8.00am. DGMHQ.
So let us begin with the “good” news – the guestbook is reprieved. The bad news, as I sit in the office at 8.00 am in the morning, is that I have taken on the task of reading and responding. Although I shall possibly have to enlist the services of Punk Sanderson to flame the “dopey postings” that used to so irk RF. Reading the recent postings, I rather suspect that the guestbook’s best moment may prove to be in its apparent demise. We shall see. As I have written elsewhere, DGM is beginning plans for DGMLive MkII – part of which will be a discussion of what a 21st century guestbook should be (and how it should integrate with the wider world of social media). Answers on a postcard please (or even a guestbook).
So where to begin? My own particular concern in finding an audience for The Vicar and Soundscapes is perfectly demonstrated in BakuLllama’s posting – where he questions the advisability of selling The Vicar (and probably soundscapes) ‘on the back of King Crimson’. This posting caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the office, as we have always deliberately avoiding relating The Vicar to King Crimson. Not for us the movie industry tag of ‘from the team that brought you King Crimson…” Indeed, for a long while we considered licensing The Vicar albums elsewhere as DGM’s connection with King Crimson was probably harmful (as it may also be with Orchestral Soundscapes). Which perfectly demonstrates the absurdity of our situation – Robert and I co-own a label, which is apparently unsuitable for releasing our own music. A problem which I have just another 353 days to solve. Twitching already.
Meanwhile, Mr Stormy is putting an extra door on the studio downstairs (soundproofing, who would have thunk it?!) and an engineer is coming this morning to install Fibre Optic broadband – so speed of access will be no excuse.
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