Happy 2013! And More...

If there's one thing I'm starting to realise about opening a blog... it's that I'm not much of a blogger. Contrary to what you'd imagine from there only being 1 release on the label so far and a few blog posts more patchily put out than Facebook and Twitter updates, there's actually been a lot going on in the world of Passive Aggressive! However, I'm always in limbo over whether it's the type of news label followers need to know to be aware we're still alive, or it should be kept quiet. A lot of my ideas are secretive by their very nature, and if I admitted what I have planned constantly, I would be taking away from a lot of the potential credibility for when they land. I don't like leaving the whole thing lying, however, so I figured yeah, maybe some followers would like a *clue* of what's going on.

As a producer and also label owner, my mind is all over the place musically! A month ago, I finally made a solid announcement about the next release, "25 Minutes Of Trance Classics", and this is hopefully going to be the first of a few big steps Passive Aggressive takes this year! It's a compilation, featuring C.T.A.N, Bliss (who previously remixed for Denkitribe), Transpire (who previously released the I.N.T E.P), and a collaboration featuring a former member of the band New Post Colonials. Currently, the whole thing is in the process of being mastered, which always takes a considerable chunk of time, but I *am* targeting a release for May at the very latest, and some solid soundclips to follow shortly before. I can be very indecisive when it comes to ideas, and find in the space of half a year I become totally indifferent to what I previously wanted to do, but 25 Minutes is definitely staying, no two ways about it. In the meantime, I've been working on a number of other projects, gradually bouncing between them, some leaning more towards EDM, some future Passive Aggressive releases, and some further experimentation. I'm not going to specifically announce what those projects are of course (hehehe), because that would take away all the mystery, you know, but I'll at least confirm that the 3rd Passive Aggressive release is going to be something very special, and something you should particularly be looking out for if you're following us so far. Very special indeed.

I can also at least admit that there will possibly be a new division of Passive Aggressive set up for EDM projects. Whether they will be digital, vinyl or even CD releases, however, is difficult to say. I would love to put them out physically, but of course, the physical age is dying out at a time when putting out 100 vinyls to be sold alone is quite a challenge. Though personally, as much as I made my debut digitally, I'm not into the idea of purely digital-only releases, and do my best not to limit myself and my work to them... so, time will tell. For this reason, it's possible Passive Aggressive Tapes may no longer have the end tag of *Tapes* anymore. To be honest, I think this is an important move. One misconception I don't want people to have, is that Passive Aggressive's focus is more on the format than the music, because it isn't.

Besides this, I've also got to give a shout out to Smit 'N' Voodoo for their artwork for the cover of "25 Minutes Of Trance Classics". It's stunning, and viewable right here.



And of course, a few small reminders. Don't forget that our debut E.P., "Broken" by C.T.A.N is still very much out there. If you still haven't got hold of it, or you're new and want to know what it's all about, check out Stashed Goods and Apop Records to get hold of the remaining copies. Many thanks to Animal PSI, too, for mentioning us back in June.

Also bear in mind where you can find us in this cray technological age:

Soundcloud ("Broken" clips can still be found there as well as a free downloadable freebie from Transpire)

Facebook

Twitter

See you in May!