Music Industrial Wastes: P-Model or Die
Music Industrial Wastes: P-Model or Die, stylized as , is the twelfth studio album by P-Model, the third by its "revised" lineup and the final one for the band overall. Background In 1999, feeling that technology had advanced enough and frustrated at major labels' reticence to adopt it, P-Model terminated their exclusive contract with Nippon Columbia and started the Music Industrial Wastes: P-Model or Die project. Through it, the band would completely redevelop their distribution methods, starting up the online MP3 store P-Plant with the assistance of the Nikkei Business Publications magazine netn@vi as their primary commercial channel; to service those who don't have computers, the independent label Magnet Records handled CD releases, with a delay from the site sale. They would also organize multiple online events for more direct interaction with their listeners. As 1999 was also the 20th anniversary of the band's foundation, many activities were organized to commemorate its history, among them the rerecording of songs from the first four P-Model albums in the style of their accompanying live shows as the Virtual Live series of albums and the release of a book chronicling the group's multiple aspects. The concept of the album Music Industrial Wastes: P-Model