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Not Doing It For The Quids - Full Time Hobby

In a short four years of existence, Full Time Hobby has become one of Britain's essential indie labels. This story-so-far compilation - yours for a ridiculously cheap £1.99 - takes the label's temperature at this moment in time, with ace contributions from white hot buzz band White Denim, cult White Stripes antidote Viva Voce and arch-lord of miserablism Malcolm Middleton. At £1.99, they're giving it away; but then, as the title says, they're Not Doing It For The Quids.

Established in 2004 by Nigel Adams and Wez, Full Time Hobby's name was and is a truism, a label conceived as a way of turning a passion for music into a permanent occupation. Elektra, Rough Trade and Domino provided the inspiration, as did Creation, whose Doing It For The Kids comp was adapted for the title. "But Creation inspires us less and less as Alan McGee continues to make statements like, All record companies are fucking rubbish," says Nigel. "You've had your turn, now let us have a go."

Since the beginning, Full Time Hobby's business plan was simple: to break down the barriers between artist and label. It's an approach that's resulted in the flowering of their entire roster, from Tunng's career-best album Good Arrows to Malcolm Middleton's flurry of masterful albums and the formation of nu-folk supergroup The Accidental.
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