Drum’n'bass duo The Outfit this week have publicly announced that they’re too good for internet radio.

In a superb outburst of anti-American sentiment, they ditched their monthly Bassdrive.com show in favour of the sultry sounds of silence. Apparently the DJ subs fee of $5.00/month (which, at current exchange rates, is worth about £2.65) was too much for them to deal with.

And besides, with a back catalog as strong as theirs (we counted a whopping 7 vinyl releases as well as 11 MP3s), who needs the promotion?

Read the full dismissal here.

<ZewWrk> hey
<ZewWrk> did you guys pay?
<TheOutfit> SORRY WAT DO U MEAN PAY?
<ZewWrk> we charge 2.50/hr to play on bassdrive
<TheOutfit> WAT IS THE PASSWORD NOW?
<ZewWrk> have been doing that for ages
<ZewWrk> can’t tell you the pw unless you pay
<ZewWrk> everyone else pays
<ZewWrk> and i can never hunt you guys down
<TheOutfit> never knew we had to pay, no one told us that
<ZewWrk> well… i dunno who signed you up
<ZewWrk> but…
<TheOutfit> as we were signed artists and all that
<ZewWrk> everyone pays
<TheOutfit> representing the radio in uk etc
<ZewWrk> who got you guys on bassdrive
<ZewWrk> who did you contact for a show?
<TheOutfit> phix and buz blaze
<TheOutfit> i think
<TheOutfit> they copntacted us
<ZewWrk> well.. phix probably did it because you guys were hookin him up w/ tunes
<TheOutfit> we been with you for over ayear +
<ZewWrk> i’ve since taken over payments
<ZewWrk> cuz phix is never around anymore
<ZewWrk> and he doesn’t do anything for bassdrive anymore
<ZewWrk> and since i’ve taken over… everyone has been paying
<ZewWrk> its only 2.50/scheduled time
<ZewWrk> so if you have a 2 hr show weekly its 20.00 usd/month
<ZewWrk> really not that much money man
<TheOutfit> well, we do this show for love and we take time out do this show
<ZewWrk> you do 1 friday per month
<ZewWrk> so you would pay 2.50 usd
<ZewWrk> err
<ZewWrk> 5.00/month
<ZewWrk> usd
<ZewWrk> well man… seriously… everyone else pays
<TheOutfit> so if you want us to pay, forget it, we been playing for a year +, and noone ever told us this
<ZewWrk> and i’ve got other “signed” artists on here
<ZewWrk> heh… you guys won’t pay 5.00 usd a month to play?
<TheOutfit> well up 2 you, i play 1xtra and ministry of sound and they pay me
<ZewWrk> well man…
<ZewWrk> if you don’t wanna pay… then i guess the show’s over
<ZewWrk> i have to be fair about things
<TheOutfit> ok fuck it.. your loss
<ZewWrk> i don’t mean to me a dick…
<ZewWrk> but everyone pays
<ZewWrk> my loss… i guess
<ZewWrk> i’ll just get Big Bud to fill your slot
<ZewWrk> no biggie
<ZewWrk> or maybe psidream
<ZewWrk> since he’s interested
<TheOutfit> yeah if ya a bedroom dj / producer
<ZewWrk> or some other big name
<TheOutfit> like what “dj sucker”
<ZewWrk> i have a list of people waiting for slots to open
<ZewWrk> sorry man
<ZewWrk> rules are rules
<TheOutfit> well up 2 u?
<ZewWrk> i can’t charge some and not all
<ZewWrk> it’d be unfair
<TheOutfit> yes or no, but aint paying to play an internet slot
<ZewWrk> i’m just trying to keep things by the boot
<ZewWrk> then no
<ZewWrk> everyone pasy
<ZewWrk> pays
<TheOutfit> ok see you.
<ZewWrk> that’s how it goes
<ZewWrk> aight
<ZewWrk> sorry we couldn’t work this out
<ZewWrk> what’s your email address so i can pull you off the bassdrive show list
<ZewWrk> so you don’t get anymore mail from us
<TheOutfit> how about fuckyou.com
<ZewWrk> ok
<ZewWrk> sounds good
<TheOutfit> prick
<ZewWrk> glad you can be so mature about this
<ZewWrk> i’m not being a prick
<ZewWrk> i’m just standing by the rules man
<TheOutfit> well you should have told us earlier when we started
<ZewWrk> everyone on the station that hosts a show pays
<ZewWrk> i just took over payments about 3 months
<TheOutfit> i did this show for love
<ZewWrk> and if you were on the email list, you should have gotten the email notices
<ZewWrk> and i do bassdrive for love
<ZewWrk> and it costs me money to run it
<ZewWrk> it doesn’t run itself
<TheOutfit> i do alot bigger shows, so no problem…
<ZewWrk> that’s fine man
<ZewWrk> you don’t need to boast to me
<ZewWrk> i’m just telling you how it is
<ZewWrk> if you want to get bent out of shape and be pissed at me, then fine
<ZewWrk> i can’t help it
<TheOutfit> right nice 1, thats why yanks are shit, cause of pricks like u
<ZewWrk> right
<TheOutfit> peace
<ZewWrk> i’m such a prick
<ZewWrk> right
<ZewWrk> glad i have this conversation on log
<ZewWrk> i’ll be sure to show everyone how you flew off the handle for no reason if i have to
<ZewWrk> then everyone will know who’s the prick
<TheOutfit> put it this way, peeps in the scene in uk will know about this, not to do a show
<ZewWrk> that’s fine
<ZewWrk> i have enough UK friends that know what i’m about and like me
<ZewWrk> they’ll stick up for me
<ZewWrk> like i said, i’m sorry that we couldn’t work this out
<ZewWrk> but rules are rules
<ZewWrk> everyone pays
<TheOutfit> anyway got better things to do… big up ???? d funk anyway..
<ZewWrk> cool man
<ZewWrk> sorry you feel this way
<ZewWrk> have a good one.