Andy Maddocks

Andy Maddocks is an English entrepreneur and musician. He was instrumental in the foundation of Skam Records,^[1][2] a Manchester-based independent electronic label, in the early 1990s.^[3][4] He is also a member of the collaborative, electronic music project Gescom together with Darrell Fitton, Russell Haswell, and Rob Hall.^[1]

Skam records

Maddocks founded Skam records (naming it as an acronym for Some Knowledge About Music) in 1990 or 1991.^[4][3] Skam's first 12-inch single was a self-titled debut from Lego Feet (a predecessor to British electronic music duo Autechre).^[5] The label followed with two 12" records from Gescom. ^[4] Skam entered the full-length album market in 1998 with the releases of Soup by Bola, a stage name used by Darrell Fitton^[6][7] and Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada,^[6] the latter being jointly released with Warp Records.