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giant Step continues its 15-year anniversary celebrations by partnering
with Ki-Bi to release the Ki-bi mobile content card; it will allow
users to download exclusive ring tones and wallpapers, listen to music
and win tickets to events. The technology, which is already popular in
Europe, has not been used in the US yet. www.giantstep.net time
out guides and Deaf Dumb & Blind Communications will launch The
Other Side, a combination CD mixtape and DVD guide to the “other
side” of cities around the world. The first round is out October 25,
with The Other Side of New York featuring Fischerspooner, The Other
Side of London featuring Damian Lazarus and The Other Side of Paris
featuring Black Strobe. Acid house pioneer dj Pierre’s Afro Acid
Project will pay homage to his roots while showing his innovative
perspective on music today. “I am very excited about being head
of my own label (DJP) and [to have] the opportunity to make my
first full album due out in January,” said DJ Pierre. Dancehall singjay
Sizzla, riding high on the charts with songs like “Ain’t Gonna See
Us Fall” and “Dem Vex,” has signed with the damon dash music
group (DDMG). Expect an early 2006 release from the veteran
reggae artist. inertia records is readying two new albums from
hefner and the Electones. Hefner’s release was recorded in Berlin,
London and Vancouver and will feature frazey ford, lead singer of
the Canadian rootsy/Americana band The Be Good Tanyas. This fall,
German/American future jazz concern obliq Sound will release
Grand Pianoramax’s “Freestyle Figures” 12” featuring remixes by
atjazz and Yam Who? That’s followed by Obliqsound Remixes Vol.
2 CD in February 2006 with the likes of Riton, Matthew Herbert,
Waiwan, Domu and Nu Spirit Helsinki contributing. Dope Danish
exports owusu & hannibal have a new Ubiquity 12” that’ll be turning
heads and moving hips! “Delirium” and “Blue Jay” are already
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getting serious nods on CD-r. Think Moodymann meets Steely Dan
meets Scritti Politti meets J-Dilla meets Jorge Ben meets Spacek
and you’re getting kinda close. roland’s got an awesome new
battery-powered mini-sampler. The new SP-404’s sleek look is complimented
by offering a CompactFlash slot, a built-in microphone for
quick sampling sessions,12 large pads, three control knobs, jumbo
display and 29 effects, including new Subsonic, BPM Looper and
more. www.rolandusa.com gravis footwear is offering an exclusive
collector’s edition shoe constructed from three original canvases
painted by marok, delta and matt Sewell. Commissioned in
February for Manchester’s contemporary streetwear tradeshow The
Park, the three 2mx2m canvas panels were cut up to become part of
the Comet Mid shoe. Only 36 shoes were made from each canvas.
mhi has teamed up with the anti nazi league and its love music
hate racism campaign to release a t-shirt for AW05, with proceeds
going directly to the charity. The Anti Nazi League is dedicated to halting
the growth of the British National Party (BNP) and other neo-Nazi
groups such as the National Front and Combat 18. www.dpmhi.com
danny rampling–remixer of everyone from Gypsy Kings to Erasure
to Big Audio Dynamite–retires from DJing this New Year’s Eve and
goes into the restaurant business, serving modern eclectic cuisine.
No jokes about the food being “cheesy,” please. Be checking for the
new douglas greed 12”, “Construction Time Again” (Combination).
With remixes from Lopez and Robag Wruhme, it’s a sleazy techno
gem! iPod users can now download the excellent future jazz/new
music broadcast offtrack radioshow, hosted by Dirk Rumpff.
In your iTunes program window go to the Advanced menu, click
“Subscribe to podcast” and submit this url: feeds.feedburner.com/
Offtrack. RIP Robert Moog, the creator of the Moog synthesizer
popular with everyone from Stereolab to ALR to Tangerine Dream
died Sunday August 21 in Ashville, N.C. He was 71.
1. Frazey Ford; 2. Sizzla; 3. SP-404;
4. Erasure; 5. Damon Dash; 6. Anti
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