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About
Sugar Shack
Sugar
Shack Records was first conceived when the likes of
Massive Attack were applying the finishing touches to
their debut album Blue Lines, and the likes of Tricky
and Portishead were yet to make a name as the trip-hop
stars they have since become.
From its early incarnation as a label for reviving lost
albums and hidden gems from the Bristol music scene,
Sugar Shack Records decided to take a sabbatical until
its founder - Mike Darby - could find the right ingredients
to realise a long-term ambition of establishing Sugar
Shack as an official indie record label.
With the archive material gaining much interest and
recognition from various local musicians and media folk,
the possibility of Sugar Shack Records developing into
a fully fledged indie label was fast becoming a reality.
This reality soon came to fruition due to the recruitment
of long-term friend, Adrian Stiff to cover all things
legal, and the addition of Nathan Haines, fresh from
a stint working at Revolver magazine in Sydney, Australia,
to acquire his press and PR skills.
The infrastructure was now in place; all this label
needed now were the bands to help reflect the level
of passion and commitment shown by its members.
Patience wasn't required as Apache Dropout; Rita Lynch;
Moqsha; and Redefine all signed in quick succession
thus establishing Sugar Shack as something of a major
player in the fashionable yet diverse music scene surrounding
Bristol.
Next up was the recruitment of Steve Bush and the jovial
Two Day Rule to complete a memorable few months of acquiring
talented, diverse and truly promising bands to help
spearhead Sugar Shack's assault on the music industry.
However, with the realisation that the music business
is rather similar in nature to that of the football
transfer markets; Sugar Shack Records couldn't resist
the temptation of adding more one band to its present
line-up.
The recent signing of Sydney-based, Bluebottle Kiss
was not only a major coup for Sugar Shack due to the
obvious talent and level of comparisons this band has
been drawing - Radiohead; The Pixies; American Music
Club, to name but a few - but also a firm gesture to
suggest that this record label possesses a genuine desire
to appeal to a mass audience whilst keeping one eye
firmly fixed on the local scene.
With various sections of the media already developing
an interest in the present Sugar Shack roster, it is
safe to suggest that this record label, in its early
stages, has already created something of a stir in a
highly competitive market.
With several releases already planned for the coming
months, as well as the continual development of its
website, press forum, news letter, and distribution
networks through Shellshock and Halogen Records, Sugar
Shack Records, it would seem, look set to run the full
distance.
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