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New Action Toolbelt CD has MP3, AAC files included

Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by scott on Saturday, May 1, 2004 at 3:39 PM (EDT)

Action Toolbelt's upcoming self-titled release will be the first of its kind, playing in standard CD players, while allowing unrestricted access to the same music digitally encoded on the enhanced CD. All songs are encoded as MP3 and AAC formats in high quality (192kbps) Unlike paid songs downloaded from iTunes or Napster, the files come with no built-in tracking or restrictions. The new Fastmusic release will be in stores May 4, 2004.

Fastmusic has stated that they are taking a firm stance against the RIAA and their scare tactics, and is determined to prove that overpriced CDs, not file-sharing, is the reason for the decline in major label CD sales. The label believes that users have the right transfer, burn, copy, or do whatever they want with music that they have purchased, whether on CD or downloaded on the net.

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thriceequalsgod (May 1, 2004)

this is awesome. I hope this gets big.

Someone (May 1, 2004)

i heard this commercial on punkradiocast.. sounds wicked...

pastepunk (May 1, 2004)

Besides Fastmusic doing all that cool stuff with the digital files, this disc is actually really good. It's very much in the vein of 90s Alternative Nation style, especially Superchunk. Not trendy stuff at all

Suge_Knight (May 1, 2004)

That new Jay Z video is great. I like him and I live in Brooklyn.

Someone (May 1, 2004)

"determined to prove that overpriced CDs, not file-sharing, is the reason for the decline in major label CD sales" that and the fact that most major label music is watered down, over produced bullshit. . . for instance. . . this was posted on the web somewhere. Its pretty incredible: "So I received tremendous joy when I found the following file over on the SA Forums. Some internet genius took Nickelback's first horrible "hit," and mixed it with Nickelback's newest awful "hit." By "mixed" I mean one shitty song plays in the left speaker, and the other ear-bleeding excuse for rock plays in the right speaker. What a surprise, they are almost EXACTLY THE SAME. It's uncanny, sad, and hilarious at the same time." http://www.nintendorks.com/brandon/temp/nickelbacksucks .mp3

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Someone (May 1, 2004)

funniest thing I have ever heard. ever

Someone (May 1, 2004)

Ha! Fuckin' awesome!

FortyMinutesWest (May 1, 2004)

Ha, I saw that one SA. It's not shocking.

thriceequalsgod (May 2, 2004)

oh my god. funniest shit ever. (ive heard that before)

Someone (May 20, 2004)

You like punk...of course to dont like the Nickelback...they make 2-3 radio songs an album to get their cash...and then they have heavy shit on the rest of the album. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B00008ADPF001001/0/10 4-9663467-9910300 all guitars on this album except few select songs are 1 full step down in guitars... ...open your mind and listen to a whole album before you criticize.

REALPUNX4LIFE (May 1, 2004)

Take THAT, recording industry! Buckle under the collective disobedience of... Action Toolbelt and Fastmusic. BURN!

inanechild (May 1, 2004)

Let's face it...this, this is punk.

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Someone (May 1, 2004)

Pooonk rowik.

punkindrublic696 (May 1, 2004)

So AAC is the new MP3? From what ive heard its the same quality just a smaller file size. sounds good

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Someone (May 1, 2004)

yea, it's pretty much MP4 except for just audio. AAC can give the same quality, but it takes a keen ear to hear it. good format, only problem is that iTunes is the only application that can play it so far...

punkindrublic696 (May 1, 2004)

i think real player can as i use it to transfer mp3 files to my mp3 player, but before it transfers them it converts them to AAC format.

pastepunk (May 1, 2004)

there is also a winamp plug-in for AAC

Someone (May 1, 2004)

this is good news. the major labels should just realize that they're full of shit.

FortyMinutesWest (May 1, 2004)

I know, I know, some of you will say "oh, it's just Fastmusic, pfft." But hey, everything starts somewhere. So fat we have Go-Kart and Fastmusic, hopefully other labels will see this, and the wheels will begin turning.

Someone (May 1, 2004)

this is retarded. how is this different than putting the cd in your computer and hitting "import" in itunes? you save 45 seconds of rip time. get back to me when you do something that's actually cool. all fastmusic did was waste extra money paying for the data tracks to be mastered onto the cd so they could get a news story out of it.

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Someone (May 1, 2004)

ummm i don't think putting files on a cd cost anything

Fuzzy (justin) (May 1, 2004)

Or they made it easier for people to do the ripping! Now they don't even have to figure out how to use iTunes or other audio encoders.

thriceequalsgod (May 2, 2004)

Yes, exactly. They made a news story out of it. It's not the fact that they're doing something completely new, no we can do this ourselves. It's the fact that they're standing up against major labels; making a statement.

Someone (May 2, 2004)

not much of a stand when most major label cds cost 8 bucks when they come out, while this cd will probably cost 14. it's really not the best business strategy to encourage people to steal your product - that's why fastmusic is about as financially stable as the guy that sells roses out of the trunk of his car on sundays. just what you need when you have a label with no bands that sell anyway - encourage even LOWER sales!

Someone (May 3, 2004)

I don't know where you're shopping, but most CDs where I live cost upwards of $12, including the major label ones.

pwfanatic (May 2, 2004)

like already said, i also believe that the whole point was to get a news story out of their statement on the whole issue....

Someone (May 1, 2004)

What? Fat Mike is going to be on Howard Monday. That's Rad!!!

Someone (May 2, 2004)

My god... just to say... the nickelback thing is fuckin incredible. Rock on Action Toolbelt =)

Someone (May 2, 2004)

"The label believes that users have the right [to] do whatever they want with music that they have PURCHASED..." Ha Ha Ha, what a fucking cop-out! This label wants you to do anything you want with music, but it has to be music you purchase! This statement cannot in any way be construed to say, "We tolerated all unrestricted music downloads." Yet, another way to sound 'indie-cool' by theoretically tolerating downloading without actually doing so... Kids, read between the fucking lines. No goddamn music label, indie or major would tolerate unrestricted music downloads (i.e. file sharing). That might be great for the bands, who get noticed. But not for the record labels, whose biggest revenue stream is, yes, CD sales. ***el_provocateur***

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Jesse (May 6, 2004)

What a shocker! This small, independent label that is almost completely reliant on revenue from CD sales want syou to BUY their CDs! That's terrible! I support downloading and P2P as much as the next guy, but without buying CDs, it's the small labels that are going to get shut down and then no one is releasing your favorite bands music. Unless your favorite band is Nickelback.

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