VHS head and thoughts on SKAM

Thoughts on VHS Head

First of all, nobody really knows who he/she/they is/are. Second of all, whoever it is, is signed to SKAM, the legendary IDM label that had Boards of Canada and Autechre under their wing in the early nineties. So who is it? Aside from the token Richard D. James speculation there is a long list of possible blokes... I suppose the place to ask would be blockbuster video, because im sure one branch will have had an alarming rise in complaints about mangled, screwed up tapes.

Thoughts on The EP

Made completely out of samples from old rental videos, this is a fuzzy, glitched-out mess of a record. However, this only adds tho the purcussive effect that a split second of silence can have, these moments of clarity keep this record on the very edge of the waterfall, and instead of being impossible to follow, this is an INCREDIBLY funky EP.

Listen for yourself 

and to the full EP

Final Thoughts on SKAM

The golden years were the nineties, now the boards and autechre have moved on to warp and SKAM have gone relatively quiet, with the odd release like this not picking up too much publicity or having too big a release (the vinyl version is limited to 300)

There are some kick ass artists on SKAM still, and if you are interested in electronic music, take a look at their wikipedia page for a little history lesson. Meanwhile, I'm holding out for a SKAM comeback, and a new VHS head album. Maybe there is a future still for IDM's biggest label...