SonicNet and Future Sound of London's "Lifeforms"
Question:
Newsgroups: alt.rave,alt.music.techno,rec.music.misc,alt.music.independent,alt.music.al ternative Followup-To: alt.rave,alt.music.techno,rec.music.misc,alt.music.independent,alt.music.al ternative Distribution:
: Nope, Aerosmith and Compuserve beat you by about 2 weeks. And : IUMA, bless their hearts, has you beat by a mile. Seeing as : how the single hasn’t been released yet at all, it’s possible this : is just a promo mix from prerelease 12". Any comment from And Cool Beans! BBS beat you to it by about 6 years. People calling Cool Beans! BBS have been distributing their records/zines/t-shirts/etc since 1988 when the BBS first went up in Michigan and was called PURE NIHILISM. There is a whole network (loose as it may be) of music/punk/indie oriented BBSs. I’ll list a few of them at the end of this message. Many offer record catalogs, information about artists, etc without having to charge money. Anyway, it sounds like an interesting BBS, but if pay is required for access you may find people are not into it. Meanwhile, check out the following BBSs (some of which have been around since the 80s) for free. Cool Beans! BBS and Zine 415-648-PUNK Submission Records BBS 612-729-2948 Bing’s Haus 304-291-3046 Extreme Books 503-288-3960 Anti-BBS (in Atlanta, can someone post the # please?) Matt Cool Beans! BBS and Zine!
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Announcing SonicNet, a new independent music oriented bbs located in New York City.
BBS? Sigh. Okay, whatever. The AOL access-provider-is-content-provider paradigm is dying, but I guess there are a few more gasps left in it. To celebrate SonicNet’s opening, a previously unreleased mix of a Future Sound of London song will be presented for download. Caroline Records / Astralwerks will break Future Sound of London’s "Lifeforms" featuring Liz Frazier of the Coctaeu Twins. This release will be available exclusively on SonicNet. This is the first time a single is being released and distributed through an on-line service!
Nope, Aerosmith and Compuserve beat you by about 2 weeks. And IUMA, bless their hearts, has you beat by a mile. Seeing as how the single hasn’t been released yet at all, it’s possible this is just a promo mix from prerelease 12". Any comment from The song will be available to be downloaded on June 23rd, 1994. In order to connect you need to have a 1200 to 28,800 baud modem. The telephone number is 212-431-1627. Internet telnet access will be available shortly.
But no ftp/web access for this music. Michael, having seen your posts on alt.culture.internet expounding on the godliness of the wide-open Internet, I’m surprised this isn’t the case. SonicNet offers Sound Clips, discographies and bio information of signed and unsigned bands.
Are these discographies ones commissioned by sonicnet or plucked off the Internet? In which case, you should respect the copyright if the authors of those discog’s and pay them per access (or at least ask their permission first) In addition, you will find on SonicNet: – Reviews and features which will be SonicNet exclusives.
Until they get reposted on alt.techno and IDM or other music newsgroups 
SonicNet will also provide access to the following service providers: Blender Magazine, KGB Magazine, Necro Enema Algamated, Caroline Records, Matador Records, Quixotic Records, Queenie Records. Dirt Records, Too Pure Records, Insomnia Record Catalog, and Eye Zine.
No no no, it’s: caroline.com astralwerks.com matador.com toopure.com etc…. *That’s* the proper paradigm. Brian — neither liberty nor safety" – Ben Franklin # http://www.wired.com/
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Announcing SonicNet, a new independent music oriented bbs located in New York City. To celebrate SonicNet’s opening, a previously unreleased mix of a Future Sound of London song will be presented for download. Caroline Records / Astralwerks will break Future Sound of London’s "Lifeforms" featuring Liz Frazier of the Coctaeu Twins. This release will be available exclusively on SonicNet. This is the first time a single is being released and distributed through an on-line service! The song will be available to be downloaded on June 23rd, 1994. In order to connect you need to have a 1200 to 28,800 baud modem. The telephone number is 212-431-1627. Internet telnet access will be available shortly. SonicNet is a member-supported bbs which costs $10.00 a month. The first month is free. SonicNet offers Sound Clips, discographies and bio information of signed and unsigned bands. In addition, you will find on SonicNet: – Reviews and features which will be SonicNet exclusives. – Ticket Sales for New York City- NO ticket SURCHARGES! (will be expanded to other cities soon) – Record Store and Mail Order Sales – Conferences and On-Line events with invited bands, guests and media – Internet Email account – Club Listings and Band Tours, along with maps of how to get to the clubs – Usenet Newsgroups and Internet/Bitnet mailing lists in public message areas, so you don’t have to fuss. SonicNet will also provide access to the following service providers: Blender Magazine, KGB Magazine, Necro Enema Algamated, Caroline Records, Matador Records, Quixotic Records, Queenie Records. Dirt Records, Too Pure Records, Insomnia Record Catalog, and Eye Zine. Or call the bbs at 212-431-1627
