another of dance music's pioneering labels has gone now

 

 

 

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Subject: Message From Hooj

From: Hooj

Date: Thu, September 18, 2003 2:03 pm

To: List Member

 

 

Dear Hooj person,

 

It is with deep regret that we have to inform you that Hooj Choons, as

we know it, is no more. Following two years of fairly horrendous

financial struggle, during which time we fought to trade our way out of

mounting debt problems, we've had to call in the professionals to

resolve matters once and for all.

 

Naturally, this has come about as a direct result of: Sept 11/ any

middle eastern conflict you care to name/ downloading/ the slump in the

global economy/ music industry/ dance music industry... No, the truth is

that as distinguished labels, clubs and magazines shut down around us,

we failed to react quickly or effectively enough to what was going on.

We thought we'd seen this happen before, and could work our way out of

it, but this was a different kind of slump.

 

It feels like we should write some kind of mini - obituary for Hooj at

this point, but maybe everything that needs to be remembered about us is

out there already: a hundred and thirty six releases spanning 13 years,

all of them, for better or for worse, trying to live up to our original

aim of remaining 'occasional providers of half decent house'.

 

(Key members of staff will be carrying on the work of hooj.com, one of

the few beacons of hope amongst the gloom of recent times, under a new

name and ownership. Please see separate Hooj.com statement for details

at the top of the message board).

 

Its been a long, and until recently, enjoyable ride and we thank

everyone for their support over the past twelve years.

 

Yours,

 

The Hooj Mob

 

OMG WTF?!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!

fooking hell !

No way, not hooj...

James said:

fooking hell !

 

James, you taking the piss ?

erm, NO i'm not Kev

[censored] hell

 

HOOJ such a good label

 

and the wee hooj dudes..they were so cool

 

omg

 

tom - tam aka jared will be upset

Fuckin hell.. theyre all goin!!

Its a shame but I cant say I'm upset about it.

never really been a fan of hooj, but thats [censored].

[censored] happens.

Next week - Tidy. (Here's hoping )

LittleMissLoud said:

Next week - Tidy. (Here's hoping )

 

 

but i thought you played at the tidy weekender??

LittleMissLoud said:

Next week - Tidy. (Here's hoping )

 

I thought u played tidy stuff wat kinda hard house do u play?

mistress_hoover said:

LittleMissLoud said:

Next week - Tidy. (Here's hoping )

 

 

but i thought you played at the tidy weekender??

 

And?