Why So Quiet Around Here?



Crabmongerelli said:

Hey, non-troll, long-time strutteurs, hope you're all well.

Soulstrut opened a lot of different avenues for me. The knowledge and connections gained here were invaluable. It was a real community.

It's sad to see what this place has been reduced to, but all good things have to come to an end. Not sure what good pointing fingers will do now. Thanks to Raj for the all the years/money/effort he put into this endeavour.




If Crappy were a mutant his name would be Buzzkill. Guess what his motherfucking power is. Yeah, you got it.
 
Hey guys! I thought I would weigh in as someone who was around way back and basically left.

I think Soul Strut really excelled on a very specific niche, even if that was not it's intention. I stumbled on it as I was getting into producing, looking for records to sample, and probably googling "DJ Shadow" or something, this was probably around 2002-3ish. During this time, hip hop/music itself was very centered around samples. If you look into your history books you can see that some of the most popular sample based albums* were released in the early 2000's. I felt a connection with the board at that time, it was small and there was so much information that was relevant to me. I don't consider myself a record dude, but a music dude who samples records from time to time, and who enjoys sample based music. So I loved not only asking questions, but reading all the other discussions. It kept me coming back everyday. For someone who knew nothing, it was amazing what I learned.

You can also see Soul Strut's decline happen as this style of music began to fall out of favor*. Sure over the years, many people discussed other things, formed friendships, and started a community. I am sure that is one of the reasons the board is still here today. I think as the masses started to exit, this place became a bit of a circle jerk, and sort of lost its direction. I know as my knowledge grew, my tastes and needs became much more specific and the board really wasn't the resource to me anymore it had been, and I didn't feel like I was part of the community that was taking shape. So I came around a lot less.

If you look at it from a marketing stand point, back in the early days Soul Strut had a very popular product, as that product became a little passe, I don't think there was anything to replace it, nothing quite as popular at least*. Sure there is a bunch of info here, but there is a bunch of info everywhere, presenting it is the key. I get the "depth of knowledge in search bar" but I don't see any relevance there, not for me at least, and I probably represent a large chunk of people.

I am sad to see the board dying, if only because I have fond memories of it and I am thankful for everything I learned here. But, I will admit, I never come here anymore.


*my opinion, hatters welcome.
 
Can we un-sticky this thread?

It is a buzzkill having it at the top of the forum.

This thread sucks.
 
This was all worth it to read about in-grown nasal hairs breaking through to the other side.
 
Visually, the site looks better than ever to me; easy to use and navigate on desktop and mobile. I am less inclined to reply from my phone, though, which looks like a general trend, so maybe the answer to getting more action on the boards is to make it even more engaging to mobile users, with lots of bells and whistles. I also think everyone has been tip-toeing around the more basic idea that these little dudes just can't carry the weight. I'm still looking forward to future board renaissances and revivals--maybe even led by the strongest of the new...
 
Checking in for th first time In years. Besides still listening to mixes. New site confuses me...I don't even know what conversation this is. But I'm sure I'd get used to it.

Still stay up w ol soulstrut heads in real world and fb. But things here got to a point where when I commented if I wasn't being argumentative, there wouldn't be any response. So that got boring for me. Maybe my posts were boring tho

My main interest was learning about records and music, buying trading and selling. Waxidermy stayed about that. The sales were interesting and people still posting crazy finds and talking about the game. Seemed like a lot more store owners, seasoned unrepentant diggers and such, even if they are more into folkways and AOR. I felt a little gas come out of the strut balloon when you had to pay to sell records (although i didnt and don't begrudge the move)

still greatly appreciative of soulstrut and the stellar community and knowledge that emanated out of this place.
Love y'all, t
 



tripledouble said:

Checking in for th first time In years. Besides still listening to mixes. New site confuses me...I don't even know what conversation this is. But I'm sure I'd get used to it.

Still stay up w ol soulstrut heads in real world and fb. But things here got to a point where when I commented if I wasn't being argumentative, there wouldn't be any response. So that got boring for me. Maybe my posts were boring tho

My main interest was learning about records and music, buying trading and selling. Waxidermy stayed about that. The sales were interesting and people still posting crazy finds and talking about the game. Seemed like a lot more store owners, seasoned unrepentant diggers and such, even if they are more into folkways and AOR. I felt a little gas come out of the strut balloon when you had to pay to sell records (although i didnt and don't begrudge the move)

still greatly appreciative of soulstrut and the stellar community and knowledge that emanated out of this place.
Love y'all, t



I want more trades, T!!!!!
 




tripledouble said:

Checking in for th first time In years. Besides still listening to mixes. New site confuses me...I don't even know what conversation this is. But I'm sure I'd get used to it.

Still stay up w ol soulstrut heads in real world and fb. But things here got to a point where when I commented if I wasn't being argumentative, there wouldn't be any response. So that got boring for me. Maybe my posts were boring tho

My main interest was learning about records and music, buying trading and selling. Waxidermy stayed about that. The sales were interesting and people still posting crazy finds and talking about the game. Seemed like a lot more store owners, seasoned unrepentant diggers and such, even if they are more into folkways and AOR. I felt a little gas come out of the strut balloon when you had to pay to sell records (although i didnt and don't begrudge the move)

still greatly appreciative of soulstrut and the stellar community and knowledge that emanated out of this place.
Love y'all, t




deezlee said:

Can we un-sticky this thread?

It is a buzzkill having it at the top of the forum.

This thread sucks.

Great seeing an OG post here!

I think we interacted briefly on fb re: Salt - Hung Up.
 


ppadilha said:




tripledouble said:

Checking in for th first time In years. Besides still listening to mixes. New site confuses me...I don't even know what conversation this is. But I'm sure I'd get used to it.

Still stay up w ol soulstrut heads in real world and fb. But things here got to a point where when I commented if I wasn't being argumentative, there wouldn't be any response. So that got boring for me. Maybe my posts were boring tho

My main interest was learning about records and music, buying trading and selling. Waxidermy stayed about that. The sales were interesting and people still posting crazy finds and talking about the game. Seemed like a lot more store owners, seasoned unrepentant diggers and such, even if they are more into folkways and AOR. I felt a little gas come out of the strut balloon when you had to pay to sell records (although i didnt and don't begrudge the move)

still greatly appreciative of soulstrut and the stellar community and knowledge that emanated out of this place.
Love y'all, t



I want more trades, T!!!!!




Yes!! Last time we traded was probably the last thing I did on soulstrut before I disappeared!!
 
@tripledouble

Nice to see you check in. I think there were a series of missteps that eventually encouraged a lot of the older heads to move on (changing of board software, too much political bullshit, the rise of social media). There are still some OGs on here, though.

Any attempts to revitalize has been short-lived because at this point in my life a) I have a demanding career b) I'm older and lazier, and c) I don't live and breathe records like I used to.

I'm still committed to keep this place up for a few more years and may plan to archive it so that it is accessible for a long time.

Soulstrut por vida

:breakface:
 
Raj,

I think in 2017 content is king and mobile compatibility is #1. Sites like Youtube, and Facebook dominate, because they allow users to create the content for them. Discussion alone is not enough for a niche community anymore. The Classifieds, and Mixes were nice back in the day, but they don't seem to be generating the traffic that they used to.

I would recommend starting a Soul Strut community-ran Blog project would help invigorate this site. I don't think this site is only about record diggers. I think it is a site for music lovers, and there is way too much good new music, and music related topics that don't get discussed here. Of course you can moderate what gets posted on the blog, but I think it might be a fun addition to the community. All the blog posts can be linked through IFTTT to auto post to Twitter/Facebook/Instagram.

Still love this site by the way, and the vanilla forums is the best one we've had by far.

Cheers,

- Diego
 


RAJ said:Any attempts to revitalize has been short-lived because at this point in my life a) I have a demanding career b) I'm older and lazier, and c) I don't live and breathe records like I used to.




I think this applies to a lot of OGs 17/18 years down the line. But here's the thing... as life goes on, you slowly eke out 10 minutes a day to get back into it. I've always worked in IT, and as such, being on the internet all day is how we roll. It's sometimes more business than pleasure, but better than digging a ditch.
 
I like this site,it's kinda quiet as explained by the founder but it's a cool little place to come and discuss music,more folks should drop by.
 


Givemesoul said:

My compliments to the founders for keeping this site up,many would've fallen by the way side.



:Hello:

First off. Welcome!

It's nice to see new people discover this site and attempt to engage in conversation even though it's a little quite here.

This site has a RICH history. It looks like you've already discovered many of the classic threads some of which are well over 10 years old. I'm personally overwhelmed by how much great information is preserved here and it's my life mission to see that it stays online for as long as it can.

Enjoy!
 
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