"We've thought a lot lately about what we stand for as a band trying to make art and music in this day and age. With the advent of digital technology, is easier than ever to make a quality product and D.I.Y. it the whole way without wasting too much of our time or money. While we would love to make a living producing our music, fact of the matter is we rarely ever see compensation for what we do, and it doesn't look like that fact is going to change any time soon. So what? Even though we don't make any money playing music doesn't mean that we're going to fold our hand and quit. We love what we do and the music we create (for the most part) and that's what drives us to continue down this road less travelled.
So in the interest of putting our money where our mouth is, we're going to start releasing for free the music we've put so much effort into, because what good is making music if no one hears it? We'll still sell CDs at shows for a pittance, because face it, someone's always willing to cough up a couple of bucks to support something they enjoyed, but just because you don't have any money (or you're just a cheap-ass) doesn't mean you can't own a piece of our work if it interests you.
So here's Driftwood's first self-release from 2003-- an experiment in the D.I.Y. ethic from start to finish. It was a noble first attempt from which we learned many valuable lessons.
So download away, because music, art and culture should be as free as the air we breathe. Just let us know if you did, because it's nice to know someone gives a shit. We'll release more of our recordings in a similar format in the future-- stay tuned.
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Driftwood"
While we understand that not all of our artists will choose to go a similar route, we support Driftwood's decision to release their music for free download since it's their music to begin with. Hopefully other artists will be inspired to follow suit.
Download Driftwood's 2003 EP for free here. Click "continue," and click "download" to download the zipped file.
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