warp records: bleep

warp records has done its artists and listeners a real service with bleep.

you can, as far as i see, listen to their entire catalogue online as well as buy tracks/albums. i've enjoyed checking out albums that i've missed in the past or wondered about picking up.

in order to deal with piracy each song fades out after thirty seconds, although all you have to do is press play again restart the track at that point. it's perfect for people wanting to sit down and dedicate some time to listening to these songs (you can't just turn it on and do the dishes).

i wonder if this kind of proactive effort will help stem the bleeding from piracy? it has nudged me into considering picking up a few releases i may have otherwise skipped, which i suppose is the point of the site. all around, nicely done.

{February 13, 2004 02:40 PM}