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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.[1]

Blackalicious/Solesides Info - 21 Dec 1994

Posted by Zen (aka Jeff Chang / DJ Zen) on 21 Dec 1994[2]

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.


Updated Notes: Solesides - 27 Mar 1995

Posted by Oliver S Wang on 27 Mar 1995[3]

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,

New Singles From SoleSides Records - 26 Jan 1996

Posted by NoJokeDOXX on 26 Jan 1996[4]

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.

lateef, more. - 6 Jun 1996

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.[5]

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...

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

Posted by J. Winston Chiong on 18 Nov 1996[6]

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

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

Posted by Jazzbo/Joseph Patel on 28 Nov 1996[7]

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

future of hip-hop?? - 2 Dec 1996

In reply to a post about the future of Hip Hop, Solesides crew member posted the following:[8]

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

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

Posted by Solesides on 21 Jan 1997[9]

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...

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

Posted by Solesides on 23 Jan 1997 in reply to the above post from 21 Jan 1997[10]

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/

SOLESIDES ON MTV - 6 May 1997

Posted by Solesides on 6 May 1997[11]

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/

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

Posted by J. Winston Chiong on 30 May 1998, in reply to a post asking about the Solesides label ending[12]

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...


Latyrx '98 tour dates - 30 May 1998

Posted by J. Winston Chiong on 30 May 1998[13]


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...

External Links

Acid Jazz Mailing List with Archive

Google Groups - Searchable archive of many older groups and mailing lists.

References

  1. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/RO2vHbx8P5Q/m/-jM5NlAhTRUJ
  2. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/alt.rap/c/pGE80zDVL2I/m/8f2vHArjAywJ
  3. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/EYgRlibWmAA/m/V2vo3VQg9_IJ
  4. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/n7y6IwpVXMk/m/Yj7YKdPb-wcJ
  5. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/NFaC92xE1gA/m/6ZvaL12AD-4J
  6. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/alt.rap/c/bgx7bVciIWg/m/bqFnGZnf-HsJ
  7. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/KKPR5RhuiqU/m/p_po1-4OChwJ
  8. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/g3DjthE1Yo0/m/qGFHNSX5xIwJ
  9. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/NwgKdVWMxTI/m/HgsaQyQczVUJ
  10. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/NwgKdVWMxTI/m/HgsaQyQczVUJ
  11. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/alt.rap/c/tXcZOCPeCi0/m/bq_JB7JcddIJ
  12. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/npE8x7Lq4jk/m/lBiditG1-6IJ
  13. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.hip-hop/c/5VCyF7sTjzA/m/wduQcH9Xt5MJ

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