(idm) spymania / public

From Steve Taylor
Sent Wed, Jul 22nd 1998, 09:50

> 2) WHATEVER happened to spymania? anyone talked to hardy lately?
> d.i.a.l. came out over 14 months ago... what are we to do in the
absence
> of the label that launched drill'n'bass, back when it was tasteful?

Hardy has been too busy lately since he started a Masters Degree, plus
the
fact that they were dropped from vital distribution along with a lot of
other
labels didnt help, Vital distribution have a lot to answer for, they
really have
managed to fuck up a lot of small labels with their narrow-minded
attitudes.
Spymania were obviously headed for more experimental climes so getting
a new distribution deal isnt so easy when the distributors wont even
listen
to what is being played to them... at the end of the day it all comes
down to
money, this perfectly illustrates the point i have made before about
small
labels not being able to afford to repress records... because often they
can 
not even afford to press their next release... but dont worry slow plans
are 
afoot... spymania will return in some form... maybe in the next
millenium.

Steve