Dance record labels without DRM

Boing Boing reader Adam Reeve says: "Just read your piece regarding allofmp3 & drm. I totally agree with the sentiments expressed about wanting to be able to pay for music, but not to be shackled with drm. One thing you might find interesting is that there are actually a reasonable number of sites which cater to the DJ community, which sell regular mp3s and which are fully licensed & legal. Unlike some of the indie/unsigned sites catering to other musical genres, these sites are dealing in the most popular records, and carry most of the top labels & artists in the scene.

"The dance/electronica/club scene has always been one refreshingly free of interference from the major labels, and so they have been free to strike up their own distribution deals. Dance labels have always been more liberal on issues of copyright too - with little or no advertising budget for your label the best way of getting the word out is to have DJs play your stuff in the clubs. So as a label boss I'd rather they played a bootleg than nothing at all! Selling on the web gets your stuff out to a wider audience of DJs, and the distribution costs are a lot less (vinyl costs a fortune to mail!). Anyway, check out some of these sites:

www.beatport.com

www.playittonight.com

www.audiojelly.com

www.yoshop.com