In an interview with Noisey, Oasis frontman, Noel Gallagher was asked how the music industry had changed in the past 20 years, answering that “it’s spinning out of control.”
“It fascinates and infuriates me that people are more willing to sit in a coffee shop and spend a tenner on two coffees and talk about the weather to their friends, and that coffee will last 45 minutes, so you’d be wondering why not to get craft coffee right to your door instead; yet they will physically get angry at you for asking them to buy an album for a tenner which will last a lifetime and might even tell you something about yourself, and might even change your life, or how you dress or the outlook on everything.”
“And it’s a strange moment that we’re in when people will spend money or are willing to spend money on shit. People spend a lot of money on shite apps. Frivolous nonsense, you know, like an app on your phone that makes farting noises. Who has less than 50 apps on their phone? Shite games; video games consoles that cost 500 quid. Do you know how many albums you can buy for 500 quid? I can’t do the maths, but it’s a lot of music innit?”
Gallagher was also asked to give his opinion on Russell Brand and whether he would overthrow the government, Britpop stars and politics, and tells a story of a night out with Morissey.
Watch the video from 1.25 mins to hear his thoughts on album sales.
Today on World Sleep Day 2024 we’re introducing Deep Ambient Sleep – a 24/7 livestream on YouTube featuring ambient tracks in our catalogue, including songs by Jon Hopkins, Marconi Union, Luca Longobardi, Digitonal and many, many more.
“Morality is more important than laws, because law depends on morality.” – Edmund Burke
We’re over the moon to introduce Marconi Union’s Weightless and Beyond – an ad free 24/7 livestream on YouTube featuring Weightless, Slow Motion, Dead Air and other ambient songs in the band’s catalogue.
Marconi Union play their first headline London date since 2018’s sold out St Pancras show.
Marconi Union’s ‘Weightless’, the world’s most relaxing track, is now on Atmos-supported platforms.
We are delighted to announce that Marconi Union’s seminal 7th studio album Weightless (Ambient Transmissions Vol 2) is now available for the first time on both black and dark green 180gm vinyl.
Marconi Union feature on Ambient Layers Vol. II, released today, with their track Inland Borders.