
NEWS
2010-09-01OCTOBER 2010: New Pigeon John Album + DJ Shadow live interview
Quannum Projects is set to release Pigeon John's new album Dragon Slayer on October 12, 2010, the follow up to critically acclaimed "Pigeon John...And The Summertime Pool Party". Dragon Slayer houses the signature Pigeon John humor and smarts but with a whole new sound. With the aid of General Elektriks' Hervé Salters, he produced the whole record, including, for the first time, recording and chopping up his own instrumentation rather than just flipping samples and banging on an MPC. Keep checking this space for more info on that. For now, check out:
- PIGEONJOHN.COM (new website)
- DRAGON SLAYER page on solesides.com
The interview will range from ‘cut & paste’ music style, his collaborations with photographers, designers and film makers like Ben Drury, Will Bankhead, Paul Insect, B+, Marc Singer and Kar Wai Wong to his new visual rich live stage show. 2010-08-30
DJ SHADOW: Artwork for the 'Ive Breen Trying / Def Surrounds Us' 12
Pictures of the super-limited release of the new DJ Shadow single "I've Been Trying / Def Surrounds Us" 12" have surfaced; the people at the solesides messageboards were so nice to add the release to Discogs.com. Check it out:
- I've Been Trying / Deff Surrounds Us (solesides releases section)
- I've Been Trying / Deff Surrounds Us (newly created pages at discogs.com)
- Pictures (discogs.com)
NEW SOLESIDES MIXTAPE
Yes, we know; it's been a while since we dropped our latest mixtape. But there's a new one for you and we feel it has been worth the wait. It features new music by Lyrics Born, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, INU and other stuff we and the people at the solesides messageboards liked during this summer. Check it out:
- STREAM: SOLESIDES "Never Ending Summer" mixtape (mixcloud)
- DOWNLOAD: CLICK HERE
- MORE: SOLESIDES MIXTAPE PAGE
SOON: Lyrics Born - Lies X 3 video
Just last week, Lyrics Born finished work on the video for his latest single "Lies X 3." In the current main picture here at solesides you can see the cast and crew from the Lyrics Born "Lies X 3" video shoot. The video will be available before you even realise it. Keep checking this space for the announcement. For now:
- DOWNLOAD: LYRICS BORN - LIES X 3
DJ SHADOW SAMPLE: Ronnie Gee - Raptivity
While digging through our (old school) hiphop collection, we bumped into an original sample as used by DJ Shadow for the Latyrx track "Storm Warning:" It's the 'Devastatin' sample you hear a couple of times in the song. We decided to upload it for y'all:
- LISTEN: Ronnie Gee - Raptivity
- DOWNLOAD: Ronnie Gee - Raptivity
- LISTEN: - Latyrx (Lateef and Lyrics Born) - Storm Warning (prod. by DJ Shadow)
FROM THE ARCHIVES: DJ Shadow interview about Hollywood Basic and the start of his career
Back in the early Nineties there was this hip-hop / rap label called "Hollywood Basic" helmed by the A&R genius that was Dave ‘Funken’ Klein. The label has become famous as the launchpad for the careers of Organized Konfusion and DJ Shadow. And here it comes: Fatlace Magazine dug deep in the archives and brought us a previously unheard interview with DJ Shadow from The All City Show. DJ Shadow is talking about his "Hollywood Basic / Zimbabwe Legit" megamix and how Hollywood Basic gave Shadow his first job offer:
- CLICK HERE to download the interview
- CLICK HERE to check out the pages at Fatlace Magazine (they have the Basic Beats Sampler for download too !)
- LISTEN: DJ SHADOW - ZIMBABWE LEGIT / BASIC MEGAMIX
Two interviews: DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist
In our previous news item here at solesides, we posted a short interview with DJ Shadow at the Spirit of Burgas Festival (which was actually his last show of the summer 2010 tour). Today, we bumped into another interview at the same festival, but it's longer, more in-depth. It's a pretty good watch: Also, none other than Cut Chemist is featured in the latest edition of URB's "Grand Master Citizens' - Cut talks a bit about DJ Shadow and The Hard Sell too. We have the video for you: FOLLOW US: ( twitter ) // ( FACEBOOK ) // MIXCLOUD 2010-08-15
DJ Shadow / Sphere 1.0 tour is over
The 7 weeks of the DJ Shadow Europe tour are over. This was version 1.0 of the show. Version 2.0 is already in the minds of Shadow and Ben Stokes (visuals) and will hit the road before you realise it. We have more to tell and update y'all with, but let's just watch this interview with DJ Shadow, just before his last show in Bularia: FOLLOW US: ( twitter ) // ( FACEBOOK ) // MIXCLOUD 2010-08-09
I've Been Trying: The new, super limited DJ Shadow Release
A vinyl project by The Vinyl Factory and DJ Shadow will be released soon: It's a super-limited release of the new track "I've Been Trying" and it's just a taster of what’s to come: 100 copies, promo-only, 180-gram super heavyweight double A-side on Midnight Satin blue coloured vinyl, these beautiful babies are highly collectible and only available on the current DJ Shadow tour. Listen to the song, as played on UK radio (FM quality): ALSO: Be sure to check out the new website by The Gift Of Gab. It's been relaunched today and it's a damn fine new, official, online home for Gab: FOLLOW US: ( twitter ) // ( FACEBOOK ) // MIXCLOUD 2010-08-05
FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD: Cut Chemist - Disco Is Dead (1973-1979)
Even with the brand new release of Cut Chemist‘s Sound Of The Police, he has come out with an all new morsel of audio goodness, this time touching on the sounds of disco. It seems with each passing generation, more are appreciating disco for what it was or is, since its spirit still lives on in a good amount of today’s dance sounds. Cut Chemist goes exploring in this mix which you can find by clicking to Cinespia.com. We also highly recommend the mixes by Dante Carfagna, Dâm-Funk and Peanut Butter Wolf, Carlos Niño and Nobody, although each of the mixes on the page are free, so no excuse but to download, listen, and enjoy. DIRECT DOWNLOAD:
- DOWNLOAD: DISCO IS DEAD / CUT CHEMIST MIX
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OLD NEWSSOLESIDES.COM ENDTRODUCING.COM PODCASTS / RADIOSHOWS
OFFICIAL ONLINE RADIO SHOWS AND PODCASTS:
- LISTEN:
- SOLESIDES MIXTAPES (Summer 2010 mixtape now available)
- DJ SHADOW RADIO
- LYRICS BORN FM
ORIGINAL SOLESIDES ARTISTS
- LYRICS BORN: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE - LBTV - STORE
- DJ SHADOW: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- BLACKALICIOUS: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- GIFT OF GAB: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- LATEEF: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- JEFF CHANG: OFFICIAL
- JOYO VELARDE: MYSPACE
- MIGHTY UNDERDOGS: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- SOLESIDES: OLD SITE - BLOG - MYSPACE
- APSCI: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE - IMEEM
- CURUMIN: MYSPACE
- DJ DSHARP: MYSPACE - OFFICIAL - TWITTER
- GENERAL ELEKTRIKS: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- HONEYCUT: MYSPACE
- LIFESAVAS: OFFICIAL - IMEEM
- PIGEON JOHN: OFFICAL - MYSPACE - IMEEM
- POETS OF RHYTHM: MYSPACE - UNOFFICIAL
- TOMMY GUERRERO: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- SALVADOR SANTANA: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- B+: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- CUT CHEMIST: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- COUNT (QUANNUM sound engineer and more): OFFICIAL - HALOU (band)
- CROWN CITY ROCKERS - OFFICIAL - MYSPACE - HEADNODIC
- DAVID AXELROD: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- DIPLO: MYSPACE
- DJ Z-TRIP: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- JURASSIC5: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- LH: MYSPACE
- MIKE RELM: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- RJD2: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- STATELESS: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- UNKLE: OFFICIAL
- KID KOALA: OFFICIAL - MYSPACE
- DNAEBEATS: MYSPACE - DNAEBEATS.COM - TWITTER
- SOLESIDES PODCAST
- QUANNUM live Nighttown (Rotterdam, NL) 09/20/2003
- DJ SHADOW live at Lowlands festival, (NL) august 25, 2002
- DJ Shadow at KCRW, april 12 2002 (interview)
- DJ Shadow at KCRW, april 17, 2002 (2 live sets on CDJ's)
- DJ SHADOW & Cut Chemist @ KCRW interview
- LYRICS BORN big Money Talk - real / wmv
- Mighty Underdogs at KEXP, november 2008
- CURUMIN at KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic
- LYRICS BORN TV
- DJ SHADOW: Enuff (live with Lateef)
- DJ SHADOW: High Noon
- DJ SHADOW: Midnight In A Perfect World
- DJ SHADOW: Six Days
- DJ SHADOW: The Number Song (live)
- DJ SHADOW: You Made it (feat. Chris James / Stateless)
- DJ SHADOW: THIS TIME
- DJ SHADOW: Product Placement full DVD
- DJ SHADOW: In Tune and on Time full DVD
- GIFT OF GAB: RAT RACE
- LATEEF: FATBOY SLIM - That Old Pair of Jeans
- MIGHTY UNDERDOGS: GUNFIGHT
- MIGHTY UNDERDOGS: WANT YOU BACK
- GENERAL ELEKTRIKS Facing that Void (Feat LATEEF)
- APSCI: Robosex
- APSCI: Tirade Highway
- SCRATCH (full movie on turntablism)
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- watchingthewheels99 blog
- ARTS THE BEATDOCTOR - MYSPACE - WEB
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- FRAYKERBREAKS
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- NEFISA
- EARFUZZ
- BENN LOXO
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