically James, given some of its highly personal content, but let's please not have that discussion), he appears to be in no state to take on the responsibility of sending out different packages to various countries. If he can manage 1 or 2 though, then I'll help him out.

If he doesn't come off the drugs, or he doesn't wish to take me up on this offer, for whatever reason, then I'm out. This release has nothing to do with me, and I won't go chasing after him for information. It would seem those efforts would be futile at the moment anyway. I'm offering him this opportunity because I love this label. Not to please anyone, not to get Andrew out of the shit, but because I love this poxy excuse of a record label, the music it contains, and what it can achieve. Trust me James, this is NOT the end. No way. It's worth bearing in mind that this release only covers a relatively small area of the "label", despite the huge importance that's been placed on it, being the first vinyl release and all.

Andrew - if you come off the drink and drugs, or you can at least prove to me you're making the effort, that is going to the proper clinics and receiving the correct treatment, then please feel free to get in touch about sending me the records and spare cash. boiledhead at hotmail dot com. If you don't come off them, you can forget it. I'm not going to email you directly about this; as I said, this release has nothing to do with me. Your actions will 100% define the course of this release, as they have since its inception last February/March.

NB. I reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time. This next few months is going to be tough enough financially for me, what with CBML4, Very Unprofessional, 2 live shows and the Chicago trip, and I could probably do without this. You know why I'm offering this to you.

Later today I will edit the .com DVR006 page to contain very general information about the release's delay. Also, perhaps you might be interested to know that the "Lovers Society" release, should it happen later this year, will almost certainly be a 12" vinyl record. Luckily for the participants of that release, I don't go near booze. J20 all the way.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

Support us

Create free forum and click the links below and your donations will make a difference here.

www.dinodirect.com

Online Huge Store for Various Cool Gadgets, Nintendo Wii Controller, iPod Charger, iPhone Cases, BlackBerry Cases, Laptop Accessories, Rechargeable Battery, LED Tactical Flashlight, iPod Earphones, iPhone Charger, Wii Controller, iPod Cables, Video Players, Music Players, Car Accessories, Cell Phone Accessories, Video Games Accessories and Hobby Gadgets.

If you use the code "DDLIFE", all orders will get 10% discount plus worldwide free shipping!
 
Mixomatosis
2# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 12:40 PM)

Oh, and regarding CBML4, whilst I really don't think you're going to take part this time Andrew, nor do I think you should spend your money on a slot, I'm not going to remove your name from the confirmed list. If come 3/3 you've not submitted, your name will be removed along with all other unused slots, as is the standard policy.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

keithhic
3# 



Registered:08/08/2005
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 12:51 PM)

James, Thanks for sharing that with us. I personally respect your decision to sit on this for a few weeks to see what happens.
 
Before I share my thoughts with you all, I must admit to not being angry, but frustrated.
 
"I don't know what I can possibly add to this. I'm afraid this could be the end of Digital Vomit --- who will trust us with their money now?"
I can understand  your worry, but I don't think this will kill the collective. You faced the problem that people had no reason to trust you when you started Digi Vom,  and we have a proven track record thanks to your self and Mixo's hard work. That Max still has the money is a relief, and now it is out Max needs to resolve the situation.
 
"but even still it will take five weeks from when ever it gets sent off. my dillemma now, is i don;t know what people want... this is why im emailing you, maybe some advice or what you think before i take this to the forums.  "
 
OK. my thoughts on it are confused but I think I know what I would prefer. but if I ramble .....
 
Argument for refunds:
* We've paid out and nothings happened. No one like missing out. 
* Max's lack of communications leaves us worried  it won't be completed

Argument for pressing on:

* We've already paid and Max is taking up the slack - so it's not going to cost any more.
* The refunded money isn't going to make a big difference to my life (even being on dole and having no current income as is my current
position)
* I put (as I expect did most people) a lot of effort into my 30 Seconds - more than I usually do. I even enlisted the help of 6 other musicians to be able to achieve my idea. I owe something to them as well.
* It would be good for Digi Vom (and max) to have this completed and any worries resolved.
* It would be cool to have Digi Vom vinyl 
* The sleeves are done and everything's ready to go. 
 
I think that means I would like to see it still go ahead and get them pressed, but I'd suggest that max should provide every one with some level of reassurance in the way of a photo of the sleeves, masters, etc. And enlist the help of your friends to get the stuff sent off.
 
 I don't think (hope) that this is yet the disaster you envision. That max is unresponsive to your emails / uncommunicative is my only worry.
so come on out and let us know.....
 
 
Regards,
Keith

--------------------------------------------------------------
the best things are often a surprise

keithhic
4# 



Registered:08/08/2005
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 12:57 PM)

In responce to Mixo's posts. (and due to the fact the i don't think i was clear enough on the point). I agree with Lee.

Max, you need to get your self some help and deal with the drink/drugs and depression. I'm sure we would all prefer to see you well and recovered.

 

 

best wishes Keith.

 

 

 

 

--------------------------------------------------------------
the best things are often a surprise

Mixomatosis
5# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 1:38 PM)

http://hallo-excentrico.com/digivom/dvr006.html


Please note: This release has been withheld indefinetely. It is pressed and ready to be sent out, but there are currently issues with Max in Canada, preventing its immediate release. All news will be posted here as soon as it becomes known.


--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

ROBO_stud
6# 



Rank:none
Score:308
Posts:308
Registered:02/21/2006
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 4:00 PM)

wow. ok.
well if you do read this andrew, i am pissed off. not because of your personal problems (which i feel you should have told us about MONTHS ago)
but because you lied to all of us!
if you had just told us the truth, alot of this could have been avoided.

but all that aside, i think the best course of action is to send it to Lee....and to send it SOON!
if andrew is unable to send them for whatever reason, i urge someone who knows him to get the money off him
and send them to Lee yourself.

im not angry at you andrew....and i think you and i both know that you need you Need to end this project yourself,
the way you promised you would.
i took a fairly big risk trusting someone i didn't know, had never talked or even know what they look like
who also lived on the other side of the world. i have never done that before.......if this project isn't finished i will never trust anyone enough to do it again.

hope you get yourself together andrew,
i mean that.

--------------------------------------------------------------
myspace.com/therobostud

or

myspace.com/ruroid5000

Hooray
7# 



Rank:none
Score:93
Posts:93
Registered:11/19/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 4:01 PM)

i'm sure this thing will see light of day sometime, i can wait.

--------------------------------------------------------------
10111

solypsis_noise
8# 



Rank:none
Score:389
Posts:389
Registered:11/14/2005
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 4:02 PM)

mixo --

 

   i struggled with the decision as to whether i should post his personal e-mail here or not for quite a while (having actually gotten in  an argument against doing so with my wife), but a few things factored into my decision:

   when max originally e-mailed me i responded with a LONG e-mail asking him to please take care of himself and telling him NOT to divulge these details on the forum. i suggested that he merely send off the masters and i in turn would do my best to keep the heat off of him for a while. i said there was no need for him to get everyone upset just yet.  he responded with a thank you.

   a week later i wrote again asking him what the status was and received no response.

  another week later i wrote again telling him that he needed to either come clean at this time on the forum or i would be forced to do it for him. again, he did not respond after 3 or 4 days.

   although it does seem distasteful for me to post his private message here i saw no other way to accurately explain the situation --- better that it were in his own words than mine, and since he has become incommunicado i felt that something had to be done.

   if there was a better way to handle this i surely would have pursued it. you guys know me well enough to know that i worry a lot, and this issue has been absolutely devestating to me. i take responsibility for what happens here, right or wrong.

Mixomatosis
9# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 4:08 PM)

Good answer.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

iivix
10# 



Registered:05/16/2005
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 4:27 PM)

Reply to : Mixomatosis



If he is willing to post ALL COPIES OF THE RECORD to me





Dude, unless I'm reading this wrong - there are no records.




so i just said fuck it, lets get this mofo out. and i said i'd sent it [the master] out, I LIED. [...] yeah, i know, there's no excuse for that. i said the pressings came back bad to buy me time. that was a lie, and i thought to myself "i'll send it off tomorrow" no big deal. [...] still it will take five weeks from when ever it gets sent off. [...]





Yeah, it's a fuck up. I don't think it's the end of Digital Vomit by any means - Solypsis and Mixo have proved themselves more than trustworthy. Hence when Mixo says he's doing a live event, I give him some cash, no questions asked. There'll always be bad eggs, and sadly we've encountered one here. But second to physically going to Max/Andrew and getting the cash and master off him and making the thing yourself, I don't think there are any options remaining.

--------------------------------------------------------------
LONDON: i could do better than that

58 : 59 : 70 : 85 : 36

Mixomatosis
11# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 4:30 PM)

Robostud, I hope that the actions taken by Andrew in this project don't affect your standing with contributing further to this label, particularly with CBML4. It's worth saying again that this release only represents a small segment of what the label is responsible for. Sure, you've no reason to trust me, but hopefully you can see from what I achieved with CBML3 that I can at least produce the physical products and get them in your hands, with a good turnaround.

A further point about why this isn't "the end" of the label - look at V/Vm's Relax. All copies of that had to be destroyed. 3 years later, VVMT365 emerges. Setbacks such as this do not equal the end of a label. And given the way this particular one works, I'd say its even less likely than it was with V/Vm. All labels have problems. I mean, look at CBML2! That wasn't a walk in the park either! But look what we've done since then.

THIS IS NOT THE END. NOT BY A LONG SHOT.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

Mixomatosis
12# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 4:36 PM)

Reply to : iivix

^^^ stuff up there about the "master"
Yes, you're correct, I read that wrong, I was under the impression that the discs were pressed, and just needed to be sent out. In that case, there really is very little I can do or offer, except perhaps to produce a limited CD-R run of the release, which will be distributed with the same ratios at the 7"s, but even that depends on me getting copies of the tracks from everyone involved. Alternatively I might see if I can split the pressing of Very Unprofessional (hah!) with a few copies of Dry Heaves too, (maybe 400 VUs, 100 DHs - I don't really want 500 copies to be honest, so I'd be happy to sacrafice 100) but I'd say this is very unlikely. And even then, it hardly solves the problem of all that money.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

iivix
13# 



Registered:05/16/2005
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 4:38 PM)

Reply to : Mixomatosis



I love this label. Not to please anyone, not to get Andrew out of the shit, but because I love this poxy excuse of a record label, the music it contains, and what it can achieve.





I'll raise my glass (of J20) to that!

--------------------------------------------------------------
LONDON: i could do better than that

58 : 59 : 70 : 85 : 36

iivix
14# 



Registered:05/16/2005
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 4:43 PM)

Reply to : Mixomatosis



Alternatively I might see if I can split the pressing of Very Unprofessional (hah!) with a few copies of Dry Heaves too





My feeling on this is that none of us should put the effort in or money to make this work, because all that says is that it's OK for someone to take responsibility for something, take the money and LIE about it all, because a better person will take up the slack in the end. That's not the sort of message we should give. If there's any action left, it's got to be damage recovery and limitation. In my opinion.

--------------------------------------------------------------
LONDON: i could do better than that

58 : 59 : 70 : 85 : 36

Mixomatosis
15# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 5:00 PM)

I totally agree iivix, but I suppose my main issue is with all the people who've put money into this release and now look unlikely to get their money back from it - they should get something for their troubles, even if its well beneath what they deserve. I suspect refunds may be the way to go though anyway. It's some small comfort to know that Andrew hasn't (apparently) spent the cash on his exploits.

I'm far too soft, that's my problem! I don't even have anything to do with this release! I just don't want to see people's time, effort and money go to pot. (no pun intended)

Hm... would it be insensitive to put on White Lines by Grandmaster Flash now? Fuck it, I'm putting it on just for the bassline.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

ROBO_stud
16# 



Rank:none
Score:308
Posts:308
Registered:02/21/2006
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 5:14 PM)

while i do feel very betrayed by all of this and andrew's lying most of all.
im not going to let it sour me against the idea of digivom.

--------------------------------------------------------------
myspace.com/therobostud

or

myspace.com/ruroid5000

Mixomatosis
17# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 5:44 PM)

Reply to : ROBO_stud

while i do feel very betrayed by all of this and andrew's lying most of all.im not going to let it sour me against the idea of digivom.

That's all I ask. Thank you.

Regarding this issue, I don't really think there's much we can do until Mr Machismo pops his head in and explains what's going on. If he's still got the money, then at the least I will have a look around to find a vinyl pressing plant that falls within his budget, whatever that is. GZ Vinyl are amongst the cheapest I believe, but they're based in the Czech Republic. What he wants to do with any of the information I come up with is up to him.

Oh, and iivix, I am both flattered and slightly nervous at the trust you've put in me! :P FYI, I've been phoning the Buffalo Bar today, but no-one's been answering the phone. They have my number on their answering machine though, so let's see what happens...

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

Hooray
18# 



Rank:none
Score:93
Posts:93
Registered:11/19/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 5:45 PM)

heh heh, perhaps its my black sense of humour, but i am finding this thread very funny

 

--------------------------------------------------------------
10111

ROBO_stud
19# 



Rank:none
Score:308
Posts:308
Registered:02/21/2006
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 10:42 PM)

i've been pissed off pretty much all day from this news.
now that i've had time to walk it off, i have something to say.

if this incident has taught us anything, its that we can't just let any person who shows interest in
a project be the organiser. trust is earned not given away.

i trusted andrew(max) because he answered me whenever i e-mailed him with a question. it seemed ridiculous to me at the time
that someone would keep reassuring me that things were moving slowly (but still moving), just to keep what little money i had
sent him. it appears now that this is exactly what he has done.

the money is not the most important issue for me. if this kind of thing continues to happen here then this will be a joke of
an independent label. word of mouth will spread and no-one will join.

from now on i will have nothing to do with any project unless i know for certain that 1) the person isn't just going to run off with
my money, and 2) that the project will actually get done on schedule and if anything goes wrong they let everyone involved know.

im trusting you Lee because you seem dedicated to this whole idea and because i have seen for myself that you can get things done.
if you stop running these projects like you said you would then i will have dificulty trusting someone else.

--------------------------------------------------------------
myspace.com/therobostud

or

myspace.com/ruroid5000

Mixomatosis
20# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 11:15 PM)

That is totally fair enough Robostud, but it's worth pointing out that back in 2005, when Solypsis conceived the idea, he basically had no reason for people to trust him either. When I took over, the same can be said. In fact, with me there must have been even less faith, as I had never released anything before - at least James did The Ottoman Empire previously. The problem is that someone can have the best intentions, as I'm sure Andrew did, but outside circumstances can change the course of events drastically, as we've seen here. Unfortunately, the only way these projects can only work through having faith in the organisers. It is with regret to see that this trust has been broken in this case, but that's not to say it will happen again. I think it goes without saying Andrew won't be organising any more releases for us - I certainly don't want him to, and I doubt he does either. You have raised a valid point that perhaps the people in charge of these projects should be vetted. You could say that you can only do something for us if you have released a product before. But if you then did that, there's the point of there being a double standard, as I didn't release anything beforehand. It's a very difficult balance that needs to be made.

I'm glad to be taking a back seat come June! Oh, by the way Mr Stud, have you send the CD and money yet? I've not received it yet, thought I'd just check while you're here.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

The Fez
21# 



Registered:12/02/2006
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 11:22 PM)

I trust Lee, he is a charming fellow and he knows his stuff.

I can see how this would sour the concept of Digital Vomit, but we're in good hands.

--------------------------------------------------------------
www.myspace.com/fezcore

ROBO_stud
22# 



Rank:none
Score:308
Posts:308
Registered:02/21/2006
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 11:23 PM)

no i haven't sent the money or the cd yet Lee.
i will either send it tomorrow or the beginning of next week. im just making sure that everything is ok with the tracks first.

--------------------------------------------------------------
myspace.com/therobostud

or

myspace.com/ruroid5000

Mixomatosis
23# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/16/2007 11:26 PM)

OK, cheers buddy.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

Mixomatosis
24# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/17/2007 1:17 AM)

Reply to : Hooray

heh heh, perhaps its my black sense of humour, but i am finding this thread very funny

Gah... go and watch jam (or jaaaaam if you're feeling really naughty) or The League Of Gentlemen or something.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

junkshop coyote
25# 



Registered:04/05/2005
Time spent: 252 hours


(Date Posted:01/17/2007 3:29 AM)

Jesus H., I turn in early one night without looking in on things, and... damn.

I gave up booze and drugs in 1994 because I couldn't use them without it running away with me. I might have done it sooner, but some people were helping me stay sick by bailing me out and stuff. So no, that's not the way to go, and getting well must needs be Max' top priority, but still, I would like for this record to see the light of day somehow, and I don't care all that much how long it takes. I've waited 40 years to be on a piece of plastic; another one won't kill me.

I looked into having my solo album pressed on vinyl at GZ, but as part of the ordering process, you have to declare membership in a copyright protection society (e.g. BMI, ASCAP, BIEM, etc.). That was part of what drove me back to my first instinct of the CD format. Maybe there's a way around it, like V/Vm found, but I decided to learn to crawl before I walk.

--------------------------------------------------------------
hallo-excentrico.com
hallo-excentrico.com/junkshop
junkshop-coyote.livejournal.com
digitalvomit.com

RankSinatra
26# 



Registered:05/16/2005
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/17/2007 12:40 PM)

bummer.
been there with the drugs and alchole so i can certainly sympathise,,,,but at the end of the day you have to take responsibility for your actions.
realistically the only choice we have is to leave it with max and hope it does happen at some point when he gets himself together.
i propose a new 7" project gets underway...i would hate to see this as the end of vinyl for digi vom.
either as a small run of vinyl or a peter king acetate.
i would be happy to co ordinate this.
ive not used peter king before but lots of folks i know have and vinyl pressing i get done at zenith.
see the rank sinatra bbb split 7"
http://www.zenithrecords.org/

arrr
gu/??


--------------------------------------------------------------
write me a letter...
P.O.Box R420 royal exchange 1225 nsw australia

Mixomatosis
27# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/17/2007 1:25 PM)

I'd personally trust you with doing a vinyl release Guy, either as a Zenith run or with Peter King, although the latter discussion has been had before, and communication from their end has been exceptionally poor, nay non-existent. The Zenith thing sounds like a good deal though. Actually, I may contact you about doing The Lovers Society with them, they seem like a good company.

I think if another vinyl release were to be produced though, it couldn't happen under the name Dry Heaves. I believe there's just too much stigma attatched to the name now. But I think before we can really have that discussion, we should hear from Andrew.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

ROBO_stud
28# 



Rank:none
Score:308
Posts:308
Registered:02/21/2006
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/17/2007 1:49 PM)

i think a good option for this Dry Heaves mess might be to get the master copy off andrew and just release it free to
download on digitalvomit.com
let people understand the situation and why it wasn't released and just let people have it.
this is if andrew doesn't do something first, which is unlikely.

--------------------------------------------------------------
myspace.com/therobostud

or

myspace.com/ruroid5000

Support us

Just click the links below and your donations will make a difference here.

 
iivix
29# 



Registered:05/16/2005
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/17/2007 2:12 PM)

Reply to : ROBO_stud



i think a good option for this Dry Heaves mess might be to get the master copy off andrew and just release it free todownload on digitalvomit.comlet people understand the situation and why it wasn't released and just let people have it.this is if andrew doesn't do something first, which is unlikely.





I think the idea situation would be the master turning into an online release, Andrew refunding everyone's money (or at least passing it in one lot to someone more responsible), and a new vinyl project under a new name run by someone trustworthy.


--------------------------------------------------------------
LONDON: i could do better than that

58 : 59 : 70 : 85 : 36

Mixomatosis
30# 



Registered:11/22/2004
Time spent: 0 hours


(Date Posted:01/17/2007 2:27 PM)

Actually, I always intended to put this release online anyway, what with it being a vinyl release and much more difficult to create digital copies of. But I'm still going to wait for Andrew before I personally take any action. Oh, and as discussed earlier, I will be happy to take the money off Andrew's hands and send it back to individuals, if he can show me he's working to come off the drugs. Otherwise I won't bother.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mixomatosis - likes to edit his posts a lot.

<<Previous ThreadNext Thread>>
Page 1 / 2    

Quick Reply
Title:
Comment:
Ubb Code Allowed
HTML Code Allowed
Images Allowed
          
100% satisfiction sale for wii accessories,the lowest price at $0.99.
Sign Up | Create | About Us | SiteMap | Features | Forums | Show Off | Faq | Help
Copyright © 2000-2009 Aimoo Free Forum All rights reserved.