Andy Maddocks

Andy Maddocks is an English entrepreneur and musician. He was instrumental in the foundation of Skam Records, a Manchester-based independent electronic label, in the early 1990s. He is also a member of the collaborative, electronic music project Gescom together with Darrell Fitton, Russell Haswell, and Rob Hall.

Skam records

Maddocks founded Skam records in 1990 or 1991. Skam's first 12-inch single was a self-titled debut from Lego Feet. The label followed with two 12" records from Gescom. Skam entered the full-length album market in 1998 with the releases of Soup by Bola, a stage name used by Darrell Fitton and Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada, the latter being jointly released with Warp Records.