From The Desk Of The Brian Jonestown Massacre‘s Anton Newcombe: “I was asked to be a guest editor for MAGNET, one of the few publications I still respect since it was founded, so kudos for that. I was told I could write about anything in the world that interests me. So I am going to focus on the rebirth of the do-it-yourself music labels. Just like me and my own label, A Recordings, they have a strong belief system about releasing vinyl. I wanted to present seven labels and what they are up to right now. My questions were very simple: Who are you, what made you want to buck the trends, and what inspired you to release physical products. Enjoy.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iD_o9geDYA
Newcombe: The video for Joel Gion’s “Yes.”
Rob Fitzpatrick: We haven’t released many records; it’s mainly acts that we’ve booked and met at Austin Psych Fest, and we release things as they come to us—we’re not actively doing A&R. One of our latest releases is the debut LP from the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Joel Gion. We’ve also been really limited by our tiny team—the label and festival are run by just a few people, so there’s a danger of taking on too much—and everything suffers, including the music and artists, which is the exact opposite of what our intent is. So we just work with a few artists for now, hoping to bring more folks on so we can grow and do it right.
