Disc 2s of Superior Quality
Imagine being one of those people who collected all the ‘longbox’ editions and therefore had to put up with Lavelle - Bangkok on your shelves, as though you were into it.
benson I don’t think so, but I could be wrong. Iircc the story was pieced together from various articles and quotes. Some notable moments I remember are as follows:
- Puff piece on Andy Horseface being at the helm of GU. Hidden inside was a bit about James heading to Japan(?) to coach soccer. In retrospect he was clearly getting the fuck out of Dodge before the shit hit the fan.
- Article in Dj or Mixmag about GU being acquired by Ministry of Sound. I think this was where most the concrete facts came from. Said they went bankrupt, money was owed ex ex…
- Digweed was asked about working with GU again and he said something about them being boat buying wankers, and that he never saw a dime for Hong Kong or L.A.
There was definitely more, but those are the three things that stand out in my mind.
Oh and there was an article or a board post or something about the last days of the GU offices. Employees talked about being owed months of back pay, showing up to locked doors, embarrassing tasks they were given as part of their jobs ex ex.
It’s clear that changing the message board killed the brand.
Who owns it now BTW?
I always assumed that they killed the board as part of the sale/take over. Didn’t take a rocket scientist to come in, appraise the situation, and realize that there was no way of moving forward with that sewer openly flowing. We obviously loved it, but when you want to move into the world of selling luggage tags to euro trash you really can’t have a fully functional message board running wild.
Romania being cop.
Give it a (bucha) rest
Christ that is dreadfully shoe-horned.
zackster I always assumed that they killed the board as part of the sale/take over. Didn’t take a rocket scientist to come in, appraise the situation, and realize that there was no way of moving forward with that sewer openly flowing. We obviously loved it, but when you want to move into the world of selling luggage tags to euro trash you really can’t have a fully functional message board running wild.
Ark at Billy Business-man here!
Millsy
Overall, GU34: Milan is a mixed affair and a mixed blessing: it shows Global Underground’s willingness to open its door to unlikely and unexpected figures, but it only half-successfully helps reassessing Felix’s own credentials as a DJ and, most importantly, a taste-maker. That said, anything (such as CD1) that can make you forget so easily the guy’s horrendous latest attempt at the long-player format is more than satisfying by me.
Not my words Stuart, the words of RA!
Imagine sitting down with your media consultant for the first uncomfortable conversation and at the top of his yellow legal pad you see “Dermot Mulligan” in a huge red Sharpie circle.
LOL!
