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Cartel leaves Epic, joins Wind Up

Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by aubin on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 4:30 PM (EDT)

Cartel have ended their one-album relationship with major label Epic Records and signed to Wind Up. The record made the announcement via "voice mail." and will begin recording for the new album soon.

The band recorded their previous album Cartel under controversial circumstances, by "living" in a sponsor-laden bubble with cameras aplenty documenting the band's every movement. The band publically argued with industry guru Bob Lefsetz who had harsh words for the band.

Last June, the bubble literally burst leading to ample snark.

Windup Records (33 comments)

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galen (July 8, 2008)

i'm sure they'll be urged to move in the right musical direction now that they're on creed's record label.

SloaneDaley (July 8, 2008)

I gather Epic felt the last experiement made them far too much money far too quickly and had to downsize the rest of the company in order to keep up with fresh pressings of the album. Classic Icarusian tale of flying too close to too bright a star.

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scientistrock (July 8, 2008)

Is Icarusian a word because if so, it's getting a lot more use.

SloaneDaley (July 8, 2008)

if having an english undergrad has taught me anything (other than I have no sense of grammar and can't spell for shit) it is that anything that can be prefixed and suffixed can be made a new word.

scientistrock (July 8, 2008)

Also, you can apparently turn nouns into verbs.

SloaneDaley (July 8, 2008)

Orwellian, Malkmoscity etc.

Dante3000 (rich) (July 8, 2008)

Hamburglared.
-Dante

SloaneDaley (July 8, 2008)

turdburgalerd

scientistrock (July 8, 2008)

What gaslight will virtually get when the '59 sound comes out?

branden (July 8, 2008)

anybody that thinks a turdburglar is funny, obviously never had a turd burgled from them.

scientistrock (July 8, 2008)

Wouldn't it be "hamburgled?"

SloaneDaley (July 8, 2008)

depends if your hamburger is burglarized then yes, but if you are transforming your friends into versions of the hamburglar then no.

scientistrock (July 8, 2008)

That, in some strange way, actually makes sense.

Dante3000 (rich) (July 8, 2008)

It's only "hamburgaled" when it's a copy cat thief. If it's the actual hamburglar you've been hamburglared.
-Dante

jumpkid_638 (July 9, 2008)

I laughed a lot more than I should have at that.

blip (July 8, 2008)

the sad thing is that some of the songs on Chroma are so fucking good.

but i'm sure everything after sucks.

Allon (July 8, 2008)

well good for them. hopefully they've learned something from this and won't rely on crazy gimmicks and publicity stunts.

Dante3000 (rich) (July 8, 2008)

Giant corporate gimmicks are bummed.
Wind Up has actually started an imprint label for this release as a tribute to their last label and album. It's called Epic Fail Records.
For the next album Cartel will be recording inside Creed's ass.

True question: how can Dr. Pepper make the raddest promo ever (with GnR and their new album) and the worst one ever (in Cartel's case). Where did he get his Phd?
-Dante

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Banal242 (July 8, 2008)

Wellesley.

I just blew your mind.

scientistrock (July 8, 2008)

Dr. Pepper is a lesbian?

Banal242 (July 8, 2008)

The term is "old maid."

Dante3000 (rich) (July 8, 2008)

Constantly.
-Dante

SloaneDaley (July 8, 2008)

great now all I'm going to be able to think of is that Delfonics song.

scientistrock (July 8, 2008)

I feel like there are more links than usual in this story.

Remember when they flipped out about something on Fuse's warped tour show?

edgelife (July 8, 2008)

I love it when bands leave majors.
But hate it when they sound like Cartel.

Preston (July 8, 2008)

That record label logo looks like a character from Clayfighter 3D.

Dudley_Shale (July 8, 2008)

Do they have to return the bubble?

LORDSHREDDER (July 8, 2008)

Wind Up? I thought VAGRANT was the catch-all for all undeground bands gone major-label that get dropped for not selling like Timbaland.

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BarleyPat (July 8, 2008)

Ahahahha

branden (July 8, 2008)

finally, a colombian cartel that won't kidnap and kill you.

Holy_Balls (July 8, 2008)

I bet this will wind up sucking.

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jacknife737 (July 8, 2008)

i see what you did there.

Holy_Balls (July 8, 2008)

it was so epic, no need to bust my bubble. dr.pepper. the lead singer looks like aaron carter. other things and stuff

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