Difficult Art And Music

There are still a handful of the new Dogs Versus Shadows tapes (Black Pylon’s inaugural release) available via mail order from the back of the latest Means mag…

Nice - I did a split release with Dogs Vs Shadows a while back.

Thanks!

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50% of issue 4 now sold! Thats pushed us firmly into 'break even' territory! Please do continue sharing the mag to friends/family/collegues - if we sell all/most copies this time, we should be able to increase number of copies AND artist payments next issue :)

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Not quite my cup of tea but clearly a really well put together album. I hope it gets the attention it deserves. Good work!

link?

Completely failed to listen to more than 2 things on Bandcamp Friday.

Any very good albums, or any style, you'd recommend I check out?

Just finalized the final release of the year - a 'difficult' xmas album.

No Tacos In The Apocalypse, by Actual Doctor 2 track album

Bit of a wild card release for DAAM - reminds me of a General Midi take on Dark Wave. I'm keen to stretch the label's wings with things that fall outside of typical 'experimental' music but are strange or unusual nonetheless - what do you think?

difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/no-tac...

Takes about 4 days of full time work to put an issue together.

Because the margins are so tight on runs of this size, the maximum profit per issues is about £200 (or £50 a day for my time).

In reality, we don't currently sell out - so actual profit has been between -£50 and £150ish each issue.

Our pleasure!

We print 80 copies, and a further 20 if they all sell.

About 20 copies are given away - samples for distributors, promos at zine fairs, etc.

We tend to share digital copies with another 20 odd people:

so up to 140 copies per issue floating about overall.

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Given the 'Participatory Economics' theme, a transparent breakdown of MEANS finances:

Labels/artists placing ads pays for printing.

I pay the artists for included work.

I pay myself back from the sales of the mag - it takes about 27 copies to break even.

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42 years old and finally figured out how to use reddit.

Sign up for our pre-launch to be the first to hear about the campaign!

Thanks for all the support yesterday! We still have a few of the fantastic new print sets available, as well as the 20% of vinyl, for a few more days.

Over at @meansmagazine.bsky.social we almost broke even on release day, which is fantastic - still plenty more copies left so do check it out!

Full set of 4 art prints on seed paper, commissioned exclusively for the label and available in a limited run of 10 copies only. Get them at the Difficult Art and Music bandcamp store!

20% our anniversary double LP/CD album.

A plethora of the best experimental artists working across Europe, on one bright orange disc.

What's not to love?

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@bandcamp.com isn't just for #BandcampFriday so do support these great labels
@analoguetrash.com
@BlueTapes.bsky.social
@BricolageG5.bsky.social
@CastlesInSpace.bsky.social
@difficultart.bsky.social
@darkoutside.co.uk
@happyrobots.bsky.social
@hivemindrecords.bandcamp.com
@homeassembly.bsky.social

Print set on A5 seed paper, limited to just 10 copies.

New print set: difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/merch/no-tac...

New print set up on the DAAM bandcamp!

that's the one!

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The ace new @meansmagazine.bsky.social is out today, including a wee feature on my No Roof Only Sky book/audio imprint - well worth grabbing, loads of amazing stuff in there

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Hope it’s cool but there is a little review of this in the latest @meansmagazine.bsky.social

Certain Stories, by Non Canon 12 track album

Happy @bandcamp.com Friday everyone!

To celebrate one (1) week since my new album was released, I've made downloads pay-what-you-want. Check it out:

noncanon.bandcamp.com/album/certai...

I've also popped some vinyl/CD copies there, normally only available from Last Night From Glasgow or at shows.

affinity [ALBUM], by monochrome motif records 10 track album

OUT NOW - Ten multi genre indie artists on this compilation with tracks based on the theme of “affinity”

If you like what you hear please check out their Bandcamp sites

#musicsky #bandcampfriday

CD & Download

monochromemotif.bandcamp.com/album/affini...

Vinyl

elasticstage.com/monochromemo...

Our new label is live…

Lizard coming out of an avocado, print image on blue background.

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