IDEM Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Who are the artists (or even labels) that you buy blind? I mean the absolute must-haves, the ones where you see an announcement of a new release and you've pulled the "preorder" trigger before even finishing the headline, you don't even think about it, it's as natural as breathing, because they have never let you down and you feel they never will? Also, have any artists been dropped from this roster after a couple of lackluster releases? Meaning, you probably still like them and will still buy some of their stuff here and there, but only after at least skipping through it quickly, because that boundless trust you once had in them is gone. Or perhaps they just became too prolific and you couldn't keep up with their release schedule? Or their output became so varied that you would only like a certain side of them anymore? Anyway, off the top of my head, this is my current "instabuy" list: Actress Aphex Twin Autechre Basic Channel (if they ever put out anything new) Black Devil Disco Club Boards Of Canada Daft Punk Dead Can Dance Matthew Dear Depeche Mode DJ Tennis Dominik Eulberg GAS Hot Chip (still clinging on) The KLF (if ...) Kraftwerk Lanark Artefax Metro Area Monolake New Order Plastikman Prefab Sprout Rex The Dog Stereolab Traumprinz Dropped (and I mostly still really like these, mind; it's just that, these days, I'll allow myself a tiny little sneak peek first) Burial Vladislav Delay Roman Flügel Mathew Jonson (Matthew) Herbert Lawrence Mouse On Mars Nine Inch Nails Orbital Plaid/The Black Dog Recondite Sigur Ròs Underworld What are yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I'm in a good mood so I'll help your thread from sinking a little It's kind of difficult nowadays because of Spotify I rarely 'instabuy' anything, I know I can give it a good trail run before buying, and because I don't buy vinyl nowadays (mostly cds, and the Japanese versions if possible) I'm not in a mad rush to get anything before 'it's gone'. Trust me life is less stressful not being obsessed with vinyl. I think it's not the artist but the nature of the release which would send me into a flying panic to buy it. For example if I received a Bleep email saying there was a limited press of a 1000 cd boxsets of the Analord collection I would be flying deadlier and faster than a Mach3 jet in Kill mode on the buy button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, beer badger said: I think it's not the artist but the nature of the release which would send me into a flying panic to buy it. For example if I received a Bleep email saying there was a limited press of a 1000 cd boxsets of the Analord collection I would be flying deadlier and faster than a Mach3 jet in Kill mode on the buy button. Basically this. I think every artist I may have considered insta-buy worthy in the past has fallen into the latter category. Probably mostly because there have been let-downs, but also because I can sample first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Aphex/Autechre/Aleksi/Squarepusher/Boards (if they ever again...)/Luke Vibert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcom Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, beer badger said: I think it's not the artist but the nature of the release which would send me into a flying panic to buy it. I feel you, I really do. I seem to have a semi-permanent mental disorder activated by a category of words including but not restricted to "limited", "edition", "box set", "special", "no digital", "vinyl only", "no repress" - I turn into a Manchurian Candidate on a suicide mission AND I MUST NOT FAIL. I do have a modicum of control over it, but things like the Touched by Silence wooden box (I have opened only the FSOL CD shrinkwrap, everything else is available in digital), Fundamental Records' Electric Eclectics (30x12" + 7", bloody hell) and 10 Year Anniversary 808 Box or even the WXAXRXP Box Set... FFS. I don't want to list the "regular" things I buy without hesitation, too many to mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDEM Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, beer badger said: I'm in a good mood so I'll help your thread from sinking a little It's kind of difficult nowadays because of Spotify I rarely 'instabuy' anything, I know I can give it a good trail run before buying, and because I don't buy vinyl nowadays (mostly cds, and the Japanese versions if possible) I'm not in a mad rush to get anything before 'it's gone'. Trust me life is less stressful not being obsessed with vinyl. I think it's not the artist but the nature of the release which would send me into a flying panic to buy it. For example if I received a Bleep email saying there was a limited press of a 1000 cd boxsets of the Analord collection I would be flying deadlier and faster than a Mach3 jet in Kill mode on the buy button. Gracious as always, Mr. Badger! I was merely hoping to provide some fun and lightheartedness for WATMM in these trying times and perhaps get a few worthwhile recommendations in the process. I didn't mean FOMO re: physical releases or anything like that, but rather what are the artists that make your personal excite-o-meter go through the roof because you feel they got the Midas touch (Aphex, in my case) or that you just feel so indebted to because they've accompanied you for years, decades even, that you'll support them no matter what (Depeche Mode). "None" is a valid answer. Thank you for indulging me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nil Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Aphex Autechre Rrose Gabor Lazar Egyptrixx (or whatever the alias) Rian Treanor Kindohm Jam City Lanark Artefax Barker True Widow William Fields MBV I'd buy Squarepusher's Rave N Bass / Warp 20 archives in a heartbeat too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lada Laika Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Blanck Mass Braids Datach’i Dead to a Dying World Holly Herndon Koen Holtkamp Katie Gately Grimes Zoë Mc Pherson Kelly Lee Owens Panopticon The Philistines Jr. RAMZi Rolando Simmons Emma Ruth Rundle Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Yohuna zvld probably more but that’s off the top of my head and I’m too lazy to get off the couch. also if your release is “extremely limited” or “vinyl-only” i will probably skip it. give me black vinyl in a sleeve and a download code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 At this point it's only Autechre. Everything else I would listen to first. Long time ago the list would have been much longer, but you live and learn or something. But for sure there's a list of artists who's every release I always check, not necessarily buy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 ☑ good artist ☑ cassette release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aencre Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Honestly, only friends. Even for (other) favorite artists I’ll give the tunes a spin beforehand. I also don’t really buy physical copies anymore (except, again, for friends’). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDEM Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, Nil said: Aphex Autechre Rrose Gabor Lazar Egyptrixx (or whatever the alias) Rian Treanor Kindohm Jam City Lanark Artefax Barker True Widow William Fields MBV I'd buy Squarepusher's Rave N Bass / Warp 20 archives in a heartbeat too. Damn forgot about Lanark Artefax, editing him into where he rightfully (and alphabetically) belongs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, zkom said: Long time ago the list would have been much longer, but you live and learn or something. But for sure there's a list of artists who's every release I always check, not necessarily buy though. Pretty much this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Aphex Twin / MBV / Dungen / Wolves in the Throne Room / Ceephax / Lightning Bolt The list used to be longer, but those are the ones that never really seem to put out stinkers. I'm also using Spotify more and more lately, so I justify being wishy washy with automatic physical purchases on more virtual spins equating to pennies for artist's I might not want a full release from. I know it's not exactly philanthropic or anything, but I'm on a tighter budget these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Solomon Angelo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernFusion Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Artists wise: Autechre Bob Dylan (although more prolific with bootleg sets these days) EOD Stephen Malkmus Thurston Moore Aleksi Perala Radiohead Rolando Simmons Swans There’s probably more, but all of the above warrant instabuys for me. The only label I probably buy anything regardless of release is Polytechnic Youth, because the new releases are always cheap, and well varied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbass Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 aphex boc flylo clark squarepusher nathan fake bogdan raczynski black dog kid606 seefeel 808 state kraftwerk bola vhs head danny brown kiln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Roo Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just Autechre and Radiohead really. No second thoughts or doubt involved there. Too dependable for too long to turn away now. There are several others I tend to day 1, but could be only one middling release away from relegating from instabuy. A bit like bandwagoning football success then drifting away during the rebuild wilderness years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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