DJ Shadow News

December 1, 2001

New DJ Shadow Promo A new promo on MCA for DJ Shadow is out called One To Grow On. No new tracks, but it is a nice compilation of Endtroducing...., Pre-Emptive Strike, and Psyence Fiction tracks. Here are the tracks:
1.In/Flux
2.Lost and Found (S.F.L.)
3.Midnight In A Perfect World (Extended Version)
4.The Number Song (Cut Chemist Party Mix)
5.Stem/Long Stem
6.High Noon
7.Lonely Soul
8.Dark Days (Main Theme)
As I state in the discography, this release is notable as it is the only US release that contains "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)" and the extended version of "Midnight" both released on Mo'Wax in the UK.

November 17, 2001

Product Placement for sale on-line! You can purchase a real copy of Product Placement at HipHopSite.com. According to their page they have "exclusive worldwide distribution rights." I haven't checked in with Shadow, yet on this-- so I don't have any other details. The PP CD is $25. They also have the Freeze video. I also don't know how many copies they have for sale. Go get your very own copy today (and STOP begging me for a copy!!)

October 28, 2001

Freeze Video You can get your own copy of the Freeze video from Regeneration:TV for $30 (which includes $5 shipping). There are a limited amount of these available, so get yours ordered today!.

October 21, 2001

Product Placement... Well, I got my copy of Product Placement in the mail yesterday along with a copy of the Freeze video of the 1/18/00 Brainfreeze show at the El Rey in Los Angeles-- which was billed as the "farewell." Since I was not able to see any of the Brainfreeze shows, it was pretty cool to get to see this. To avoid any problems with a certain convenience store chain all references to a certain promotional 45 have been removed. So, when the show got to the part with that 45, we see a black screen with "Edit" on it. Additionally, logos have been edited out. It doesn't distract too much from the show however, and I would highly recommend purchasing one of these if you can. The tape has sets from Marvski, Dante, Numark, and Z-Trip who were at this show as well. I was particularly impressed with Z-Trip's set who included a bunch of Metal artists like Sabbath, Rush and Zeppelin. There is also some fun at-home footage of Cut and Shadow getting ready for the shows. There was also some lo-fi footage from the Future Primatives show that preceeded it. I've listened to the Product Placement CD once, and I am as impressed as I was with the first effort. This time they went a ways to help distinguish it from the bootlegs that are certain to follow. There is a holographic sticker with a serial number on the back of the case. There were 6000 of these pressed, so I suspect that there should be enough. The CD is without a record label, like Brainfreeze was, the only indication is the "One29 Recordings," which is how many records were used to make this mix. So, is "Sixty7" the number of records used in Brainfreeze? The CD itself is a two-track affair clocking in at 56:45. The first 30-minute track is a wholly-unique mix starting out with a sample from one of my favorite 45's-- "I Love Trash" by Oscar. The second track starts as almost a remix of the original Brainfreeze. There are some familiar-sounding samples in there, but they seem to be different segments of the same records or different recordings of the same songs used. For example there is "California Soul" by the Messengers and also by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra. Also, instead of "Funky DJ" we get "Funky Black Man." From there it becomes an adventure in soft beverages and motocross ending in dark days... Make Mine Milk!

October 4, 2001

Dark Days DVD Out The Dark Days DVD is released and is amazing. The movie itself is deserving of all the great reviews. I've watched it a couple of times already and I am still astounded about the effort. The bonus material is just as interesting as the film itself. An extensive "making of" and other bonus material is included. DJ Shadow is included in a couple of parts with his comments and his version of how he came to be included in this project.

Product Placement Dates Announced From djshadow.com, the dates for the Product Placement tour with Cut Chemist are announced:

October 17th
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
The Fillmore, San Francisco

October 19th
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles

October 20th
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles

October 23rd
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
Irving Plaza, New York

October 26th
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
The Arches, Glasgow (UK)

October 27th
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
Planet K, Manchester (UK)

October 28th
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
La Scala, London (UK)

November 1st
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
The Liquid Room, Tokyo, Japan

September 22, 2001

Sequel to Brainfreeze Announced/Tour djshadow.com announces release of Product Placement the new all-45's set from DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist. The set will debut October 17th at the Fillmore in San Francisco and will be followed with a mini-tour to go until the end of October. See djshadow.com for more details and Tour dates as the occur.

August 29, 2001

At long last... djshadow.com relaunches! And, yes, I am working on both sites... In April or May Josh contacted me to ask me if I was interested in being part of the djshadow.com re-launch. He pulled in Derick Daily, the guy who did the amazing Quannum site to head up the graphics and layout and he wanted someone to work on the content-- "hosting" in his words. Since the deal with Musicfans.com was collapsing and I was unsure of where I'd go next if Endtroducing died, this seemed like the perfect situation. After a couple of extended phone calls between myself and Derick and Josh we came up with a plan and ideas for initial content. Hard work on everybody's part brought the site where it is today. There is still more content in the works. Thankfully Josh had some pretty specific ideas about what he wanted in the site. The navigation concept was his, for example. I am excited to be on-board and to continue carrying the torch of DJ Shadow information in this new venue. All of the form submissions come to me, BTW, and I will do my best to answer all requests and questions, like I do here.

So what am I going to do with Endtroducing.com? Well, I am going to keep running it. The real breaking news will be at djshadow.com, and I will "filter" that over here. The discography here will be more in-depth than over at djshadow.com by design. I will continue to run the FAQ here, so Endtroducing.com is really going to be a support site for the mailing lists. I will keep the links page going as well. So far, I think there is a reason for both sites to exist. If anyone has any ideas about new direction for Endtroducing.com, let me know. I am open to suggestions. I feel that endtroducing.com is by the fans for the fans. Thank you for supporting my efforts over the years, as always, your humble webmin.

Brainfreeze Sequel to drop DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist have created another all-45's work. The title is unannounced, but the plan will be to debut the new CD at live shows in the second half of October. The dates of the shows are not finalized, but preliminary dates are worldwide. From djshadow.com.

New solo album scheduled for release 2/02 DJ Shadow is still working on the new album. Check djshadow.com Future section for an update. The album will be on MCA in the US. He is label mates with Quannum group Blackalicious.

August 20, 2001

Shameless Plug Department I've been going through my record and memorabilia collection and identifying doubles, etc. of some DJ Shadow and non-DJ Shadow related items. I'll be selling them on eBay, so if you're interested check out my auctions. Happy bidding! Thanks...

August 15, 2001

Coming Soon Watch djshadow.com for the re-launch. Currently there is a temporary splash page with some teasers of what is to come. While you're there, sign up for the mailing list!

August 4, 2001

Dark Days DVD Although not "officially announced" anywhere I can find, some digging around turned up a September 25th release date of Dark Days on DVD. CDNOW.com has it listed for pre-order.

July 2, 2001

Brainfreeze Flavors Out now on Magic Sneakers Records, Slurped: Original Brainfreeze Flavors Vol 1. This release-- available on 2 LP or CD, collects 16 of the tracks used on the Brainfreeze release. According to Dave Hayes, this release is available at Aquarius Records in San Francisco or Kim's in NYC. Do a search for "Slurped" on the Aquarius page to get both versions. The cover has a parody of the original cover with two robbers (black clothes and black hose on their heads). Get yours before they disappear!

April 22, 2001

A little update... There hasn't been much news lately. But, to answer a popular request... Shadow is feverishly working on the new solo album-- which is still slated for release on MCA in September. The process has him travelling between home and the UK. In recent e-mails, he expresses a real excitement for the project. More news as anything develops.

January 28, 2001

Reebok Ad During Survivor 2 has DJ Shadow Production A couple of weeks ago rumors were floating around on the Internet regarding Reebok's new "Defy Convention" ad campaign and DJ Shadow's possible involvement in it. I have verified that the commercial used during Survivor 2 tonight had DJ Shadow producing a version of "William Tell Overture" for the Spike Jonze-produced commercial spot. The high-energy :60 spot features many images of sports and sports-related events as well as some seemingly non-sports related images. No other information regarding this is available at this time.

The Brainfreeze Continues Two years after the original performance and one year after the last, the Brainfreeze legacy continues. Future Primitive is releasing a compilation album called URBAN REVOLUTIONS on February 12th, and it features a "Dance The Slurp" interlude taken from the Last Brainfreeze performance, where actual Slurpees were passed out to the crowd. The album (3LP's or 1 CD) also features new and exclusive tracks from Rob Swift, Z-Trip, DJ Faust & Shortee, and DJ Design among others. Thanks to John Book for the reporting...

New Shadow track on Compilation A new track credited to "The Groove Robbers featuring DJ Shadow" called "Flashback" is now available on a a compilation called "Turntables By The Bay vol 1" on Hip Hop Slam records. This is a vinyl-only release and is available at Sandbox Automatic. From Josh in an e-mail to me in September of last year, "The "Turntables by the Bay" track is an all-turntables track I did as an experiment a couple of months ago (no sampler was used). I just wanted to see what I could come up with. I had fun making it, and it's pretty unique as far as my body of work."