D-Sisive: Some Magical Magician Magics…
Hi friends,
It’s been a while. There’s some special things I’d like to pass on to you.
PRESENT TIME!
D-Sisive:Vaudeville…
That’s right. My new album hits stores on June 22. It’s original June
15th release date had to be moved back due to technical difficulties.
Truth is, Eminem (who also releases an album on the 22nd) challenged
me to a first week sales competition a-la Kanye/50 Cent. If I outsell
him, he retires. If he outsells me, we continue on with our lives as
if nothing happened at all. I can be very competitive when it comes to
music so I accepted. Good luck, Marshall. If you happen to run into
him, don’t bother asking about it. He’ll probably deny it.
Music? Of course. And the first single is… Ray Charles (Looking For A Star) feat. King Reign…
West Coast vs. Blow…
My good friend, the incredibly talented (and Gemini Award winner)
Miles Davren put together an amazing video for my song West Coast
(which is also featured on Vaudeville) using footage from Blow. It’s
absolutely brilliant. You can watch it here…
d-sisive-WestCoastVSBlow “The Marijuana Years” from Editors Cut on Vimeo.
Sweatshop Union Present Three New Albums This Summer
Veteran Canadian rap icons Sweatshop Union and Canada’s preeminent hip-hop label URBNET are pleased to announce a new partnership which will see three brand new Sweatshop Union releases on URBNET this summer. The three “Sweatshop Union Presents” CDs will be released in Canada on June 15 and in the United States on August 10th.
Sweatshop Union began as a progressive-minded hip-hop co-operative in 2000 and has been enlightening the Canadian hip-hop landscape with their ace combination of perceptive lyrics and neck-snapping beats ever since. They have been extensively touring Canada since 2001, the United States over the last four years and have been recognized in Urb Magazines next 100 for 2009. Comprised of several west-coast hip-hop groups, 2010 sees the crew organizing efforts to concentrate on their bread and butter — moving the crowd while rocking the microphone.
Pigeon Hole, down with the Union since day one, make a strong bid for hip-hop relevance in 2010 with their brand-new full-length “Age Like Astronauts.” Fortunately for listeners, Pigeon Hole’s ten years on the scene have failed to mellow the duo of MC/producers, who proudly refuse to be pinned down to any specific genre or sound. Their music runs the gamut from boom-bap hip-hop classicism to ecstatic psychedelic freak outs — sometimes on the same track. “Age Like Astronauts” features songs with D-Sisive, Moka Only, DJ Itchy Ron and Mos Eisley of Sweatshop Union.
Another charter member of Sweatshop Union returns on June 15 with the release of Dirty Circus’ debut release “Alive And Well.” Years in the making and anticipated by fans for almost as long, “Alive And Well” is meticulously constructed as a tribute to the golden years of hip-hop when beats and rhyme reigned supreme over image and bling. After 10 years and five albums with the larger Sweatshop Union collective, Dirty Circus’ Metty and Mos bring it all back home with deep concentration on this effort, curating beats by West Coast luminaries such as Swollen Members’ Rob The Viking, Chin Injeti and features collaborations by Geo from Blue Scholars and cuts by Rhettmatic. Joining the fun on “Alive And Well” is a virtual whos-who of stunning independent rap talent, including Bootie Brown from the Pharcyde and Canadian underground hero Shad K.
“Sweatshop Union Presents: The Trillionaire$” is the third new CD to drop on June 15. Constructed as both a critique of capitalism run amok as well as a paean to the good life to which we all strive, The Trillionaire$ is hip-hop satire at it’s highest level. Produced soley by Metty (twice nominated for a Juno with Sweatshop Union), The Trillionaire$ is a collaboration between Metty and respected west-coast scene veteran Evil Ebenezer, and features cameos by underground legends Josh Martinez, Frank Nitt from Frank N Dank and AWOL ONE, among other notables.
Still going stronger than ever, Sweatshop Union and URBNET are pleased to announce three brand-new releases by Pigeon Hole, Dirty Circus and The Trillionaire$ this summer. All three full-length will be released on CD and digital June 15 in Canada and August 10th in the United States.
D-Sisive Announces June 15th Release Of Vaudeville
Only an artist as adventurous and prolific as D-Sisive could create an album as exciting as Vaudeville. And only an album like Vaudeville could attract an internationally celebrated troubadour like Ron Sexsmith to make his first appearance on a hip-hop album.
Step right up ladies and gentlemen… and welcome to the crazy world of D-Sisive’s Vaudeville.
D-Sisive is a one man music machine cruising to the hum of his own engine. After last year’s triumphant return to the hip-hop limelight with both his Polaris Prize nominated gem Let The Children Die, and his second classic full length of 2009, the acclaimed Jonestown, one would think the accomplished Toronto MC would be content to rest on his ever-expanding laurels. Not D-Sisive. The enigmatic one is back – and this time taking things to an entirely new level with the epic Vaudeville.
Produced in tandem with Andrew ‘Fresh Kils’ Kilgour and featuring a surprise cameo from legendary Canadian songsmith, Ron Sexsmith, Vaudeville is filled with incredible hip hop tracks, and slight of hand tricks. Smoke and mirror gags mixed with punch lines, and intense stories. An album that showcases the wide variety of influences and themes which only an enigmatic master of ceremonies (or possibly snake oil salesman?) like D-Sisive could pull off.
“Vaudeville is definitely new territory for me,” D-Sisive says. “It was extremely challenging. The last thing I wanted to create was a replica of my previous releases. My mind doesn’t operate the same anymore. I’m happier, older and have tapped into my inner love for the music of Michael Buble. You can’t listen to ‘Haven’t Met You Yet’ then write songs for the end credits of Celebrity Rehab.”
A happy D-Sisive? Well, as happy as song titles like “Percocet” “The Night My Baby Died” and “The Riot Song” allow him to be. It’s no secret that D-Sisve has long looked outside of the confines of traditional hip-hop to find inspiration and this go-round is no different. But D-Sisive and Ron Sexsmith? Together on the same track? No one saw that coming. “Working with Ron Sexsmith was incredible,” D-Sisive explains. “Very surreal. I’ve been harassing him for years to get on a song with me. Thank god restraining orders expire.”
And despite his prolific nature, it seems unlikely we’ll ever know everything that motivates D-Sisive. Still through all the smoke and mirrors, the tricks and the treats, it’s a love of rocking the microphone unlike few others today that sustains D-Sisive’s enduring appeal.
Vaudeville. The name itself conjures up images of past glories, shiny suits and fast talk, half-remembered from days long gone by. Sometimes it seems hip hop may go the way of Vaudeville, a fallen empire rendered irrelevant by the cruelties of time. MC D-Sisive however, b-boy to the bone, refuses to go down without a fight. Streets, backstage, city parks, it doesn’t matter…
“It’s no secret that my work is fueled by beef.” D-Sisive warns. “With the media. With gang members. With other artists. It’s part of my daily routine, and always pops up when least expected. Like the time Tom Cochrane pulled a pistol on me backstage at Roy Thomson Hall. He asked me ‘You ever talk with a gun in your mouth?’ Happens all of the time. Alan Frew (Glass Tiger) holding a butterfly knife to my throat in Union Station, while asking me ‘You ever talk with a gun in your mouth?’ And the time I emailed Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo) to be on Vaudeville. His reply, ‘Sure. Oh, wait! You’re not Sean Desman! Fu*k you. JC. — PS You ever talk with a gun in your mouth?’ Why do people keep asking me that?”
D-Sisive – Vaudeville, is out on URBNET Records in Canada on June 15th and USA on July 27th.
Track Listing:
01. Vaudeville (Friends Forever)
02. The Riot Song
03. Shotgun Wedding
04. Tree Swing
05. Ray Charles (Looking For A Star) (with King Reign)
06. The Night My Baby Died
07. Percocet
08. Never Knew Me
09. Liberace (with Ron Sexsmith)
10. Scaredy Cat
11. Wichita
12. I Love A Girl
13. Aeroplane
Bonus Tracks:
West Coast
West Coast (rmx:feat.Moka Only)
Muneshine – Gotta Feeling (feat. D-Sisive & Shad)
Muneshine – Gotta Feeling (feat. D-Sisive & Shad)
Selection from the new URBNET compilation, Underground Hip-Hop Volume 5 now available on CD and digital download.
Download (mp3 & wav):
Muneshine – Gotta Feeling (feat. D-Sisive & Shad) (Radio Edit)
New Sha Prince, D-Sisive, DJ Grouch & Anonymous Twist…
New Single Sha Prince “Click Click Bang Bang”
Ft.D-Sisive & DJ Grouch Prod. Anonymous Twist
Cover Art by Patrick O’Keefe
(http://patioart.ca)
Song: http://usershare.net/akl9leg4cm1e
Mp3 DJ PACK Includes: Dirty, Clean, Accapella
http://usershare.net/956chthe36qs
WAV DJ PACK Includes: Dirty, Clean, Accapella
http://zshare.net/download/7467876816069bbc/
Saukrates ft. D-Sisive: Wednesday (rmx).
http://www.zshare.net/audio/73841294f5b6fb76/
Listen. DJ Pack on the way.
History has been made.
Kisses.
D
Buck 65 and D-Sisive Are…The Ricardo Christoff Apparatus!
Hey Young World!
Buck 65 and D-Sisive are teaming up – as The Ricardo Christoff Apparatus – for a project called 100 Story Building. But we need your help to make it work
Were looking for stories. Tell us a story about a person you know – a friend, a relative, a love interest, a co-worker, a roommate The story should be funny, strange, tragic, inspiring, epic or all of the above. Well pick a bunch of the best stories and turn them into songs. Thats it! Be sure to tell us the name of the person the story is about, because that will be the title of the song. Instant immortalization!
Buck 65 and D-Sisive have laid it all on the line telling their stories with guts and teeth and blood for years and now they want to tell the story of our fellow man/woman/beast.
Send the greatest story ever told to 100storybuilding@gmail.com and leave the rest to us.
D-Sisive – Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Dear friends,
For the past month and a half I’ve been locked up in the studio with producer extraordinaire Andrew “Fresh Kils” Kilgour (Shania Twain, ACDC, Jon Secada) recording the follow up to my Multi-Platinum, Latin Grammy Award-Winning debut LP, Let The Children Die. Though we are near completion, we are still a few months away from the release of Vaudeville.
Not being prolific is something I’ve been guilty of. Ive been attacked in the press, and insulted by fans for leaving them dry without new material. Its been days since my name has appeared on a blog, and for that, some devoted listeners have deemed me dead. Its been weeks since Ive released new music, and for that I apologize. Im not a machine. Im merely a man. Flesh and bones. A robot, I am not.
Which is why I’ve decided to give you a taste. A lick of the spoon. A nibble of the cake. A swig of the sauce. A swallow of Vaudeville.
I selected the song that best represents where Im going, yet never abandoning where Ive been. Underground Hip-Hop, but with a twist. A journalist for Black Hair Magazine once labeled me The Bret Michaels of Rap. Now Im ready to proudly wear that crown. Or Cowboy Hat. A spiky brimmed, solid gold cowboy hat covered with jewels. Sitting atop a gold dipped bandana covered with emeralds that cannot be ruined by sweat.
Ladies & Gentlemen, I proudly present to you…
Every Rose Has Its Thorn.
(produced by:Fresh Kils)
Download:
D-Sisive:Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Radio Edit).
https://urbnet.box.net/shared/n1r0li4r2e
D-Sisive:Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Dirty Version).
https://urbnet.box.net/shared/n1r0li4r2e
D-Sisive – The Reign (produced by:Muneshine). RIP.BIG:BIGL:BIGPUN
The Reign (produced by:Muneshine)
A dedication to 3 of the most brilliant contributors to Hip-Hop.
This song was released on the iTunes version of Let The Children Die
(urbnet.2009). Not on the retail version.
My apologies if anyone is offended by the language. I decided to leave
the verses as they were written. Altering them would have been a major
insult to the art they created.
RIP.BIG:BIGL:BIGPUN.
http://www.d-sisive.com
Thanks.
D
A message by D-SISIVE
My new site/blog is up and running…
And for those who haven’t seen Magical Moments Captured In Time (my
new vlog), it’s time you get in the know!
Start with the new…
D-Sisive Imposter in Seattle…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t4ZULnAOqc
Then get caught up at http://www.d-sisive.com
Kisses.
D
D-Sisive – Anvil (new single)
Dear friends, This is my official press release. For IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Weird.
My label (urbnet) usually takes care of these things. Take a few paragraphs from my bio. Add a sentence describing whatever it is they’re trying to promote. Throw in a quote that I spend hours carefully crafting. Bam! Press release.
Not this time. I wanted to write it myself.
Many things inspired me in 2009, but not all moved me the way Anvil! The Story of Anvil (documentary) and Dead Man’s Bones (LP) did. I knew I had to involve the two in my own work, somehow. And here it is.
‘Anvil’ is an updated ‘Brian Wilson’, combined with samples from the documentary, Anvil!, over the composition ‘Werewolf Head’. One delicious lawsuit waiting to happen.
If you haven’t seen Anvil, please do. If you haven’t heard Dead Man’s Bones, please do.
Anvil Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF4H8lB2Y_o
Dead Man’s Bones: http://www.myspace.com/deadmansbones
Hope you enjoy the song. And thank you for making 2009 an incredible year.
Sincerely,
Derek Christoff (aka. D-Sisive)
Ps. Rappers…It’s OK to compliment other rappers.
MixedBy:Muneshine@TheBakkery
RecordedBy:FreshKils@TheKilzone
ArtworkBy:MichaelLylloff
DedicatedTo:DennisHopper
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**Link to mp3…
https://urbnet.box.net/shared/9q0xexe1qt
D-Sisive – Let The Buzz Begin (prod.MoSS)
A little gift to end off 2009.
D-Sisive – Let The Buzz Begin (prod.MoSS)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/70791442830e54be/
(*instrumental from: Obie Trice.Special Reserve.Produced by
MoSS…Available now.)
If you haven’t, download D-Sisive:Jonestown for FREE at http://www.d-sisive.com
Happy New Year!
D.
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D-Sisive – Jonestown – Free Download
You know where you are? You’re in the jungle, baby.
D-Sisive returns with his newest creation, Jonestown. The free album is the follow up to his Polaris Long-Listed album ‘Let The Children Die’, which featured the SOCAN/Echo award winning song ‘Nobody With A Notepad’.
“It’s the Kool Aid,” describes D-Sisive of his newest LP. The Juno nominated artist decided to take a break from his dark/depressing content to focus on the “punchline/battle-rap” style he became known for in the late nineties. The album boasts production from heavyweights Muneshine (Sean Price), Moss (Ghostface, Obie Trice), Anonymous Twist (Planet Asia), Murr (LAL, formerly of The Grassroots), Toronto-born/NY-based Marco Polo (Heltah Skeltah, Masta Ace), 9th Uno and Shinogo. Toronto artist Slim Twig (paper bag records) also makes an appearance on the Shinogo produced ‘Around The World’. The Muneshine produced single ‘West Coast’ is already charting across the country.
“It’s a secret,” laughs D-Sisive after asked to explain the connection between the album’s content and it’s title. Jonestown will be released Wednesday, November 18, 2009, also marking the 31st anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre.
D-Sisive:Jonestown is available exclusively through www.d-sisive.com
Welcome to Jonestown.
D-SISIVE’S “NOBODY WITH A NOTEPAD” TAKES SOCAN’S FOURTH ANNUAL ECHO SONGWRITING PRIZE
SOCAN (The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) is pleased to announce Derek Christoff (a.k.a. D-Sisive) and Robert Baker as winners of the fourth annual ECHO Songwriting Prize for the song “Nobody with a Notepad.” D-SISIVE RELEASES MR. DAYDREAM (VIDEO)
D-Sisive has just released the video for his latest single Mr. Daydream from the critically acclaimed album, Let The Children Die.
Directed by the visionary Gemini Award winner Miles Davren, Mr. Daydream explores the feelings of loss and the struggle to differentiate between fantasty and reality in trying times. An emotionally visceral video experience, with contrasting elements of black and white switched with colour, old and new, child and adult, and many more – it leaves the viewer in a raw, dreamy and contemplative state.
Otherwise known as Derek Christoff, Torontonian D-Sisive, has always been known for pushing the boundaries in his music. Often citing David Bowie and The Beach Boys as sources of inspiration, he has further pulled from his own afflictions to create the eclectic sound for Let The Children Die. A Juno and a Polaris Prize long listed nominee, and an all around phenomenal talent –D-Sisive has further proved his innovative skills from with this masterwork of a vid