What's in it for Quannum?
(PS.... who runs Quannum, anyway? Lyrics Born?)
----- Original Message -----
From: Wendy K <wendy@ninjatune.net>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Cc: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 8:31 AM
Subject: Quannum @ Ninja
> from musicweekly news direct quote...
>
>
> DJ SHADOW BECOMES NINJA
> Quannum Projects, the label owned by West Coast hip hop
> experimentalists Blackalicious, Latryx, and the enormously successful
> DJ Shadow has been licensed by Coldcut's London based label Ninja
> Tune. The deal covers all territories excluding Japan and the US.
>
> The deal represents a unique step for Ninja Tune. It is the first
> time that they have licensed recordings from another label, as
> opposed to signing artists themselves. "It is a big step," explained
> Ninja's label manager Peter Quicke. "We don't usually license
> things, but Quannum are one of the few hip hop labels in America who
> are doing something unusual."
>
> Blackalicious, Latryx and Shadow started the label Solesides in the
> early nineties. Many of the releases were licensed through Mo' Wax
> for the rest of the decade, before they re-launched as Quannum
> Projects last year, releasing Blackalicious' acclaimed 'Nia' album,
> and the 'Spectrum' compilation. "We've been gaining a lot of respect
> for Ninja Tune over the last several years," explained DJ Shadow in
> his original e-mail to Ninja, proposing the deal. "We have been
> looking towards new horizons label-wise in the UK and beyond for
> quite some time, and now that the opportunity has presented itself,
> we should hook up and shoot the shit."
>
> The first release will be a compilation of rare and unreleased tracks
> from Shadow, Latryx and Blackalicious entitled 'Solesides Greatest
> Bumps', which will be released on October 30th. The deal does not
> include Shadow's solo material, which, it is believed, will come out
> on the Island subsidiary ran by London Live DJ Ross Allen, Blue.
>
>
>
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