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XL Recordings - Pay Close Attention - 25 year anniversay
Absolutely brilliant 4Lp box set from one of the worlds premier Independant record labels -
XL Recordings is a collaborative endeavour, and many people have contributed to its evolution.
In the song “Out Of Space”, Liam Howlett of The Prodigy provided a blueprint when he sampled Kool Keith of Ultramagnetic MC’s rapping these words: “Pay Close Attention”.
And whilst XL has never had any outside ownership, Gil Scott-Heron advised me not to even consider XL “independent”; because everything is connected.
This compilation is an attempt to illustrate some of these connections.
Part 1- sides 1-4 is the roots of XL; underground music, made for DJ’s. These roots are still growing.
Part 2 - sides 5-8 features some of the singular talents who have taken the label further than we ever envisioned. There is no unifying genre, and I’ll happily confess to aesthetic opportunism; hopefully the thread of originality is evident though.
We’ve never compromised. The rave music XL first became known for was known as “hardcore”; that spirit continues.
To show our appreciation for your support: thank you DJ’s.
And thank you also to the retailers, writers and of course, ravers.
-- Richard Russell, London, 2014
Absolutely brilliant 4Lp box set from one of the worlds premier Independant record labels -
XL Recordings is a collaborative endeavour, and many people have contributed to its evolution.
In the song “Out Of Space”, Liam Howlett of The Prodigy provided a blueprint when he sampled Kool Keith of Ultramagnetic MC’s rapping these words: “Pay Close Attention”.
And whilst XL has never had any outside ownership, Gil Scott-Heron advised me not to even consider XL “independent”; because everything is connected.
This compilation is an attempt to illustrate some of these connections.
Part 1- sides 1-4 is the roots of XL; underground music, made for DJ’s. These roots are still growing.
Part 2 - sides 5-8 features some of the singular talents who have taken the label further than we ever envisioned. There is no unifying genre, and I’ll happily confess to aesthetic opportunism; hopefully the thread of originality is evident though.
We’ve never compromised. The rave music XL first became known for was known as “hardcore”; that spirit continues.
To show our appreciation for your support: thank you DJ’s.
And thank you also to the retailers, writers and of course, ravers.
-- Richard Russell, London, 2014
New Pink Floyd release: The Endless River. Interesting in that you can hear teases of things that made it onto The Division Bell, including what are no doubt alternative takes that were not used then but were included on this release.
Puts me in mind of DG's work with The Orb
Puts me in mind of DG's work with The Orb
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