Listen: Mo' Wax - "Urban Archaeology Kickstarter Mix"

Back in May we shared some video footage of Mo' Wax head honcho James Lavelle discussing the re-lanuch of the label and its 21 year anniversary. As reported the James and friends were planning an exhibition titled Urban Archaeology - which would then be turned into a book documenting the Mo’ Wax discography and story alongside a Kickstarter campaign to fund it all. The campaign easily reached its goal and the project is moving full steam ahead.  To celebrate James and Matthew Puffet released a special mix spanning the label’s history featuring tracks by Blackalicious, Hiroshi & Kudo, Innerzone Orchestra, Divine Styler, DJ Shadow, Unkle, Air, Nightmares On Wax, DJ Krush, Dr. Octagon, Liquid Liquid and many more clocking in at just under an hour and a half. 

Tracklist:

UNKLE – Intro (Optional)

DJ Shadow - In/Flux

Air – Modulor Mix

Nightmares On Wax – A Nights Interlude

The Psychonauts – Circles

DJ Krush – Kemuri

UNKLE – Rabbit In Your Headlights (The Underdog Remix)

Dr. Octagon – Blue Flowers

Blackalicious – Alphabet Aerobics

Liquid Liquid – Cavern 

DJ Shadow – Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul)

Sam Sever – What’s That Sound? (Main Cut)

Hiroshi & K.U.D.O feat. DJ Milo – Return Of The Original Art-Form

Rob D – Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Variation)

Divine Styler – Directrix

La Funk Mob – Motor Bass Get Phunked Up (Electrofunk Remix by Ritchie Hawtin)

La Funk Mob – Motor Bass Get Phunked Up 

Innerzone Orchestra – Bug In The Bassbin

Innerzone Orchestra – Bug In The Bassbin (Jazz Mix)

UNKLE feat. Ian Brown – Reign (alternative version)

Rob D – Clubbed To Death (Peshay Remix)

UNKLE – In A State

DJ Shadow – Blood On The Motorway

James Lavelle presents : Urban Archaeology - A Classic Mo' Wax Def Mix by Dale Cooper on Mixcloud

Video: FACT TV - Mo' Wax founder James Lavelle's Archived Collection Part’s 1 & 2

Mo’ Wax, was a huge influence when I was growing up and attending high school, the leftfield hip-hop label that brought you artists like DJ Shadow, and originally introduced "those in the know" to fashion brands like A Bathing Ape turns 21 this year. 

To mark the occasion, the label are planning an exhibition titled Urban Archaeology - which will then be turned into a book documenting the Mo’ Wax discography and story (a little more on that and the forthcoming Kickstarter campaign behind it, here). James Lavelle, who co-founded the label in 1992 and would later form UNKLE with Shadow, has an incredible – bordering on mythical, for fans of the label – lock-up used to store his personal collection of records, Mo’ Wax memorabilia and more, and FACT TV, along with DJ Haus of Unknown to the Unknown and various other ventures, went down to check it out.

So far two episodes have aired and as you’d expect, Lavelle has stories for days.  In part one James shares some stories about personal favs in his collection, his days working at West London record store Honest Jon’s, visual collaborations with Will Bankhead and Massive Attack’s 3D and more.

In part two we see James dig through some of the older and rarer material in his collection – DAT tapes and all – and talks about the major influences on the label over the years.

Download/Listen: DJ Shadow - "Mansion and Low End Theory Sets"

Photo: George Martinez

DJ Shadow’s “infamous” South Beach set has been uploaded to his SoundCloud for stream and download featuring 86 minutes of “future music” that covers a wide range of dance music styles. If you missed the story the first time round, Shadow got kicked off the decks twenty three minutes into his set on December 15th while playing at Mansion in Miami as part of his All Bases Covered tour. Apparently the promoters were just not feeling it and just couldn't wait to get their resident DJ back on to drop more Top 40-inspired tracks that one walked right up to the decks and asked Shadow to stop. The club soon faced an onslaught of criticism from all corners of the web and has since apologized for the actions and we are better for it because Shadow not only shared the intended mix in full but also gave us one from California’s Low End Theory night back in July. Listen below and download HERE.

 

Video: DJ Shadow & Terry Reid – “Listen”

Some fantastic visuals directed by Franck Trebillac and Produced by Soupfactory for DJ Shadow’s new track with Terry Reid, taken from his best-of compilation, Reconstructed, a box set that not only features seven discs (including all of his albums, a live performance in Glasgow from 2011 and more), but the In Tune & On Time DVD, a 180GSM vinyl entitled The Best Of The Remixes, a special laminated booklet, and plenty more. 

Video: DJ Shadow Featuring Little Dragon - “Scale It Back”

Looks like DJ Shadow and Little Dragon‘s collaboration “Scale It Back” is the next track off of the producer’s recently released  LP The Less You Know, The Better to get  the video treatment.  The video was directed by Ewan Jones Morris & Casey Raymond, enjoy…

DJ Shadow "Scale It Back" from Ewan Jones Morris on Vimeo.

Video: DJ Shadow - "Border Crossing"

DJ Shadow just released his new album The Less You Know, The Better this week and with it the third video from the lp, “Border Crossing” Check out the video that is somewhat of a commentary on the United States’ immigration policies below...  

DJ SHADOW - BORDER CROSSING from Dean Fernando on Vimeo.

Listen: DJ Shadow - 'The Less you Know the Better' LP in Full

DJ Shadow is readying the release of his new album The Less You Know, The Better on October the 4th. If you are a fan chances are you already heard this when it leaked several weeks ago but just in case that's not your thing the fine folks at NPR delivered the LP in full for an early go so enjoy below... My personal favorite has been "Sad and Lonely."

Listen: DJ Shadow feat. Tom Vek - "Warning Call"

Here is yet another leak from  DJ Shadow's forthcoming LP The Less You Know the Better, out September 27th  titled "Warning Call" featuring  Tom Vek. The track definitely goes in a different direction when compared to other work from the DJ/Producer, closer to the UNKLE sound if you ask me.

Video: DJ Shadow feat. Afrika Boy - "I'm Excited"

Here is a real fun video for DJ Shadow’s “I’m Excited” from his forthcoming LP The Less You Know the Better, out September 27th. In the clip Afrikan Boy plays an African dictator—with Gaddafi-like female body guards—who is fed psychedelic food and drink before being sent off on an Altered States-like trip through space and time!

Listen: DJ Shadow - "Stay The Course"

On September 27th, DJ/Producer Josh Davis aka DJ Shadow makes his return with his upcoming fourth record The Less You Know, The Better, earlier today, Shadow premiered another new album cut when he guested on the Andy Rourke's Jetlag show on East Village Radio titled "Stay The Course" which featured Plug One aka Posdnuos of De La Soul and Talib Kweli, enjoy below...

Listen: DJ Shadow - "I'm Excited" Feat. Afrikan Boy

Zane Lowe premiered a new single from DJ Shadow's upcoming LP The Less You Know The Better titled "I'm Excited" featuring Afrikan Boy. The Less You Know The Better is set to drop on September 5th. Check out the album's first single "I Gotta Rokk" here.

DJ Shadow live at 2011 Rockness festival

A set from DJ Shadow's live perfromance at this years Rockness festival(Scotland) poped up on the web this weekend, it was Shadow's first show in Scotland in 4 years. The set includes classic material from albums such as Endtroducing, The Private Press, The Outsider and newer songs from his upcoming album The Less You Know, The Better, Take a listen to the set below.

Get ready to rock!

The video for DJ Shadow's new single "I Gotta Rokk" just hit and it's pretty darn excellent.

DJ Shadow's new album, "The Less You Know, The Better" is out in September.