Thank you for listening

I did Vocals on this track a while back, “Original Sinner” with Tom Blacksoul from Croatia, It ended coming out on Deepfunk, Craig Law’s label in Los Angeles. I got paid $100 for the vocal, “more to come off the back-end” and 10 copies to be sent “next week”… “the week” after.. “I swore I sent them”. Whatever. That kind of flakiness is so common it doesn’t even waste space in my head anymore.

By the way, Craig seems to be a nice enough guy, and we all the conversations we have had were nice. I am not knocking him in any way, I am just telling my side of the story as a whole.

I looked for a few copies in shops, but just could not bring myself to actually buy one. Assuming that Deepfunk paid royalties in this case, I would hate to pay taxes on top of the sales tax. Jesus.

Side-thought: Could you imagine the black-hole if I had received an advance large enough to merit a recoup, and my record sold so poorly that every record sold meant less I got, and I got caught shop lifting my own record? Or downloading it? I would be begging people not to buy my record.

Side-Side-thought: I have downloaded my own music using slsk. I didn’t mind it AT ALL.

Anyway, I was trudging the path through hell that is Discogs today, trying to convince some guy that “the proof I have is that I AM THE DAMN ARTIST YOU NERD LIVING IN YOUR MOMS HOUSE” Jesus.

I stumbled across a copy of the record, and you know what? Its being sold from Seattle! However, he wants $14 for the record. It’s not like it’s an import. It’s a shitty little house record from LA that probably didn’t do more that 500 copies. At least I can avoid shipping, right?

On 01/12/08, 12:15PM, armsupaudio wrote:

You have a copy of “Blacksoul’s” Original Sinner off Deepfunk?

I actually co-wrote and sang on that record, but never received a copy of the record.

Can I take that copy off your hands?

-Mat

On 01/12/08, 01:39PM, xxxxxxx wrote:

Hi,
That’s great!
I have only the 1 copy in stock so just buy it of this site and then we will invoice you!
Thanks,
xxxx MUSIC

On 01/12/08, 01:43PM, armsupaudio wrote:

I am in seattle, what store are you?

On 01/12/08, 01:47PM, xxxxxxx wrote:

We are only online.
xxxxMUSIC

On 01/12/08, 02:14PM, armsupaudio wrote:

Ahh, I thought you were in seattle. Its bad enough to buy it, but not at an import price, with shipping from seattle.

On 01/12/08, 07:56PM, xxxxxxx wrote:

We are in Seattle!!…We charge $6.25 for USPS Priority Mail which will have the record to you in 2-3 days.
xxxMUSIC

It’s not like I am trying to get the guy to take the loss and give me the record or anything, but his price is seriously jacked up, and I am really, REALLY annoyed at having to pay over 20 bucks (1/5th of what I was paid ffs) .

Fuck it, I don’t need the record.

-Mat