This indie label is about as polarized from the oligarchy model as an indie outfit can get. Comfort Stand is a label operated "by musicians, for musicians." It does not capture any rights from the artist. It does not accept music that seeks to restrict file-sharing privileges. It does not manufacture CDs or any other physical product. It offers its entire catalog for downloading (zipped album or singe tracks) and streaming (Flash or m3u). It presents only music its operators are passionate about. I've heard some gorgeous stuff here. Comfort Stand's motto? "Everybody needs free music." Go for it.
Comfort Stand Recordings
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(Page 1)2. It would be nice to have free music but I've listened to their sound bytes and this music, entertaining and cute to a point, has no commercial value in the first place. Some of it has artistic value and originality but these are projects not having any other value. Some of the songs are rather "campy" in nature and I'm not quite sure or convinced that this is the best route for a music site to take. I can't really call them a music label. Maybe I'm missing the point but if you're going to be a label, be a label that has commercial value to some extent. The idea of a non-commercial venture especially in the music industry is intriging but dangerous if you don't come up with the right combination of "hey, cute idea" and "buy now".
Posted at 5:58AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Bert Gagnon
1. It would be nice to have free music but I've listened to their sound bytes and this music, entertaining and cute to a point, has no commercial value in the first place. Some of it has artistic value and originality but these are projects not having any other value. Some of the songs are rather "campy" in nature and I'm not quite sure or convinced that this is the best route for a music site to take. I can't really call them a music label. Maybe I'm missing the point but if you're going to be a label, be a label that has commercial value to some extent. The idea of a non-commercial venture especially in the music industry is intriging but dangerous if you don't come up with the right combination of "hey, cute idea" and "buy now".
Posted at 5:58AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Bert Gagnon