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Concert Wed Dec 12 2007
Salute for Something New
So I must confess that I’m not a huge fan of the metallic doom and gloom that will be displayed tomorrow night at the Empty Bottle by Haptic, Wrnlrd, and Cristal (but Chris S. is and that’s how we do listening diversity). But my inability to rally around this music is beside the point. The evening is as much about some new music as it is a sneak preview of a brand new label that is committed to adapting their products to current industry trends.
At this point, if you haven’t heard Radiohead’s 2007 success story, you’ve probably been living in a cave (no offense to cave dwellers). The main take-home message from Radiohead’s revolutionary business move was that we should probably stop selling CDs to listeners, because listeners aren’t buying CDs. Enter FSS, short for Flingco Sound System. Launching in 2008, FSS will be selling their particular brand of sonic introspection on limited edition, high equality vinyl LPs and as high bitrate digital downloads. Only. Additionally, FSS will offer a one-year subscription service, which will reward patrons with pre-release mailings, free downloads and a variety of special treats. If only my favorite pop and indie rock labels did such a thing! This is why you should support FSS—while they may not pour your particular brand of vodka, they’re putting the pressure on others to get you just as drunk.
Tomorrow’s FSS release show presents the digital noisescapes of Cristal, the experimental black metal of Wrnlrd and the variegated dronewerks of Chicago local, Haptic. Show starts at 9pm. Tickets are $8.