As a fan of obsolete forms of media storage this is insanely cool. I'd love to see 8-tacks and Laserdisc make a comeback. If nothing else than for the hell of it, and the fact that getting decent equipment to play said formats is a huge hassle here in Sweden.
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> 8-tracks
The band Aircraft has released I think 2 of those, but it's more a gimmick than anything.
Now laserdisks, those were an underappreciated format. They were too technically ahead of the curve for the market to afford.
Of course it's a gimmick. What else could it be in this day and age. It's the same when bands like Bone Awl have arbitrary "only vinyl/tape is real" restrictions on their releases. Not because it's necessarily the best or most convenient format there is. But because only a certain niche of people will care enough to get the equipment required to play those kind of media. It's like using original cartridges instead of emulators when playing old games, it's the extra hassle and tinkering witch makes it fun and endearing.
I've personally never used laserdisc's. I was way too young when they came and they never really became a thing here in Sweden as far as I know.
Laserdisc didn't really take-off anywhere. They were a hassle, all-around and expensive to produce and purchase. If you got a fingerprint on it, it pretty much kills it. I myself have only seen documentaries on them, and that was in the mid nineties in school. Nobody I knew had them, even my well-to-do friends who had everything.
I guess that's why I find them so charming. The fact that they are allround unpractical and borderline nonsensical. it's sort of like something you'd see Gyro Gearloose invent.
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Hahahaha, Different.
I was thinking of releasing my demo on micro cassette or mini CD to be different.
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Done over an old school answering machine, played through a Teddy Ruxpin
Nater90 on
Now that's fucking kvlt!!!
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>:-}
Claudandus on
As a fan of obsolete forms of media storage this is insanely cool. I'd love to see 8-tacks and Laserdisc make a comeback. If nothing else than for the hell of it, and the fact that getting decent equipment to play said formats is a huge hassle here in Sweden.
> 8-tracks
The band Aircraft has released I think 2 of those, but it's more a gimmick than anything.
Now laserdisks, those were an underappreciated format. They were too technically ahead of the curve for the market to afford.
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Ah, I was a little fast to post there I see. ^^
Of course it's a gimmick. What else could it be in this day and age. It's the same when bands like Bone Awl have arbitrary "only vinyl/tape is real" restrictions on their releases. Not because it's necessarily the best or most convenient format there is. But because only a certain niche of people will care enough to get the equipment required to play those kind of media. It's like using original cartridges instead of emulators when playing old games, it's the extra hassle and tinkering witch makes it fun and endearing.
I've personally never used laserdisc's. I was way too young when they came and they never really became a thing here in Sweden as far as I know.
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Laserdisc didn't really take-off anywhere. They were a hassle, all-around and expensive to produce and purchase. If you got a fingerprint on it, it pretty much kills it. I myself have only seen documentaries on them, and that was in the mid nineties in school. Nobody I knew had them, even my well-to-do friends who had everything.
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I guess that's why I find them so charming. The fact that they are allround unpractical and borderline nonsensical. it's sort of like something you'd see Gyro Gearloose invent.
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Ghost released their live album as an 8-Track