Andy Maddocks

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Andy Maddocks is an English entrepreneur and musician. He also went on to found Skam Records,[1][2] a Manchester-based independent electronic label, in the early 1990s.[3][4] He is also a member of the collaborative project Gescom with Darrell Fitton, Russell Haswell, and Rob Hall.[1]

Skam records[edit]

Maddocks founded Skam records (naming it as an acronym for Some Knowledge About Music) in 1990 or 1991. [4] [3] Skam's first 12-inch single was a self-titled debut from Lego Feet (a predecessor to British electronic music duo Autechre).[5] The label followed with two 12" records from Gescom. [4] Skam entered the full-length market in 1998 with the releases of Soup by Bola[6][7] and Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada,[6] the latter being jointly released with Warp Records.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Biography of Gescom's Rob Hall" (PDF). Dynamix-djs.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  2. ^ The Wire. 1998. Volumes 173-178. pg. 20
  3. ^ a b Bedroom Beats & B-sides: Instrumental Hip Hop & Electronic Music at the Turn of the Century. (2020). United Kingdom: Velocity Press.
  4. ^ a b c Mathieu, Christopher (25 October 2017). "Interview with Andy Maddocks of Skam Records". Igloo Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Autechre's "lost" debut reissued". 29 November 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b Peschek, David (26 November 2004). "CD: Bola, Gnayse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 August 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ "Bola: Soup". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

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