We at Crammed have this strange phobia about being trapped in a box, pinned down, categorized, forbidden to cross boundaries... about belonging only to one place, one culture, one genre... or simply about getting bored by churning out the same stuff over and over again... in other words, we're irrepressibly eclectic, and have been indulging in the delights of genre-b(l)ending... Too bad for the musical churches who won't recognize us as their obedient disciples... we like it like that... and we can't be doing everything wrong, as Crammed appears to be recognized worldwide as one of the most exciting & adventurous independent labels, en toute modestie.... The label has kept reinventing itself, and has been coming up with new blends, freely mixing elements of world music, alternative rock & pop, jazz and electronica ever since its inception in the early '80s, and retrospectively seems to have often been a trailblazer in many ways... although "trailblazing" isn't an occupation per se (not since the wild west), just a byproduct... something that can happen when you simply keep looking for freshness, beauty, surprises, emotions, playfulness, thrills... but let's calm down: we're only a label, and (although we do play our part) it's down to the artists...
