remember pro1ix's mates Mumm-ra? who sold out, became Klaxons clones to get signed to Columbia?
well, they've only managed one album before breaking up.

pretty obvious that Columbia dropped them-
that's the danger of becoming a clone band to attract record labels- they'll tire of you VERY quickly if they can't shift loads of your albums.

Wow. I didn't even know until I read this. It's sad really, they're a talented group but I can't defend against the claim they followed the trends of the day. They did. I was surprised the album didn't sell more because for what it was - it was very good. I'd take them over the Kooks, Klaxons, View... repeat ad infinitum.

I hope they'll go back to making music they started out making, bring back the sitar and the zither and sod the business.

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Originally posted by proIix:
I hope they'll go back to making music they started out making, bring back the sitar and the zither and sod the business.

you'd have thought that's what they'd do now-
they've got a following, a name, thanks to Columbia's promotion, plugging, airplay etc.

they could produce and sell their music themselves-
that's what the Futureheads claim they're doing since getting dropped.

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Originally posted by proIix:
I was surprised the album didn't sell more because for what it was - it was very good.

therein lies the problem-
record labels unwilling to take a chance on a band that sounds different (eg. Mumm-ra in their original incarnation)-
preferring instead to sign clone bands (eg. Mumm-ra in their eventual Klaxons-alike form)

-however there's a limit on the sales of a clone band.

maybe if Columbia dared to let Mumm-ra be more individual, distinctive, they could have got more success out of them in the long run.

similarly, current conveyor-belt indie bands the Pigeon Detectives and the Young knives can't have much longevity in them.

Agreed. They signed them as a cash-in on that scene and it was already saturated with a hundred soundalikes. Shame.

Thats just how the cookie crumbles


-Liz
UMGD

similarly Dogs die in hot cars split after just one album.

- a clone band indistinguishable from Hot hot heat, Kaiser chiefs and a million other XTC soundalikes.

Mumm ra are from Bexhill. As am i (cool)

They weren't ditched by their label - they had the option on it picked up by Columbia. They just split. That's as much as I know. Just thought it was a little unfair people going on about them being dropped.