BAO (tunde@arches.uga.edu)
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:08:12 -0400 (EDT)
speaking of disappeared groups, i was listening to archive again and
wondering what the hell happened to them, and why they didnt get as
popular as most other groups. Id put them right behind portishead. Have
any of you heard of them?
On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Matt Mullen wrote:
> At 06:39 AM 9/7/99 -0700, you wrote:
> > Anyone know what the hell happened to Attica Blues
> >since they dropped that album a while ago? I know
> >they've done some remixes here and there, but
> >unfortunately I don't know what songs. Also, are they
> >workin' on a new album or defunct? Did the whole MoWax
> >shake up screw them?
>
> I was talking to someone who is still signed to Mo' Wax last weekend or so
> and they told me that Attica, along with Money Mark were no longer attached
> to the label and I assumed that they had been retained by Polygram. If I
> remember correctly, all the Mo' Wax roster were jointly signed to A&M/Mo'
> Wax, so after the collapse and take over of A&M, contracts had to be
> bought out or otherwise transfered by the 'new' Mo'Wax/XL partnership.
>
> I'm not sure of the status of DJ Shadow however, I believe that he will
> eventually be a Mo'Wax/XL artist, but I don't think that the whole contract
> situation has been resolved yet.....
>
> As for Attica's future plans..... Al Collins, are you still out there ?
>
>
> Matt Mullen
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> http://www.herono7.com
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>
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