From Prodigy Myspace:


WE HAVE A NEW LABEL !

The Prodigy
Enter long-term worldwide deal with new label


THE PRODIGY are back with their own new label, and this time they're doing it their way. Always fiercely independent, the band have decided to set up their new label Ragged Flag, which will be the platform for their next album release and will subsequently act as an outlet for new talent that they find.

Backed by UK Independent label Cooking Vinyl, the deal will allow the band to continue to enjoy total creative control over all aspects of their music and how it is presented.

Prodigy founder member Liam Howlett commented : '"We have been planning this for a while and we are looking forward to building our label up, starting off with the release of the new Prodigy album. We have recorded a few songs already for this next album and they are sounding big and mean!"

"The Prodigy are one of the most relevant bands to today's world," said Cooking Vinyl's Managing Director Martin Goldschmidt. "It is a real honour to be entrusted with handling affairs for Ragged Flag. This is a fantastic start to 2007, and it is the start of a new era for Cooking Vinyl."

Says Cooking Vinyl's Product Director Rob Collins, "We can't wait to start getting music out there and show everybody just how great this band is."

The Prodigy are currently in the studio working on the follow up to the number 1 albums "The Fat Of The Land", "Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned" and "Their Law".

www.cookingvinyl.com / http://www.theprodigy.com/

You're right.

Just read it too. Not quite surprised. Curious how this will turn out for the band and what it will mean for us.

this is positive thing,cause xl did a shit promotions.total creative control thats what liam need,couple of finished tracks sounds very nice.
maybe will have a new single in next 3-4 months
blah,im totaly overbuzzed...

Finally confirmed at last. Let's hope for good things.

this new label by howlett or it's independent label ?

They're starting their own label, Ragged Flag, under the already existing label Cooking Vinyl.

First update on this news; there will not be any more releases on PIAS in the Benelux. Cooking Vinyl releases go through a different label. Personally I'm not too happy with this since I've got solid contacts at PIAS.

Yep, you also had contacts at XL who had totally denied the band had left their label. j/k

I quite like the idea myself, we should see some great talent coming via Ragged Flag. I just hope the Prodigy album still comes out this year.

Hehehe No one there was allowed to say a word. I'm glad it finally got officially confirmed. There was enough rumours about this already, better to leave those behind.

meh.

in the words of Bruce Campbell: "Groovy". sounds like liam is in a productive mindset. can't wait to rape the shops of their Ragged Flag vinyl. yay.

see lol told u all liam left xl, ive known about it for months, and have been tryin 2 tell people for a bit as well, i know alot more than alot of people might want to think!

and before anyone starts gettin lemon, i knew well before that bk-r interview as well. :D

best of luck 2 liam and crew, i think this label shud be pretty decent, maybe some of us now might have little releases and shit. theres deffo talent around here that deserve deals no doubt.

It's the official end of the XL era... may the new era be even better!

Best of luck to Liam and company... rock on

Probably not you though after what you said about "First Warning". You'd better hope Liam doesn't hold grudges.