endless endless

it was with sincere sadness that i read the news on pitchfork yesterday that trevor jackson's output recordings is shutting down. an excerpt from jackson's statement:

The label remained a true independent for its entire lifetime and was never run by a staff of any more than two, So I'm extremely proud of what was achieved and really hope the music and spirit of the label made even the smallest impact on people's lives. Nobody taught me how to run the label. It started with a dream to create an international genre-less platform for musical outcasts who couldn't get their music released anywhere else, and it ended up becoming a highly respected label spoken about in the same breath as labels that had inspired me to create Output in the first place. I got the chance to meet and work with some of the most wonderfully talented and inspiring people on the planet and had the pleasure of getting support and feedback from people I had respected and admired for years.

output definitely had a large impact upon developing my musical leanings - and "make it happen" was the first record i ever played at a paid dj gig (nevermind that it was in white river junction, vermont....) but beyond the music, i think output was important in that it proved that a label could still maintain a firm committment to style and elegance in physical packaging in the digital age. make sure to check the moribund website in october, when all of the label's final releases will be available for free mp3 download. here are some old highlights from the label:

playgroup - make it happen (zongamin remix)

dead combo - hey dusty

the rapture - i need your love

black strobe - chemical sweet girl

black strobe - innerstrings (no shuffle mix)

circlesquare - non-revival alarm

colder - to the music

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colder - to the music






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