Musician records tunes in bedroom. Musician finds distributor to give them to the world. Musician earns cash.

It’s the so-called disruptive business model of our age. Apparently, nobody needs labels anymore. Going cap in hand to a record company is a waste of time in the era of internet metamorphosis.

All of this is a familiar cycle to Daniel Miller. He’s been through the DIY revolution before – and he didn’t need iTunes to navigate it, either.

Thirty-four years ago, ...