Jia Sing Daryll Ng (jing@cs.rmit.edu.au)
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 14:25:01 +1000 (EST)
here's a question from an interview a local music magazine here in
Melbourne, Australia did with DJ Vadim coinciding with his visit here for
the Ninja Tune World Tour. what do you guys think of this??
Q: What is the wackest record you've heard of late?
Vadim: "One record that I do feel very strongly about as being an
embarrasment, an abomination, an insult to intelligence is the new UNKLE
LP. I cannot believe the audacity to call this a "serious classic" in the
press release. Shadow's production sounds like he has his head up Jimmy
Page's arse. Not original, trying too hard to sound progressive. Yet as I
buy a lot of progressive from dealers, this LP is a laughing matter. The
quality of vocals added is poor, the concept terrible.....However, the
packaging is wicked, fresh, dope. Because of this; because of Lavelle and
Shadow; because they have spent a reputed 3 million pounds recording the
LP; because of the huge promotion they are doing; because of the UNKLE
toys you can buy, the LP is going to sell bucketloads. It won't sell - or
be remembered - because of the music. Now this is common for major labels,
but for underground ones it is not. This will lead to the floodgates to
open on corporate bullshit workings in the underground and that is why I
think Mo Wax sucks in '98 and why (Psyence Fiction) is the worst LP ever.
It will probably become a cult turkey record now!"
BEAT Magazine issue #622
23rd September 1998
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.
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