A lot of British music fans will own a record released on Big Scary Monsters, whether they realise it or not. Early releases by Pulled Apart By Horses, and Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly feature the BSM logo on their back cover. So does the solo album of Rival Schools/Quicksand front man Walter Schreifels.
Formed over a decade ago by then schoolboy Kevin Douche, the label is rapidly working it’s way towards it’s 150th release. We had a quick chat to Kev to ask him about how the label came about, and how vinyl works for Big Scary Monsters and it’s fans.
How Did BSM Come Into Existence?
I was at a family wedding this past weekend seeing lots of Aunts and Uncles for the first time in nearly a decade. Through the course of the day, explaining way too many times just what it is I do for a living, it dawned on me how strange it is that this is my occupation! I began the label purely because music seemed a cool thing to be involved in and I didn’t have the talent or patience to pick up an instrument. It was never meant to be a career, it was a short-sighted idea which quickly got out of hand and now, here I am, 29, and still plodding along!
Which artists are you most proud of working with?
A great number of them, all for different reasons. Artists such as Pulled Apart By Horses and Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, both of whom I worked with from their first or second ever gigs, going on to be as successful as they have been is awesome. Equally working with the likes of Meet Me In St Louis and Kevin Devine, who are yet to achieve the same sort of commercial recognition, but have developed really strong, cult fanbases, is just as rewarding.
