Thom Yorke e Nigel Godrich fora do Spotify
Thom Yorke e Nigel Godrich tiraram seus álbuns e projetos do aplicativo Spotify. Segundo Nigel o serviço é ruim para novos artistas e acaba beneficiando apenas as grandes bandas. O produtor confirmou a saída via twitter nesse domingo e Thom também confirmou a retira dos álbuns solo lançado de 2006 (The Eraser) e de Amok – lançado pelo Atoms For Peace em fevereiro. O catálogo do Radiohead ainda permanece disponível no aplicativo menos In Rainbows que jamais foi disponibilizado no mesmo. Aimee Mann e Galaxie 500 já haviam feito o mesmo.
Nigel:
“The reason is that new artists get paid fuck all with this model.. It's an equation that just doesn't work. The music industry is being taken over by the back door and if we don't try and make it fair for new music producers and artists then the art will suffer. Make no mistake. These are all the same old industry bods trying to get a stranglehold on the delivery system. The numbers don't even add up for spotify yet.. But it's not about that.. It's about establishing the model which will be extremely valuable. Meanwhile small labels and new artists can't even keep their lights on. It's just not right. Plus people are scared to speak up or not take part as they are told they will lose invaluable exposure if they don't play ball. Meanwhile Millions of streams gets them a few thousand dollars.. Not like radio at all.. Anyway. Thems the breaks. Opinions welcome.. but discussion and new thinking necessary.. If you have a massive catalogue – a major label… for example.. then you're quids in. It's money for old rope.. But making new recorded music needs funding.. Some records can be made in a laptop, but some need musician and skilled technicians.. These things cost money.. Pink floyds catalogue has already generated billions of dollars for someone(not necessarily the band) so now putting it on a streaming site makes total sense.. But if people had been listening to spotify instead of buying records in 1973… I doubt very much if dark side would have been made.. It would just be too expensive… I think the point is – that streaming suits catalogue.. But cannot work as a way of supporting new artists work.. Spotify and the like either have to address that fact and change the model for new releases or else all new music producers should be bold and vote with their feet. They have no power without new music..”
Thom:
“for me In Rainbows was a statement of trust .people still value new music ..that’s all we’d like from Spotify. don’t make us the target.”
- Thom Yorke on twitter
http://twitter.com/thomyorke/status/356710964667744256
