Legal downloads of Bill Frisell's music

[six string]

Here's a link to what I believe is a new company offering live and studio recordings from a select group of artists. These come with the approval of the musicians who are also being financially rewarded. The live Bill Frisell album looks good.

http://downloads.fastatmosphere.com/Mercha...egory_Code=FRIS

Hopefully this will catch on. Nice to have the option to get it in flac format too.

This link now works.

Edited December 17, 2008 by six string

[Aggie87]

That link doesn't work for me, but you can legally d/l Frisell's stuff from his website too (billfrisell.com).

I wish he gave the option to puchase actual cd's though.

[RDK]

Try this...

http://downloads.fastatmosphere.com/Mercha...egory_Code=FRIS

Great idea - I hope it catches on - but I'm concerned about the price point. $13.99 for FLAC files? Hell, I rarely pay $13 for a real CD these days. MP3s are a bit cheaper, but still more than itunes (or emusic) and without the middle man.

[six string]

You're right. That's a little pricey for a d/l flac but I was thinking particularly about the live album that isn't available through normal channels. It would be cool if artists could start offering up live recordings of shows they particularly like that you can't get from their label. Of course it depends on the artist's contract whether they can do that or not.