I am facing a dilemma: how does the founder of an independent music label justify creating a project highlighting, even praising piracy, the very plague that has brought many labels to the brink of bankruptcy?
I first became aware of pirata LPs in 2020 while hunting for records in Mexico City: their weird-looking DIY covers and the edited, tweaked, EQ-manipulated and pitched-down music they contained got me hooked. There was no denying it: the more I became immersed in the world of these illicit productions the more I became intrigued; and before long it became crystal clear that I would one day release my own compilation compiled out of pirated compilations. But beyond my own fascination with that parallel world, it was undeniable that the pirata movement had played a significant role in shaping the musical scene of Mexic

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I am facing a dilemma: how does the founder of an independent music label justify creating a project highlighting, even praising piracy, the very plague that has brought many labels to the brink of bankruptcy?

I first became aware of pirata LPs in 2020 while hunting for records in Mexico City: their weird-looking DIY covers and the edited, tweaked, EQ-manipulated and pitched-down music they contained got me hooked. There was no denying it: the more I became immersed in the world of these illicit productions the more I became intrigued; and before long it became crystal clear that I would one day release my own compilation compiled out of pirated compilations. But beyond my own fascination with that parallel world, it was undeniable that the pirata movement had played a significant role in shaping the musical scene of Mexic

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