Hey, college freshmen! Ding dong ding dong! What’s that noise? Oh yes. It’s 2 o’clock today, [INSERT DATE HERE], which means it’s time for your first Economics quiz of the semester! Didn’t study? Don’t worry: it’s multiple choice, and for the purposes of this article, it’s only one question that really has nothing to do with Economics anyway.
Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Scarcity increases demand.
(b) The US economy, in its current state, is fucked.
(c) A band is mysterious. If said band members do not reveal their faces and/or names, the band’s mysteriousity can be directly linked to the band’s likelihood of releasing awesomely-named records.
(d) All of the above.
Nice work. Obviously the answer is (d) all of the above. Take, for example, Hype Williams, the band (not the director), which consists of two hazy like-minded individuals, Inga Copeland and Dean Blunt. This year Kode9’s Hyperdub label (also home to Burial, The Bug, and many more) released the group’s four-song debut, Kelly Price W8 Gain Vol.II. This summer, Copeland got a little help releasing her self-titled solo joint through Rush Hour, the fantastic Amsterdam house label. It’s available online. Now the man half of Hype Williams has his own solo thang available for your consumption.
Introducing Dean Blunt’s Jill Scott Herring OST! It’s a cassette. It’s a cassette release limited to 100 copies. It’s a cassette release limited to 100 copies through Mo Wax/Honest Jon’s artist Will Bankhead’s Trilogy Tapes label that’s already sold out! A mere 100? Scarcity. DEMAND. Did I mention it’s already sold out? When the economy crashes once and for all, friends, limited cassette tape releases will be the new gold standard.
• Trilogy Tapes: http://www.thetrilogytapes.com
