Credits
Here is a little bit of information about the norman records project.
Special thanks to Nathon Raine of Chakabraka Web Design for the design, html, database, shopping cart, search engine (blah blah blah) and general all round fuckin' aceness. Huge big up to Maggie for the logo design....We love you and want both of your babies..
Phil
(aka Mr. Norman Records)
Short for philosopher, philanthropist, and Philip, Phil is a being with a dream. He spent the greater part of his life in the Martian Space Corps, where he attained a rank equivalent to a naval captain. He often spoke of ideas concerning an ideal society he envisioned, but once word of his speeches got to his superiors he was discharged on the grounds that he was spreading dissent among the troops. Before leaving Mars he met Norman, who had similar ideas about civilization as Phil, and to whom Phil became a fiercely devoted protégé.
Norman had been watching activity on Earth for a long time and had observed a society that craved stimuli, dominantly musical; he saw an opportunity to spread his ideas. Together with Phil as his right-hand man he set up Norman Records, a hub from which to sell music and paraphernalia (and 12-step method cassettes on achieving a perfect society) to the masses of media hungry humans. Rumours have circulated that embedded in each item Norman Records sells is a subliminal signal undetectable by anything except the subconscious mind, which lays out, and makes the receptor believe, Phil and Norman's plans for a perfected society. Of course, Norman oversees EVERY aspect of business at Norman Records, and maintains that these rumours are COMPLETELY untrue...
Chris (aka Brian...)
Came here via his previous job tackling phenixbeasts on Xenox. He saw the job advertised in his local newspaper (The Xenox) and rushed at the chance of a new job as the phenixbeasts were wearing him down. 400 broken bones in 14 months of gainful employment just isn't funny. The phenixbeast is widely renowned as having one of the worst tempers in this side of the galaxy and with their extra 9 arms (each 6 foot long) they can cause some damage. Chris has always loved music and as a child his first musical memories were the sweet melodies of the clampers. He lived near a forest which was one of the last natural havens of these singing creatures and their dulcic tones could be heard from miles around helping baby Chris sleep. Since then his musical taste has developed as he now has a large craving for heavy rock and European trance.
We took him on to develop his music somewhat and he works with Ant to ensure safe transportation of music.
Rich
Since moving to earth Rich has found it hard to acclimatize and has to wear colourful macs to repel the beams from the bright star that orbits the earth. His role on Jale461-X was to ward off the grendalhorses (which are small little creatures that commit various crimes) from the city walls. This he did with great style and panache. Consequently he was granted planet leave to come and work in the towers where he interacts with the records in a kind of Barry White fashion. Having never heard music before (apart from the vile singing of the grendalhorses) he has a new love in his life.
Here his role has been reduced due to the grendalhorses tracking him down to this planet so he only works a few hours on a saturday which is the the feared beasts day of rest....
Ant
Ant actually shared the same planet as Richand he too has had run ins with the famed grendalhorses. He however was in league with the equine criminals and committed petty crimes with them. The favourite crime of Anthony (which is short for Ant on his planet) was robbing warehouses and stealing empty cardboard boxes. His plan was to elevate himself to one of the most powerful people in the world by controlling all the cardboard. Alas he never managed to reach such echelons as one day he fell off his grendalhorse and it ran off without him. The rumour goes that if you fall off the horse it will disown you in favour of a better rider. Makes sense to me.... Dejected he turned to planet earth where he tried to locate a job involving cardboard. After we saw his credentials here we couldn't not employ him. So here he stands controlling the cardboard and like Chris he asists in the safe transportation of music from us to you.
Maggie
Maggie arrived here some time ago. She has been very secretive about her past so I haven't been able to get any info whatsoever from her. So, I hired a private eye who told me diddly. She flutters around the office on a part time basis adding some lightness to our testosterone filled lives. Maggie has now flown the coup....
Mingus Rude
aka Killer. Mingus arrived on this planet 147 years ago and his numerous years on earth have served him well. Once more not much information has been passed onto me about Mingus. All I know is he's very secretive and he wouldn't say much about anything. Apparently he's been an extra in 3 Hollywood films and saw something happen to Julia Roberts that gives him repeated nightmares. In between his daily duties we try and calm him down and help with this awful trauma that life has beset him.
