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Alvar - The Mist L.P [Peak Experience]
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Haize
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I have checked Ekkel's SoundCloud. He says that he is the co-founder of UTE.REC, and also head of Peak Experience.
TRANCEBLASTER
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another track is up, beautiful
Alvar - Breathe (The End...) [Peak Experience]
Alvar - Breathe (The End...) [Peak Experience]
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SaltAcidFatHeatAcid
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90+ pre-orders on Bandcamp, and those are just the non private ones. Seems worth it to me.
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Follow is mint, one of the better underground tracks I heard from this year
Follow is excellent, the other two released tracks I am yet to make up my mind.
€17 does at the high range. What did physical Trance albums back in the day used to go for? It's been so long now since I've bought one.
€17 does at the high range. What did physical Trance albums back in the day used to go for? It's been so long now since I've bought one.
They used to cost around 12 euros back then but they could up to 20 euros or 25 euros. Just keep in mind I am converting USD to euros.
TRANCEBLASTER
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when I started with vinyls it was from 7 to 12 euros, but 17 euros in 2025 is a correct price
btw the beginning of 'Breathe (The End...)' makes me think of the beautiful 'The Truth - The Start'
The Truth - The Start [Funky Groove Records] 1992
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20 bucks for an album in todays market is wild, that's vinyl pricing. Not even the biggest artists in the world charged that much back in the day, and look, I like what he's doing here, but it's not exactly album of the year material. 10 bucks I'm buying this without hesitation, 20 bucks I'm thinking i'll just grab one or two tracks that stand out. I'm happy he's shifting on bandcamp, might be 2x or 3x the numbers if priced more reasonably.
Hi everyone! Teo aka Alvar/Ekkel here. I made this account when we did the Ute interiview and somebody told me there is a thread here about my album so wanted to have a look and say thanks for checking it out and for all the nice words. It means a lot <3
About the pricing its something i have thought a lot about and i really dont think its unfair at all. Every single process of releasing music has gotten at least 30% more expensive last couple of years, while the standard Bandcamp pricing for labels has barely moved (Vinyl prices has recently adjusted luckily) Also for this project i paid for the best mixing, mastering and pressing services there is. Of course the greats back then did not charge the same amount for a release, also did you pay the same for a pint of beer then too?
I invested 6000 euros of my own money into this project and im a broke musician. If i only did a digital/CD release and mixed it myself the price would reflect that. I did not set the price high because i think my music is better than anyone elses, its because of what i invested in it.
Also i upload all my music for free to Youtube without any ads running because i want everyone to be able to listen for free. But when it comes to Bandcamp most purchases are from DJ's who are making money playing my music in their sets (Who also had their DJ fees increase 30% last couple of years) and they need to start supporting the producers who are carrying this scene. Projects like Aslice has good intention but will never work, it needs to be forced.
For you its obviously not worth 17 euros, but as its the most sucsessful pre-order ive seen on any of our labels it looks like it is for others.
I saw another thread here discussing why the music was better in the 90s-early 00s. Its 100% because of the producers made enough money to do it full time just off record sales. If you make a living of underground electronic music at the moment you are touring like crazy and dont have time to get to that level.
Sorry for the bitter rant haha. Thanks for the support over the years too <3
About the pricing its something i have thought a lot about and i really dont think its unfair at all. Every single process of releasing music has gotten at least 30% more expensive last couple of years, while the standard Bandcamp pricing for labels has barely moved (Vinyl prices has recently adjusted luckily) Also for this project i paid for the best mixing, mastering and pressing services there is. Of course the greats back then did not charge the same amount for a release, also did you pay the same for a pint of beer then too?
I invested 6000 euros of my own money into this project and im a broke musician. If i only did a digital/CD release and mixed it myself the price would reflect that. I did not set the price high because i think my music is better than anyone elses, its because of what i invested in it.
Also i upload all my music for free to Youtube without any ads running because i want everyone to be able to listen for free. But when it comes to Bandcamp most purchases are from DJ's who are making money playing my music in their sets (Who also had their DJ fees increase 30% last couple of years) and they need to start supporting the producers who are carrying this scene. Projects like Aslice has good intention but will never work, it needs to be forced.
For you its obviously not worth 17 euros, but as its the most sucsessful pre-order ive seen on any of our labels it looks like it is for others.
I saw another thread here discussing why the music was better in the 90s-early 00s. Its 100% because of the producers made enough money to do it full time just off record sales. If you make a living of underground electronic music at the moment you are touring like crazy and dont have time to get to that level.
Sorry for the bitter rant haha. Thanks for the support over the years too <3
SaltAcidFatHeatAcid
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So pumped for the album mate, supported. This one is a bright spot in a sea of meh, and well worth the price. Keep up the good work. If it helps, most of this thread is about how amazing the album is. AOTY material.
Any other stuff coming from UTE in the near future?
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Thank you!
We have been a bit slow at Ute recently. Filip got twins and Mikkel is making more ambient music these days. Next one up should be Solar Alliance EP! We have around 150 unreleased tracks from this project, a lot of them are my favourite Ute tracks ever. But its such a hassle getting all of us together for finishing up projects, we always just end up making something new. But i think you guys will really enjoy the next EP, its super big emotional tracks in classic Ute fashion.
Im making a lot of music, but i dont want Ute only to be my own projects. So thats why im doing Peak Experience on the side. Im sure in some months we are back to normal output
Follow is a brilliant piece of a trance, and the news of more UTE on the way is always good. Thanks Teo.
You can hear it.
You can hear it.
SaltAcidFatHeatAcid
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Release day y'all. Of the new ones, Life Essence is my pick, though really digging the Mist as well:
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Fucking hell this is good