discreet wondered:
quoted 4 lines Hey all,>Hey all,
>Anyone have any more info on the German label Payola or their artists Snowe
>and/or Console?
>Thanks in advance!
i think payola is a sublabel of a german label called mth. those two
12-inches you mentioned were released around the same time as one by an
artist called blond--a four-tracker of clangy beatoriented electroncia and
probably the most "idm"-y of the bunch. according to some press materials
or a catalog or something i read, payola is committed to blending acoustic
and electronic music in a similar fashion as groups such as tortoise and
trans-am, but with more of a foothold in current styles of experimental
dance music (as opposed to the throwaway dub and electro of the thrill
jockey set). oh, and i think it was console who also had a track on that
comp "the day my favorite insect died," which showed up on a lot of indie
scribes' top 10 list for '96.
hope that helps in some way...
sc