InnerPartySystem is quickly rising to the elite ranks of the Philadelphia electronic scene. Their style is a club rave cocktail with intermittent flavors remniscent of synth pop artist Shiny Toy Guns and indie dance-rockers Minus the Bear. A touch of glamour ala Interpol and The Killers is splashed in for good measure.
I just purchased their "Download Ep" off itunes. I couldn't help but notice that the files I got are encoded in Apple's new and improved Itunes Plus mp3 format.
The new files are better quality, play on every platform, and now cost the same as the old format (.99 USD).
Last week, Steve Jobs announced that Itunes Plus prices will be reduced from their original cost of $1.29.
In the past, music downloaded from Itunes came with copy protection, otherwise known as digital rights management. DRM limits which devices songs can be played on (for instance, Itunes music only works on Apple's Ipod).
The new format, according to Apple's website:
"There are no burn limits and iTunes Plus music will play on all iPods, Mac or Windows computers, Apple TVs, and many other digital music players."
Additionally, where itunes downloads were previously available only in 128kps quality (320 is the best), the new format is encoded at 256kbps.
Not all is rosy though.
Users have expressed a few concerns about privacy issues relating to the new download format. blogger Aaron West provided some good links about those concerns on his blog.
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