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Underworld for DownloadOne of my favorite artists, Underworld, really seems to understand the digital transformation that is occurring in our world. What I mean is, they've been tapped into digital culture -- in all of its permutations -- for years, using the Internet to showcase their visual and auraul works. Currently, they're releasing their latest sounds as a DRM-free download -- in fact, they don't even have a CD available. This is a break from their past efforts, which always involved a full-length CD release in addition to a regular onslaught of single remixes. Underworld began their career -- or at least, first began to make a name for themself -- in the 80s, recording wax. That is, their first official music release was under the independent label Wax Trax! Albums were, of course, released as vinyl, and then CD. Their latest work is, as I've mentioned, available as digital downloads. (Apparently they will also make some remixes available under the CD format; deejays still currently prefer handling CDs and vinyl rather than MP3s.) Yet most well-known artists releasing their works as digital downloads are doing so with some caveats; for example, DRM (digital rights management). Underworld bucks the trend by trusting its fans: we ask that you restrict these links and downloads to your own personal use only. we are not using any copy protection or drm as we prefer to start from the point of trusing our customers. if the system is abused, we will have to review how we provide content. Fair enough. (Though I don't think we need to be warned about abusing the system.) I'm really diggin' Underworld's approach, and I hope they continue down this road. By trusting their customers -- and we are, after all, customers once we purchase one of their products -- Underworld is treating us with more respect than most of the well-known artists you can purchase on iTunes and other digital music stores. They're demonstrating, through trust, that they appreciate their fans; too often, artists forget where their bread and butter comes from. One other thing: Underworld's downloads are not your typical fare; their latest releases are 30-minute compositions which combine a variety of movements into one final musical work. Additionally, their download includes an HTML-based gallery of images, which you can watch while listening to their audio composition (but which is also a work of its own). An article I've read quotes Underworld's Karl Hyde describing some future potentialities; for example, future releases of previously-downloaded works being offered for free to those who've already paid for the works. What a beautiful future this could be... Download Underworld's works, some of which are free, at UnderworldLive.com.
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