Xelor Era — Chronological FACs
Xelor Era returns to dublab! Drop into this special three hour broadcast to hear his take on Factory Records’ music and the implications of the label’s social and musical impact. In three parts, Xelor Era builds a fresh narrative with bands known the world over. Here is an excerpt from the show:
Introduction: It’s my belief that history is a wheel. A wheel that rolls through the street and runs over anyone in its path , and Factory Records is the victim of this wheel, a wheel of life that obviously didn’t need factory records, but it was what factory records brought through their discography that will always outrun this wretched wheel of life. From its inception in 1978, Tony Wilson had the belief that “the real money and power were in album sales ”, and it’s this belief that maintained Factory Records for 22 years and characterized the dilemma that Factory Records brought through opening The Hacienda and financial hardships created by the bands Happy Mondays and New Order…
