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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19278 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
Yep, still time!!! —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19278 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
We have 2 entries in the queue that I hope to publish this weekend! Sorry for the delay. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 385 Orange County, CA |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19278 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
Sorry for the delay. Two new tracks! Thanks! https://surfguitar101.com/downloads/category/2020-sg101-mp3-compilation/title/?page=2 17 - JeffLeites "Sunset Surf" Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19278 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
Breakaways wrote:
Well.. it is a rule... definitely hasn't been consistently enforced over the years as it's impossible for me to know if a track is unique for the comp or not. If you have an alternate take or track/demo that would be preferable but I'm not sure I care that much. What does everyone else think? The rule was put in place because some bands would just drop tracks off already released CDs. I say go for it if that's all you got! —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Apr 13, 2018 Posts: 1374 New Orleans |
Personally I think it is a great rule. I love hearing outtakes, demos, home recordings or straight up practice versions with mistakes. When I hear tracks that seem like they are off of an album, it immediately becomes less personal and less intimate. Call me crazy, but if people want to submit properly produced tracks, perhaps a second companion compilation would be more appropriate. Heck, you could do something like K records. Have bands give a free license and sell it! —Daniel Deathtide |
Joined: Sep 19, 2016 Posts: 244 Tampa |
The rule about having unique tracks for the comp is what has kept me from contributing, fwiw. It could be the case that I don't understand how this comp is distributed. As far as I can tell, it's a download link that is pretty much exposed only to the members of this board? If I were going to write, record and then pay for a tune to be mixed and mastered properly, I'd probably want to have it available for wider distribution, be it vinyl or spotify or something. So for that reason, I haven't put a song on the sg101. I do love listening to all the bands that do, though! I'm not complaining. Just throwing my .02 out there, since it was asked for. —Guitarist for Black Valley Moon & Down By Law |
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https://surfguitar101.com/news/story/1484/ "There is a good chance the comp will end up on Archive.org." |
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SamDBL wrote:
Then upload a demo or live recording! —Daniel Deathtide |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19278 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
Yes, we put the comp on archive.org for wider distribution. Checkout all the links to previous years in the bottom left hand sidebar.
I don't think anyone has done this for our comp. It's just a collection of mostly amateur home made mp3s. Well, some pro bands may have dropped tracks from their albums in the past. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Last edited: Jan 11, 2021 07:21:57 |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19278 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
Tonight we have a very interesting track with a great story behind it! Thanks subdigit6! 19 - Colorado Surf Club "ajaB" —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Thank YOU! |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19278 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
I wasn't sure what kind of reception the comp would get at the end of 2020, but we are up to 20 tracks now! And we have a very fine one from a really good dude, Eddie Katcher! Thanks Eddie that was awesome! 20 - Eddie Katcher "Patton's Run" —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19278 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
And other one! 21 - stratdancer "Grim New Reality" Thanks! —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Sep 19, 2016 Posts: 244 Tampa |
I get the idea, now. Though I’m curious what the reasoning of wanting an exclusive track is. Usually, comps ask for exclusive tracks because they want the comp to sell. And, therefore, exclusive tracks make people more likely to buy the release. But since this is a free comp mainly to hear what everyone on the board is up to, why the request for exclusivity? I don’t mean to dwell, and I know it’s been said that the rule is pretty flexible. This is just a question that popped up in my head while reading this exchange. —Guitarist for Black Valley Moon & Down By Law |
Joined: Feb 22, 2016 Posts: 442 California |
SamDBL wrote:
I can only speak for myself, I'd rather not hear tracks from another release, it would be redundant. I feel these comps are meant to be a lighthearted record of what our members are up to. The exclusivity is to make the compilation special and original to this forum. And i imagine another reason is to avoid possible copyright issues down the line. Last edited: Jan 17, 2021 01:06:00 |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11052 Berkeley, CA |
Sam I think there are a couple more important reasons than any theoretical legal issues or exclusivity. Keep in mind the overall theme of the forum, the "101" in SG101. This website has been setup to give surf music players of all levels, a place to feel welcome. The annual comp - by extension - was created primarily as a place where our members can show off the progress of their own musical journey, and especially to encourage our newer players or those who can't devote the time to building up high skills. Hearing your bedroom masterpiece next to a polished album ready track can be discouraging for some, not all mind you, but some. The second reason is by limiting submissions to unreleased material by those of us who are able to produce professional recordings, it serves as an outlet for us to present something unique just for our fellow surf music nuts, a sort of note of appreciation and camaraderie. Sharing a song destined to be heard (potentially) by the great masses diminishes the novel aspect of the comp. — Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19278 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
Danny nailed it. It's something special and unique to our forum and its members. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |