antic said:
Thanks for the reply

Since we've got you here, I'll use this opportunity to ask you some questions, if you don't mind ...
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No problem Antic, shoot...
antic said:
When can we expect a new Cosmosis and Mumbo Jumbo albums? From what I read on Trancendance's cover it was meant to be released in 2004, so you probably have some new tunes already?
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Correct. The next Cosmosis album I have already started work on. There will not be the big three year gap between Trancendance and the next Cosmosis album, like there was between Contact and Trancendance.
I reckon it will be about a year from now to the release date, but I am committed to making it top notch, and therefore am working to a quality rather than strict time deadline. So I reserve the option to take a little longer if required
About a new Mumbo album; there is a slight logistical problem in that Mitch works a 9 - 5 and lives in London and I live and work out of my studio in the mountains near Madrid in Spain.
So were weren't sure that we would make another one. But quite recently, Mitch and I have agreed in principle to start work on it. I have recently sent him emails trying to entice him to come over by telling him about nice the weather is, how cheap the plane fare is etc. etc.
But he has not replied recently, so right nowI think that he is still surfing in Bali...
antic said:
It would be great to hear some new tracks (but stay away from Phantasm' compilations - I can't stand those Eskimo tunes anymore...)
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Yeah, Junya is incredibly prolific and has released a lot of output over a very short time, so I can understand your burnout on that particular sound.
However, I do think that Junya is possibly the most talented artist both technically and musically that has come on to this scence for quite some time. I love his work personally.
As far as the Phantasm comps. go; as one of the original Psy-Trance labels on the UK scene - they were releasing Goa-Trance vinyls even before TIP records existed - they definitely deserve my support.
Quite apart from the fact that John Phantasm and I are really good mates. One of the things I completely respect about Phantasm is that they have always stuck to their guns and their roots, ignoring all current trends and releasing the music that they liked. I must say that I think that they are going from strength to strength lately.
antic said:
How is your new label doing at the moment? Any new artists you plan to release or is it only one-artist label?!
In these days of P2P and hugely reduced sales, record companies simply cannot give the advances that I require for an album. So I had to cut out the middleman. I set up Holographic Records mainly as a vehicle to release my own music. So you can see it is a neccesary response to deal with a recent and very large problem i.e P2P massively undermining sales.
It remains to be seen whether I will release any other artists on Holographic, however my gut feeling is that it is doubtful because I do not wish to get too sucked into the day to day administrative business of running a record label. Why? - because I love to spend my time creating music
antic said:
Where are the samples in "Stormy Monday" from?! I loooovve that track

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Duckman. IMO as an intelligent cartoon, second only to The Simpsons. It is pity it is not better known.
antic said:
Do you plan to restock your old releases somehow? I got all of the albums, though I'd be really interested in buying the EPs or singles. Now when you have a label, maybe it would be a good idea to make some kind of 1 or 2 CD compilation of your remastered off-albums releases (Howling at the moon, Reality Check, Caves of medusa etc.). I'd buy this without hesitation!
It's an interesting idea. I will have a chat to my distributor to see if it is viable.
At present I am planning to release a single retrospective compilation of Cosmosis material, as many of the older albums are out of stock or deleted and are therefore unavailable.
Cheers,
Bill
Cosmosis + Mumbo Jumbo etc...