the excellent rekids label are hitting it hard in 2008, capitalising on their amazing first year in 2007 with this new 12" featuring the full 9 minute housed up robots track lifted from luke solomons recent full length release, the difference engine, along with a couple of remixes of different tracks from prins thomas (more flutes !) and anjello.
for reasons only known to me, i have yet to pick up the album, but given that this track has knocked me out today, it wont be too long.
actually, that’s a lie. i do know why i never got around to getting the album, so let me share a little piece of insider detail.
basically, having picked up the labels superb 2 cd compilation, one, i was rather keen to get lukes album upon its release, however, when it came out, i soon realised that the label had decided to release it in one of those godawful digi-packs.
now, i understand that a lot of people like them, but i don’t. i actually concur totally with the stylus crew in regards to this.
so much so, that i will actually wait until they all sell out, and the labels release a normal jewel box version (eg. the last hot chip album).
however, due to my keenness i decided to check in with rekids to find out if lukes album was ever going to be released in a standard jewel case.
amazingly james masters of the label came back and explained the reasoning behind the decision !
so over to james :
"for artist albums the way forward is digipaks for us. it just makes sense all round.
you would not believe the amount of ‘damaged’ and returned jewel cases from shops.
fine if you want to sell 10s of thousands – nightmare for a small label.
shrinkwrapped digi gets round all this pain.
rekids two is likely to be in the ‘deluxe’ jewel case – but artist albums will be digi…
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so now i feel guilty, and given that the new 12" is just wonderful, i have decided to do the honourable thing.
oh, and to make things even better on this sunny thursday, label bosses, james masters (yes him again), and matt ‘i’m known as radio slave you know‘ edwards have stepped up to the plate, and given top site, resident advisor, a crackin’ interview.
so there you have it, buy the 12", listen to the album online via the website, realise its ace, and buy the bugger.
then go and read the interview.
weekend sorted.