1 Minute Song Competition! (aka Some Labels Just DON'T GET IT)
..doesn't get itFor the last 3 weeks I've been happily mailing signed bands to see whether I can play their material on NYUB. The vast majority of their labels are very eager to co-operate. They understand 'media fragmentation' and where it's all heading. Then occasionally you stumble upon a dinosaur. I had a few emails from people who recommended that I get in touch with a group called 'Giant Drag'. I couldn't find any decent downloadable material on their site nevertheless, I persevered and fired off an e-mail to what seemed to be a generic small label sales address.
A few days later I got an e-mail back from a marketing assistant at Polydor records who stated that it was company policy not to release any MP3s into the public domain. I could have a 1 minute sample of a Giant Drag track to play but that's all. Whoopdee fucking do. But wait, does this mean I can play anything I want for 1 minute? Perhaps it does. So where does this leave the mash-up people who are getting their asses dragged through the court? The big labels just don't get it.
But not luckily not every label I deal with is a bunch of twats. Take Leslie Gilotti for instance at gilotti.net. Strictly speaking, she's not running a label, instead her company assists independent labels in formulating an online marketing and PR strategy, one that increasingly relies on podcasts as a vehicle. Last week I saw the Presets play support for Wolfmother here in London. I loved their stuff so I emailed Leslie asking her who I should talk to about getting one of their tracks on NYUB. By chance she had an existing relationship with Modular records (their label) and I promptly got permission to play the track.
So, I get to play a track I love, thousands of people out there get to hear it too and the presets will see a few extra CDs sold. Everybody happy right?
Not the people at Polydor it seems. So in honour of Polydor, I'm going to start a little competition. Send me your favourite 1 minute tracks. Email me directly or leave a comment below. The winner gets to introduce it on the show!
MK
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Muse - Interlude
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Fantomas - Page 11
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that's all I can think of...
-Timo-
The master of short songs could be the Japanese Folk Singer Maher Shalal Hash Baz - he got handfuls of that lenght.
And finally - for more 'straight' Indie-rock it could be The Brakes with their only 8 seconds long "comma, comma, full stop" or their half minute of "Hi how are you" which also could be a nice kick in the arse to people who always need to talk at concerts (which is a big problem here in Aarhus, Denmark)
You, Drum by Liars (ok, it's 1.15)
And my trump card:
Takin' Retards to the Zoo by The Dead Milkmen (48 secs)
1.01 min
Jimi Hendrix
Equally Damaged - Blonde Redhead, Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons (0:40)
Pase Rock's Preestyle - Prefuse 73, Extinguished: Outtakes (0:44)
First Thing - Four Tet, Rounds (1:13)
Sunshine And Clouds And Everything Proud - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! (1:02)
Sum 41 - Ride The Chariot To The Devil (0:55)
Coldplay - Parachutes (0:44)
Saves the Day "Handsome Boy" from Can't Slow Down
An Albatross "Electric Suits and Cowboy Boots" from We Are The Lazer Viking
"This Submarine Has Cracked," by Duotang (0:59).
And although it's a little longer than a minute, "Forward to Death" by Nomeansno (1:12) is so totally awesome that I can't bring myself not to mention it.
"DJ Shangri-La" by Clinic (0:52)
"Touched" by My Bloody Valentine (0:56)
"The Secret Map Flees From Plurality" by Frog Eyes (0:34)
And if you want to split Polyethylene (parts 1 & 2) by Radiohead in Polyethylene (part 1) it's just 42"... (is that cheating??) ;-)
a "superstar" group... Eamonn from BSP and two members of ESP. so scene! ;-) [ironic wink]
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