What a shame — CBS.nu has come to an end… here’s what I-F had to say:

Dear fellow Robots & Robettes,

Today is a difficult day. Probably one of the hardest since a long time because it’s the day The CBS will seize to excist.
at exactly 2000 CET i will shut down all systems.
It feels like putting your beloved pet to sleep to stop the suffering.
Because the CBS is suffering for a too long time from a lack of listeners. The amount of people tuned in every day is a joke considering the amount of time, energy and passion put into it the last 5 years by several people.
It’s definitely not the lack of love, respect and enthousiasm from the people out here, there are simply not enough people listening and no growth.
Also this desicion hasn’t been made overnight, I’ve been busy with this for the last few months.
I rather put the System to sleep now than letting it fade away into oblivion, neglected and forgotton.
There is no honor in that.

I didn’t read the forums, but I religiously listened to their top 100 every year for the past few years. Those encyclopedic rankings of techno, disco and italo classics were an amazing main-line into the heart of italo crate-digging, right from the heart of the man who single-handedly revived it with the amazing “Mixed Up In The Hague” mixtape. CBS was a great place to hear tunes for a fan like myself.

So long robots, and thanks!

I-F - I Do Because I Couldn’t Care Less

PS: Thankfully the mixes at robotdj.net appear to be continuing…

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