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I sell CDs and DVDs. I love my job. There's no way I'll be doing the same thing in ten years, even if I wanted to. Things like this are going to destroy my industry.
I like the physical aspects of albums, but I won't bother with the physical copy if the album art isn't worth it. For example, Tool's albums are always things I want, rather than just the music. The last album had lenses you look through to see 3D images in trippy art. Spinal Tap (!!!) just released an album with a case that doubles as a stand up version of the band in a crowd, and I was tempted to buy it despite not liking the music much. On the other hand, as much as I like Katy Perry's songs, I'm not buying her physical album because not only do I feel no loyalty to her as an artist, but the album art is boring.
If an artist wants to release music without visuals, then this new record company is a great idea. I, on the other hand, will still buy the CDs that are packaged nicely.
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who am I to refuse the universe?
-Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers
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