outraygeous
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there would have to be some instrumentals on this no?
Blackdown said:Shake a Leg is Radio 1 A list and the album has sold over 30,000 copies. not that bad a start...
outraygeous said:there would have to be some instrumentals on this no?
Paul Hotflush said:Shake a Leg is an awful record. It's not a great start when you get openly laughed at by Chris Moyles and compared to novelty records. The tracks that made the album were a naked attempt by Relentless to cross over, ignoring the fact that the two albums from the scene that have done the best (i.e. both Dizzee albums) took the opposite approach. Considering the talent in that studio, and some of the tracks they made, the product offered being offered to the public is weak. That's Relentless' fault.
OK. Relentless are capable but perceived to be flawed. Any others who could be trusted to get this out the door?Plasticman said:I have been trying to get a decent grime comp out for the last year or so, the majors don't want to know. It's all about setting up a compilation through a decent independant.
Blackdown said:Shake a Leg (which is shit, yes) was made by Roll Deep last summer, a long time before any major got involved. initially Island/Universal were going to sign them, but when they got cold feet, Relentless came in.
The released Relentless album, bar it's final track selection details and sample re-records by people like Jennna G, was very similar to the one handed to Universal almost a year before.
the album's direction was Roll Deeps' decision, not Relentless'.
2stepfan said:We need hooks so suggestions of Dizzee tunes would be welcome -- I'm note sure if I Luv U quite does it for me, or at least not alone; Jus’ A Rascal perhaps?
Logan Sama said:And as I mentioned previously, labels won't do a compilation because there is guaranteed profit in other ventures, rather than risking putting money into an unproven genre.
When there is a Grime number 1 then people will see numerous compilations. Until then it isn't viable within the narrow minded accounting departments' vision of investment.
2stepfan said:Yes, this is an exercise in testing the limits of market failure. For my suspicion is that there is an untapped market which no-one has quite had the nous or nerve to address. Never forget -- the founding assumption of Merrill Lynch is that markets are imperfect, and that this affords opportunity. It's just a question of your appetite for risk...
gumdrops said:jus a rascal is too hip-hoppy for me personally, maybe something like give u more would be good for a dizzee inclusion (or his ice rink vocal even).