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| Halo of Flies - Indie Label |
In this episode:
We talk with Cory from the label Halo of Flies & the band Protestant.
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Notes from the interview.
http://haloofflies.bandcamp.com/
http://www.protestantmilwaukee.com/
Tell us about your music and tell us what’s new!
Halo of flies: record label and distribute other records...trade with other DIY labels
Does not manufacturer physically
Ian MacKaye
20 LPs go to Germany and they eat the postage
$13 versus $26.
CD-R Demo in 2005.
nothing matters but vinyl!
occasionally trade for tapes
cassette is coming back...or not according to Tom
metallicas-no-life-til-leather-cassette
straight to acetate booth in his store
Third_Man_Records
Protestant:
sings and plays guitar. started the band in 2005
band came first
“he talks a lot of shit”
Why don’t I do the work myself?
went on tour...and then put out a record.
at first a 7-inch (500 for ~$600)
CDs still sold in 2007
CD Baby has some printing press thing: http://members.cdbaby.com/vinyl
DJ Press is another option
300 LPs
pre-orders are key!
cheaper the second time!
it might make less money selling to the band, but at least you sold them!
7-in is synonymous with punk.
It was harder pre-90s.
United, Bill Smith, etc.
Apparently NOFX only did it for a year: 7in_of_the_Month_Club
“short songs, short records”
technology improved so could put more in 7-in
singles were big sellers
K-tel Records (keep reading, it gets there)
Where did the project name originate?
The Accused from Seattle: The_Accused
Barney Miller
Garbage (band)
also, Municipal_Waste_(band)
Poster Children: Poster_Children
They_Might_Be_Giants
The_Crucifucks
Inspector 12
Last Crack
What drew you to Creative Commons?
“It discovered me”
rage and frustration-podcast
closing track: KHMER - Pujares Negros CC BY-NC
They are playing in Chicago at a house show.
