Yeeaaahhh! Iāll piece you together a playlist and let you know who the creators are so you can source downloads as needed - sound ok?
up for nthis
Also I have a suggestion for the name - Jaguarundis.
Itās an actual word, has the words JAG and DiS in it, sounds like āJag Around Thisā, and is an actual thing too - means a āa mainly tropical American wildcatā, which could easily be the logo.
Also
trying to figure out what my position on this is given other distribution & various deals Iāve already got to juggle
One thing though, and not to poo-poo Distrokid or McGarnagle here, distrokidās main plus point cost wise is that itās a flat fee per year that covers all releases whereas most other digital distro operates on a flat fee per release basisā¦ so obviously thereās a point at which the number of releases (and type) per year play into the budget equation. For instance it makes sense if you have a lot of catalogue to use Distrokid ā¦but we havenāt got any catalogue yet
ā¦which brings us to an important question; How many releases and of what type are we looking at per year?
also, how will we deal with the ācurationā especially wrt each release being mastered as a unit rather than all sorts of different volumes, sound quality etc? How are we going to define what gets put out there? Or are we just gonna throw as much as possible and see what sticks?
jagwar undies ?
not sure
Wow, youāve just sorted our merchandise too! Perfect!
All fair points, to which I do not have an answerā¦
Itās definitely something that needs some blue sky thinking / market research
Are we just gonna do various artist compilations?
Individual artist EPs?
Individual artist full albums?
How do we split it between the beatless & the more dance stuff?
Hereās a top of the head ideaā¦ One various compilation per month alternating between Ambient one month, electronica/dance the next
that makes 12 compilations in a year from which each artist could then collect their various tracks together into individual EPs/mini-albums/LPs depending on how many tracks theyāve done/contributed
This could also work in the opposite direction ----> EPs/mini-albums/albums split off and collected into label sampler compilations
just thinking off the top of my head here
also, who decides?
If I want to put an EP out on the label & half of you think itās shit what happens then? (this isnāt personal to me of course. How do we judge quality control?)
tbf splitting tracks would fuck me up, I like to use ambient bits as breathers on my lps
Yeah, figured this might be a conflict for you with all the other stuff going on.
I think weāre aligned on a rough genre in the range of ambient/IDM
Type - I think a good starting point is a mixture of albums/EPs released digitally. There are a few of us with things which are already out in the wild - I think we can start by doing a sampler with maybe a track per existing release that we want to bring under the label?
After thatā¦ honestly, not sure. I donāt want it to be a high-pressure thing where we need a regular cadence of releases. I think the cost @McGarnagle is proposing feels like a low entry point per person even if itās not necessarily the most cost-efficient? It certainly feels ok to me.
Been mulling over this a lot tbh. I would propose we formally choose a couple of folks who have the ultimate yes/no on albums/tracks/mastering - in an entirely elective capacity rather than meaning any additional cut of (non-existent) revenues. Iāll throw my hat in the ring as one of those folks, although Iāve not got a great ear for masteringā¦
As a non-creator, and more of a curator, Iād throw my hat in too. Iām not into the creation but listen a lot and have been a critical writer in the past.
Youāve got my vote.
Iāve got the right software for mastering (Ozone 8 etc.) and Iāve done it on my own stuff. Iām way, way off being what Iād even consider competent in terms of balancing a tone across multiple different recording sources but Iām willing to give it a go and I can at least make sure levels and stuff are reasonably balanced.
Your stuff sounds great.
Suggestions:
Curation: @escutcheon and @AphexTwinkletoes
Mastering: @McGarnagle
Distrokid admin: @McGarnagle
Anyone else want to throw their hat in the ring? Other roles we need formally defining?
Iāve added a second sheet to that google doc for existing releases, i.e. EPs/LPs that you would want to be considered for the label and which could contribute tracks towards a prospective sampler.
Iām keen to get stuck in wherever needed, donāt really mind what but if thereās something that needs doing then sign me up.
Going back to @McGarnagleās list above Iām happy to take a punt at setting up things like a website / bandcamp page / social media accounts / mailing list etc. Also, sure there are people here better at it, but can give branding/logos a go as well, once weāve decided on name.
Iām happy with most of those suggestions but Iāve added Disintegrated/Disintegrated Records as an alternative mainly due to there already being a Disintegration Records on Bandcamp.