DAY THREE: 15 YEARS IN 15 RECORDS

After a delay of about fifteen minutes caused by fog on Schiphol – Mark Jones was a bit late giving Sander Kleinenberg the opportunity to fool around a bit with the mic – the debate started with a kind of confused Mark Jones. Who comes up with four coloured wigs. And a pile of hand scribbled papers. Humor seemed to be the keyword in this hour. Mark Jones being one of the more flamboyant guys around in the scene, and with Sander Kleinenberg almost acting as a standup comedian. Two other invitees were James Welsh and Cory J Kilduff. The idea was to highlight 15 years of Wall of Sound through 15 releases. Each year one release. A good way to see the sound developing. But that’s not pre-thought of. “There wasn’t a master plan. I started a label on a moment in time. I did this to change people’s lives. That’s what drives me. From every single that I make, I want to sell a hundred million copies.”


The Tracklist:
1994: E-Klektic– Maracana Madness
The track was made during the ’94 worldcup, featuring a famous Brazilian football commentator Edmo Zarife. The whole track actually is a complete rip off. When we re-released the track, with remixes from all our artists, the Zarife called us, yelling in the phone. He was glad we used it, he only wanted us to put his name on the cover. And we did.

1995: Ceasefire - Trickshot
This track really was synonimous for the Wall of Sound sound at that time. Al Pacino hasn’t called me yet. We went to Ibiza with the Ceasefire guys, and Derek Dahlarge never came back. Some people in the room will probably know a Dahlarge story. Well I do. I superglued a dildo onto his head when he fell asleep at the beach for one time. When he woke up, he didn’t notice it was still on his head.

1996: Mekon – Welcome to Tackletown
It sounds like it should be released last week, and not in 1996. It sounds more relevant now than ever.

1997:Propellerheads – History Repeating
Anyone remember this one? I see a few nods. Their live setup is amazing Two sets of decks, a Hammond organ and a drum kit. The vocals were originally done by Alex, but I called Shirley Basseys manager to ask if she wanted to do it. I don’t know what he was thinking. So we made an appointment and we were all fearing her not showing up. But she did. It was the most surrealistic thing. Oh, and just between me and you, we’re doing a reissue of Decksanddrumsandrock‘nroll and they Propellerheads re going to play live with a band in the beginning of next year.
 
1998: Zoot Woman – It’s Automatic
The Zoot Woman guys were just to blokes coming right out of school, to play their first single lafe to me.

1999: The Wiseguys – Ooh la la
Re-released in 1999. The wiseguy’s first record was 100% samples. Which really was good fun clearing. It was Wall of Sound’s biggest selling record.
 
2000: Shawn Lee - Happiness (Ashley Beedle bossanove west coast remix)
The hit that wasn’t a hit. The most Balearic moment of the label, and my favorite track to release. Kleinenberg adds: It should be redone this year!


Right now the pace goes up a little. Mark Jones is getting in a little time squeeze.

2001 : Mekon ft. Marc Almond – Please stay (Royksopp remix)
One of the things we’re doing is to work with vocalists on a way to get them a platform to do things they won’t do in their own projects. And it works well! Royksopp just started at this moment.

2002: Royksopp – Eple
The guys made this first album on their room in this little mountain village Bergen.
Kleinenberg: Bergen is the rainiest place in the world. Royksopp reinvented the scene with the clean sound. It has changed my life.

2003: skipped

2004: Two Culture Clash
I’ve always wanted to do a project to put all the electronic artists from the world, put them in a studio in Jamaica with the world’s best vocalists to record an album. Two Culture Clash is the result. And basically Diplo and

2005: Les Rhytmes Digitales – Darkdancer
We re-released it because it appeared in a Citroën commercial, and it became a top 10 hit.
Let’s tell you a funny story about the name Jacques Lu Cont. I was in Paris and was listening to some music in a bar, and I asked the bartender what it was. And he would say “it is this little kid that lives with his father in an insane asylum, and he is called Jacques lu Cont” Which means Jack the Cunt.

2006: The Infadels – can’t get enough
They entered in a competition I’ve set up, and I thought they were pretty good.

2007: Reverend and the makers – Silence is talking.

At this moment the programme leader tells Mark to hurry up a bit.

2008: Grace Jones – William’s blood (Aeroplane Remix)
Grace wouldn’t be happy if she’d know you push her. I’ll tell her by the way. There was always a rumor of a new album coming. And this one day her label called to ask if we wanted to bring it out. At first I thought it was some kind of joke, by one of my friends. But it wasn’t. She is without doubt one of the most inspiring artists in the world. Even here live show is inspiring and astonishing.

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