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The ever-reclusive DJ Shadow seems to be coming back into the spotlight with a new website, a new full-length on the way, and a tour supporting a new collaboration. Starting next week, Shadow and Cut Chemist, best known as the DJ for Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, will hit the road armed with copies of their new record, Product Placement. The set is a follow-up to 1999's legendary (and oh-so-rare) Brainfreeze, on which the two jockeys compiled about 40 old funk 45s with a minimum of overdubs to much acclaim. Those jams are considered so hot that, if you can find a copy on eBay, you'll pay about $85 for it. The new disc will continue in a similar vein, and will only be sold at these shows.

In other Shadow news, the long-awaited followup to his Endtroducing.. is nearly ready to go. That 1996 release was his last solo full-length (1998's Preemptive Strike was a singles comp), so this one is certainly highly anticipated. The as-yet-untitled affair is slated for release in February of 2002 on MCA/Island. The record is being mixed by James Abbiss, who was behind the board for U.N.K.L.E.'s Psyence Fiction. Shadow/Chemist dates:

10-17 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
10-19 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
10-20 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
10-23 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
10-26 Glasgow, Scotland - Arches
10-27 Manchester, England - Planet K
10-28 London, England - La Scala
11-01 Tokyo, Japan - Liquid Room