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Seth’s Picks of the Week 21st of November 2009

11-21-09 Top 10

If you happen to follow some of the label links below, you’ll find that many of them only have a handful of releases. This could be attributed to a release from a new label, but more than likely, is because it is some of the first content to arrive from one of the many new labels we’ve added to the shop. If that’s the case, keep an eye out. We’ll have a steady stream of back catalog coming so you can dig back for the goodies the label has already released, and grab the new stuff as soon as it comes out.

1. Cepheid (Chloe Harris Remix)Liz CirelliMirabilis Records. This is a no brainer for me. I always seem to go for Mirabilis, and I’ve been known to enjoy some Chloe Harris as well.

2. One Mode (Original Mix)MidaveTokyo Red Recordings. Tokyo Red has been getting me lately. I enjoy a label that has an identity, but their releases don’t seem to be dictated by some sort of label mantra. Their artists seem to have some room to breathe and are well chosen, which can only help make the music better.

3. Flush (Original Mix)SonodabGalaktika Records. Do yourself a favor and listen to the whole release.

4. Shponggg (Original Mix)Latscho PalmePlattenbau Music. Shpongg must mean rolling waves in a language with which I am unfamiliar.

5. A Summer Melody (Remute Remix)Paul SchalRemuted. Remute has issued only two releases, but I like them both and look forward to number three.

6. Abstract Looper (Original Mix)Matthias SpringerPunkt vor Strich Recordings. Abstract Looper is the perfect example of the type of song I like to hear when I’m in a laid-back mood, or towards the end of the night. It definitely grooves, but it doesn’t club you over the head.

7. Escape (Robin Hirte Summer Mix)Robbie RiveraParquet Recordings. This remix of the Robbie Rivera track is excellent. Drop this one and it’s on. 128 BPM of body moving techno.

8. Plankton (Matan Caspi and Eddy Good Remix)Muzikjunki & Marco Den HeldWazzup? Records. This particular remix of Plankton has good energy and melody without being over the top.

9. Never Forever (Marko Zavala Remix)SharkatronicAnimal Play Minimal. This one gets a bit nasty…

10. Goldbrokat (Donato Dozzy Techno Remix)Cio D’orPrologue. One of my favorite releases of the week.

 
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Yes, Our $1.50 WAVs Are Legit

I feel obliged to write this blog post because we’ve gotten several emails in the past few months where people are asking about the legitimacy of our WAVs. Basically, the concern has been expressed that we’re just taking MP3 files, converting them into WAVs, and then selling them for $1.50. [insert wrong answer buzzer sound]
 
The last email I got on this matter caught me when I was having a tough day and rubbed me wrong. In my opinion, it would be downright shady for us to merely convert MP3s into WAVs and then pass them off to you as higher quality files…so I just wanted to write this post to make it known, unequivocally, that Resonant Vibes does not do this.
 
I guess I understand why people might have this concern…$1.50 WAVs may just sound too good to be true. Some other sites are selling WAVs for nearly twice that amount, and I guess that leads some folks to think there must be a catch to what we’re doing.
 
The reality is there is no catch – other than the fact that we’ve had a policy of working hard to preserve our pricing structure, withstanding pressures from myriad sources over the years to make sure our customers pay what we consider to be a fair price.
 
I should make one additional fine point here…We do not have perfect knowledge about the files our content providers deliver. For example, if one of our content providers were to deliver an MP3 file that had simply been re-encoded as a WAV, we would not realistically have a way of catching that. However, I would be surprised if this happens because we deal with reputable content providers. Moreover, if they were delivering such files to us, they would also be delivering them to the other sites, which charge considerably more for the same download.
 
Now, in the immortal words of Forrest Gump, “That’s all I have to say about that” ;)
 
Eddie B