Quannum

Both a label (Quannum Tasks) along with a collaborative concern, Quannum brought collectively the brightest talents from your former SoleSides label: Lyrics Given birth to and Lateef the reality Speaker (from Latyrx), Chief Xcel and Gift of Gab (from Blackalicious), and DJ Darkness. An artist-run label, SoleSides was founded in 1992 at KDVS, the faculty radio train station for the University or college of California-Davis, with a lot of the above performers involved, plus coach DJ Zen (Jeff Chang). Its 1st launch, DJ Shadow’s 1993 slab “Entropy,” obtained an internationally profile after tastemaker Wayne Lavelle released it on his Mo’ Polish label. SoleSides strike with further produces like Blackalicious’ Melodica EP (also certified to Mo’ Polish) as well as the self-titled debut solitary by Latyrx. By 1997, SoleSides experienced become Quannum Tasks, as well as the label debuted having a masterstroke, the amazing collaborative Quannum Range, including a bounty of Western Coast underground skill — Jurassic 5, Divine Styler, Souls of Mischief, and Poets of Tempo. Quannum Projects continuing releasing information, including full-lengths for Blackalicious (NIA) and Poets of Tempo (Discern/Define), an individual by Range contributor Joyo Velarde, & most rewarding of most, the two-disc background lesson SoleSides Greatest Bumps.