Updated 2 months ago
Update October 2, 2024: RIP. Years of work gone. It’s almost as if Tony was counterfeiting Nintendo. Luckily, fans are stepping up and adding old videos to the Internet Archive.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, he did make a new channel. Smaller.
Are Sounds Electrik? on Internet Archive
Here’s a great example
Here’s another
THE MORAL OF THE STORY: DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD YOUR OLD MEDIA AND GAMES, OR YOU MIGHT LOSE WHAT YOU LOVE FOREVER.
DO NOT TRUST FILTHY CORPORATIONS TO PRESERVE ART. SUPPORT PIRACY.
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Original 2020 Article:
My favorite Youtube channel, Are Sounds Electrik? got taken down for copyright violation
Thankfully, Tony made backups and has a back-alley alternate “shadow” channel, which apparently has been up for years. What a fucking hero.
https://www.youtube.com/c/AreSoundsElectrik-ASE/featured
From his community page:
“Thanks everyone for safely relocating here. If you can’t find your favourite ASE video on here don’t worry. All my old videos will be reuploaded at some point in between newer uploads just so I don’t bore everyone with older stuff on mass. ”We can start it over. Come on be my lover. You will be my danger. Let me be your stranger’
…those words are from this video. Come to think of it, Tony got the channel logo from this song! NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE
While we’re at it, I love this version:
It’s created a lot of holes in my playlists which will take a couple of days hours to sort through. The process is going to be slow as he moves copies over to the “new” channel. In the meantime, I suggest you download all your favorite original content – whether it’s original mixes, videos, or whatever – regardless, as standard practice, because you never know. I use this site to download from Youtube but there are many others. Caution: Youtube videos convert to 120 bitrate mp3s.
On a final note, Tony’s house (with him DJing and doing video) gets my vote as the best ideal place to have a 48-hour rave.
Recent article about Tony:
https://entirely.media/technology/business-news/uk/london/london/youtube-creator-brings-electronic-music-to-life-with-visionary-video-productions7013
