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Major-label band debuts free iPod-ready music video
By Jeremy Horwitz
Editor-in-Chief, iLounge
Published: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
News Category: Music
In an unusual example of a major-label band seeking specifically to cultivate the interest of new iPod owners, Capitol Records recording artists SOUND team have debuted “The Fastest Man Alive,” a free downloadable music video from the EP “Work.” Edited by an alumnus from the 2003 remake of the movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre, footage from the video was filmed over a two-year period using the classic Super 8 format, and has a distinctly throwback look and sound. According to a representative, the band is among the first major-label artists to have released a free video of this sort for fifth-generation iPod users.
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Strange, I emailed in with news of Phish releasing over a dozen videos in iPod format a month ago, and yet it got no coverage at all. Surely a band who has pioneered the self sales model of digital media deserves more coverage than “SOUND team”.
Posted by Matt on January 26, 2006 at 7:04 AM (PDT)
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I don’t know, man, this is a pretty cool video.
Posted by Guy Marion on January 26, 2006 at 7:47 AM (PDT)
3
this SOUND team video blows away Phish’s entire body of work. that’s not saying much, however, because Phish sucks.
Posted by your mom on January 26, 2006 at 9:07 AM (PDT)
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Wow, there’s some intelligent musical thoughts. iPodders proving that 9/10 don’t know a thing about music. A video by sound team blows away the most successful touring band of the past 15 years? Right. “Your Mom” pretty much sums it up.
Posted by real mature on January 26, 2006 at 6:52 PM (PDT)
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guys, what the hell? this is music, not war! plenty of room for everybody.
Posted by phil on January 27, 2006 at 10:28 AM (PDT)