ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Hitchcock Dances: the mp3.com affair</TITLE> <!-- JavaScript --> <SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- // the string that should scroll var scrlStr = "" // the width of the scrolling area var width = 120; var strLen = scrlStr.length; var pos = 1 - width; // start far enough to the left for only // one letter to be showing function scroll(){ var scroll = ""; // initialize the string to be printed pos++; // move to the right in the string if (pos == strLen) // start over if the string is done pos = 1 - width; // scrolling if (pos<0) { // add spaces to beginning if necessary for (var i=1; i<=Math.abs(pos); i++) scroll = scroll + " "; scroll = scroll + scrlStr.substring(0, width - i + 1); } else scroll = scroll + scrlStr.substring(pos, pos + width); window.status = scroll; // print the string setTimeout("scroll()",100); // recurse after 1/10 of a second } //--> </SCRIPT> <META NAME="DC.title" CONTENT="Hitchcock Dances pages. Contains information about the music cartel."> <META NAME="DC.subject" CONTENT="hitchcock dances, music cartel, Bath, Somerset, England, Edinburgh, Solsbury Sound, multiple instruments, keyboard control, midi technology, midi technological development, new techniques, new performance techniques, electronic music, electronica, minimalist, ambient"> <META NAME="DC.description" CONTENT="Hitchcock Dances pages. Contains information about the music cartel."> <META NAME="DC.creator" CONTENT="Hunter, Philip"> <META NAME="DC.creator" CONTENT="(TYPE=email) perlesvaus@easynet.co.uk"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="hitchcock dances, music cartel, Bath, Edinburgh"> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#FF33CC" LINK="#999900" VLINK="#CC0000" ALINK="#CCCC66" ONLOAD="scroll(); return true"> <P>&nbsp;</P> <CENTER> <P ALIGN="center"><A HREF="http://homes.ukoln.ac.uk/~lispjh/love-of-the-damned-b.mid"><IMG SRC="hitch-banner5.jpg" WIDTH="476" HEIGHT="77" ALIGN="absmiddle" BORDER="0" ALT="Hitchcock Dances Banner"></A><BR> <BR> </P></CENTER> <CENTER><BR> </CENTER> <P ALIGN="center"><IMG SRC="hitch-line.jpg" WIDTH="476" HEIGHT="2" ALT="(dividing line on page)" ALIGN="middle"> </P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF"><B>Hitchcock Dances</B> was resident on <B>mp3.com</B> from June 2002 onwards, for a total of 17 months. </FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF"> A selection of the cartel's music was available in streaming format until 2nd December 2003 on <B>mp3.com</B>, at: http://www.mp3.com/Hitchcock_Dances/.</P> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF"><B>mp3.com</B> ceased to exist on that day, the domain name and nothing else having been bought by CNET. <B>mp3.com</B> had announced ( on 13th November) that all existing artist materials on <B>mp3.com</B> <I>were to be destroyed</I>. This act of vandalism was carried out, and was reported on in <A HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/34306.html">The Register</A> for the 3rd of December. <!--Michael Robertson, the original founder of <B>mp3.com</B>, has commented on the <A HREF="http://www.lindows.com/lindows_michaelsminutes_archives.php?id=90">burning down</A> of the world's largest digital archive.--> CD sales were discontinued a fortnight or so earlier on Monday 17th November - with <I>two</I> working days notice. CNET revived the <B>mp3.com</B> site as a location for the download of commercial (i.e., signed) music. </FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF">Tracks which were aired on <B>mp3.com</B> include - <I>Mohawk</I> (<I>Voiceless Hymn for the Project for the New American Century</I>); <I>Friendly Fire</I> (2003); <I>Liebezeit</I>; <I>Casa Luque (first course)</I>; <I>Ashurbanipal </I>(live studio improvisation); <I>Wotan</I>; <I>No-one may ever have the same Knowledge, 2 Movements for 4 Guitars </I>(1st &amp; 2nd Movements)<I>, Seventh Cosmic Wind </I>(live studio instrumental)<I>, Conversations with Ogotemmeli, Alhambra, End of the Affair, Brief Lives, Ishmael (part one), Dragonfly, Girl Summer</I>, <I>View from the 77th Floor</I>, <I>Hitchcock Dances </I>(live studio instrumental)<I>, Enki Temple</I> (listed as <I>Ipibaba</I>), <I>A Death in Andalusia</I>, <I>American Morning</I>, and<I> Zen Flesh</I>.</FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF">We had two commercially available CDs on <B>mp3.com</B>: these were 'View from the 77th Floor', and a short four track sampler, 'Liebezeit'. These have been commercially unavailable since 17th of November 2003. </FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF">Our first CD featured eleven tracks: <I>Brief Lives</I>, <I>Zen Flesh</I>, <I>Wotan</I>, <I>Ishmael (part one)</I>, <I>Dragonfly</I>, <I>Casa Luque (first course)</I>, <I>Liebezeit</I>, <I>Girl Summer</I>, <I>End of the Affair</I>, <I>Invocation</I>, and <I>View from the 77th Floor</I>.</FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF">The Four track sampler featured: <I>Brief Lives</I>, <I>Wotan</I>, <I>Liebezeit</I>, and <I>Girl Summer</I>. Covers of each appear below:</FONT></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <TABLE WIDTH="50%"> <TR> <TD><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF"><IMG SRC="vftssf.jpg" ALT="Cover of 'View from the 77th Floor'" ALIGN="left" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="200" HSPACE="20" VSPACE="20" BORDER="0"><A HREF="http://www.esnips.com/web/hitchcockdances/"></A></FONT></TD> <TD><IMG SRC="liebezeit.jpg" ALT="Cover of 'Liebezeit' sampler CD" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="200" HSPACE="20" VSPACE="20" BORDER="0"><A HREF="http://www.esnips.com/web/hitchcockdances/"></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!--<P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF"> A selection of the music of <B>Hitchcock Dances</B> can be found in mp3 format at <A HREF="http://www.esnips.com/web/hitchcockdances">esnips</A> (www.esnips.com/web/hitchcockdances)</B>. </FONT> </P>==> <!-- <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" COLOR="#FFFFFF">Our second commercial CD was to have been released in the autumn of 2003 ('Seventh Cosmic Wind'), but the assassination of <B>mp3.com</B> happened first. Details of its release will be posted on this site at the appropriate time. Tracks are: <I>Seventh Cosmic Wind</I>, <I>2 Movements for 4 Guitars (1st Movement)</I>, <I>Hitchcock Dances</I>, and <I>Conversations with Ogotemmeli</I>. A third CD is currently being sequenced ('New American Century'), and tracks may include:<I> Breakfast with Dali</I>, <I>Shibuya</I>, <I>Cosmomusivo</I>, <I>Ashurbanipal</I>, <I>Mohawk</I>, and others. In the meantime a virtual CD (March 2004), '<A HREF="index.html">One Planet, One Music</A>' is available for download</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Further information is available by emailing us using the link below.</FONT> </P>--> <P ALIGN="center"> <FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><IMG SRC="hitch-line.jpg" WIDTH="476" HEIGHT="2" ALT="(dividing line on page)" ALIGN="middle"> </FONT></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Page updated 04 April 2010. 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