Solesides Mailing Lists

This page collects old messages from Mailing Lists which were used during the early 1990's. This page is primarily related to Solesides and their related acts such as DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, and Latryx. Several of these posts are also written by J. Winston Chiong who in 1997 ran the Solesides website and spent time with Lateef and Lyrics Born in their office. Others are written by Oliver Wang, who was a fan but also reviewed several Solesides releases for the press, and was able to preview new Solesides releases thanks to Jeff Chang. Oliver Wang later interviews Jeff Chang about Chang's book in 2008.

21 Dec 1994 - Blackalicious/Solesides Info

Posted by Zen (aka Jeff Chang / DJ Zen) on 21 Dec 1994

My man O-Dub let me know that people are trying to get with our stuff. Good looking out to him and all of you supporting us! We've just received national distribution, so you can tell your local record stores they can order Blackalicious and Solesides vinyl, CD and cassettes through the INDI Distribution network. Of course, this won't guarantee that the store will order it. So you can always order direct through us. Being the way we are, we're still selling stuff out the trunk and out the front of my apartment door-anyway we gotta! Write to us at: Solesides. P.O. Box 590, Davis, CA 95617-0590.

Blackalicious "Swan Lake"/"Lyric fathom" and the first Solesides EP, featuring DJ Shadow's "Entropy" and Asia Born's "Send Them" are now available. Blackalicious' EP "Melodica" will be released domestically in late January/early February. It is now available as a Solesides/Mo Wax import. The Japanese version will include "Changes".

We're just 8 broke college m.f.s who hope we can show it can be done independently and it's peeps like you that keep us going. So again, we really appreciate your support. Peace in '9-5.

7 Mar 1995 - Updated Notes: Solesides

Posted by Oliver S Wang on 27 Mar 1995

I had the honor of hanging out and beat shopping with DJ Zen (aka Papa Zen) the unofficial mentor of the entire Solesides crew which includes Blackalicious. (Thank god...another ABC who's into hip hop!) Here's some basic updates on Solesides' sh*t: Asia Born:

1. 1: He's called Lyrics Born now...his new moniker is quite widely

displayed on the "Deep in the Jungle" cut on "Melodica" (Blackalicious).

1. 2: "Entropy" is hardly new, unless places are getting it on

reissue or even a much delayed first issue. The cut was on a joint Asia Born/DJ Shadow 12" that came out in '93 I think...or else early '94.

DJ Shadow: He's got a new 12" out..."What Does Your Soul Look Like?" parts I-IV. Rumor is that it's a "lazy DJs dream" given the amount of samples and change-ups Shadow puts into the tracks. If you've never heard his sh*t before...it's something else... Shadow is an abstract turntablist (to borrow the Mo Wax term)...another way that his production has been described is "thick" which seems very apt. Bottomline: Listening to his sh*t, you never notice he doesn't have lyrics over them. Especially look for the promo 12" of this single which is only smaller (10") vinyl. FAT.

Blackalicious: Currently, "Melodica" is still ONLY available on the import Mo Wax label. As I've mentioned in the past, DJs (i.e. us crazy people who have this affinity for playing pieces of plastic) should look to get this EP on import b/c it offers instrumentals for almost all the songs. The domestic version will NOT. But on the other hand, if you buy the domestic release, at least the artists will make some money off the CDs, tapes and LPs which they aren't really making now. As to the all important question of when will "Melodica" come out domestically? Zen sez: "Soon." ...and there it is... Oh yeah, there's supposed to be a Japanese import of "Melodica" that has an unreleased cut called "Changes" (hella fat!) but I haven't seen or heard about anywhere that's actually carried this particular import.

Lastly... Not to disagree with Flash (but I will) but I hardly would classify anyone in Solesides...or the entire Bay Area as being a product of any "LA underground freestyle movement". Kids like the Hieros were rapping their asses off long before Good Times (legendary, now closed, freestyle spot in LA) was in its heydey with Pharcyde in the house. Most of the Solesides crew are from the Bay Area, but went out to Davis to go to school/work. I'm not being territorial about it...I have deep respect to the Project Blowed posse that is leading the charge for cutting edge LA hip hop right now, along with King Tee's progenies (Alkaholiks, Mad Kap). But I've never heard of the Bay's current talent being a result of some northern migration.

Peace,

12 Jul 1995 - Blackalicious: Melodica is here!

Posted by Zen (aka Jeff Chang) on 12 Jul 1995

Finally. It took too damn long, I admit, but we got the limited edition DJ vinyl in West Coast DJ stores this week and the CDs and cassettes ready to follow in all stores (through California Record Distributors) in about a month. In LA you can check Martin's, Street Sounds, Prime Cuts. In the Bay, check Zebra's, Amoeba's, Leopold's, Star, Cue's. More are coming as fast as we can get in our cars and drive there, you know what I'm sayin? The Melodica EP is the same as the import LP/CD (which cost fools a small fortune, I know) but it's got a new track, new cover art, no instrumentals. It's put together tight-ass just the way we wanted it to be. Plus it's hella cheap and hella better compared to Michael Jackson-Presley's Distory.

If you can't get it where you're at, ask your store to call us or order it by mail.

Solesides hotline: (916) 759-1304

We've got a new single from Blackalicious on the way with brand new B-side tracks fresh out the studio. They're kinda tired of this stuff cause they think it's hella old but you should listen to it and tell me. I don't think it is. E-mail here with your analog address to get on the snail-mailing list. Thanks for supporting independent hip hop and shit!

-- Zen "Manipulated Minds Need To Make An Escape"

12 Sep 1995 - Notes on the Abbreviated Run

Oliver Wang had previously posted on September 9 that he was thinking of making a tape featuring early Solesides releases and some unreleased music, and this post was a follow up to that. Posted by Oliver Wang on 12 Sep 1995

Solesides tape update: As it turns out I will NOT be offering a Solesides mix tape mainly b/c Solesides will be offering their own around early October. Inside sources have it that DJ Shadow will mix together a Solesides melange of old and new tracks plus an underground mix of slept on tracks in the local areas.

It's also rumored that a lot of Shadow's Mo Wax stuff will be coming out on domestic rerelease if Mo Wax's US distribution plan takes off. For updates, refer yourselves to:

http://www.massive.com/solesides/ The Solesides homepage.

21 Sep 1995 - Blackalicious/Solesides website and upcoming releases

Posted by Solesides on 21 Sep 1995

f you want to get more information on the Solesides family and label (indie, artist-owned and operated!), you can check us at Gerry V's Massive Brings website at: http://www.massive.com/

Or you can always e-mail us at: Solesides@massive.com

Coming soon:

Lateef the Truth Speaker: "The Wreckoning" b/w "Latyrx"

• the A-side features two mixes by DJ Shadow and the B-side features Lyrx

Born (formerly Asia Born) and is also produced by DJ Shadow

The Reconstruction Mixtape series, Volume 1

• featuring unreleased tracks, live versions, raw fresstyles and Shadow and

Zen's favorite unsung tracks from the past to the present. Plus some ill surprises.

Of course, you all know that Melodica is out domestically now with a new cover, a new track from the vaults, sequenced and presented the way we always wanted. If you need it or are interested in other Solesides stuff like t-shirts or DJ Shadow/Asia Born's first record, check the website or e-mail here for ordering information.

There's more on the way... thanks for supporting independent hip hop. Peace to the individuals who fiend for the real sh...

30 Nov 1995 - Solesides mixtape: Radio Sole Volume 1

Posted by Solesides on 30 Nov 1995

Here's the uncut on the first limited edition mixtape from the Solesides crew: Featuring:

Blackalicious DJ Shadow Lateef the Truth Speaker Lyrx Born

Freestyles Unreleased Tracks B-Sides Live Shots B-Sides Rare 45s and 12" shit

Running time: 56 minutes Format: Chromium Dioxide Dolby Cassette only Full color cover art by the crew Cost: Just 8 bones Quantity: Only 500 Worldwide Shipping: December 11 (to Mail Order, Distributors and Retail)

You can pick it up at your favorite DJ store or order directly from us at:

Solesides P.O. Box 590 Davis, Ca 95617-0590 916.759.1304

(Please let us know if your store doesn't carry our shit!)

Coming next (January-February 1996):

SS004: Lateef the Truth Speaker---The Wreckoning b/w Latyrx (w/ Lyrx Born) Produced by DJ Shadow

SS005: DJ Shadow---Hardcore (Instrumental) Hip Hop b/w Chief Xcel (of Blackalicious) with Gift of Gab, Lateef and Lyrx Born---Fully Charged on Planet X ( to be released overseas concurrently by Mo Wax Records UK)

solesides@massive.com http://www.massive.com/solesides Send SASE for catalog

Thanks for supporting independent hip hop! Peace...

26 Jan 1996 - New Singles From SoleSides Records

Posted by NoJokeDOXX on 26 Jan 1996

Just got a new promo single from SoleSides Records. The solo track from Lateef The Truth Speaker, "The Wreckoning" is amazing. There's also a track from Chief Xcel featuring Lateef, Lyrics Born, and Gift Of Gab from Blackalicious ("Fully Charged On Planet X"), a instrumental from DJ Shadow ("Hardcore Hip Hop"), and another track from Lateef featuring Lyrx Born ("Latyrx"). Lateef's "The Wreckoning" should be out within the next month or so on SoleSides while DJ Shadow and Chief Xcel's tracks will be released simultaneously in the US by SoleSides and in the UK by Mo Wax Records around March. Keep your ears open and your eyes peeled for these.

14 Feb 1996 - Asia Born

In reply to a post about Asian Born, Oliver Wang replied on 20 Feb 1996 with the following:

(note bold text is quoted, the rest is his reply)

Yo, you think Mad Skillz and Raskass are the best freestylers in the hip-hop industry today, you need to check out Asia Born of the Solesides/Blackalicious crew. I just peeped a little freestyle he did on the very limited Solesides mix tape, and his shit was nice. His flow was wicked, much like Gift of Gab from Blackalicious. He definately has a way with words!!

• • • Word...Lyrx Born has got an ill type flow and mad creativity.

Some sidenotes about this crew: 1) Lateef the Truth Speaker has a single called "The Wreckoning" coming out in the middle of February. The promo is only on vinyl, but they promised something special on the commercial release which should also be on cassette.(Maybe)

• • • No, it should definitely be coming out commercially. Promos are due

out this Friday with commercial copies about two weeks after I would guess.

2) DJ Shadow is collaborating with Chief XL of Blackalicious and putting something out. Check for it soon.

• • • It's actually a 12" with both artists. Chief XL has a cut called

"Fully Charged on Planet X" feat. Lyrx, Lateef and Gab. Shadow has an instrumental cut (a slammin one too) called "Hardcore" on the B-side.

Shadow's remix for Krush/Roots' "Meiso" is due out soon too...I know white label promos are floating out there so the actual product, on Mo Wax, should be out soon too. It'll be import only though for at least half a year.

3) Asia Born is putting something out in April 96.

• • • Possibly...in fact, all of them might release full albums within a

year but it depends on how some business stuff works out. Definitely, look for the Lateef 12" with his pairing with Lyrx Born on the B. And check for Chief XL's cut too...butter.

For those in the Bay Area, peep out Radio Sole, featuring DJ Zen and Chief Xcel, every week on Mondays from 9-9:30pm on 90.7 FM.

Peace,

O

25 Feb 1996 - Solesides NewsHit: Lateef the Truth Speaker

Posted by Solesides on 25 Feb 1996

It's now available... SS004: Lateef the Truth Speaker: The Wreckoning b/w Latyrx (with Lyrics Born) Produced by DJ Shadow Vinyl only

The Wreckoning has 2 mixes, and Latyrx is a collaboration with Lyrics Born (AKA Asia Born). This is a limited run promo edition. The commercial version will be released in April with a few surprises (can't give them away right now!), but will not have the instrumentals of the Wreckoning Main mix and Latyrx.

If you'd like to mail order, (North American residents and Hawai'i only) send $6 per copy by check or money order to:

Solesides P.O. Box 590 Davis, CA 95617-0590

Otherwise, it should be available at DJ shops nationwide this week. Ask for it by name at your favorite stores and radio shows.

Next: SS005 DJ Shadow--- "Hardcore (Instrumental) Hip Hop"/"Last Stop" b/w Blackalicious' Chief Xcel featuring The Gift of Gab and Lateef---"Fully Charged on PLanet X" due in March SS006 Lateef the Truth Speaker---The Wreckoning EP (commercial release) due in April SS007 Lyrics Born--- "Red Ants" b/w "Balcony Beach" due in April/May

If you want a free catalog, e-mail us your snail-mail address or send us a latter to the above address. Thanks very much to everyone who has supported us so that we could get to our fourth release. You can always catch us at: solesides@massive.com or at (916) 759.1304. Support independent hip hop!

Peace...

7 Mar 1996 - Q-Bert, Consc Daughters, Coup, Solesides Crew LIVE on Internet

Posted by Solesides on 7 Mar 1996

HIP HOP SLAM PRESENTS PIRATE RADIO ON THE INTERNET On March 13th, two days before a federal court decides the fate of pirate radio in the United States, Hip Hop Slam will present a day of all-hip hop pirate radio and live concert broadcasting from the streets of the San Francisco Bay Area. The signal will be available via SF Pirate Radio on a wave to be determined and through HOT WIRED @ www.hotwired.com/feedback

The concert begins at 9pm PST and will feature:

• Conscious Daughters
• The Coup
• West Coast Rock Steady DJs with DJs Q-Bert, Disk, Apollo and Shortkut
• Askari X
• B.L.A.C.K.
• Lateef the Truth Speaker

Radio jamming begins at 12 noon PST and continues through 9pm when the live broadcast begins. Mixes and appearances by the Coup's DJ Pam, the Pirate DJs, the Solesides Crew's Radio Sole, DJ Disk, Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5, and many others will be featured.

For more information, call (510) 658-4293 or e-mail Solesides@massive.com

11 Mar 1996 - 3/13 PIRATE: Coup, Rock Steady DJs, Lateef, DJ Shadow, TCD

Posted by Solesides on 11 Mar 1996

• UPDATE*

HIP HOP SLAM PRESENTS PIRATE RADIO ON THE INTERNET

On March 13th, two days before a federal court decides the fate of pirate radio in the United States, Hip Hop Slam will present a day of all-hip hop pirate radio and live concert broadcasting from the streets of the San Francisco Bay Area to benefit the fight for free expression. The signal will be available via Pirate Radio on 87.9 FM throughout the SF Bay Area and through HOT WIRED @ www.hotwired.com/feedback

Concert begins at 9pm PST and will feature:

• Conscious Daughters
• The Coup
• West Coast Rock Steady DJs with DJs Q-Bert, Disk, Apollo and Shortkut
• Askari X
• B.L.A.C.K.
• Lateef the Truth Speaker w/ DJ Shadow

Radio jamming begins at 12 noon PST and continues through 9pm when the live broadcast begins. Mixes and appearances by the Coup's DJ Pam, the Pirate DJs, the Solesides Crew's Radio Sole, DJ Disk, Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5, DJ Fear, and many others will be featured.

For more information, call (510) 658-4293.

6 Jun 1996 - lateef, more.

During a discussion about Solesides J. Winston Chiong asked "does anyone know who Shadow is dissing in B-boy's Revenge? Lordz of Brooklyn?" and Jazzbo, a member of the Solesides crew at the time, posted a reply.

All of SoleSides' shit is dope. But then again, I'm biased aren't I? Shadow wasn't dissing any group in particular...in fact, his exposition was a little ahead of his time. There was a news segment that came out in early '90, on 20/20 and i think BET might have picked it up, but it was about white italian kids in brooklyn forming a rap group. they were low on the notoriety scale, but it was still comedy and that's who shadow was makin' fun of. then lo and behold, a few years later...

9 Sep 1996 - Lateef "The Quickening" On Solesides

Posted by Laurence Roberts on 9 Sep 1996

got a postcard in the mail with the following info: Lateef The Quickening (The Wreckoning, Pt II) Latryx (w/Lyrics Born) The Wreckoning Produced by DJ Shadow

12" Vinyl Single/ CrO2 CassSingle From the Forthcoming Solesides Crew LP

Also, it looks like they FINALLY updated their web site (which was a year out of date.) It's at http://www.massive.com/solesides/

I haven't seen the record in any stores yet. There is a new DJ Shadow 12"/CD-EP on Mo Wax with 4 tracks, and the full-length should hopefully be out soon.

28 Sep 1996 - LATEEF on Wake-Up Show

Posted by Solesides on 28 Sep 1996

If anyone has a high-quality dub (CrO2, Metal, DAT) of Lateef on the Wake-Up Show last night on KMEL, please get in touch with us as soon as possible! We'd like to get a copy for Radio Sole 2. If you weren't in Northern Cali last night, you might be able to catch it on KKBT, WOWI or WESL tonight or next week, I'm not sure exactly when. And if you do get a dub then, please let us know!

We can hook ya with some promo sh*t...

Thanks for yall's support, we're still doing this,

peace,

zen

5 Oct 1996 - WAKE UP SHOW-Gavin Sessions special

Posted by Solesides on 5 Oct 1996

If anyone has a high-quality dub (CrO2, Metal, DAT) of Lateef on the Wake-Up Show--the special Gavin Sessions with a million MCs on it, please get in touch with us as soon as possible! We'd like to get a copy for Radio Sole 2. It'll probably air on KKBT, WOWI or WESL tonight or next week, I'm not sure exactly when.

We can hook ya with some promo sh*t...

Thanks for yall's support, we're still doing this,

peace,

zen solesides@massive.com

6 Oct 1996 - Doctor Octagon a.k.a. Kool Keith

In reply to someones questions about DJ Shadow's involvement with the Doctor Octagon album, J. Winston Chiong posted the following on October 14 1996:

As for Shadow: a lot of people don't know that DJ Shadow is actually a part of the Solesides crew, which has its own independent label out here in the Bay Area. (I've been interning for Solesides for the last couple months.) Mo'Wax picked up Shadow's instrumental stuff for UK release (I'm not familiar with the details of the deal between Mo'Wax and Solesides) after the first Solesides single (SS001: Send Them b/w Entropy) dropped in '93.

So if you want the track that really started it all off, you need to check "Entropy", which is like a 7-part, 17 minute long manifesto of instrumental hip-hop. Not only is it a great release in itself, but you can see in it the beginnings of where Shadow's been trying to go with hip-hop, with intelligent use of spoken word and media sampling, the debut of Gift of Gab (from Blackalicious), classic breakbeats and a lot of the moody musical effects that you're familiar with from the Mo'Wax releases.

I think we've still got some copies on vinyl... I'll have to check with Zen. If you like Shadow, he also did about half of the production off of the classic Blackalicious debut, _Melodica_, which I think we only still have on CD and tape (again, I'll have to check). Furthermore, he also did the production on Lateef's new single, The Quickening/The Wreckoning/ Latyrx, which people have been talking about over the last couple months. As for purely instrumental stuff, there's also Fully Charged On Planet X/ Hardcore Instrumental Hip-Hop, which was available both from us and from Mo'Wax - the same music, except that if you bought ours you got better artwork, probably saved a buck or two, and got the satisfaction of knowing that your purchase supported a small, artist-owned independent hip-hop label.

You can check all of this out at our website at www.massive.com/solesides, though the site badly needs to be updated. I'm also working on trying to organize our mailing list and internet contacts... for now you can e-mail me here at this address or e-mail DJ Zen at solesides@aol.com.

8 Nov 1996 - DJ Shadow/SoleSides/Jurassic Five Show

Posted by Solesides on 8 Nov 1996

Unofficial confirmation

Endtroducing.....US Release Parties

DJ Shadow

Featuring Lateef and Lyrics Born

with Blackalicious

Special Guests: Jurassic Five

November 20 Spaceland (Los Angeles)

November 30 Justice League (San Francisco)

More appearances to be announced

18 Nov 1996 - Solesides:DJ Shadow & LyricsBorn shows,releases

Posted by J. Winston Chiong on 18 Nov 1996

The coming week should be a promising one for fans of the Solesides crew, with the release of our seventh record, the American release of DJ Shadow's debut album, and a number of shows and appearances. The details: The new LYRICS BORN single, "Balcony Beach" b/w "Burnt Pride" will be released independently on Solesides Records, and will be available at record stores this week. The single features two new tracks from the forthcoming Lateef and Lyrics Born LP entitled _Latyrx_, due for release on Solesides Records next year. Soundclips from the new single, as well as from our other current releases, will be up in the very near future on the revised Solesides Records website at www.massive.com/solesides.

Also, DJ SHADOW'S debut album, _Endtroducing_ will finally see its American release on Mo'Wax/FFRR Records. The album, a journey in instrumental hip hop, has been well received by both critics and hip hop fans since its UK release a few months ago.

Coinciding with these new releases are a number of shows, radio and store appearances planned for the next few weeks. The dates:

NOV 20: DJ SHADOW feat. LATEEF and LYRICS BORN w/ special guests ABOVE THE LAW and BLACKALICIOUS. Noon, outdoors at UCLA by Bruin Walk

NOV 20: DJ SHADOW feat. LATEEF, LYRICS BORN, NUMARK, CUT CHEMIST and DJ RHETTMATIC w/ special guests JURASSIC 5 and BLACKALICIOUS. 9:00pm Dreams & Spaceland, 1717 Silverlake Blvd. in L.A. 21 and up, $8.00

NOV 22: Midnight appearance by the Solesides crew on The Joint at 92.3 The Beat

NOV 23: 2:00pm Solesides appearance at Fat Beats in L.A. 1768 N. Vermont, LA 90027 (213) 663-3717

NOV 23: Solesides on The Wake Up Show, 92.3 The Beat & the following Friday on 106.1 KMEL in the Bay Area & at other affiliated stations in the following weeks.

NOV 30: DJ SHADOW feat. LATEEF, LYRICS BORN, NUMARK and CUT CHEMIST w/ special guests JURASSIC 5 AND BLACKALICIOUS. 8:00pm Justice League, 628 Divisadero in S.F. 21 and up, $6.00 info (510) 287-5843

28 Nov 1996 - Is nothing good???!!!

Posted by Jazzbo/Joseph Patel on 28 Nov 1996

one word, if you're looking for dope new hip-hop: solesides.

2 Dec 1996 - future of hip-hop??

In reply to a post about the future of Hip Hop, Solesides crew member posted the following:

hip-hop will never "die," per se. it will continue to manifest in different forms. hip-hop isn't just music. it's a spirit, a way of doing things, an attitude. hip-hop is re-adjusting your environment to fit your thought, your expression using the materials in that environment, regardless of what those materials are. that spirit will never die. it will always exist. what may not change are our expectations. people already aren't willing to recognize the changes and different forms that it has taken already. people like dj shadow, drum and bass and jungle artists are doing hip-hop, but try telling that to the local kid that thinks mobb deep and tupac are the only voices in the music. it doesn't register. the hip-hop music we hear today may not exist a few years from now, but that's to be expected. the hip-hop of '92 with de la, quest and the jbs in top form -- that hip-hop doesn't exist today. the hip-hop of ultramagnetic, rakim, and bdp -- that hip-hop doesn't exist today. so naturally, the hip-hop people are accustomed to hearing today will not exist in the future. but, again, the spirit will never die. my two bits,

Jazzbo

12 Dec 1996 - solesides

In reply to a post about where to buy Solesides releases, DJ Zen posted the following:

hey...hope i don't look like i'm on my nuts by replying to this news group but i did want yall to know that we'll have the "Latyrx" album by Lateef and Lyrics Born coming out in february 1997. back to the lab... zen

21 Jan 1997 - >>>SOLESIDES WORLDWIDE WEBSITE<<<

Posted by Solesides on 21 Jan 1997

t took us a year...but it's finally here. Revamped. Somewhat cooler. Up-to-date. DJ Shadow..Blackalicious...Lateef...Lyrics Born

New art. Sound bites from most SoleSides releases. Up-to-the-minute information on new releases, tour dates, and misc. BS. Detailed discographies. Record store and distributor lists. And coming soon: Lyrics pages, soundloops, more dope art, and other miscellanea.

It's up at: http://www.massive.com/solesides/

Check it out...tell us what you think...

23 Jan 1997 - >>>SOLESIDES WORLDWIDE WEBSITE<<<

Posted by Solesides on 23 Jan 1997 in reply to the above post from 21 Jan 1997

Okay...it took us a year and a half but the new SoleSides website is up...check it out. Cover graphics, soundbites of a host of SoleSides releases, discography info, up-to-date news on the crew, articles and biographical info on each of the artists, distributors and record store information, all kinds of shizniz. coming soon: lyrics pages and a whole helluva helluva.

Let us know what you think...

www.massive.com/solesides/

3 Mar 1997 - *** JERU & DJ SHADOW...TOGETHER ***

In reply to a question about tour dates, J. Winston Chiong posted the following reply:

The following is a list of tour dates for DJ Shadow and Latyrx [Lateef and Lyrics Born], who will be touring with Jeru through March and April. As always, this information and updates on the forthcoming _Latyrx_ album (in stores March 17) is available on SoleSides NEWS at http://www.massive.com/solesides

March 20: Savannah-Velvet Elvis

March 21: St. Petersburg-State Theatre

March 22: Akron-??? w/KRS-1

March 24: Raleigh-The Vibe

With JERU THE DAMAJA:

March 30: Vancouver-Richards

March 31: Seattle-Showbox w/TRIBAL PRODUCTIONS

April 1: Portland-Laluna

April 3: San Francisco-Maritime Hall w/DE LA SOUL

April 4: Los Angeles-House of Blues w/DE LA SOUL

April 6: San Diego-4th &B w/DE LA SOUL

April 7: Phoenix-Ballroom w/DE LA SOUL

April 9: Boulder-Fox Theater

April 10: Lawrence-Bottleneck

April 11: Columbia-Blue Note

April 12: Minneapolis-First Avenue

April 13: Chicago-Park West

April 15: New Orleans-House of Blues

April 16: Atlanta-Masquerade

April 17: Cincinnati-Bogarts

April 18: Detroit-Majextic

April 19: Toronto-OPera House

April 20: Montreal-Dome

April 22: NYC-Tramps w/CAMP LO

April 23: Boston-Axis

April 24: Philadelphia-TLA w/MOUNTAIN BROTHERS

April 25: Washington D.C.-Capitol Ballroom w/CAMP LO

April 26: Syracuse-Syracuse University

UK and European tour begins May 1st; dates will be announced shortly on the SoleSides WorldWide website at http://www.massive.com/solesides

9 Mar 1997 - Solesides Release Question?

In reply to a question about where to buy a Lateef/Lyrics Born album due March 17th, Solesides posted the following reply:

Check our website at http://www.massive.com/solesides/ for a list of stores across North America that carry SoleSides releases. We hope to have full coverage at chains like Tower, Wherehouse and Blockbuster by April. Please let these stores know if you want our shit to show up there!

In the meantime, you can check out the entire album via RealAudio at the Addicted to Noise site at http://www.addict.com. Peace...and thanks for supporting independent hip hop!

12 Mar 1997 - LATYRX/DJ SHADOW UPDATE

Posted by Solesides on 12 Mar 1997

You can check the cover, soundbites, and production information for the forthcoming LATYRX album at: http://www.massive.com/solesides/

Also, if you are RealAudio ready, there is a preview of the entire album at ADDICTED TO NOISE (www.addict.com). The LATYRX album will be available in stores next week. Check our website for stores and distributors that carry SoleSides releases.

In other news, we regret that we have had to cancel the first four dates of our tour---in Savannah, St. Petersburg, Akron, and Raleigh---for personal reasons. Since the fans, promoters and clubs have all been generous and supportive to us, we will be looking to see if we can reschedule the dates at a future date. All dates on the tour with Jeru are a go.

18 Mar 1997 - LATYRX IS HERE...sounds & lyrics now!

Posted by Solesides on 18 Mar 1997

Latyrx the self-titled debut album from SoleSides artists Lateef and Lyrics Born is now in stores. If you're interested in previewing the album, you can visit the SoleSides website for song lyrics, WAV file soundbites, and the latest in information on the tour and recordings on the way. There is also a link to the premiere web music magazine Addicted to Noise where you can listen to the entire album in Real Audio. Let us know what you think...and thanks for supporting independent hip hop! http://www.massive.com/solesides

2 Apr 1997 (part 1) - bought anything lately?

During a discussion on new records and Latyrx, Solesides repsonded on April 7 1996:

you can also get the shit at the website http://www.massive.com/solesides

ad we brig id bak to repond reeak

zenski

2 Apr 1997 (part 2) - bought anything lately?

During a discussion on new records and a Latyrx music video, Solesides repsonded on April 13 1996:

not to be too literal, but there are videos out for dj shadow-midnight in a perfect world and for latyrx-balcony beach/say that...ask for it anywhere you watch your videos...

this has been another shameless publicity insert from...

zen

6 May 1997 - SOLESIDES ON MTV

Posted by Solesides on 6 May 1997

Latyrx and DJ Shadow of the SoleSides Crew and label will be featured on MTV's "Indie Outing" program on Monday, May 12. They were interviewed recently while on tour in New York City. Latyrx's "Blacony Beach"/"Say That" video will also be aired with the piece. You can catch it at 8pm, we think...check your local listings to be sure. If you like what you see, particularly the Latyrx video, you can let them know at MTVindie@aol.com.

For more up-to-date information on SoleSides, check our website at http://www.massive.com/solesides/

10 May 1997 - Latyrx, DJ Shadow on MTV

Posted by Solesides on 10 May 1997

Check Solesides on MTV's INdie Outing this coming Monday at 8pm. They'll be showing clips from latyrx new video and Shadow's new video, along with a full interview.

20 May 1997 - Latyrx on THE BOX

Posted by Solesides on 20 May 1997

You can check the Latyrx video "Balcony Beach"/"Say That" on The BOX now in your town...It's Box #797. http://www.massive.com/solesides/

16 Sep 1997 - Latyrx: The Muzapper's Mixes EP, record release party

Posted by Solesides on 16 Sep 1997

The Muzapper's Mixes EP from Latyrx (SS009) is bumpin' across the galaxy on Wednesday, September 17. The EP features three remixes of "The Muzappers Mix," two new tracks, and the instrumentals (production by Lyrics Born and DJ Shadow). The SoleSides WorldWide website at http://www.massive.com/solesides has more information, along with downloadable .wav previews.

If you're in the Bay, come out for the Muzapper's Mixes release party (and birthday bash for Lyrics Born and Lateef) on Thursday, September 18 at the Justice League in San Francisco. Latyrx will perform with DJ Shortkut, Blackalicious, Jurassic Five and DJ Mindmotion. $12, 628 Divisadero, 9pm-2am, 21+.

Another public service announcement from the SoleSides crew...

20 May 1998 - what do you think about the solesides breakup?

Posted by J. Winston Chiong on 30 May 1998, in reply to a post asking about the Solesides label ending

Yeah, it's not really accurate to call it a breakup, since the artists are all still together and planning to work on the Quannum project in about a year or so, after the Blackalicious _Nia_ album drops and also after Shadow's done working on the UNKLE album. Really all that's happened is that the artists felt that running Solesides as a business entity was taking valuable time and energy away from their musical efforts, which was a signal to them that they'd taken Solesides, as a label, as far as they were able to go with it.

Plus, to my knowledge, there are still two Solesides projects in the pipeline to be dropped as Solesides releases... there's another Latyrx project (which is, I think, going to be along the Muzappers theme one last time), and then... Radio Sole 2. So keep checking for those. Also, I think Latyrx is supposed to be touring sometime soon, and if/when I get dates for that I'll be sure to put them up. Of course, if someone up here already has those dates and would like to share them with the rest of the class...

30 May 1998 - Latyrx '98 tour dates

Posted by J. Winston Chiong on 30 May 1998

Hello everyone... I just got my hands on these Latyrx tourdates and I figured that a bunch of kids up here would want them:

6/2 Sacramento The Press Club 230 P St.

6/3 SF Justice League 628 Divisadero

6/5 San Diego Club Matchworks (not the name of the actual club, I think, just the name of the event)

6/11 Austin TX The Electric Lounge

6/12 Houston TX The Foundation

6/13 Atl MJQ 736 Ponce De Leon Place

6/14 Atl Kaya 1068 Peachtree St.

6/16 Wash DC The Bayou 3135 K St. NW

6/17&18 (or 18&19?) NYC S.O.B.'s

other cities coming: Boston or Bremington VT, Toronto, Quebec City, Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, possibly another northwestern leg (Vancouver, Seattle, Eugene, Portland)

The tour dates are also supposed to go up on Sandbox Automatic (http://www.sandboxautomatic.com) sometime, maybe when the other dates are finalized. Oh, and don't e-mail me for any additional info about this, this is all I have. Later...

14 Jun 1998 - www.quannum.com site debuts

Posted by edward wong on 14 Jun 1998

Quannum Projects and Sandbox Automatic are proud to announce the launch of http://www.quannum.com.

The new site has the latest information on Quannum artists Chief Xcel, The Gift of Gab, DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, Lateef, Latyrx and Blackalicious, as well as tour and new release updates. The long-awaited Discs page features soundclips from all Quannum and Solesides releases, including rare tracks from Entropy and the limited-edition Radio Sole Vol. I mixtape. And in conjunction with Sandbox Automatic, www.quannum.com offers for mail order all current Quannum artists' records, as well as a number hard-to-find early Solesides releases from the Quannum vaults.

9 Oct 2000 - Europe: Soulsides Reunion Dates

Posted by Wendy K (wendy@ninjatune.net) on 9 Oct 2000.

Quannum presents Soulsides Reunion featuring Blackalicious, DJ Shadow & Latyrx.

DATES TOWN: VENUE

Fri24/11 Liverpool: Bugged Out@Cream

Sat25/11 Machester: University

Sun26/11 Brighton: Concorde 2

Wed29/11 Berlin: Maria@Ostabahnof

Thu30/11 Koln: Music Hall

Fri01/12 Brussels: Ancienne Belgique

Sun03/12 Amsterdam: Melkweg

Tue05/12 Paris: Divan Du Monde

Wed06/12 London: The Scala

12 Dec 2000 - Solesides/Quannum Netcasting

Posted by nethed (nethed@ninjatune.net) on 12 Dec 2000

Quannum presents Soulsides Reunion featuring Blackalicious, DJ Shadow & Latyrx joined by vocalist Joy Velarde.

The entire two hour show from The Scala, London on December 6th will be streamed for 90 days beginning Wednesday, 13th December at 7pm.

To view the entire show from London's The Scala on 6th December go here: http://www.virtuetv.com/music/concerts/quannum/quannum2.html

for video interviews with the Solesides crew go here: http://www.nme.com

http://www.eyedoo.com (german)

http://www.mcity.fr/lab/hiphop/interviews/quannum/index.php3 (french)

http://www.icrunch.com - video interview and show highlights

http://www.quannum.com

http://www.thegiantpeach.com (Quannum Merch)

http://www.sandboxautomatic.com (Ordering Music Online)

http://www.endtroducing.com (DJ Shadow site)

..and San Francisco supberb Reunion Gig article

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000 /09/18

http://www.ninjatune.net/solidsteel - archives has dj shadow mix and quannum interview.

14 Dec 2000 - Solesides Netcasting

Posted by Wendy K (wendy@ninjatune.net) on 14 Dec 2000

It's taking a bit longer than we thought to get the 2-1/2 hour show together for the net. It's not that we are slack, there's been some technical whatevers...

In case you tried to log on & thought you're browser was tripping, we're sorry. The Solesides/Quannum Greatest Bumps show from London's The Scala will be ready just in time for pre-Christmas viewing next Wednesday 22 December. If you're not near a computer for the holidays, no worries, it will be up for three months so plan that dull January post holiday session.

Quannum presents Soulsides Reunion featuring Blackalicious, DJ Shadow & Latyrx. To view the entire show from London's The Scala on 6th December go here:

http://www.virtuetv.com/music/concerts/quannum/quannum2.html for video interviews with the Solesides crew go here:

http://www.nme.com

http://www.eyedoo.com (german)

http://www.mcity.fr/lab/hiphop/interviews/quannum/index.php3 (french)

http://www.icrunch.com

solesides greatest bumps dropped 30th october - we warned you...

http://www.quannum.com

http://www.ninjatune.net

20 Feb 2002 - OT: QUANNUM NEWS 2.19.02

Posted by nethed (nethed@ninjatune.net) on 20 Feb 2002

Subject: QUANNUM NEWS 2.19.02

Some late breaking news from Quannum HQ, our spies in the UK report that three Poets of Rhythm shows are looming. Check the tour page at www.quannum.com for details on these Poets dates as well as some new ones from Lifesavas.

Blackalicious' Sno-Core tour continues this week up the West Coast, with dates looming in Portland and Seattle shortly. Apologies go out to those of you in Arcata, where yesterday's date was cancelled. If you feel truly wronged, shoot me a heart-wrenching email and I'll see what I can do to make it up to you, I dunno, maybe a poster or something.

As Blackalicious' "Make You Feel That Way" continues to shoot up the radio charts, the group are in LA this week making the video for what is easily one of their best songs yet, with cameos scheduled from Lyrics Born, Joyo Velarde, DJ Shadow and other Quannum VIPs. Despite some very creative suggestions from certain Quannum employees, the video will unfortunately not feature the Gift of Gab riding across the Australian outback in a post-apocolyptic sci-fi adventure. More details on the world of Blackalicious are available at www.blackalicious.com.

Those of you in the Bay Area interested in the prospect of rubbing shoulders with those who rub shoulders with giants will have the opportunity to do so twice this week. First off, there's episode three of Ting!, the monthly rocksteady reggae party thrown by Tomas of XLR8R magazine/Umoja fame and your friendly neighborhood Quannum manager, me. With DJ action from Tomas, Cool Chris of the wondrous Groove Merchant store and special guest Dublinator, previous episodes have featured fine Jamaican tunes from the 70s, heated debates over pool table rules and Red Stripe-induced comradery aplenty. Come dance with your sweetie, drink wine, recline on the couch, flirt with cuties, whatever floats your boat.

The bolder amongst you may be inclined to venture on Sunday to Bigfoot Lounge, where the excellent Flyer Magazine is hosting the second in their new series of Slow Burning fetes, in which DJ neophytes man the decks and spin whatever the hell they feel like. This time, against better judgement perhaps, they've asked yours truly. Be prepared for an exciting mix of all kinds of nerdy stuff. Buy the DJ enough Budweisers and he'll spill the beans about Lyrics Born's hairpiece.

THURSDAY FEB 21

TING! Sounds of Jamaica 1969-1982

Place Pigalle 520 Hayes 9pm

featured DJs:

Tomas/Umoja

Cool Chris/Groove Merchant

Dublinator

SUNDAY FEB 24

SLOW BURNING

Bigfoot Lodge, 1750 Polk St. between Clay and Washington.

Isaac Bess (Quannum Projects) QUANNUM MECHANICS

Forest Green (SisterSF/oRGANIZEDcHAOS) MINIMAL TECHLECTRO

Selecta Janaka (Dhaamal) BREAKS INNA SOUTH ASIAN STYLEE

DRINK SPECIAL: The FleaBite/$5

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