It seems opportune, on the day that London-based promoter Baba Yaga's Hut announced a Wrong Speed Records all-dayer in October, to link to JR Moores' Bandcamp profile of the fledgling(ish) label, run by Joe Thompson with assistance from his Hey Colossus bandmate Chris Summerlin.
As was the case with the previously profiled Jagjaguwar (and, for that matter, pretty much any indie label you care to mention), Wrong Speed's story is very much one of enthusiasm, amateurism and steep learning curves, which has involved Thompson calling on the expertise and talents of countless friends and associates. The received wisdom is that the past two years have been horrendous for musicians, but Summerlin insists that in many ways "it's been a really creative and positive time for people who have embraced this relatively nightmarish situation".
The article offers the pair the opportunity to talk up their favourite releases - from Hey Colossus' (breakthrough?) LP Dances/Curses and Part Chimp's blistering Drool, to records by Reigns and The Web Of Lies - as well as to put out a call for more variety in submissions: "We need more echoey rave music, because it's a shared interest of ours. People, unsurprisingly, think we're a noise-rock label, so they don't send us their echoey rave projects. We need some bangers!" You heard the man - get to it.
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