AKA: Frequently Asked Questions
What is indiecater?
I’ve heard mp3s sound brutal so what’s the story?
Why are your releases so cheap?
Where does all the money go?
Tell me how I can buy an indiecater release?
I’ve downloaded the album, now how do I play it?
Can I download what I buy from indiecater as many times as I like?
I prefer music products you can hold in your hands such as compact discs, cassette tapes and vinyl so am I wasting my time with indiecater?
I’d like to sample the music before I buy it, is there any way I can do this?
I’ve flippin’ lost/deleted/can’t find the album I bought from you, I’m distraught, can you help me?
Why should I shell out my hard earned cash on more that one release?
Blast, I’ve bought several indiecater releases already and never copped that there was a discount available, is there anyway I can claim it back?
I am an artist/band with an album/EP that I would like to submit to indiecater for consideration, is that possible?
I have a blog/website/radio show/newspaper/magazine/fanzine and I’d like to feature one of your releases, can I get a promo?
Do you stock the Stereophonic’s latest triumph?
indiecater is a record label run by music blogger mp3hugger. Every album is available to buy in mp3 format, there are also some CD’s and at some stage we’d like to release something on vinyl.
I’ve heard mp3s sound brutal so what’s the story?
All of the mp3s on indiecater are set to at least 256kbps (in laymen’s terms this means they sound just as good as what you’d hear on a CD, if you are a canine reading this I must convey our apologies) which ensures an extremely high sound quality.
Why are your releases so cheap?
While there is nothing cheap about the quality of the material we believe that music has been overpriced for too long. Charging €20 for a CD album is reprehensible in our eyes despite how good the music might be. By setting a reasonable price we hope to get as many people as possible to experience these great artists. What we offer is only a sliver of their back catalogue so we hope that indiecater can be the starting point of your voyage of discovery of them.
Where does all the money go?
Our primary objective when setting up this label was to give something back to the artists we love. So as much as is possible of the income from every sale goes back to the artists in question. This will hopefully go some way towards helping them record even more wonderful music. What’s left is used to pay for the running of the site.
Tell me how I can buy an indiecater release?
We understand that buying stuff on the internet can be daunting so we’ve gone to great lengths to make the experience as easy as possible. All of our transactions are handled through Paypal which is renowned as one of the safest internet shopping facilitators. If you are still a bit wary just give us a shout and we can work something out using more traditional methods.
I’ve downloaded the album, now how do I play it?
After you’ve downloaded an album from indiecater it will appear on your computer as a zipped file. This file contains all the artwork, information and mp3s. The zipped file is characterised by a .rar extension (much like a word document would have a .doc extension, read more about .rar here) so if you’ve just bought Sunbear’s album it will be called sunbear.rar. The zipped file in itself is quite useless and it won’t emit as much as a single note no matter what way you click it. So to extract the mp3s from the .rar you need to have winrar (or Urarx for MAC) installed on your computer. Winrar is a simple and free piece of software that you can download from here. Once this software has been installed on your computer just right click on the .rar file and chose the extract option and the mp3s will pour forth like honey from a summer beehive. With a bit of luck you’ll also be buzzing from the experience!
Can I download what I buy from indiecater as many times as I like?
At the moment we have set the download limit to 3 times but if you need more just contact us and we’ll sort you out.
I prefer music products you can hold in your hands such as compact discs, cassette tapes and vinyl so am I wasting my time with indiecater?
In our opinion CD’s have had their day although we will be doing the odd one here and there. Cassette tapes you say – where have you been living for the last decade, still have a smidgeon of love for them myself it must be said! With our digital only releases there is nothing stopping you printing out the artwork and burning the mp3s to a blank CD. At some stage we hope to release something on vinyl but not just right now.
I’d like to sample the music before I buy it, is there any way I can do this?
Yep, every release on indiecater is playable through the website players dotted around the site. Just go to the release you are interested in and press play! We also have a freebie page that provides a full listing of all the free downloads available on the site.
I’ve flippin’ lost/deleted/can’t find the album I bought from you, I’m distraught, can you help me?
Of course, just get in touch using the same email address you bought the album with and we’ll send you a fresh download straight away!
Why should I shell out my hard earned cash on more that one release?
Delighted you asked that because if you buy more than one release at a time you can get up to 10% off the price of your total order.
Blast, I’ve bought several indiecater releases already and never copped that there was a discount available, is there anyway I can claim it back?
Crikey, well if you get in touch we can give you an instant 10% off your next purchase!
I am an artist/band with an album/EP that I would like to submit to indiecater for consideration, is that possible?
Please, please talk to us. Indiecater is constantly on the lookout for new and exciting stuff to release and we guarantee that if we like what you do your music will be appearing on these very pages in the quickest possible time. We can also get your music quickly up on the major online stores like emusic, amazonmp3 and itunes.
I have a blog/website/radio show/newspaper/magazine/fanzine and I’d like to feature one of your releases, can I get a promo?
We’d be over the moon for any exposure you can give so drop us an email straight away.
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Do you stock the Stereophonic’s latest triumph?
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