Well, have I slightly opened a can of worms.. good excuse for a blog post tho.. been a while.

In my defense, it was only a random comment or two on a couple of posts that has prompted quite a few people to mail in and voice their opinions on record labels releasing albums as stems. Which, I did kinda ask for, but never before has a off the cuff comment of mine (surprisingly), been so well received lol.

I wouldn`t be doing my duty if I didn`t pass on some of the sites members comments to the wider world, you know, cos there seems to be lots of people with the same wish. It`s not just me !

So (once again) dearest record label exec`s/producers/artists ect.., the word is, people really do want their favourite albums as stems, but preferably as Multitracks, but we`ll settle for stems..OK, and the single releases too. And they feel strongly about it, but they also know in reality they can do little.. Join the club. And it`s not just my opinion that releasing albums as stems is a really good idea because (I now have the back up of all these different people too) and were going to make banners and wave flags. So there. Take that.

I think every man and his dog now knows there actually could be a HUGE market for officially released stems of classic albums and new ones alike, in the not too distant future`, if one was to arrive. Everyone knows it`s a winner..except the “Industry” it seems. Rest assured tho guys, I`ll keep doing my bit. All you have to do is get in the face of your favourite artists and ask them politely if you could buy their latest album and other songs as stems.. please. hehe. Deal?

Cant wait to see stems really being a “thing”. Bring it on. I would absolutely giggle myself to death if it ever pans out. I would. Even a decade on from now.

Maybe they (the industry) should just try it out with one. It would have to be a biggie though. It has been suggested that maybe the first one`s should be Pink Floyd`s “Darkside of the Moon” album. Apparently it was/still is a popular album. Imagine how popular it would be again? And how profitable, with zero production costs because the LP is already made. Here`s Pink Floyd`s Twitter. Why not say hello 😉

I think it seems to be what the people want in the future from artists too. (No Kidding uh). Their material in its component parts. Sorry if you didnt want to hear that (any artists/producers reading-you never know), but it`s the truth. At least there`s all the free remixes to look forward to. 🙂

Admittedly, I`ve had a weighted response via the emails, being a site that revolves around multitracks.. but even so, with the Charli XCX stem album, going out to her fans, (and not just half crazed multitrack collectors), that in itself shows the way for a bit of commercialism.

Maybe I`m being impatient, but honestly it`s on a plate for em. Soooo much money could be made and theyre happily whistling a different tune. We`ll see. Too old to really worry too much about it.

Still, I might get my dream of a Spotify stem player sooner than I`d hoped !