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Originally Posted by matt g
Hi, I posted this earlier in another thread, which no one seemed to read, but it has to do with this thread more or less as well:
Ecstatic Peace is now distributed by Fontana Distribution, an offshoot of Vivendi/Universal (UMGD to the industry types). Fontana is to UMGD what Caroline and ADA are to EMI and WEA, respectivly. It is the world's largest music manufacturing & distribution company's attampt at reaching the indie/punk and urban/hip hop demographics (me,you). Fontana has sucked up quite a few labels from the now defunkt Mordam Records (which has been swallowed up by Lumberjack Dist.) as well as some key labels from Caroline, ADA and RED (Sony's "indie" dist. wing) in this market-share blitzkrieg. By having EP distributed by Fontana instead of Revolver (EP's former dist, Smells Like's current dist), Thurston is basically guaranteeing a steady paycheck and probably has an office and more money for either reissuing older out of print EP titles and promoting new bands like BYOP & the AC. I would also disagree with the post about SY not being good business people, because this move has excellent leverage to stay within the compound of the UMGD family, if you will, but still have the freedom they're used to, and perhaps more. A very shrewd move to make when your contract's up indeed. Not to say they're being sellouts or any kind of indie bandwagonesque banter, all i'm saying is that it was a smart move regarless of SY's future.
A sidenote-
Interscope/Geffen/A&M/MCA are one conglomerate manufactured & distributed by Universal Distribution; Universal Records is also manufactured & distributed by Universal Distribution, but actually a seperate company from I-G-A-M. EP's deal is through Universal Records, not the other.
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thx for the info, that clears up everything! also to add: swami is also distributed by FONTANA, also TAANG! and Southern.(interesting...)
btw, i didn't say they were not "good" business people, i just said they are not really "business people". i just can't see SY running Ecstatic Peace as well as being a full time band. mac couldn't do it at merge, fugazi couldn't do it, it's pretty impossible to run a label with a distribution system like that, have a family, and be a full-time member of a band and tour. that's why i say it will never happen as long as SY are together full-time.