From: Esparzios Punk-Rock

To: joy.garnett@xxxxx

Date: Apr 25, 2005 3:52 PM

Subject: We want to use a photo of your work...

 

Hello!!

First of all, I present myself and my band. Sorry in advance for my
bad english, but I'm speak only a little.

I'm the singer, guitarist, webmaster and designer of Esparzios.com, a
spanish punk-rock-core band. We sing in spanish, and our lyrics all
about social fights, anarchism and class war. We are a all
Do-It-Yourself Band, and we hates all the industry of music. Our band
is evolved on diferent movements, and all the band are one of the most
activist on our country on Copyleft Movement, and Anti-SGAE movements.
(SGAE is the copyright defence society on Spain, is the second on
economical power on the world, only the RIIA have got more power and
money than SGAE. They defence the right to give access to culture and
music only to the riches, and they trying to limit this access to the
working class). Also, we give our support at various libertarian
organizations, like CNT-AIT (Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo, an
Anarcosindicalism historical syndicate of workers who fight against
the fascism on Spanish Civil War).

We got two demo-tapes, all made by ourselves. Music, Recording process
(with a little help of friends), CD burning (bassist, drummer & I), cd
cover design (I'm are an industrial and graphic designer), print of
covers (our drummer works on a 4-color machine in a print) and
distribution (we got our own DIY-label-management agency:
www.banderanegra.com [means black flag])

Now, we want to release another demo: A live-recording CD, with 10 or
12 songs, named "Direkto a Tu Konziencia" ("direct to your conscious",
i believe this is the translation...). We want to distribute it by
ourselves, freely, using Internet & P2P networks to spread the cd
across the world.

we're looking for some artwork for make the cover of the CD. I'm
looked your artwork on internet and i got impressed with the power,
the fight essence which irradiates all your work. It's look a perfect
balance between rage and art. It's look perfect with our music, loaded
with rage against the capitalist society. I want to use one of your
wonderful pictures to make the cover of the CD, and before to start to
design the cover, I wish to heard your opinion about this. If you give
us your permission, we probably use one of you. If you don't want, we
don't use it. It's possible to put the cover on a short numbers of
T-shirts, but thats can be or not when we got any money again. In any
case, you will be informed previously if we make it.

We can't pay you for the use, because we don't earn any money at all
with this. We spend 500€ on rent the recording stuff and microphones,
and 300€ on mixing the music. we haven't any money now because we give
free all our music, and don't play at concert organized by official
institutions like city halls or something like that. We plays only on
small places and on ocupped houses.

Only can pay you by put a aknowledgment (hummm... your name... in the
credits... i don't know if i used the right word... sorry) on the cd
and our infinite thanks

But we're musicians and workers, and a worker can't be a thieve. We
don't want to stole your work, because that, we first ask you.

Well, we will waiting your answer.

Thanks in advance for the colaboration, and sorry for my bad english!!!

XBauerX / guitarist, lead vocals, webmaster and designer of:
www.esparzios.com - Anarchist punk rock band.
www.banderanegra.com - Horizontal Management