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BigHaus

11-25-2003, 11:52 PM

Today, BounceFM.Com rides the Concorde to London to chat with Alan Russell, Founder, Black Vinyl Records. Alan pulls no punches. Here’s some of what he had to say:

WHAT IMPORTANT TRENDS DO YOU SEE IN OUR INDUSTRY?
We're all doomed.

WHAT IS YOUR SUPER POWER?
Bullshit detector.

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR OUR MUSIC
The question isn't what the future holds for our music, but what our music holds for the future.

http://www.bouncefm.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=340&mode=thread&order=1&thold=0

chewie

11-26-2003, 05:56 AM

thanks for this, i think that alan is one of the most overlooked and underrated talents in london

jeremy

11-26-2003, 06:12 AM

...and outspoken!

Can't wait to read it.

Deani

11-26-2003, 06:34 AM

I used to read Alans column in Echoes, he was one of the few music journos you could trust when it came to house reviews. He also wrote some fantastic articles.

However that interview is the worst thing I have read on here.

Digiman

11-26-2003, 06:40 AM

Those questions were awful!

jc.

11-26-2003, 07:33 AM

Respect to you for hooking up with Alan but that interview was pathetic. Alan is one of the most outspoken, opinionated and passionate people involved in the house scene here in the UK and it would have been great if you had given him the chance to speak about issues, especially now he longer writes for Inside Trax, Echoes or Muzik. Speedgarage.com used to post fascinating interviews back in the day and this could well have been another one. Sorry, but this was a missed opportunity :(

Marko

11-26-2003, 08:12 AM

I like Alan's obvious passion for music and character. I'm sure he pisses people off with his outspoken views, but at least he speaks his mind - unlike many in this industry.

I have to dissagree about his column in Echoes - he used to rave over some very average stuff IMO and always seemed obsessed with being "underground". I find his replacment Andy Kemp is exactly the same. I remember hearing Alan DJ a few times in the mid 90's and I found him to be a bit hit and miss with his selection. Sometimes he played pretty bangin stuff, which I found strange considering his hatred of any "commercial".