Yeah, I bought this on vinyl in 2006. It's a lovely record. There's a lot more to her story - and why she pretty much gave up on music so long ago - than is mentioned in that Wikipedia entry.
But, having said that, is it considered kosher to post links that make up an entire album? I wouldn't care if it were some major-label, well-established artist, but, you know, Sibylle Baier isn't one of those. posted by cincinnatus c at 4:48 AM on December 6, 2011
Love this recording. IIRC, I found out about it via the excellent WUB-FUR internet radio station. http://radio23.wub-fur.us/ Thanks for the background. posted by drowsy at 6:03 AM on December 6, 2011
Her second album is still forthcoming, but Baier released a new track in 2008 for the film The Palermo Shooting: "Let Us Know".
@cincinnatus c: posting YouTube links for the album feels kosher to me. Sure, it is more invasive than the 30 second samples you can hear on iTunes, but it is also more welcoming. Introducing as many people to Baier's music in as simple a way as possible is a great thing. And I am a firm believer that people who want to support the artist will do so regardless of the alternatives. posted by isnotchicago at 6:50 AM on December 6, 2011
This is lovely stuff. I'm going to try to track down a vinyl copy, I think. posted by Richat at 6:57 AM on December 6, 2011
But, having said that, is it considered kosher to post links that make up an entire album? I wouldn't care if it were some major-label, well-established artist, but, you know, Sibylle Baier isn't one of those.
I think the exposure works even more in the artists favor than if they were some major label project distributed everywhere. That's how exposure WORKS. posted by FatherDagon at 8:14 AM on December 6, 2011
Yeah, I've heard that before, but many musicians I know aren't so sure that people posting their entire albums in order (rather than, maybe, a sample couple of tracks) is how exposure WORKS. posted by cincinnatus c at 8:25 AM on December 6, 2011
It's just YouTube. The OP didn't link to a RAR file of MP3s/FLAC files or a torrent. If someone's going to go to all the trouble of downloading the YouTube videos, converting to MP3, etc., then they're also likely going to just save time by finding the album on a file-sharing site or blog.
On a content-relevant note, this is really lovely. Thank you so much. posted by mykescipark at 9:04 AM on December 6, 2011
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