quoted 3 lines Could somebody tell me a little more about this label, Thrill Jockey? I>Could somebody tell me a little more about this label, Thrill Jockey? I
>get the idea they're an american company reissuing a lot of european
>electronica. Got a phone number?
thrill jockey is a chicago-based indie label associated with "post-rock"
artists such as tortoise, rome, the sea and cake, trans am, etc. their
connection with "electronica" comes through their connection, obviously,
with tortoise, whose presence on such uk comps as _macro-dub infection_,
_in memoriam: gilles deleuze_ , and _headz 2_ has introduced the group to
the work of a number of experimental electronic artists (oval, scanner,
microstoria, spring heel jack). (additionally, jim o'rourke, who remixed a
track on oval's _94 diskont_ is also part of the extended chicago indie
milieu and has worked previously with members of tortoise, sea and cake,
shrimp boat, etc.; it's likely o'rourke was instrumental in bringing these
two camps together.) that introduction has grown to encompass a number of
artists (including members of the mo'wax and mille plateaux stables) in an
extended remix project of which the spring heel jack/jim o'rourke
twelve-inch is the most recent.
so far, thrill jockey's (comparatively marginal) reissue activities have
been confined to mille plateaux-related artists (specifically, oval and
microstoria), with the tortoise remix project twelve-inches slated as a
city slang/thrill jockey co-release. the label's mailing address is po box
476794 chicago, il, usa 60647. they are notoriously selective about
servicing.
hope that helps,
sc