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I just got the following newsletter from Karmic Hit. 

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Salutations Holly, beloved Karmic Hitter,
Hello, greetings and welcome.
 
I used to believe that music could change the world.
As you may or may not have noticed, things have been reasonably quiet in the land of KH for the last year or so. To be honest, as my good friend Andy Gordon said in his album title – Life got in the Way. Now, it’s time for this chapter of Karmic Hit to slowly begin closing it’s doors.
 
It’s been a great privilege to be involved in the release of so many fine albums. There are so many that I just totally love. All the Pugwash – the best band that no-one’s heard of; the Beangrowers – that album is near perfect; Miss V – classic Australian sounds and concerns, Halogen – what a talented band! No one else in Australia made music like them. Belinda Barrett – beautiful work, Hypertonic – teenage genius; Snog; Pete Stone; all of them. That’s without even mentioning my brother’s many cd’s or the ones I’ve been directly responsible for. All of these discs have spent many an hour on rotation. Every one of them has been such a pleasure to be involved with. As a body of work, I stand by Karmic Hit 100%. I mean, you don’t get to be the world’s #1 Esoteric Post-Contemporary record label if you’re not good, right?
 
The thing is, as much as I love releasing the cds, trying to get people to buy them or get radio to play them, is pretty much a huge pain in the ass.
And, for whatever reason, the fan base that KH held, wasn’t large enough to support new artists. It's heartbreaking in a way, that these bands didn't find huge followings. They sure as hell deserve to have.
 
The main thing is, I know there are a couple of hundred people out there that got what I was trying to do with KH. More importantly, they LOVED the music with the same intensity that I do. That’s pretty much what I was going for. So, in that regard, job well done, me.
 
Anyway, this isn’t the official KH signing off letter, there’s still another couple of releases to put out before then. But this is the letter where I let you know that KH soon won’t be functioning in the way it has for the last ten years.
 
To this end, I’m trying my best to get the music I love out to the people that might be interested, before it’s too late. That’s why all KH releases have been reduced to $10. I remember being shocked when I heard that labels just dump unsold cds in land fill. To be honest, I don’t think I could bring myself to do that. I just value the music too much.
But by the same token, it’s not doing anyone any good just sitting in boxes at KH HQ.
So, might I suggest, if there are any discs you’ve yet to pick up, now is the time to do so. Because some of the titles are a handful away from being deleted. Not for sale again. Not in this form or by me at least. I’m even going to include a KH Previews and Rarities vol 1 – in the first 100 orders. Funnily enough, that was the most expensive cd to produce – damn embossing - but I stand by it as being chock full of great songs.
 
We had a number of requests for the Tale of the Old Iron Pot, mother’s book, after Steven wrote a blog about her. Now, it’s back in stock. But, like I keep saying, there’s not many left.
 
We plan to wrap up this whole crazy exercise with two more releases, at least. So, you know, don’t panic or anything. The next one is the new Bhagavads album. It’s been some time since our last outing – but once you hear this new one, you’re going to feel 20 years younger yourself!
 
I want to thank all the people that have supported KH over the last ten years, the musicians, the press, people on radio – and, most importantly – the music fan like yourself that has made it all worthwhile.
 
It’s been a pleasure doing business with you.
 
JLK.

ps: I still do believe that music can change the world.
pss: There are over 1000 people on this mailing list - top work!
 
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