Speaking to Billboard, The Black Dog, Jerome Sydenham, Peter Van Hoesen and Cosmin TRG reveal their prize picks from the defunct label's back catalogue.
Just as they announced the demise of Sandwell as a label, Regis & Function started of Glasgow Techno collective Animal Farm's year at The Sub Club with a storming 2hrs which included them live on a 909. Heavy to say the least.
As ever with the shadowy collective, we're not quite sure what to make of their latest missive, but it might just spell the end of one of our favorite imprints as we know it.
Real name /
David Sumner and Karl O'Connor
Aliases /
Regis and Function
Sandwell District is, without doubt, THE underground Techno collective of the moment. With support from all quarters they have not just blurred the boundaries of techno, but have dissolved them and re-built it in their own unique image...
As stalwarts of the hugely influential Downwards Label, Regis and Function have been breaking down and re-arranging the D.N.A of conventional dance music for over a decade. Sandwell Dis..
In what may—or may not—be their final interview together, RA's Angus Finlayson attempts to make sense of the tumultuous working relationship of Regis and Function.