Contacting Hathut

[David Ayers]

edited to add: I see now I look that Hatology downloads *do* exist so scrub 77.5% of what I just said.

Here I guess? http://www.qobuz.com/recherche?q=hatOLOGY&i=boutique

Unfortunately there are not the Anthony Braxton releases i am looking for.

No and there seem to be very few, as if they don't really believe in it....

[colinmce]

It'd be nice to see downloads though I admit I would have no interest in them. But it seems thorny, rightswise, and it furthermore seems preferable to make the entire catalogue available from 1976 on, which would be a massive undertaking for such a small operation.

[A Lark Ascending]

The smaller classical labels are streets ahead of jazz on this. It might be argued that Chandos/Hyperion are medium size but just look at this from Gimell, the Tallis Scholars label:

http://www.gimell.com/recording-Thomas-Tallis---Spem-in-alium.aspx

A format for every fetish.

The performers on Hat and Emanem cannot be wealthy people - I'm sure they could hardly object to expanding the formats available. I can see start up costs (and workload) might be considerable but once established... The big bonus comes in 'impulse buying'. If I have to order and wait I might um and ah a bit. If after being thrilled by a Barry Guy or whatever record I feel the desire for another and can access it straight away then a sale is much more likely (whether I should be so easily manipulated by a desire for instant gratification is something else).

The whole audiophile thing seems to have some labels stuck and shooting themselves in the foot. Gimell make both physical and download available - the first are there for those who feel that format is superior and allows for sales at concerts (and in cathedral gift shops!); the latter helps those of us out who don't live near a decent record shop and suffer from impatience.

Edited October 2, 2013 by A Lark Ascending

[mjzee]

I can see start up costs (and workload) might be considerable but once established...

If the title has ever had a CD release, then the masters are already in digital format...I wouldn't think there's much additional cost in converting AIFF format to mp3, FLAC, etc.

[A Lark Ascending]

I can see start up costs (and workload) might be considerable but once established...

If the title has ever had a CD release, then the masters are already in digital format...I wouldn't think there's much additional cost in converting AIFF format to mp3, FLAC, etc.

But the workload for a one (or few) man operation to change from an established approach might be daunting. I don't know. If you can start and keep a label running, recording much music yourself and then release it with little hope of selling many...well, the adjustment to downloads doesn't seem to be as big a step.

I just know that if Emanen and Hat were downloadable I'd buy more. I pick up a fair few Intakt discs that way (though they don't have everything out that way).

[Out Front Outback]

Earlier message mentioned an interest in Braxton's Santa Cruz recording.  Having recorded it, I was pleased to see that this was reissued in two separate packages [set 1 and set 2].