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Musrc is down
« on: June 20, 2026, 06:56:00 PM »
 
Welp
I’m not sure really what to say about it but Retromatic’s website, Musrc now has an expired domain and he has not renewed it
Which is really quite strange, because sometimes I see he updates his site and the last update was a few days ago. So it’s not like he abandoned the site. Maybe he will renew the domain, and perhaps he’s working on it now, but the site has become worthless anyway.
I don’t want a huge controversial debate on this thread, I’m just letting everyone know this :)
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Re: Musrc is down
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2026, 09:13:44 PM »
I saw that too.

Sad news, didn't you hear the news? It means that Retromatic gave up paying for renewing the domain! But I'm not sure. Has he been into financial trouble, or something even worse? 🤔

Also, I'm not sure if this website was shutted down temporarily, or worse, Retromatic shutted down his personal website permanently. Any idea why? Please let me know because I had no idea why! 😅

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Re: Musrc is down
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2026, 09:50:22 PM »
I think it just started the other day, so perhaps he just forgot about the expiration and is working on it now. Or maybe he's had enough of the website, and doesn't want to bother renewing the domain.
It frustrates me because there was a lot of stuff on there I could've loved to have.
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Re: Musrc is down
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2026, 10:52:44 PM »
I think it just started the other day, so perhaps he just forgot about the expiration and is working on it now. Or maybe he's had enough of the website, and doesn't want to bother renewing the domain.
It frustrates me because there was a lot of stuff on there I could've loved to have.
Yeah, me too! But I am not so sure if he decided that he had enough with his website that was driving him crazy, and can't forget the drama he has been going through, or if he does something like normal like nothing bad ever happened, but forgot about the expiration and decided to work on it now to renew it. But yeah, I agree! I really really wanted those albums that I've been looking forward to get my hands on.
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Re: Musrc is down
« Reply #4 on: Today at 12:04:24 AM »
The guy hasn't been on here or posted for some time.  Maybe something has happened in his life that has taken him away from the passion he once had.  Just leave him be.  If he returns, he returns.  If he doesn't remember him for what he did and what he provided for the community.  Remember you are posting on LMT which has nothing to do with what he does on a personal level.  He hasn't promoted his website for some time and presumably has come to an end. 

From a personal level, my love for library has waned slightly. Now, that doesn't mean I'm done with it, but things happen in life.  I suspect things will pick up for me later in the year.  With my life in motorsport, it's chaos at the moment and things won't die down until the end of the year so my active days here on LMT are more in the winter but I still look on this place with great fondness even in the summer months where it's a few mins a week.

The other thing to bear in mind is personal finances.  Running a website, purchasing vinyl or cd's has become over the last 20 years or so incredibly expensive.  A certain auction site I frequented has been over-run by those that want maximum £££ or $$$ etc.  Times are hard and people move on.  I'm incredibly fortunate to have been in there early and provided a ton of my personal music or those that upgraded my tiresome MP3's to FLAC when hard drive space became cheaper but lets not forget that all of this takes time an money.  Again, Retromatic may not be in a good place financially.   I personally haven't been in touch with him for months, so I'd say leave him be.  IF he posts here on LMT and says he's financially in a spot of bother and requests help with a 'fund me' page or similar, those interested will support him.  If not, his shares will become a thing of the past.  What's important here is again, remember him for what he gave up his time and hard earnt money for. 

Take care all !
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« Reply #5 on: Today at 12:17:20 AM »
Thank you Tony. I agree totally with your sentiment.

I must admit I did heave a sigh of despair at seeing this topic start up. I think it is in poor taste to be discussing a forum member in this way. Can we please now stop discussing Retromatic and his website. It's becoming very boring.

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« Reply #6 on: Today at 12:40:03 AM »
Thank you Tony. I agree totally with your sentiment.

I must admit I did heave a sigh of despair at seeing this topic start up. I think it is in poor taste to be discussing a forum member in this way. Can we please now stop discussing Retromatic and his website. It's becoming very boring.

Agreed.  Think admin need to close this and for all to move on...

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« Reply #7 on: Today at 12:51:31 AM »
Sad to this see closing, but oh well.

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« Reply #8 on: Today at 01:29:36 AM »
Ok, I apologize for making this post.
But I think it may be a good thing the website is gone now and possibly forever; it will stop temptations of wanting things we cannot get.
For example, the other day I went on Musrc to see what sound bank CDs Retromatic has, but now that I can't check again, it will help me appreciate the things I have, and maybe I'll forget about him like he all seems us to want to do.
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« Reply #9 on: Today at 03:01:54 AM »
Ok, I apologize for making this post.
But I think it may be a good thing the website is gone now and possibly forever; it will stop temptations of wanting things we cannot get.
For example, the other day I went on Musrc to see what sound bank CDs Retromatic has, but now that I can't check again, it will help me appreciate the things I have, and maybe I'll forget about him like he all seems us to want to do.
Yep, I've been wanting the albums I've listed for a couple of weeks now, but it's a good thing that I have some albums I got my hands on. Hopefully the website might come back or possibly not, but we'll see, someday or possibly never.

I am forever indebted to Retromatic for sharing the rip of the albums I've been wanting for so long. Thanks, Retromatic, for the rips you've shared to us for the past few months. May you come back sooner or later sometimes. And I am so sorry for spamming you. Maybe I'll forget about him for a while or so, but we'll see. Only time will tell, I hope. :)
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Re: Musrc is down
« Reply #10 on: Today at 05:13:59 AM »
I, too, regret that the website has been shut down,

Since I check it from time to time,

In my opinion, Musrc’s biggest feature is that it includes some extremely rare “Music Library” tracks.

However, you can't listen to these companies' music through some online distributors; you have to buy the CDs to hear it.

So, to me, they seem very scarce and rare, and they spark my curiosity.

Nowadays, many long-established “Music Library” labels have even released their albums on streaming platforms, making it easier for us to listen to them and allowing them to be easily recognized by apps.

But to me, it lacks a touch of mystery.

In the past, I thought that “Music Library” tracks weren’t included on streaming platforms and weren’t easily recognized by apps, so I found them mysterious and interesting.

So the closure of Musrc has caused us to lose a lot of rare “Music Library” tracks.

Although I know quite a few people who have collected large numbers of “Music Library CDs,”

many of the CDs in their collections are from internationally renowned companies, and we can easily listen to them on other websites,

The only exception is that many of the CDs in “Musrc” can’t be previewed online through the website. They’re quite rare, and I think they’ve reignited my passion for researching “Music Library.” We have some music whose origin we don’t yet know—maybe it’s on one of those rare CDs from Musrc, but we just can’t identify it. We’ll only be able to confirm it once we listen to it ourselves, haha.

But I’d like to digress for a moment.

Around this time last year, I donated $70 to Retro Matic and asked him to rip some albums from the “Flying Hands Production Music Library” for me. He agreed, but nearly a year has passed, and I haven’t received the ripped files or heard back from him. 

Isn’t this a bit unreasonable? If he really doesn’t have time to respond, he should refund the $70 to me.
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Re: Musrc is down
« Reply #11 on: Today at 05:25:30 AM »
All that you said, I can understand and agree with.
But if you don't mind, Chun and Yohanes, I know people here don't like this conversation to continue, nor any conversations about Retromatic, so I say we should just stop here. I hope you'll understand.
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Re: Musrc is down
« Reply #12 on: Today at 07:29:37 AM »
First I thought it was a copyright takedown.
Then the wording of the message was odd. "If you want to know why your site is not working" is a strange thing.
But if you mouse-over the link, it says "pastoverduesplash", the page's info page for, well, being over due.. So yes, he has not paid for the domain.

I think something has happened to him personally, and it might be something serious. His library, the webpage frequently updated, everything tagged and many albums listed but not yet tagged - you don't just throw that away. I chatted a lot with him via eMail, donating a triple-digit amount and received rarities that I really enjoy (especially the TM selections and those T-series! Great late-80s stuff!) and he was very reasonable. That some people here got irritatingly angry for him not giving away things and calling him "not in the spirit of LMT" after sharing literal triple-digit numbers of pristine CD rips was something I'd also cut the ropes. The funny thing is that many people might not share everything simply by not responding. I know a few people from older posts still active not responding to requests but actively posting elsewhere. Is that in the "spirit of LMT" or just certain people behaving less mature then they ought to be? Knowing someone has an album and not responding is now better while knowing someone has it and not sharing by going silent is almost the same quality but perceived much better. I think that is at least hypocritical.

In the end, musrc contributed a big junk of post-90s albums. I think it was even him who forced the admins to add that section, because when I joined in 2022 (as a lurker and registered mainly for the access to his profile for the password) there was no dividie between <90s and >90s. Musrc is thus a part of LMT and while I also think we should let this case rest, just declaring him a person non grata is yet again a rather spiteful act.

I am listening about 90% of my music to my library tracks. Since the 90s I wanted those tracks often played in the background of documentaries and such. Now, I have it. Something I thought never would be possible. Thanks retromatic, thanks LMT, thanks especially to ChunYinZi. You all rock and I am absolutely grateful.
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