Record Labels for Vampire Weekend, The Strokes & Sonic Youth Adopt New MP3 Format

A new file format for MP3s may change the face of digital music and bands are already jumping to work with them.  But what makes them so special?

The new file format called “MusicDNA” is unique and more adaptable than the MP3, NME reports:

Among its primary aims is to allow music fans to download complete artist packages that include music, videos, pictures, the option to buy merchandise and access to official blog and Twitter posts written by musicians.

The all inclusive format will continue to be able to add information onto the track, even though time has passed since it’s purchase.  Developer Dagfinn Bach’s explains:

We can deliver a file that is extremely searchable and can carry up to 32GB of extra information in the file itself. And it will be dynamically updatable so that every time the user is connected, his file will be updated.

He plans to have his revolutionizing technology goes into beta testing this spring with plans to have it out to mainstream audiences by summer.

MusicDNA has grabbed the attention of many record labels, including the Beggars Group owner of Rough Trade (The Strokes, Mystery Jets), 4AD (The Big Pink, TV On The Radio), Matador Records (Sonic Youth) and XL Recordings (Vampire Weekend, MIA).

iTunes LP format will be the direct competition for MusicDNA, so it will be interesting to see if this new technology can take down the monopolizing giant.  Only the future holds the answer to that.