Free "weed" from Land of Chocolate
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Topic: Free "weed" from Land of Chocolate
Posted By: John Covach
Subject: Free "weed" from Land of Chocolate
Date Posted: August 19 2005 at 20:20
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We are excited to be able to make three tracks from our most recent
studio album, Regaining the Feel, available in a relatively new format called "weed." Weed files will play on any Windows machine (not Mac) and allow the user to play the song three times before s/he is required to buy the song. In order to encourage listeners to circulate these files digitally, Weed offers a rebate on files others buy that you have purchased and shared with them. So if you listen to a song and decide to buy it, the file is imprinted with your weed account ID and you pay 99 cents. When the next person buys that particular file, you get 20%, the next pays you 10%, and the third pays you 5%. Ultimately, the song may only cost 65 cents after rebates on subsequent sales. The "weed" concept is to encourage and enable a band's songs to spread out on the internet--thus the name of the company. Rather than fight downloading, the idea is to take advantage of it. If all works correctly, the artist not only gets more exposure, but also gets paid with each sale at a rate just a bit less than other digital download services. For more info, check out this link: http://www.weedshare.com/share/musicfans/ Here's what we have available right now: Military Mindset http://www.landofchocolate.com/music/-weed-Land%20of% 20Chocolate-Military%20Mindset.wma Mechanical Pencil http://www.landofchocolate.com/music/-weed-Land%20of% 20Chocolate-Mechanical%20Pencil.wma Ungrateful http://www.landofchocolate.com/music/-weed-Land%20of% 20Chocolate-Ungrateful.wma These files seem to download best using Internet Explorer. John Covach www.landofchocolate.com ------------- John Covach www.johncovach.com |
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Posted By: DarHobo
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 00:06
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I like Land of Chocolate but I can't get them because it says its a PC only file and I got a mac. |
Posted By: John Covach
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 00:22
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Yep, that's a down side of these Weed files: PC only. We do have three files
in the Live Bootlegs section of our site that are regular mp3s and free to download. Go to www.landofchocolate.com/livebootlegs.htm and you'll see them there. The Weed folks promise future compatibility with Mac, so we'll see. BTW, I'm writing this on my G4 Powerbook, so I can sympathize!! jc ------------- John Covach www.johncovach.com |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 00:36
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I have both LOC albums and would say it's well worth it. These guys play a high energy style of progressive rock that should appeal to old hairless proggers (like me) and those searching for something new and different. Try WEED and get high off Chocolate. |
Posted By: DarHobo
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 00:53
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Hey cool, I got a g4 Powerbook too, do you happen to do any recording on it? |
John Covach wrote:Posted By: John Covach
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 01:23
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Yep, we're recording the new LOC album on a couple of PowerBooks right
now. I love this laptop!! jc ------------- John Covach www.johncovach.com |
Posted By: DarHobo
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 04:11
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cool, what program(s) do you guys use? |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 08:31
I'd like to point out they're not MP3s 
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Posted By: John Covach
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 11:11
We're using ProTools, though I've heard Digital Performer is a bit more flexible. Still, I'm pretty happy with ProTools and haven't bumped up agains many of its limitations yet.. ------------- John Covach www.johncovach.com |
Posted By: John Covach
Date Posted: August 20 2005 at 11:15
The original post has been edited accordingly. ------------- John Covach www.johncovach.com |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 18:26
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The free MP3 is pretty impressive! ------------- 
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Posted By: John Covach
Date Posted: August 23 2005 at 02:42
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Thanks Andrew! jc ------------- John Covach www.johncovach.com |
Posted By: John Covach
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 20:40
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We've been thrilled with the response to these new Weed files. Now that
some time has passed since we've made these available though, I'd love to hear back from anyone who has downloaded the Weed files. What do you think of the format/approach? ------------- John Covach www.johncovach.com |