Mid-Air Collision
Most young artists, no matter the genre, carry the label of “indie,” unless they are among the few who attract the attention of a major label and get an injection of money. Beyond that label, the artists separate themselves into about a dozen categories under the indie umbrella.
Mid-Air Collision is an alternative to many genres, but might gain some new space by performing electronic music live. While this may not be unique, it is refreshing and interesting.
Judge for yourself from this Web site comment, “South Florida’s avant-garde wiz kid is at it again, this time aiming at the ears of Los Angeles. Continuing to cook up his all original blend of toy keyboard timbres and broken cassette tape samples, Mid-Air is a producer in a league all his own.”
Mid-Air says, “I sure can geek out on modifying electronics. I use these in most all of my music, and on many different sound design projects as well.”
While much of the photo information on the Mid-Air Web presence is about Miami, you may have to be in the Hollywood, California area to hear “A Thousand Atomic Fireballs” or “Kill Off Murdoch.” All things considered, it might be worth the time and money to get there.
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The difference among various independent labels lies with distribution, probably the most important aspect of running a label. A major-label distributed independent label allows the independent label to find, sign, and record their own artists. The independent label has a contract with a major label for promotion and distribution. In some cases, the major label also manufactures and releases the album. Independent labels that are owned by a major label distribute their records through independent distributors but are not purely independent. A purely independent label is not affiliated with a major label in any way. Their records are distributed through independent distributors
WOW! I do not remember the last time I hard music like this, if ever. I found myself trying to figure out where or what certain sounds came from more so than I was able to listen to the music. I would have to say Mid-Air Collision is unique to the type of music I am use to enjoying and is not something I would suggest to others unless I was talking about how odd.
Distribution is key to most Indie lables, I agree. I like Mid-Air Collision a lot, even though they remind me of Crystal Castles and PDF Format. I’m listing them under the “Nintendo Disco” genre, even if they’re not really using Nintendos on stage. Or are they?