I thought I should clarify the following, as I seem to have had several
requests recently...
For historical reasons:
Names
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Evolution == Evolution Productions Limited Crewkerne -
This evolved after originally setting the label up as
just Evolution, but then having hassles with a couple
of other labels with Evolution in their title.
Link == An alias for Mark Pritchard (conceived in 1991).
e621 == An alias for Tom Middleton (conceived in 1991).
Projects
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Reload == Projects which have a more dance club orientated appeal -
the more industrial side of things if you like.
Global Communication == Projects which are more suited to listening
to in your living room, or in the car etc...
Jedi Knights == Projects which are traditionally descibed as being 'electro'.
Chameleon == Projects which can be categorized as 'jungle'.
To be honest, I do not see what all the fuss is about - fair enough they have a
distinctive sound (which could be classed as just Tom and Mark) - but each
release is categorized quite logically. Using this method enables their music
to be distributed on different record labels (to some extent) without too many
problems. (For example, Global Communication is strictly in the hands of
Dedicated, except for remixes...)
Some people were confused with the Antacid EP - which is Link credited
(although it does state that Tom is involved). This is a simple progression
from all of the earlier Evolution releases (The Reload EP, The Autoreload EP,
The Biosphere EP, ..., The Antacid EP). Generally speaking - if Mark produces a
track which subsequently has Tom's involvement, it will still be credited to
Mark as Link and Tom as e621.
As for criticisms of the Theory of Evolution - it had, from the outset, been
marketed as a compilation album, and the tracks that were present were
considered the best selection, given the limited time they had to play with.
This is not any kind of new Link album... it is a compilation of present and
future Evolution material. In this respect, it has proved benficial for people
like Wish Mountain and Zak and Stepper who will be releasing things later in
the year on Evolution.
I do not object to criticism of the music - as this can be down to personal
taste. What does annoy me is when people get all bitchy about what is released
and why they should have done it differently.
Anyway enough of this... one cannot win in the music industry - there are too
many people out there to make things difficult.
Incidently, the Evolution tour, which was due to play in London tonight, has
been cancelled by the Raw club... Tom and Mark are trying to find a new venue
for a couple of weeks time.
Ben.
[ Benjamin Bannerman-Smith-Middleton <cs92bbm@brunel.ac.uk> ]
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