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An intimate night with DJ Shadow
Loaded and Triple R present
An intimate night with
DJ SHADOW & MC Gift of Gab (Blackalicious)
Daddy G [Massive Attack] & Dexter
This is a rare showcase and tickets are strictly limited.
Full Live Visual Show feat. MC Gift Of Gab (Blackalicious)
Hailing from California’s Bay Area, the elite DJ Shadow is set to deliver a not-to-be-missed, distinctive live performance alongside longtime comrade Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) at Melbourne institution, The Forum, on June 7th.
Ensconced as one of San Francisco’s most instrumental personas in the Bay Area movement, DJ Shadow is the embodiment of the city’s spirit, a temperament paralleled by sister city Melbourne and articulated by Melburnians. Suitably, after his previous sell out Outsider tour, DJ Shadow invites MC Gift of Gab to be a part of a fresh, carefully crafted showcase for Melbourne, an audience armed with an artistic intellect to relish in the full spectrum of imagination and all it brings to light.
Shadow and Gift of Gab are a united creative force to be reckoned who share a sentiment for progressive independent artistry. They were fellow crew members in the early day and founders of the underground award winning hip hop label SoleSides later reinvented as hip hop collective Quannum Records; the label under which Gift of Gab (as one half of Blackalicious) released Nia (2000) and Blazing Arrow (2002) as well as first solo album 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up (2004).
Perched alongside the current dons of the hip hop world including The Neptunes, Dr. Dre and Timbaland; DJ Shadow’s gamut of creative works range from trip hop and ethereal soundscapes through to rocking west coast hip hop, including his most recent collaboration with Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest).
DJ Shadow’s legendary live performance is an amazing spectacle enhanced by visuals, coupled with MC Gift of Gab, this is definitely a show that will leave you in awe and aching for more. And this may also be your last chance to see Shadow on these shores for several years to come so best be quick.
Catch the Shadow before he disappears!
Supported by heavyweights Daddy G [Massive Attack], Dexter and Mike Hunt.
DATE & VENUE
Thu June 7, Forum Theatre, 154 Flinders St, Melbourne
Box Office: (03) 9299 9700
SUPPORT. Daddy G, Dexter and Mike Hunt
TICKET OUTLETS.
$79 + BF. Available through www.loadedentertainment.com.au
Available through Ticketek - All stores 132 849
Central Station Records - Melbourne, Click n Drag - St Kilda, D M C Beats - South Yarra, Mighty Music Machine - Chapel St, Northside Records - Fitzroy, Polyester Records – Fitzroy
DJ Shadow - Walkie Talkie clip
With DJ Shadow playing in Melbourne this week I thought it appropriate to post some work of his. This is the Walkie Talkie filmclip of DJ Shadows infamous album The Private Press.
Be sure to hear about his gig here on turntablism.com.au
DJ Shadow @ The Palace - July 25/26
DJ Shadow / Mos Def Australia & New Zealand Tour
Tour dates and venues:
- July 22, 2006 Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay, Australia
- July 23, 2006 Hordern Pavilion Sydney, Australia
- July 25, 2006 The Palace Melbourne, Australia SOLD OUT
- July 26, 2006 The Palace Melbourne, Australia
- July 28, 2006 St. James Auckland, New Zealand
- July 29, 2006 Townhall Wellington, New Zealand
- July 31, 2006 The Barton Theatre Adelaide, Australia
- Aug 2, 2006 Metro City Perth, Australia
FIRST MELBOURNE SHOW HAS SOLD OUT
[See inthemix.com.au for more details and to buy tickets]
More Info on the DJ Shadow / Mos Def Tour
DJ Shadow 2nd show *July 26* The OUTSIDER Tour presented by Michael Coppels and inthemix
Hip hop master DJ Shadow returns to Australia in July for a stunning set of shows to highlight his upcoming new album, “The Outsider”, due for a late July release.
As well as the ground-breaking beats and innovative video for which he’s renowned, Shadow’s live set will feature vocalist/MC’s, Lateef Daumont and Chris James.
Joining Shadow in Sydney for what will be the block-rocking hip-hop double bill of the year is pioneering consciousness rapper/actor, Mos Def.
DJ Shadow / Mos Def Tour
DJ Shadow
10 years ago, Josh Davis, aka DJ SHADOW, dropped a bomb on the music world in the form of “Entroducing” – following that up with 2002’s most innovative album “The Private Press” – which confirmed his position as one of the world’s most progressive producer/DJ’s.
In 2002 DJ SHADOW not only sold out every show on his all too brief visit to Australia – including 3 nights at Melbourne’s Forum – but he brought down the house each night to a thunderous, rabid and rapturous response. Armed with 3 video screens, a couple of decks, cd players, sampler and laptop, SHADOW produced a rocking show that not only displaying his formidable mixing, scratching & tweaking skills, but also his love of music.
SHADOW has been in the studio putting down tracks for his new album, entitled “The Outsider” Outsider”, and has warned his fans to expect a “risky record, very different” to 2002’s ‘The Private Press’ Press’. Says Shadow: “The album is very diverse, and reflects the fact that I don’t fit comfortably in any one genre. My critics see that as a problem, but I don’t…it’s simply the way things are. I’ve never really fit into any one clique. That’s why the album is called ‘The Outsider’ Outsider’. …I can’t see playing it safe at this point in my life.” He added “there’s songs on this album that I think blow away almost anything else I’ve ever done”.
Mos Def
Joining DJ SHADOW in Sydney and Melbourne is the one and only MOS DEF. One of hip-hop’s most promising newcomers in the late 90’s, Mos Def has continued to expand his reach.
After establishing himself as an actor, Mos Def extended his artistic horizons by turning to rap music. He began by affiliating himself with the local New York hip-hp scene, appearing on tracks by such esteemed groups as De La Soul and da Bush Babees.
In 1998 Mos Def collaborated with Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek to release “Black Star” which shook up the hip-hop community and became one of the most discussed rap albums of its time. Drawing on the socially conscious, thoughtful rap music to celebrate Afrocentricity rather than gangsta-ism, Mos Def became championed as a genuinely important MC in an age of gangstas and angry thugs.
A year later he backed it up with his first solo effort, Black On Both Sides, again garnering further attention and praise.
In the early 2000’s, he returned to acting, appearing in several films including the critically acclaimed Monster’s Ball. He began working on the Black Jack Johnson project with several iconic black musicians – keyboardist Bernie Worr (Parliament/Funkadelic), guitarist Dr Know (Bad Brains), drummer Will Calhoun (Living Colour) and bassist Doug Wimbish (Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Living Colour), culminating in the 2004 release of his 2 nd solo album, “The New Danger”.
