NEWS

December 31, 2002

Even on the last day of 2002, there's some good news here at SOLESIDES, and that is that DJ Shadow will be doing a 2 hour Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 this Saturday into Sunday night at midnight (UK Time).

It'll be really cool if someone can record this set straight from (digital) radio and makes it available. I'd be glad to spread the live set through this site. If you're willing to contribute, please email me on it.

December 27, 2002

On this week's Ninjatune / Solid Steel radioshow, Strictly Kev played the Soulwax Remix of DJ Shadow's Six Days. To download the track, <<offline>> click here <<offline>>

There has been a lot of talk (positive and negative) about this remix on the solesides.com forum. Read the comments here, and don't hesitate to join the discussion.

December 25, 2002

Merry Xmas!

There are loads of new pictures added to this site. Diane sent in some very cool pictures from various Quannum Performances. Go to the pictures section to check them out, or click here for the new Lifesavas pictures. To watch the other Quannum pictures directly, click here

Hip Hop photographer B+ (you might know him from the artwork for DJ Shadow) was guest DJ at KCRW radio to discuss his recent film project KeepinTime: Talking Drums and Whispering Vinyl which will be screened on Sunday, December 29 at The El Rey Theatre with live performances by Paul Humphrey, Derf Reklaw, J. Rocc, Cut Chemist, Madlib, Nu-Mark, DJ Shadow, and others.

Click here to listen to the 2 hour broadcast

There are pictures of earlier Keep In Time performances at waxpoetics.com - check !

December 22, 2002

Today, Dutch Kink FM Radio broadcasted an interview with Blackalicious.  Chief XCel and Gift Of Gab Talked about the Blazing Arrow album, the past and the future of Solesides / Quannum and more. It's already in the weekly download of solesides.com so be sure to check it out.

December 18, 2002

Blackalicious UPDATE

Well the guys are back in the lab after a very long year on the road they have just started recording for their next release on MCA.

They have songs out on the Brown sugar sound track And as of the first of the year they will have songs out on the dream works film Biker Boyz

Xcel is producing 2 Records for Quannum "Lifsavas" and "Maroons" both due out early next year on Quannum.
 

December 15, 2002

From chaosacademy.com:

Click on the picture to download the 27meg DJ Shadow Tribute video (quicktime is needed)

December 12, 2002

from Strictly Kev  ( ninjatune / the ninjatune board );

"The Soulwax mix of Shadow's new single is basically the '6 Days' acapella over the B-52s' '52 girls' and.... eeer, that's it

Pretty good for parties and i can't wait for all the Mowax lot to start fighting over old B-52s LPs on ebay. Prehaps they'll get a bit more recognition for their back catalogue again"

December 7, 2002

New DJ Shadow video. It's the video for Walkie Talkie. Will this be the next single? It hasn't been confirmed yet. Perhaps it's Walkie Talkie, Perhaps it's Right Thing.

click to watch the video: real / wm

It seems that not only DJ Z-Trip did a remix of DJ Shadow's Right Thing/GDMFSOB, also James Lavelle made one. Both mixes have just recently sent in, so it looks like that the next Shadow single will see a release any time soon (from djztrip.com).

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Good news for all the people in Germany; This Saturday night, the German tv station WDR will broadcast the DJ Shadow gig at the Bizarre festival. Unlike the last time they showed it, this will be the complete coverage. Check here for more info. I'm very keen on getting a copy of the video or even the audio and willing to trade stuff for it. --thanks to Michael Boeddeker --

Click here for pictures of DJ Shadow at The bizarre festival.

December 3, 2002

Finally, a Lifesavas section is added to solesides.com. It's gonna get big real soon, so keep checking.

LIFESAVAS

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There are interviews with Lifesavas and Lyrics Born at basementalism.com

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Be sure to check out the pictures section, because there are some new Lifesavas and Lyrics Born pictures added

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It's becoming more and more official; DJ Shadow will produce a handful of tracks of the upcoming Zach de La Rocha (former Rage Against The Machine) Album. There's an article with DJ Shadow talking about it at undercovermusic.com.au. Check it - Also, NME mentiones this in their news. Thanks to James Alderson for this info.

November 28, 2002

the Lifesavas are going to be doing a mini tour in the Midwest kicking off in Boise Dec 3 at the Nuerolux. They have just come off the amazing Cali Comm Tour with Del and the People Under the Stairs. The Lifesavas have recieved spectacular reviews across the country so don't miss this opportunity to see them somewhere near you. This time around bring a friend and say "Hello Hi Hey" to the boys when they rock the stage.

The Dates:

DEC 3 BOISE ID NEUROLUX
DEC 4 SALT LAKE CITY UT ZEPHYR CLUB
DEC 5 SUN VALLEY ID WHISKEY JAQUES
DEC 6 MISSOULA BLUE HORN
DEC 7 BOZEMAN ZEBRA LOUNGS
DEC 8 SPOKANE WA B-SIDE
DEC 12 BEND OR TRAX
DEC 31 PORTLAND OR Ohm

http://www.lifesavas.com

November 27, 2002

New DJ Shadow pictures are added to the pictures section. James Swift sent in the pictures he made at the Vienna show.  They are of incredibly good picture quality. See them and Love them.

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I guess y'all already know about the fantastic new "Texas Funk" Album. It's a very cool Funk compilation and is ready on CD and Vinyl. Two years of hard work have gone into this for you to enjoy not only the fantastic music but the extensive sleeve notes and photographs.

- Properly researched liner notes including an introduction by DJ Shadow
- Pictures, interviews and information on all the artists
- All tracks are officially licensed. Nearly all are seeing their first ever official re-release, some have never been released at al
- Reproduction from original master tapes

Here are the liner notes from Shadow:

Introduction by DJ Shadow
In the heyday of funk music, some regions of America were more active than others. California, Ohio, and most of the south produced the lion's share of recorded output. The Lone Star state in particular seems to have been an extremely fertile plot of raw funky earth, especially when one considers the relatively sparse population. Although the black communities of Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio were well established, none of them could contest the renowned reputations of larger municipalities like Chicago, Harlem, and Detroit when it came to African-American music and heritage. And yet those moderate-sized Texas cities managed to unleash more bona-fide funk classics than all of those esteemed metropolises combined. The question is, why? Collectors have asked time and time again, "What is it about Texas?" Why did so many great examples of the genre come from even the tiniest Texan towns? What did Lackland, El Paso, Lubbock, and Longview have that other cities and states didn't? Why do the songs sound so RAW? It has been hypothesized by collectors of garage and psychedelic rock, kindred spirits who share a reverence for Texas music, that the infamous intolerance of Lone Star society yielded an army of frustrated youths desperate for an outlet. Making wild, violent music was one of the few relatively safe ways of letting off steam in a territory where the long arm of the law reached farther than most. This would also explain why most of these records remain so scarce; it was probably ill-advised to attract attention beyond the immediate core community. Not that there would have been much of a chance for wider circulation, since Texas was markedly absent of the big record distributors which dotted much of the North-East. But while this theory might explain quality and rarity, it doesn't account for QUANTITY. Why was the Texas funk scene so prolific? The answer, it would seem, is location, location, location. Texas represented the end of the line for bands playing the "Chittlin' Circuit," a notoriously grueling but potentially star-making route of black communities in the South. Many groups simply found themselves stranded on the prairie with time to kill and new jams to record. Add this lot to the already burgeoning local scene, and you have a recipe for continuous funk mayhem. Personally, I've had a soft spot for Texas hospitality since my first buying trip there in 1993. That may not sound like a long time ago to the Northern Soul crowd, but believe me, back then NO ONE was buying James Polk records. Even as late as 1998, you could still find Twink titles laying about for 8 dollars, waiting for a home. How things have changed in the last few years! But enough reminiscing, it's time to bask in the glory of a music that is very much alive, pulsing to the unique rhythms of the Black American experience the way only funk can.and with a Texas twist that will make your ears smile.
J. Davis, Sept. '02

Texas funk is out on Jazzman Records.

More about the CD is here

November 24, 2002

New remix of DJ Shadow's Blood on the Motorway; it's the No More Bush Fires - The Life Remix by Yoshi. Get the track Here.  Also, be sure to check out Yoshi's Nefisa.co.uk site because he has produced loads of more good music, which you al should listen to. Be sure to give hime feedback, or post something on the solesides forum to speak your mind.

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More new DJ Shadow music; a bootleg. It's called "What I do in my bedroom" and that's about the only information there is on this one. If you have more, email me. Oh, and here's the audio.

It sounds funky and sweet. But bootlegs frustrate me.

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This weeks weekly download is DJ Shadow Live in Nottingham, October 2002 first part. Second part will be available next week. Be ready for sick versions of Organ Donor and High Noon. Best live Shadow stuff I've heard in ages.

November 18, 2002

djcursa.com Full revamp and new downloads
BOOTLEG PARADISCO available to download (DJ Shadow VS Marvin Gaye + More goodies) now.
 

November 17, 2002

Universalurban.com has a very cool page on Blackalicious with a 16 minute interview. Be sure to check that

News from Quannum.com:

Just a quick announcement to let you know that DJ Shadow,s next round of US dates are here!  One show you won,t want to miss is November 20th at Roseland in New York City, featuring an all-star supporting line-up including:  Lyrics Born (from Latyrx), Beans (from Anti-Pop Consortium) and the FIRST EVER live performance by cut-and-paste pioneers DOUBLE DEE & STEINSKI!!!!
This is one for the history books folks, don,t miss out on your chance to soak up the sounds at Shadow,s last New York performance for the year! Additional dates include Cincinnatti, Pittsburgh, Providence, LA, and San Francisco

more info at djshadow.com / steinski.com / roselandballroom.com

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The DJ Shadow gig in Adelaide, Australia, has been cancelled. Quite some DJ Shadow fans seem to be very dissapointed with this and therefore, FUNKYJ started an online petition to get Shadow back. This really shows that Shadow has a solid and very active fanbase. Check the petition site out, and sign it.

November 11, 2002

Spinemagazine has a vintage interview with DJ Shadow online. This conversation took place back in early 1995, before his album Endtroducing launched him into beat icon orbit and around the same time, some cheap vampire hack  germinated that term 'triphop' (RIH). - thanks to rockinloser for this info -

Make sure to check out the weekly download because it's the mighty concert that Blackalicious did for BBC Radio 1.

DJ Shadow will be playing at the NSSN / Not so Silent Night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. The complete line up is kinda weird. Check it - from Mike Manewitz -

November 8, 2002

New Blackalicious Pictures are added to the pictures section. Check them out. Also, the audio of the interview DJ Shadow did on Belgian radio station "Studio Brussels" is online now. To save bandwith usage, I didn't add it to solesides.com.  email me and I shall provide the exact link where you can find it.

November 5, 2002

Yesterday, November 4, BBC Radio one aired a part of the DJ Shadow / Nottingham gig. The set was incredibly good. Shadow went mainly crazy on Organ Donor and High Noon. Also, it's was very cool to hear some nice Solesides beats (e.g. Entropy), at the beginning of the set.

The set will be online for one week at the BBC / Steve Lamacq Site

Pictures of that gig are added to the pictures section of this site

I recorded the set from the audio stream and the soundquality is pretty good. Obviously, I'm looking for a version that's recorded straight from (digital) radio. So, it'll be cool if someone could help me out (trade or something).

You all may have noticed that the Weekly (mp3) download is back on solesides.com. Be sure to check that as well.

November 2, 2002

From DOP;  I just got back from meeting up with Z-Trip while he was in town and I got to hear his remix of Shadow's "Right Thing/GDMFSOB".  It'll definitely be coming out on Shadow's next single.  I was gonna tell
ya'll a bit about it, but I don't want to over hype it.  Needless to say, I REALLY dug it, and I think all the Shadow fans will too. Hopefully for all you DJs out there, the vinyl will also have the Z-Trip Bonus Beats as well.

(DOP / The DJ Shadow samples page)

October 30, 2002

There's a cool review from the recent Londong gig shadow did October 24. Check it out There are some cool pictures there as well.

October 28, 2002

DJ Shadow's new single, Six Days, has entered the bbc radio 1 charts at #28. Check it out here. Congrats to Shadow on this one.

The Nottinham gig that Shadow did yesterday (October 27), will be broadcasted on BBC Radio 1 / The steve Lamacq show on November 4. Don't miss it. BBC even has a special page dedicated to this broadcast. Check it out. I hope someone records it an will make it available somewhere, as I can't receive BBC Radio 1 where I live. So, a straight-from-radio recording will be very welcome and much appreciated.

Dotmusic has a review of DJ Shadow live at the Brixton Academy, October 19, 2002 (Thanks to Stu Lancaster for this info). New visitors' reviews are added as well. Check the review section.

Better late than never, I discovered a KCRW radio show that had Blackalicious as Guest. Check it out + listen here

October 21, 2002

Blackalicious and DJ Shadow will be playing at a KCRW radio (after)party, Saturday, November 23, 2002. Tickets are already available. Click here for more information.

DJ Shadow is also to perform at the Shortlist 2002 awards. Click here to read more

October 20, 2002

Benny G has written a cool review of the DJ Shadow at Brixton Gig from last weekend (October 19). There are also some really cool pictures and videos to check out. Go Here to have a couple of good minutes.

Also, pictures of DJ Shadow live at ICA are added to the pictures section of this site. Be sure to check them out.

More reviews of recent Shadow gigs are added to the review page in the DJ Shadow section. To read the reviews right now, click here

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Here's an email I got from Toby Hoyte, who had a conversation with Shadow.

"I met with DJ Shadow on Friday night after his gig at Brixton.  I was introduced to him by Patrick from the original UK Nirvana, who Shadow sampled on Stem.  I met Patrick backstage, I had VIP tickets, and we got to
talking.  To surmise what Patrick, myself and DJ Shadow discussed:

Shadow will probably not be in a position to record a "DJ Shadow" album in long while "but hopefully you won't have to wait as long as you did for Private Press". 

Following this tour Shadow will work with Zach Le Rocha on his solo album (I got the impression that Shadow's role will be more than just a collaborator on a couple of tracks). Then he will "do some stuff with Quannum" and then
finally think about his own album.

The fact that Blood On the Motorway is 9mins 11secs long is a coincidence. That track like most of PP was recorded before September last year."
 

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Michael Lane (DOP) said the following;

SandboxAutomatic has Shadow's "Entropy" 12"
for sale.  I'd bet money that it's a bootleg from the UK.  That would also
explain why some copies have been showing up on eBay lately from the
UK.  Also,  the Z-Trip 12" they have is also
a bootleg of some tracks off of "Uneasy Listening Vol 1".  Here's a message
about it from Z-Trip himself:

I don't support that shit at all....
CD's are for listening...YES...
But to me, records are for playing out...
Not cool of then to bootleg the wax.....
CD's I could give a shit about...
Records....
Not cool.
And what the fuck is the wanky dog??
The songs don't have names to them for a reason.
I'm looking into it.
Again..., I'm not so pissed that they did it, really.... It's just that
they didn't do it right... that shit is half ass....and I don't work like
that.

 

October 16, 2002

Here's the artwork for the upcoming DJ Shadow single "Six Days"

The tracklisting is as follows;

1) Six Days (Remix) featuring Mos Def
2) Six Days (Radio Edit)
3) 100 Metre Dash
4) Six Days (Album Version Instrumental)
5) Six Days (Video)

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Fingathing is to join the Shadow UK Tour, which is:

Thursday 17th - Birmingham Academy
Friday 18th - Brixton Academy
Saturday 19th - Brixton Academy
Monday 21st - Oxford Brookes University
Tuesday 22nd - Norwich UEA
Wednesday 23rd - Leeds University
Thursday 24th - Liverpool University
Saturday 26th - Manchester Academy
Sunday 27th - Nottingham Rock City (recorded for BBC Radio 1)
Monday 28th - Glasgow Barrowlands

Learn more about the Excellent Fingathing here

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Shadow is also touring with RJD2;

October 22 Norwich UK

October 23 Leeds, UK

October 24 Liverpool, UK

October26 Manchester

October 28 Glasgow

October 10, 2002

There's a new funk compilation out that is compiled by David Holmes, Keb Darge and the Soul Destroyers and...DJ Shadow! it also features properly researched liner notes including an introduction by DJ Shadow.

The CD is called "Texas Funk" and is out on jazzman records. Check it out here

October 4, 2002

Last Friday night saw the first Build & Destroy Radio Show. It went out on Fuse FM from 8-10pm  (London time), it's a Central Manchester station ran from the University but is also broadcast across the web via fusefm.co.uk. Hub, from Build and destroy hosts, does a good  job and plays good tunes! plus this Friday he's gonna play an exclusive mix by DJ Cursa!

Be sure to tune in and listen tonight!

September 26, 2002

DJ Shadow Hot Press interview. HERE

There's a Fela Kuti Tribute album released, and it features a track by Gift Of Gab / Lateef and Blackalicious. Surprisingly good!

Listen to it here

(really, I'm stunned by the release of an album like this)

September 24, 2002

Wayne Newton never sounded any better. An exclusive "bootleg mix" of Newton's rendition of "Come Saturday Morning", mixed in with beats from your favorite DJ savior, blended together by John Book.

Check it out, in the mp3-section of john-book.com

September 23, 2002

Please note that sandboxautomatic has the following DJ Shadow items in stock:

 "Influx/Hindsight" 12" UK [$10] Mo Wax (MW014)
 "Stem - Long Stem/Red Bus Needs To Leave/Soup" 12" UK [$10] Mo Wax (MW058)
 "High Noon/Devil's Advocate (Heaven v. Hell)/Organ Donor (Extended)" 12" UK [$10] Mo Wax (MW063)

This three releases are bootlegs and have the following cover, which is the same as the DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode / Painkiller EP;

Also, the following is available from sandboxautomatic:

 "Blood On The Motorway (Live Beats Mix)" 12" UK [$10] (BM01)

Thanks to Robert Agnew and Bart (de kreun) for this info

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More bootleg info from XdiggetyX:

from the daily arrival section of turntablelab.com:

Ultimate Lessons LP  / CD
This collects the entire Lesson history Double Dee + SteinskiÕs Lessons 1, 2 + 3; DJ ShadowÕs Lesson 4, Cut ChemistÕs Lessons 4 + 6. Plus 3 live Lessons including a 20 minute cut by Shadow and Cut Chemist, Shadow and Steinski live at Thud Rumble! : $18.00 / lp-651 / Starchild / Pic Sleeve / 2LP (LPs.EPs.12", CD)

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September 20, 2002

Here's a treat from the guys from the excellend Build and Destroy site:

the boy Zilla has allowed a track to escape from his underground lair. Now available as mp3 for your listening pleasure is the following:
Blackalicious: "Make You Feel That Way" [Bewilderd Beat Hedz Remix] (high quality | medium quality)

be sure to check out the Build and Destroy site

September 16, 2002

The new DJ Shadow single will be released in the first week of October. Like most of y'all already know, it's going to be Six Days. Shadow made a remix of Six Days with Mos Def. It has the beat from Walkie Talkie under the vocals from Six Days, plus some other goodies that make this track one of the tightest productions of the current Private Press period (at least, that's my opinion).

I already used the sixdays vocals + walkie talkie combination in my djshadow vs solesides.com mix. To get that mix, email me and I'll hook you up.

Here's a video of Shadow talking about Six Days:

Quicktime 28/56 | 100 | 300

Windows media  28/56 | 300

for more video's of Shadow talking about the Private press, click here

September 13, 2002

No DJ Shadow or Quannum news, but I just bumped into an interview with David Axelrod. In recent years his songs have been sampled by hip hop artists and rare groove dj's Lauren Hill and DJ Shadow. Aired Sunday, December 16, 2001 on US KCRW RADIO. Listen to it here

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Don't be afraid, there's news on Shadow and Quannum too. Let's go:

Albums by DJ Shadow, Bjork, and the Flaming Lips are among the 10 finalists for the second annual Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement in Music. Check out the billboard site here (thanks john book)

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DJ Shadow will be playing Nottingham rock city on Sunday 27th of october as part of radio ones "one live" week.
Support is from Death in vegas.
The dj shadow set will be aired on the 4th of November

more info? CLICK HERE  / thanks to hardboiled from the mowax forum

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There's a nice feature on Blackalicious at subsonix.com. Check it out  / Also later in the week (31st october) blackalicious will be playing support to the streets.

In The meantime, listen to Blackalicious "Make You Feel That Way (Three Kings Remix)"

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September 5, 2002

Blood on the motorway remix! It has been told that it contains live drums, but I don't think it's anything live. Have a listen here

September 1, 2002

New Album and EP from Lyrics Born. ‘Hello’ is the first single to be lifted from the album and shows the man Born is still on fire. A laidback shuffling groove allows Tom to show his lyrical prowess backed by some sweet female vocals. A funky headnodder that grows and grows…‘One Session’ is on the flip– Vangelis synths float over a tight dubby break and bassline as Lyrics’ subtle production values shine through. The Altered Ego’s do their thang on the mic flitting between monotone robo-rappin and the infectious, rootsy chorus to great effect. (source: ninjatune)

Listen: Hello (radio edit) - One Session (radio edit)

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August 30, 2002

John Book, from http://www.john-book.com would like to create a gallery of people standing in front of their favorite 7-Eleven store, or at least a 7-Eleven store that they had to stop in. To read more, go to John's 711 site. I think it's a really cool idea and I hope many people will send in photo's.

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Six Days / bad company remix. The mowax board speaks:

Six Days was screaming for a remix from the beginning, but this is ... for want of a better word ... shit. /

for me thats just a waste of time and effort, now an RDJ2 remix would've been interesting

listen here

August 29, 2002

More news! Finally something from a different side of the Quannum-front; The Blackalicious front. The classic EP Melodica (The first release from Blackalicious) will be re-issued in the beginning of next year. So if you were going to download and burn a copy for yourself, don't do it. Wait and  buy the almost-original stuff!

Just recently, the Latyrx debut album has been re-issued as well, so keep your eyes out for that one, because it's as classic as classic can be.

August 28, 2002

Neville and Jenny Save the day. The performance of DJ Shadow at the Dutch Lowlands festival was almost cancelled. The day before the Lowlands set, Shadow played at the Creamfields festival in the UK. That gig started much later than planned and therefore it was almost impossible to get all the equipment into the tourbus and arrive in time for the Lowlands festival.

But Neville and Jenny, both 50+ (so they could easily be SHadow's parents), did everything they could to be in time for Lowlands. They succeeded. Thanks people!

pictures of Neville and Jenny are added to the Lowlands pictures page

source: VPRO / 3voor12

August 26, 2002

 Sunday August 25, DJ Shadow played at the Dutch Lowlands festival. Later this week, the concert will be available in real audio, so keep checking back here, all information on this will be placed here.

There are already pictures of the live set available. Check them out here

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Benny G, from the Mowax bulletin Board bumped into DJ Shadow when he was shopping in London. Here's his story:

I was walking along Great Russell Street when I saw this familiar looking guy. At first glance I was like, he looks A LOT like DJ Shadow! But I couldn't believe it, so I stalked him around the street corner when eventually he walked into a newsagent. I followed him in and I thought, what the heck, just ask! And it turns out to be SHADOW HIMSELF for real! I was starstruck! I went, "Oh my gawd, Shadow! I don't believe this!" I started taking pics of him like a tabloid reporter and I had a small chat with him. Asked him what he was doing in London, how long's he gonna be around, is he performing tonight, how're the Quannum guys, blah blah. All the while apologising for being such a geeky fanboy! But hey, I MET DJ SHADOW! In an Indian newsagent of all places! Woo hoo!!!

Check out the pictures he's made here

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There's something more you all should check out. It's the new site by DJCursa. Just check and be impressed.

August 23, 2002

DJ Shadow played at the Belgian PUKKELPOP festival today. He also did an interview with a Belgian radio station. He mainly talked about the Soulwax remix of Six Days and about his live set, which seemed to be different than any other live set he's done. I haven't heard the set, but If you have tracklisting or more info, I would appreciate it if you inform me about it. Listen to the interview HERE

Check out pictures of the Pukkelpop live set:

pic 1 / pic 2 / pic 3 / pic 4 / pic 5

August 19, 2002

From DJ Shadow.com: 

The venue for next weeks London show is going to be the ICA on Pall Mall. This will not be announced anywhere else until Friday.  Tickets will go on sale on Saturday at 12noon at  Rough Trade (Talbot Road) and Mr Bongo (Poland Street) .  DJ Shadow.com will post a password later in the week and will be holding 25 tickets at Rough Trade exclusively for people who have the password.  The show is intended to be a fans only show, and there may be a couple of surprises in store...

Other upcoming Live Dates are:

Aug 23rd - Pucklepop - Hasselt, Belgium ( www.pukkelpop.be ) 
Aug 24th - Creamfields - Liverpool, England
Aug 25th - Lowlands - Dronten, Holland ( www.lowlands.nl )

Both Pukkelpop and Lowlands festival will be broadcasted on dutch and belgian radiostations, so there's a chance to listen to the Live Shadow stuff and even record it.

17/10/2002  Academy Birmingham
18/10/2002 Brixton Academy London
21/10/2002  Brookes University Oxford
22/10/2002 Norwich U.E.A. Norwich
23/10/2002  Leeds University Union Leeds
26/10/2002  Manchester University Manchester

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This week, august 20, 21 and 22, DJ Shadow is in Session at the bbc radio 1 / Steve Lamacq Radio show. The programme airs at 8pm UK time.

August 15, 2002

There's a really good hiphop/funk mix I advise you all to check out. It's a mix made by John Book from http://www.john-book.com  His mix is available at soulstrut. To get it right now, click here

August 10, 2002

Back from holiday, back to work. First of all I would like to say thanks fore the positive emails on my DJ Shadow/Solesides mix and other feedback. I shall make sure you all will get a reply as soon as possible. Also thanks to keep the vibe rollin' on the  messageboard and for keeping in clean.

Here's some new info.

There are six new UK tour dates (not including the 'secret' show listed in news section of the official site):

17/10/2002 DJ SHADOW Academy Birmingham
18/10/2002 DJ SHADOW Brixton Academy London
21/10/2002 DJ SHADOW Brookes University Oxford
22/10/2002 DJ SHADOW Norwich U.E.A. Norwich
23/10/2002 DJ SHADOW Leeds University Union Leeds
26/10/2002 DJ SHADOW Manchester University Manchester

and

check this out for a webcast of DJ Shadow at the Benicassim festival, Spain

video - audio

 

July 25, 2002

Summer Holiday time! I'm off to France (Nice, Monaco) for two weeks, so I won't be able to update this site and reply on  your emails before August 12. If there is any news on Quannum (Blackalicious, Latyrx, Poets Of Rhythm, Lifesavas, DJ Shadow), please don't hesitate to email me or use the messageboard to mention anything. And if there's a live show on radio, please record it and make it available online. All your work and support is highly appreciated.

For the people who want to know where I'm staying in Nice, check out this pictures:

pic 1 - pic 2 - pic 3 - pic 4 - pic 5

Sorry for being totally off-topic, but you all love information, so I give you information...And if you're all jealous now, sorry about that (...)

July 23, 2002

On BBC Radio 1, there was a live set by DJ Shadow today. Here's the tracklisting:

U.N.K.L.E. - 'Lonely Soul' (Mo Wax)
DJ Shadow - 'Disavowed' (Island)
DJ Shadow - 'Lost and Found' (Mo Wax)
DJ Shadow - 'What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 3)' (Mo Wax)
DJ Shadow - 'Mutual Slump' (Mo Wax)
DJ Shadow - 'Mongrel Meets His Maker' (MCA)
DJ Shadow - 'Giving Up The Ghost' (MCA)
DJ Shadow - '100 Metre Dash' (White Label)
DJ Shadow - 'Divine Intervention' (Quannum Projects Records)
U.N.K.L.E. - 'Guns Blazing' (Mo Wax)
Blackalicious - 'Halfway Home' (MCA Records)
DJ Shadow - 'The Number Song' (Mo Wax)
The Busy Boys - 'Classical' (Bee Pee Records)
991 Volts - 'Time Will Tell' (B-Boy Records)
E.D.Math - 'Behind The Bars' (Cheryl Records)
Raw Dope Posse - 'Listen To My Turbo' (Show Jazz Records)

This mix will be online for one week. To listen, click here (the mix starts at the 43 minute point of this realaudio stream).

With this tracklisting, track 13 of the pre-release of The Private Press has been identified: '100 Metre Dash'

And if you all like this mix, I  bet you will all like the DJ Shadow vs Solesides.com mix that I've made two weeks ago. To get it, email me and I will tell you where to get it (I'm not hosting it here on solesides.com due to excessive use of bandwith).

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Brian Cross, better known as B+, the man who made loads of album covers as well as the Keepintime video which DJ Shadow is showing at the beginning of his live performances gave an interview. To watch the 20 minute movie, click here

July 18, 2002

DJ Ztrip speaks: 2 days ago DJ Shadow asked me to remix a track off his new album... the track I'm remixing is " right thing/gdmfsob"
I have some good ideas moving along in my head for this one... Back to work...

I am really stoked to be doing this for him...I've always thought that his stuff is light years ahead of most...and now I get a chance to have a crack at remixing one of his works.... Very honored.

July 16, 2002

The Six Days Video has been made available for download. click here to do it. You will also find a link to this video in the media section of this site. Credits for this one go to John Book. Check his site out at www.john-book.com

July 12, 2002

There's a new messageboard here at solesides.com check it. It does not have the annoying banners that the old one had. Please take your time to register and share your knowledge and opinions. Start discussing. Thanks a lot.

New Shadow release. DJ Shadow - Global Warmth.

- 4x CD album 5 hour non-LP collection inc live sets, radio sessions / - 6x LP box-set special edition stand up box +exclusive live bonus LP / - UK DVD audio inc all 5 hours on one disc - diff set to LP / CD sets

This seems to be a compilation of rare old and new Shadow tracks. Keep in mind that this is a bootleg and I bet DJ Shadow is NOT very happy with this kind of releases. It's better to download the stuff for free, just to make sure the people who are going to release this won't make money out of this. Anyways. For those who are still interested and want to buy it, here are some tracks that are rumored to be on this Global Warmth thing:

Lost & Found
Midnight (Gab mix)
Entropy
Camel bobsled race
Cut chemist remix of the number song
Pain killer remix
Dark Days
Lifers Group - real deal Shadow remix.
Radio Sole / plus some live shows.

Thanks to the people at the mowax board for this info

July 11, 2002

Strictly Kev (from DJ Food) digs my DJ Shadow vs Solesides.com mix. Look:

"just finished listening to your mix, liked the way you 'quoted' my
mix at the start of 'Blood on The Motorway' with the little kid
singing over it nice mix, must have taken a while, I like the organ from 'organ
donor' into organ at the beginning too
nice one"

Now, be sure to check out Strictly Kev's DJ Shadow / The Private Press mix called "Press Cuttings" as well.

click here to listen. The mix  starts at the 29 minute-point of this audiostream and to hear more from Strictly Kev and his awesome Solid Steel radioshow, click here

Like said earlier, I had to remove the links to my Shadow mix. To get it, email me and I shall point you in the right direction.

July 10, 2002

DJ Shadow is due to play the on breezeblock (bbc radio 1) on the 23rd of this month. Check out this link for more info

July 9, 2002

The Private Press listening Party! Listen to the full album, July 10th at the mcarecords site. Quicktime 6 is needed.

The video for Shadow's upcoming single Six Days video is now Online at DJShadow.com. To check it immediately,  Click here!

July 6, 2002

The DJ Shadow vs Solesides.com mix (check the June 4 news) is already getting positive reactions. Here are some of them:

from the ninjatune forum: "That mix is worth checking it out...it's a nice one..."   / From the DJ Ztrip forum: "pretty ill stuff" /   From the Mowax board: "thanks. your shadow mix is cool and great" and "I'll keep it simple, excellent fucking excellent man"

Thanks for the positive feedback, people. It's offline now. If you're interested in getting the mix, email me.
 

July 4, 2002

New mix available. Let's call it "DJ Shadow VS Solesides.com"

I made a 60 minute mix of old+new DJ Shadow tracks. Download the mix here:

OFFLINE - OFFLINE

(When burnt to a cd, make sure there are no pauses between the tracks)

Be sure to get the mix as soon as possible, because it won't be online more than a couple of days. Feel free to spread this stuff. Let me know what you all think.

June 28, 2002

For the last 12 months, Dante and DJ Shadow have been working  on a comprehensive discography of North American funk on 45" from 1966-76. It will be fully annotated and cross-referenced with plenty of photos, label scans and the like. The page count is obnoxious and they are only to the middle of the alphabet. It should be released in about 2 years (...)

Thanks to Mike for finding this. Check out the source here

June 27, 2002

There's an Exclusive interview with Blackalicious at xxlmag.com. Check it here

June 26, 2002

New Tourdates are announced by DJ Shadow.com

The following dates are the current *confirmed* Private Press Tourdates:

July 13th - Nation, Washington DC
July 14th - The Roxy, Boston
July 15th - Theather of Living Arts, Philadelphia
July 17th - Kool Haus, Toronto
July 18th - St. Andrews
July 21st - Fox Theather, Boulder
July 23rd - Belly Up, San Diego
July 27th - Fuji Rock, Japan
Aug 2nd - Benicassim - Valencia, Spain
Aug 3rd - Essential Festival - London, England
Aug 4th - Essential Festival - London, England
Aug 7th - T@ffringe Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland
Aug 9th - Creamfields - Prague, Czech Republic
Aug 10th - Rote Fabrik - Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 11th - St. Malo - Brittany, France
Aug 16th - Bizarre - Cologne, Germany
Aug 18th - Tartana - Maremma, Italy
Aug 19th - Flex - Vienna, Austria
Aug 23rd - Pucklepop - Hasselt, Belgium
Aug 24th - Creamfields - Liverpool, England
Aug 25th - Lowlands - Dronten, Holland

More dates will be announced shortly stay tuned

June 25, 2002

The latest isssue (#103) of MOJO has a little article on Shadow's top 14 soundtrack songs, which are:

1.Lalo Schifrin - Scorpio's Theme (Dirty Harry)
2.13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me (High Fidelity)
3.James Brown - The Boss (Black Ceasar)
4.John Williams - The Imperial March (The Empire Strikes Back)
5.Les Baxter - Hot Wind (Hell's Belles)
6.Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes (Watership Down)
7.Johnny Pate - You Can't even Walk In The Park (Shaft in Africa)
8.Moby - God Moving Over the Face of the Water (Heat)
9.Dennis Coffey - Theme From Black Belt Jones (Black Belt Jones)
10.Kool & the Gang - Summer Madness (Rocky)
11.Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - unknown track (You Are
What You Eat)
12.David Julyan - Original Score (Memento)
13.Eric B. and Rakim - Know The Ledge (Juice)
14.Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (Across 10th Street)

Here seems to be a little bit of cheating involved: Some of those tracks are just songs that were used in films, sor are not really soundtracks songs. e.g.

2.13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me (High Fidelity)
10.Kool & the Gang - Summer Madness (Rocky)
13.Eric B. and Rakim - Know The Ledge (Juice)
 

<Thanks to the influx mailinglist for this information>

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Who wants a copy of the mad rare 2nd Shadow promo with the Mashin on the Motorway Instrumental on it? Rough Trade have them for £6.99, get yourself over there quick as they are sure to sell out pretty fast. Thanks to the guys at the excellent build and destroy site for keeping their eyes open.

June 21, 2002

The week of DJ Shadow in session (bbc radio1, steve lamacq show) is over. Thanks go to Stu Lancaster who helped me out on getting recordings of the sessions. There were four tracks broadcasted on radio, but the first one has not been recorded. So if someone has it, please inform me about this.

The three tracks (alternative takes of Right Thing/Nursery Rhyme, Six Days and FIxed Income/Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt) will be available here on solesides.com. This week, it's Six Days. GET IT!

This track will be replaced by one of the other two tracks next week.

June 17, 2002

DJ Shadow is 'in session' all this week on BBC Radio one, which means that they'll be playing a different version of a different DJ Shadow track each night. (They aren't remixes by someone else, it's still all Shadow's work).

Thanks to sad adam from the mowax board for this info

Tonight's track was Right Thing mixed with Nursery Rhyme.  I wanted to record this one, but my internet connection got cut off. So be sure to check out Steve Lamaq's radio show every night this week and record the Shadow stuff. It would be really cool if someone could get me this mixes.

First of all, it's James Brown's birthday today. He's born in 1928 so that makes him 74.

The DJ Shadow article from Dutch music magazine "OOR" (in english: EAR) is now translated and online. It also features some really nice pictures by Dutch Photographer Michel Mees. To find it, go to the DJ Shadow section, or just click here In this months issue of OOR magazine, there's an interview with Blackalicious. If I can get permission, I shall make that available as well.

June 14, 2002

The Infamous Wong Kar Wai has just finished shooting the music video for DJ Shadow's upcoming single Six Days in Hong Kong. It stars Chang Chen and Danielle Graham,and was shot by Chris Doyle. I found this at the Wong Kar Wai Site here The single is due out somewhere in july and will have some new tracks on the b-side as well.

The Village Music Store In Mill Valley is the place where DJ Shadow has been buying records lately. Go here to visit their site (info: Ned Dymoke)

Some pictures: 1 / 2 / 3

June 12, 2002

Get the Dstyles vs DJ Shadow mix (which is free if you buy The Private Press at hiphopsite.com) in the media section.

check http://www.juno.co.uk or, to be more exact: http://www.juno.co.uk./breakbeat.htm to be able to buy the following:

DJ SHADOW: Selections From The Private Press (Island) (ASF) (MP3)
      limited 12" promo: Walkie Talkie/Mongrel... Meets His Maker/Mashin' On
The Motorway (original mix, instrumental mix)/Letter From Home (12SHADOW 1)

Mashin' on the Motorway instrumental. I am stunned! If one of you has it and feels the need to share it with me, please say so!

June 11, 2002

There's a review of the Blackalicious / Blazing Arrow album at pitchforkmedia. And for a review of Shadow's The Private Press, check out kindamuzik. It's not a very positive review, but I decided not to ignore this one. Everyone's view and perspective is respected. It's also nice to read how WRONG people can be.....(..) Also, the DJ Shadow @ The Showbox, June 9, 2002 review is added to the concert reviews page. It's written by John Book, so get yourselves ready for some seriously good stuff.

June 8, 2002

On June 11, Astralwerks releases 'Constant Elevation' - A collection of ground-breaking music from artists with a new perspective on hip hop, featuring exclusive tracks from some of the biggest names on the scene: El-P, Anti-Pop Consortium, Z-Trip, Chief Xcel from  Blackalicious, Peanut Butter Wolf, This Kid Called Miles from Breakestra, Steinski, Recloose, Freestyle  Fellowship and more. Showcasing innovative DJs, producers, turntablists and MCs, 'Constant Elevation'  bridges the gap between hip-hop and electronica. For more info and music, check out the Astralwerks site

"Track 11 "Multitude"//Chief Xcel of Blackalicious - Whether he's working with his partner in Blackalicious, Gift of Gab, or with any number of his Quannum labelmates (DJ Shadow, Latyrx), Chief Xcel's darkly funk has always hung heavy, as if each song were saturated with the centuries-long history of black people's struggle in this country. Just check Blackalicious' third album, Blazing Arrows (MCA). This is Chief Xcel's first released instrumental, and it is an inspirational epiphany that closes the album with liberating spirit."

Thanks to Mike (a.k.a. Dogcow) for this info.

For some serious crate digging, check out this sites:

317x

Mighty Tiny toy
 

June 6, 2002

There are some really cool Shadow pictures from the The Private Press tour online. Thanks to the excellent build and destroy site. You can find them in the pictures section, or by just clicking here. More pictures very soon.

Quannum sites Blackalicious.com and DJ Shadow.com have been updated. There are now links to interviews and a live performance. For the Blackalicious Live Performance, click here and for the audio interview with Blackalicious on the incredible Blazing Arrow album, click here

The DJ Shadow Interview ( video) is here

Also, The guys from Quannum are in this months XLR8R magazine. To read the article on Blackalicious, go here

June 5, 2002

The release of Shadow's new album, does not mean that we should forget about the other guys at quannum. Blackalicious for instance. MTV2 has chosen Blazing Arrow as one of the best releases of the year. Check out their item here. And sohh.com has an interview with the guys from Blackalicious

The Gift Of Gab rocked some rhymes over beats of DJ Vadim. Be sure to buy DJ Vadim's upcoming EP "Combustible" which is out on Ninjatune soon. Listen to the track here - It are Vadim beats like you've never heard before and that flow of Gab......amazing.

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Check out the mix that Aaron from the excellent konspiracy.co.uk site made. It's Shadow's Organ Donor mixed with...a FREAK of a song. Listen to it. It's cool!

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Villagevoice has one of the coolest reviews of The Private Press online. Check it! Also, there are articles on Shadow at sfbg.com, LAWeekly.com and New York Magazine

D-Styles has created a DJ Shadow mega-mix exclusively for  HipHopSite.Com This 30-minute mix can be yours free with purchase of the DJ Shadow "Private Press" 2LP, CD, or limited 2CD at hiphopsite.

Thanks (again!) Ryan and Job for pointing me at this.

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The June 4 interview that Dutch Radio VPRO 3FM had with DJ Shadow, is now online. To listen to it, click here - The item starts at the 17 minute point.. Be sure to check out the incredible audio-archives of VPRO, (especially the saturday night hiphop/dance show) radio as well. It has hundreds of tracks online as well as DJ sets and other live performances.

June 2, 2002

Here is the tracklisting for the BBC Radio 1 / Gilles Peterson show, that aired May 23, 2002. DJ Shadow was the special guest that night and he got to play some of his favorite tunes.

Christy Essien - 'Rumours' (Afrodisia)
Andrew Brown - 'You Made Me Suffer' (Bravo)
James Polk & Brothers Feat.Yvonne Joseph - 'Stick-To-It-Tive-Ness' (Sono Beat)
The Dutch Rhythm & Steel Show - 'Down By The River' (Unknown)
Sweet Slag - 'Specific' (President)
Symphonic Four - 'Who Do You Think You're Fooling' (Zudan)
Fourth & Broadway - 'Nuance Feat. Vikki Louci' (Unknown)
Shirley Horn - 'Consequences Of A Drug Addict Role'(Unknown)
Dj Shadow - '6 Days' (Universal Island)
Donovan - 'Barabajagal' (Epic)
Rene Costy - 'Scrabble' (Chappell)

Thanks to Stu Lancaster (who also sent the scan of the article with the review of the Manchester gig), for pointing me at the Gilles Peterson site

This Tuesday, June 4, Dutch VPRO radio 3FM will be broadcasting an interview with DJ Shadow, talking about the Private Press. To listen to it online, click here or go to http://3fm.omroep.nl/  and press the "on" button at the bottom left.  The show is at 9pm - 10pm London Time (10-11 pm Amsterdam time)

May 31, 2002

Check out videos from an interview that rollingstone magazine did with DJ Shadow. Also, full track previews. Find this stuff in the media section of this site.

DJSHADOW.COM is updated to reflect the release of The Private Press (June 3). More updates are coming soon. Also, the archives of the highly respected BBC Radio 1 radioshow Solid Steel (ninjatune / coldcut / djfood) are back online. Check out their new website here

To listen to The Private Press, mixed by Strictly Kev (from DJ Food), click here (it's starts at the 29 minute-point of this audiostream). It's a damn good mix, so be sure to check it.

There is a really good article on DJ Shadow at exclaim.ca Go here to read it

May 30, 2002

Someone had to do it, so I did it. I glued the tracks "Treach Battle Beat" "6days (promo mix)" and "Walkie Talkie" together and there you have the extended version of that incredibly phat beat. Get it here

In the current issue of Dutch "OOR" magazine, there's an article on DJ Shadow. Pictures of that article will be online here soon. In the meantime, check out some new privately pressed new DJ Shadow pictures in the pictures section of this site. It are the best pictures of Shadow I've ever seen.

May 29, 2002

Scans of the DJ Shadow article which is in this months Face magazine are added to the DJ Shadow section.

In anticipation of Shadow’s new album and upcoming show at First Ave. KUMD and Ready to Fall Radio will be running 3 straight hours of Shadow and Shadow-related material. It all begins at midnight when they will broadcast the Private Press in its entirety; NO BREAKS. For those of you who may be tuned in or near Minnesota, listen throughout the program for your chance to win tickets to Shadow’s June 7th performance at First Ave. in Minneapolis.
you can listen online by going to www.kumd.org and clicking on the windows media link or by using this one: kumdmediasrv.d.umn.edu/KUMDLIVE - for realaudio, click here

This will occur on saturday JUNE 1st, from 12midnight-3am (so that is SUNDAY-morning).
 

May 28, 2002

Throughout the week, music's biggest fan John Book, will be uploading a different MP3 to his site each day in honor of the release of DJ Shadow's long awaited second album, The Private Press. So check out his site each day, download an MP3, and enjoy a slight hint of what's to come.

The new DJ Shadow album is filled with a number of interludes taken from private recordings either made at home or at theme parks, where someone can record a brief message as it was being etched onto vinyl. Now, let's see if The Private Press will create a Recordio phenomenon similar to that of The Brainfreeze Phenomenon.

Also, be sure to check out the rest of www.john-book.com because it's phat.

Don't forget to keep checking the pictures section of solesides.com, 'cause there are loads of new Blackalicious pictures added. This friday, Pictures from the Amsterdam show (05/24) will be added.

Finally, don't forget about the awesome UNKLE site www.unkle.tk, which has some nice features on DJ Shadow and the Psyence Fiction album, as well as the following plus more mp3's (click to download).

UNKLE/DJSHADOW Live at Tower Records MP3
Psyence Fiction Sneak Preview by DJ Shadow MP3
Psyence Fiction Hidden Track by DJ Shadow MP3

May 27, 2002

Review and pictures of the DJ Shadow show in Amsterdam coming very soon. In the meantime, check out what already has been said about it on the totally new messageboard of solesides.com

Free DJ Shadow music is at the peoplesound site

May 23, 2002

Currently featured at woxy.com on the online Modern Rock Auction for Charity is an autographed copy of the new Dj Shadow EP "One to Grow On". The EP features 8 tracks and was signed by DJ Shadow a couple weeks back. 100% of the money raised from the auction goes to charity and the EP makes a great collector's item. You can check it out by going here

On the cover of The Wire magazine, there's a guy who looks really familiar. Here it is:

May 22, 2002

from http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/urban/peterson.shtml

Today: Brownswood Basement Mr Josh Davis aka DJ Shadow and Mr Gilles Peterson get dusty in the basement and pull out some serious old school selections.  Digging in the
crates-Shadow style.  Get those tapes ready!!

From DJShadow.com the Final Tracklisting for The Private Press.

It still hasn't been confirmed what the extras on the Limited Edition Release are.

As far as I know, it's the live "Pushing Buttons" track w/ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist as well as a differend version of Giving Up The Ghost.

May 20, 2002

DJ Shadow has started touring. His first gigs were in the UK: Manchester and Bristol. I've added a few reviews from people who visited that shows to solesides.com. To read them, click here. You can find this link in the dj shadow section as well, so keep checking that page out, because there will be more reviews added soon. This Friday, May 24, I'm going to see DJ Shadow in Amsterdam, so I will write a review of that as soon as I can. Feedback appreciated.

May 18, 2002

There's a very good article on DJ Shadow in this months Fader magazine. Find Scans of that article in the DJ Shadow section. (Thanks Ryan Kane). An interview with DJ Shadow by Noel Dix can be found here

The sample as used in 6 day war, is: Colonel Bagshot - "The 6 Day War" off the Cadet Concept lp Oh, What A Lovely War! Download it here Thanks to DJ Kojack.

May 16, 2002

Tour dates. Thanks to endtroducing.com for the following dates:

June 3: New York (Irving Plaza)
June 4: New York (Bowery Ballroom)
June 6: Chicago (Park West)
June 7: Minneapolis (First Avenue)
June 9: Seattle (Showbox)
June 11: San Francisco (Fillmore)
June 12: Los Angeles (Mayan Theatre)

Shadow has pulled out of the 4 smokin' grooves dates. This is due to his tight tour-schedule.

Shadow will play at the following festivals in Europe:

Benicassim,

Essential (August 2, 3 and 4, London) 

 Creamfields (Prague and Liverpool)

Pukkelpop (Belgium)

Lowlands (The Netherlands)

Bizarre (Germany)

May 14, 2002

DJ Shadow’s new album on XFM Tonight, ‘The Private Press’ gets the X-Posure Album Feedback treatment on Tuesday May 14. Tune in from 11pm for the chance to hear the album played out in its entirety, listen to an exclusive interview with DJ Shadow and then call the show to give your feedback live on air.

Online stream is at the xfm site

Finally, John Book spoke his mind about the new DJ Shadow album. Read his review here Also, be sure to check out the John Book website and his musical project "Crut"

May 13, 2002

New Shadow promo from MCA is out. According to www.endtroducing.com  the tracklisting is as follows:

1) The Private Press Mega Mix
2) live on KCRW (edited for radio airplay)
3) live at Virgin Records NYC
4) live on BBC1

The Mega mix doesn't seem to have any music from The Private Press, but I assume it's the 10 minutes mix DJ Shadow did at KCRW radio, april 17. Track 2 is the 15 minute mix from that same radio show. To listen to the audio, go to the media section of this site. Track 3, Live At Virgin, must be the UNKLE set which DJ Shadow did during the UNKLE/Psyence fiction promo days. If that is the one, this cd is a must have. Great set. Info on track 4, live on BBC1, is not available at the moment.

Thanks to endtroducing.com for this info

May 12, 2002

There's an article about DJ Shadow at billboard.com  - it has some live dates as well. read it here

Also, soundclips from the upcoming DJ Shadow single "You Can't Go Gome Again" are added to the dj shadow section. Check it.

May 5, 2002

Today, dutch radio kinkfm had a special on DJ Shadow. Tracks from The Private Press were played as well as an interview. Check the media section of solesides.com to download the mp3 of this special. The music has been cut out to save some server space and to keep you all curious.

New Live-set added to the media section. DJ Shadow vs PC. First 20 minutes is DJ Shadow live. It seems to be the same set as the BBC Radio 1 / SolidSteel set from last year. Check the media section to listen to it. One of my favorite Shadow sets ever. Damn sweet+Fresh stuff.

May 2, 2002

Finally, it's May. The new Blackalicious album "Blazing Arrow" is released and it's already getting great reviews and reactions. Album of the year already?

This month (May 20) will see the release of the new DJ Shadow single, "You Can't Go Home Again" The album will be released June 6. DJ Shadow is on the cover of this month's URB magazine. Here it is:

Also, Be Sure to check out the higly respected radio-show "Solid Steel" this Monday. It will have a Special on DJ Shadow. Strictly Kev (from DJ Food) made a 25 minute-mix of the upcoming "The Private Press" album. It's on BBC Radio 1. Even more cool, in that special, there are sounds included that are taken from this site! Unfortunately, I'm not able to check that show out. Therefore, I would like to ask you all to record this show and put it online somewhere for me. You all understand, I'm very, very curious. So, people, be nice for me! Many thanks goes to the people who do this for me.

Another cool thing, is that the forum at Blackalicious.com is now open. Click here to go directly to that forum. Spread the word.

April 27, 2002

Many news items today, so start reading!

Here's the cover for The Private Press:

According to amazon.co.uk, the tracklisting is different than the one mentioned before:

1. Letter From Home
2. Fixed Income
3. Un Autre Introduction
4. Walkie Talkie
5. Giving Up The Ghost
6. Six Days
7. Mongrel...
8. ...Meets His Maker9. Right Thing / GDMFSOB (Clean Instrumental Version)
10. Monosylabik
11. Mashin' On The Motorway
12. Blood On The Motorway
13. You Can't Go Home Again (Album Version)
14. Letter From Home
15. Giving Up The Ghost (Original Version)

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There are a few new features added to the dj shadow and quannum section. Some articles, interviews, audio plus more. More updates very soon, so keep checking. Also, there are new blackalicious pictures added to the pictures section. Keep your eyes open for more updates. Thanks to the upcoming Quannum releases, things are going really fast at the moment. And I bet you all like that!

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DJ Shadow is on the cover of this month's jockey slut.

click to read the article

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The diary section has been replaced by a new section, called "media." Here you can stream and/or download all the mp3's and videos that are on solesides.com. I think this change keeps the site a bit more clean and it's easier to actually see what this site is offering. There will be more stuff to download soon, so keep checking. Feedback appreciated.

April 22, 2002

You can't go home again video now also available for download. Check the DJ Shadow section.

Shadow Educates. Shadow has been visiting  some colleges in the US. One of them was "Berklee college of music", Boston.  This is what xdrpre, who attends that college (he's also visiting ninjatune forum frequently) wrote about it:

shadow kicks ass...
i just got back from this thing. it turned out to be just him talking about
his influences and how he got started and how he works and such. he talked
about gear a lot, he uses two MPC3000's midi'ed together for everything he
does. he said he's not really into software, but he does use protools for
tracking and editing. he played monosyllabik for us and talked about it. the
first 3 minutes were recorded at his house and the last three minutes were
recorded in a major studio several months later. all the crazy effects were
done with outboard processors. no software!
There were some questions from the audience: about how he and
james lavelle worked on the unkle stuff. how james basically just picked the
vocalists and shadow was responsible for making it happen. about when he
decided to make music for a living. he even remembered the exact date;
october 31, 1990. his freshman year in college he was sitting in his room
drunk and looked around at people puking in the corner and said he'd had
enough. some guy even asked if he'd tried psychadelic drugs, his response
was "music's always taken me anywhere i wanted to go." that got applause.
wow, so much information. that guy's so cool.

April 17, 2002

The KCRW interview with DJ Shadow is now available online. To listen to it, click here Today, Shadow was doing a live set (two sets, actually) and an interview on KCRW as well. listen here!

April 15, 2002

The live Shadow cd (live at Austin) cd that is being offered at several websites is a bootleg.

According to Endtroducing.com the tracklisting for the upcoming shadow single "You Can't Go Home Again" will be as follows:

A1. You Can't Go Home Again (Radio Edit)
A2. Disavowed this track evidently has drums from Zach De La Rocha
B1. Treach Battle Beat
B2. You Can't Go Home Again (LP Version)
B3. Letter From Home

and DJShadow.com says Shadow will appear on radio on monday april 15: KUCI radio 8pm(http://www.kuci.uci.edu/) and wednesday 17: KCRW (11.15 am) (www.kcrw.com)

There are also rumors that Shadow will be doing a live set somewhere in May at Dutch Radio Station Radio 3 FM at a programme called "VPRO Club Lek" which is on at mon-fri 10pm-1am Amsterdam time (London time is one hour back). I shall keep you informed on this one.

April 10, 2002

It's my birthday today. So now it's up to you to congratulate me... (Oh, please....don't). More interesting news is that www.playmore.com (xbox site) will have an exclusive worldwide premiere of DJ Shadow's new video "You Can't Go Home again" this friday. Read the news here

April 5, 2002

DJ Shadow will be on XFM again tonight. This time with a new and fresh mix. It will be on solesides.com very soon, so keep checking. And for the people who don't have a soundcard or aren't able to listen to the XFM/Shadow interview which was broadcasted April 3: Thanks to the excellent buildanddestroy site, you can now read the transcript. Check it out here

Spinemagazine has a cool interview with DJ Shadow. It also features some nice artwork. Read it

April 3, 2002

DJ Shadow appeared on UK radiostation XFM today. It was a 30 minute Shadow special and the first interview that I know of that has Shadow talking about making the album and what's more to come. It seems the track that has been produced together with Zach De La Rocha will definately end up on the new Zach de La Rocha album. Nice one, Josh. Also, Shadow did not and will not work with Richard Ashcroft on any new and upcoming stuff. To download the interview (music has been cut out, just to keep you all curious), click here.

April 2, 2002

The diary section has been updated. It's growing to be something really nice. Check it out

March 26, 2002

Today, there was a DJ Shadow documentary on a dutch radio station. To listen to the 34 minute interview with DJ Shadow (realaudio), click here and to listen to the search to the roots of Shadow (interview with DJ Zen, Isaac from Quannum and more), click here  (partly dutch, partly english)

I have been asked not to put mp3's of this online. So I won't. If you really want them, please make your own.

Thanks to Radio 3 FM, VPRO. Check out their site here

March 25, 2002

The Blackalicious video for "Make You Feel That Way" is now available at the Blackalicious site. To download the high quality version right away, click here (13mb mov/quicktime).

March 21, 2002

DJ Shadow to appear on new Richard Ashcroft Album? Check out this site, which has it mentioned. Personally, I don't believe it. But hey, it's a rumor.

March 15, 2002

Shadow is keen on touring with Radiohead, according to an article from nme.com. Check it out here. They also mention that The Private Press will be release May 27 (we already knew about the May 20 rumors). The first single from the album will be "You Can't Go Home Again" and that one will be released May 13.

March 12, 2002

Sample spotters seem to be awake: People are telling that track 16 from The Private Press (You Can't Go Home Again) contains a sample from Simon and Garfunkel - El Condor Pasa (click here to download) and from Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night. (Click here to download that one). Oh, and do you think this is completely wrong,  please use the messageboard to speak your mind! Thanks to RocketChef for figuring out that S+G sample.

March 10, 2002

 There's a section added to solesides.com, called "diary." It is dedicated to all the things that are going on in the world related to Quannum, Ninjatune and Mo'Wax.

Here you can read what the music fans are thinking of new releases and what releases are worth checking out.

Check it out, and let me know what you think of this idea. I hope it's gonna work out fine.

March 6, 2002

Here's a tracklisting for DJ Shadow's the Private Press. Names of track 13 and 18 are still unknown.

1. The Letter From Home #1 1:12
2. Fixed Income 4:50
3. Un Autre Introduction :48
4. Walkie Talkie 2:27
5.  The Letter From Home #2  :52
6. Giving Up The Ghost 6:31
7. The 6 Day War 5:01
8. Mongrel.... 2:22
9. ....Meets His Maker 3:00
10. Right Thing / G D M F S O B 4:21
11. Monosylabik 6:47
12. The Letter From Home #3  :20
13.    << ????? >>   2:49
14. Mashin' On The Motorway 3:00
15. Blood On The Motorway 9:12
16. You Can't Go Home Again 7:04
17. The Letter From Home :54
18.  << ??? >>  (Shadow, Chemist, Numark playing live)

It's an amazing album. I heard for the first time today. Also today, Shadow was in Amsterdam where he did an interview with a DJ from a Dutch radioshow. March 26, there will be a DJ Shadow special on Dutch radio, which I'm definately gonna record and make available for you all.

To listen in realaudio to track 15, Blood On The Motorway, click here and to download the B side from the Monosylabik single, click here

March 2, 2002

Download the sneak preview of the upcoming Blackalicious album at the Blackalicious site or just click here. It's a 16 minute mix  by JRocc from the Beat Junkies

February 23, 2002

Now you can listen to a new Blackalicious track from the upcoming Blazing Arrow album. The track is called "Sky is Falling"

Click here to listen to it

This is the 3rd track from Blazing Arrow that's available online. The other two tracks are "Passion" and "Make you feel that way" It seems Blazing Arrow is going to be a stunning album!

February 18, 2002

Make sure you're listening BBC Radio 1, The Breezeblock with Mary- Anne Hobbs February 25 at 12am. It will feature a set by DJ Shadow. Personally, I'm not able to receive BBC Radio 1, so hereby I would like to ask you people to record that show and put it online, or contact me and I will make sure the stuff goes online especially for all the people not living in the UK.

February 13, 2002

SCRATCH is a feature length film about the hip-hop DJ and today's turntablist movement. From the South Bronx in the 70's to San Francisco today, the world's best scratchers, diggers, party-rockers and producers celebrate beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl.

This film also features DJ Shadow, Steinski, Qbert and more.

Hits Theaters Feb 15!

February 12, 2002

Thanks to Mike for spotting this one:

At calendarlive.com they already started writing about the upcoming Coachella festival. A few years ago, Shadow has played there and put down a terriffic live set. According to calendarlive, it seems to be almost certain that he is playing again this year. Here's what they write about Shadow:

DJ Shadow is finishing "The Private Press," the first album of his own since 1996's groundbreaking "Endtroducing" and the Bay Area producer's first for MCA Records. Due in May, the album is built around samples of records made by nonprofessionals in recording booths at amusement arcades and collected by Shadow over the years...

To read the complete article, click here
 

February 7, 2002

Alright, you may have noticed that solesides.com has been down quite often lately. Therefore there's a start page added, which enables you to choose which site you're going to visit ;the original or the mirror. Both sites are exactly the same, so you don't have to be afraid you're missing out on something. I hope you appreciate it, as it's the best solution I could think of that fixes the problem this easy and quick.

February 2, 2002

There's a pretty good interview with the men from UNKLE, (James Lavelle and Richard File) at the BBC radio 1 site. It seems James Lavelle is working with Shadow at the moment. Check it out!

February 1, 2002

More Quannum releases!! Blackalicious has set the release date of their new album "Blazing Arrow" on April 30. Many collaborations on the album. Artists suchs as ?uestlove (Roots) and Ben Harper are on the album. Also, Zach de la Roca and DJ Shadow. This seems to confirm the collaboration-rumors between Zach and Josh... The only thing we can do is wait. As always, time will tell.

Also, check out www.blackalicious.com because it is running since yesterday.

January 31, 2002

Finally things are getting the way you all want. There is a name for the new Shadow album floating around the web, which is "Private Press" That means we'll have 2 PP's then....The new and upcoming single Monosyllabik has already had his world premier on BBC Radio 1, the Gilles Petterson show. Click here to go to that particular site.  Shadow confirms the May-release of the album in a phonecall he did from San Fransisco. The sample is playing in the background of this news section of solesides.com

 I'm so lucky that I have already heard Monosyllabik, and from what you can already  read online, it's great. Kinda Aphex twin on hiphop. No real melody, but I see that as a good thing. Also, no sample spotting this time, but skill/technique spotting. Sweet.

January 24, 2002

Shadow.com finally has the merchandise section up. You can buy Product Placement, Brainfreeze, Freeze video, t-shirts and more. Soon, it'll feature sounds of the upcoming album. There's still no release date confirmed, but shadow.com keeps mentioning February 2002. All the people who subscribed to the Shadow.com newsletter got an email today, which is also placed at the messageboard at this site.

Oh, and for the people who wanna have a laugh or two, check here

January 23, 2002

Check out the DJ Shadow section of this site to download 2 zipped mp3 files. It are recordings from the "Freeze" video tape. To be more exact: The part where Shadow and Cut Chemist are rehearsing for their classic brainfreeze set.

January 18, 2002

Shadow rumors: DJ Shadow has finished mastering this week, so now it's time for him and the people around him how to promote the album. Also the packaging has still to be chosen. The new single will be called 'Monosyllabik' which means that there are now three confirmed track titles: Monosyllabik, Fixed Income and Giving Up The Ghost. Still, no release date of the single or album has been confirmed. Shadow.com still says February, but you should more think about April/May.

We all just have to do it with the new Poets Of Rhythm stuff and the upcoming Boards Of Canada album (feb 21) to fill the gap between now and the release of the new Shadow album.

January 14, 2002

New Blackalicious Tour dates. Thanks to Helly who posted this on the solesides message board. Blackalicious is not alone. They're touring with the likes of Saul Williams, Ozomatli, Spearhead and more. Check it out here!

Also, the new Poets Of Rhythm  album has been confirmed. It will be a re-release of old tracks, so all the dope stuff will be available for you all.

Audio clips are here:

Funky Run Through Pt.1 & 2 / More Mess On My Thing / Funky Train / Practice What You Preach / Choking On A Piece of Meat / North Carolina / Upper Class / Strokin' the Grits / The Plan / What You Doing / Hotpie's Popcorn Pt.1 / Saltin' the Soup / It Came Over Me

On The Ninjatune tip: New Flesh, the group which worked with Blackalicious on the very decent track "communicate" will release their album at the end of January. Be sure to check that one out as well.

January 5, 2002

It's about time the new Quannum group Lifesavas gets some attention. Still, they have no official site, but check out the following links to get to know more about them.

past+future @ week online

live @ cmj picture 1 / picture 2

Versatyl interview

Live review with lots of Quannum pictures

January 4, 2002

During the tour for Product Placement (sequel to Brainfreeze), DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist were accompanied by many guest DJ's. One of them was DJ Z Trip. This guy has been doing his stuff for quite some time now and as time runs by, he impresses more and more people with his cool DJ sets. Hiphopsite.com now has his album "Uneasy Listening" in stock.

Hiphopsite says: "This is the first of a series of projects dedicated not just to pushing the envelope open, but rather, ripping the envelope up into little pieces and throwing them in the air.

Sound Snippet 1 - Sound Snippet 2 - Sound Snippet 3

January 3, 2002

First of all, I want to wish you a great new year. Musically, it's gonna be a good one. New album releases by artists such as the Cinematic Orchestra (check www.ninjatune.net) and Coldcut. And what's up with that rumors about a new Beastie Boys album which should drop next month?? Also, the European / region 2 release of the Darkdays dvd (www.darkdays.com) should be released this month.

The new Blackalicious album, called Blazing Arrow will be released in April. mp3's of a couple of new tracks are already floating around the web. Really nice stuff.

Unfortunately, there hasn't been a definite release date for the new DJ Shadow album, but although djshadow.com keeps mentioning  it'll be released in February, expect the thing to drop mid-April. Two tracks have already been confirmed for the album. "Fixed Income" and "Giving Up The Ghost." GUTG will be significantly different from the version already floating on the web.

Also, there's no release date set for the Lyrics Born album, but like with most Solesides/Quannum stuff; when it's done, it's done. And that will definately be this year (summer??).

August will give  birth to the Lifesavas album. Finally. Personally, I haven't heard anything from it yet, but according to many rumors on the web, we all should make ourselves ready for something spectacular.

For now; Take a listen to the stunning Spectrum album again and be impressed. Same counts for Blackalicious/Nia and The Poets Of Rhythm Stuff (my personal favorite album of 2001...GO Germans!).

NEWS ARCHIVES: 2000 2001