>at any point in time all the creatives in my circle have used
>each others resources for the relaxed unpretentious
>on-the-spot creation of music (aka jam sessions mostly).

that's cool...

and
>our collective resources just keep growing and our avenues to
>create keep increasing along with it. it's a beautiful thing.
>none of that dramatic shit has ever gone down cos we're all in
>it for the love of the moment. now i havent actually used
>those resources to co-ordinate a full-on attempt at an album,

why not? If you could get it done, why not take advantage of it? You produce music, so why NOT put something out? Prove us wrong...


>but i easily could, without damaging friendships cos we're not
>fickle like that. there's no money involved cept for the cost
>of running watever equipment we already have.


See what you did? You used the word "cost" in there. See what I'm saying? at SOME point, somebody has to foot the bill.


>
>u guys are prognosticating some potential problems with that
>model but it's served me and my loose collective of creative
>heads for nigh a decade now. i guess it helps if all the ppl
>involved are cool as fuck? lol.
>

Again, that's good shit that you and your friends roll like that. But the whole thing is moot if you're not really interested in putting out a commercial release. We're talking about those acts that DO.


>as for it being a long-term model that everyone should use? i
>dunno. im merely trying to give a cheap alternative to any u
>would be willing to use it.

So let's just say I DID want to go that route. How much headache would I have to go through to find THAT many people willing to work for free? Let alone people who'd work for free and then let me turn around and SELL the shit we've done?


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>V.