From David Hampson Sent Tue, Oct 20th 1998, 09:11
From David Hampson Sent Tue, Oct 20th 1998, 09:11
>>It's easy to understand where JOCKEY SLUt stands as a magazine. When the the first boc 12" came out on Skam where was the review ???? as soon as the album/cd cameout on Warp it's album of the month.... and now skam are the best or something "according to the magazine". A few back handers here and there and things start appearing in the magazine,,(alledgedly)<< Perhaps when the first boc 12" came out they couldn't get hold of a copy... I know I couldn't and I'm sure a lot of people out there will echo me. I find Jockey Slut normally covers things pretty fairly and without any (most importantly) degree of pretentiousness. More importantly, they place more emphasis on stuff that you can go into any independent record shop and pick up. I've never been able to buy stuff on Skam, vvm, MAS type labels as my local shop doesn't have them on their computer before release and if they ever do get on the computer by then they are deleted or the distributors can't actually get hold of them (I had the Jega 12" on Skam on order for 3 months before giving up)! If I want them I have to buy these records the instant they come out or not have them at all. If I didn't have access to the internet then I would not even know they existed. Even then, there is some stuff like Mask 300 which I haven't got a fucking clue how to obtain a copy of as my regular channels can't get it. Hopefully somebody can sort out some MP3s like they did with Mask 200. If you want a magazine that represents wilfully obscure stuff then buy something like Obsessive Eye from the places that sell these records. If you want something that represents music that is as accessible as the magazine buy Jockey Slut. And they do champion interesting music as well as Bentley Rhythm Ace and UNKLE - in the past they've given excellent reviews to things like Jega, Funkstorung (before this list was well into them), Badly Drawn Boy, Coldcut etc. BABY DIDDY PS They should have their record label starting this month with future stuff including Jega, Add N to X, Stock Hausen and Walkman, Surgeon, Lionrock, 808 State, Two Lone Swordsmen - obviously they've picked up a few bribes to release this rather than putting out stuff they like. ___________________________________________ "Stupid Dance Music"