Let's get physical.
tending to the intimacy of our relationship
My new EP is available for you to have and to hold, to cherish and even to reuse!
It's a sexy, slick 8 gig USB drive, the size of a business card.
I've chosen to release this music in this format for a few reasons:
Packaging sucks.
CD's are unplayable trash.
Vinyl is nice, but niche.
And as for streaming... we've been tricked into creating these relationships with cold corporate platforms instead of the artists we love, making it impossible for talented people to live their purpose creating beautiful works of art. We're losing the intimacy between us because of streaming instant gratification.
Art is the path by which we inquire into what is true, reveal what is valuable, and discover where we belong in all that. Art is our cultures’ key to unlocking the great mysteries and profound questions.
And it has been so since the beginning.
“When the time comes to change a paradigm- to renounce one bedrock truth and adopt another- the artist and physicist are most likely to be in the forefront.”
-Leonard Shlain, Art & Physics
So if we give 9.99 to Netflix a month, let’s pay at least three times that a month to our local & indie artists who are the living conduits of our age. We are re-learning the importance of giving back to that which feeds us.
How do we do this? Here’s a few reminders:
Switch from Spotify to Tidal. Tidal is known for offering higher royalty payments compared to other streaming platforms. Artists on Tidal receive a performance royalty rate that is more than double what they would earn from other services.
Buy the merch when you can!
So, yes you can only listen to this EP if you buy it.
Yes, I will make the digital download and streaming available someday.
But when I’m good and ready.
And yes, I have freebie goodie yum yums for you to enjoy IMMEDIATELY!
Because this story is important, the Love is Real, the times are crazy and we all need support in speaking truth, loving what is, being brave and trusting Life.
Which is what “North Star” is all about.
(You can also watch this on YouTube- please comment and like and share!
That’s a valuable form of reciprocity too.)
Thank you. I love you. Talk soon.
xo
-Adey Bell