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| BGHD: Hi James, great to see you again,
has it been about four years since Never, Never Land was released? James: Yes it was about that long I suppose. How come there was such a long break considering the album was so well received? Well, you have to put the album out and then tour it. Then we left Island Records, so we had to get a release for the rest of the world, which we ended up doing with Global in America. And then I set up the new label, so had to do all that. That leads me onto another question your label Surrender-All, could you tell us about it? Basically it's a new label, which I own with a new partner called Robert Bevan, and it's a way I can put out music, creatively, where I've got control y'know. Almost like going back to your roots with Mo Wax, where you were used to having that control - getting signed to a major label did you lose some of that? Yeah, yeah totally, I've done so many things with so many people, and so many different labels, I just want to be in a situation where I have control over everything. I just think with the kind of records that we make it's really important as they're not pop records. They tend to be quite slow burning records, and you need as much support as you can, so if you have people with a similar vision, and you're trying to achieve the same thing, then you have a much better chance of achieving success... You must get pulled in lots of directions with a major, but Island is one of the more 'laid-back' labels aren't they? They're all the same really! The problem is you have labels that exist as their own entity in different countries, and if say Island Spain do not like your record then you are fucked over there. Being able to work with people who are into your music in each country, means that they are behind you 100%, which is a lot better. The new album (War Stories), was recorded out in the desert somewhere in America, could you tell us a bit more about that? Yeah it was done in LA and Joshua tree, and then in London. |
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