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Basement Jaxx not dropped by XL
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 4 September 2009
Another Beggars label, XL Recordings, have issued a statement denying that they have dropped Basement Jaxx.
As previously reported, one half of the duo, Felix Buxton told Teletext’s Planet Sound last week: “XL haven’t offered us a new deal, but I didn’t imagine they would. You don’t need a record company now – they aren’t so relevant. All you need is someone to distribute your music. Besides, you only make money through touring now”.
However, the label said this week: “Contrary to a small number of internet stories that have surfaced over the weekend, XL Recordings would like to clarify that Basement Jaxx have not been dropped by the label.XL Recordings will be releasing the band’s new album ‘Scars’ on 21 Sep along with their new single ‘Feelings Gone (feat. Sam Sparro)'”.
The question wasn’t whether XL were releasing the new Basement Jaxx album, though. It was whether they would be releasing any future material by the duo. The fact remains that ‘Scars’ is the final album owed to the label under the five album deal they signed a decade ago.
