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wow, i definitely was. looted lots of mp3s from them in my beginning stages of finding music - one of the very first places i went for good music.

i feel the exact same way you do. this is fantastic, thank you, Sean.

i wish i knew why it was back up. my guess is just to have something up until audiotube makes http://beta.epitonic.com/ the default and launches the full functionality. it'll suck, but at least they changed the actual site from the version 2.0 that stopped working back to the original.

i just don't know why they changed it right now. the beta has been up for a while, so it obviously doesn't have anything to do with that. but you won't hear me complaining. at least not until they shut this down again...

Epitonic is still  what my idea of a perfect music portal site looks like. (sorry pfork, but design clutter kill, despite pretty good news/reportage/little bit of media) Had epitonic stick around a little longer, they could have been a gazillionaire by now.



Whew, if they can combine some of last fm. with epitonic. you'll have the most important music site ever conceived online bar none.  What's not on it isn't worth listening kind of situation. iTune begone.



Anyway, what happen with epitonic now? What happen to betterpropaganda? are the old crew getting back together?

also, the beta.epitonic looks like accident waiting to happen. It's myspace level of ugliness.





are they still owned by palmrecord or what not?

A lot of indie band from early 00's are going to be hot again because of epitonic. that's for sure.

scott bilby, one of epitonic's founders, gave us some insight into what happened to epitonic a little while back: http://www.buzzgrinder.com/2009/remember-when-epitonic-was-good/#comment-405204

it's funny that you mention last.fm, too, since some of epitonic's original team are working there.

I feel like I just wandered through a time portal. I used to love Epitonic. Not sure how they would function nowadays, though. Also weird that the same music reviews are up that were there last time I visited 7 years ago, reinforcing the idea that I have indeed wandered into the past. Better be careful or else I might become my own grandpa.

@squashed

Betterpropaganda is still in existence and active. I'm one of their senior writers now. A lot of the original crew is still involved while also working on other projects (i.e. Epitonic and Yourstru.ly). Epitonic, as I'm aware, was stashed away for a little when some of the original members were bought out. Now, some of the guys I work with at Betterpropaganda, and others--are back putting together the new version of Epitonic.

We never left--we just took a break--as some bands might say.

whoa that's so cool

I take back what I said before about the beta then if some of the old team are back involved. I withhold judgement and really really hope it's awesome.

i'm assuming the beta that exists now (which has been up for a while) is probably not the one that the new team will be launching. i just assumed it was still a go before i found out old staffers are back on the scene.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20100816/bs_prweb/prweb4389724_2

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 16, 2010 -- Epitonic.com, one of the Web’s first and most beloved editorial music sites, is excited to announce that it is relaunching with the original founders back at the helm.

yada yada yada

To get the ball rolling, there’s a temporary Epitonic site, a Kickstarter fundraising campaign, and an Epitonic Twitter feed. The original Epitonic site has also been reposted for fans’ nostalgic enjoyment. The new site will go live at http://www.epitonic.com in the next few months.

If people were curious - Epitonic are looking to raise 4,650 by October 1st to help with the relaunch.
Donate at their Kickstarter page @ http://kck.st/dnPak5

Yeah, as soon as I'm gainfully employed again I'll hit them up with a tenner... they defined online music for so long.

eh guys... epitonic?



you really need a "blog" or a page that says you guys exist and alive. (simply saying, we are here, every other week will suffice) it's a way  to keep your fan happy/ holding initial core fan together. It will also boost the fund raising.



also need a link from that kickstart on the official page  (just to make sure you guys are back for real, and not a front of russian mob out for another viagra scam. :P )



need to turn on that blog whoring skillz guys... It's 2010! A lot has changed. Little bit of this and that will go a long way. mabee internet wide campaign? Definitely need to up that google rating.



k. gonna make little plug post for epitonic now. maybe I can convince several of my reader to cough some dough.

I hadn't checked this forum for a while, nice to see so many other Epitonic fans here. I found out about Epitonic's resurrection when they added me on Twitter. Epitonic was a huge influence and my biggest source of finding new music when I started the original Muruch site 10 years ago, so to say I'm excited would be a huge understatement. :)

mdm has a nice note on things as well - http://www.moteldemoka.com/2010/09/24/fund-drive-for-epitoniccom/ - good people... squashed included.

sidenote: what is the lesson to be learned from paste's campaign drive? these scenarios might apples and oranges, but the question still pops into my head.

 coke and hookers stash. It's down economy. lol.



Hey, epitonic, are you guys going to blow all the money in wild drunken orgy? Can you at least post pictures if you do?



On serious note, probably should ask if they need a second hand server instead of buying new one. I bet there are lots of those from business went bust.

Well... Epitonic has re-joined the 4 billion other music bloggers out there and uploaded a mp3. If my calculations are correct, at this alarming rate, by year's end, we'll all be obsolete! The end is nigh!

The old Epitonic was the best indie music resource around, back in the day. Really looking forward to the new site. Just a little concerned on how it will look and work. I love the retro feel of the old site. Was wishing they just picked up back with that format. But will be interesting to see the new site.

@Tsuru - Can Epitonic really be classified as a music blog?

@Tsuru - Guess I was assuming you cared based on your original comment. ;-)

In the past, I viewed Epitonic as different than a traditional music blog, more a music website. That's why I asked the question since I'm curious and open to other's interpretations and why. Just a curiousity more than a debate.

Anyways, looking forward to see what the new site is and has to offer.

That was such a hipster comment.

I believe im refering to "a Pitchfork"

I find the most original and real music taste these days comes from the rudimentary tools of an angry mob.

Meh, talks about bands, shares an mp3, updated contented & articles... fine, it's in a database format, kinda, but really two eggs of one equal half a dozen of two others. Call it whatever you like, *shrug*

I am curious how they hope to be resurrected and what that resurrection will look like. P4K, Stereogum, et al blog? Indie-wiki-allmusic? The next my_____?

Epitonic is great because their editorial was so tight, it gives a very coherent snapshot of a period of time. And more importantly, it's still accessible anytime on the net.  So instead of following pop culture in radio and tv to catch up on rock one can  read and surf the pages, in my opinion epitonic was the very first to do that very well. (way before last.fm)

Interesting. Not sure I "get" it yet, but for a daily mixtape, nice!