Find album release information for endtroducing dj shadow on allmusic allmusic. Endtroducing by dj shadow accomplishes both of these and more, to create a work that is not just cohesive like most great albums should be with the exception of great sprawl albums e. Dj shadow s classic debut is reissued with an entire discs worth of extras. He released his debut single a split release featuring his track lesson 4 and real deal by american hip hop ensemble lifers. Dj shadow 2005 endtroducing deluxe edition posted on december 24, 2018 october 9, 2019. Dj shadow endtroducing lyrics and tracklist genius. It is composed almost entirely of samples, mostly from vinyl records, and features moody, slow tracks and upbeat jams reminiscent of shadow s early hip hop influences. Triphop, electronic, jazz dj shadow discography 1996. Dj shadow endtroducing endtroducing is 20 years old and to celebrate this milestone dj shadow has reopened the sessions to. Dj shadow s work involves manipulating samples, taking rare and seldomheard pieces of music and reworking them into parts and phrases for his songs.
Although shadow s earlier works, especially endtroducing, are known. Instrumental hip hop, experimental hip hop, plunderphonics. A mad scientist who obviously doesnt get out of the lab much, dj shadow spends much of his 1996 fulllength debut endtroducing rewiring the mo wax sound that he helped invent. Dj shadow licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of mowax recordings. Download dj shadow mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Dj shadow began experimenting with beats and hip hop whilst still in high school using a 4 track recorder for these early experiments but his work would not see a vinyl release until 1991 note a self released cassette called hip hop reconstruction from the ground up was his official first release and was released by shadow in 1991 in order. Direct download dj shadow download torrents, download. Albums include endtroducing, the private press, and the mountain will fall.
Endtroducing taps that innerwhatever better than most of the albums of its day, and it swims so easily that it established an entire genre of instrumental hiphop count how many records come. All of the bonus material from the deluxe cd edition reissue of endtroducing appears on this two lp set featuring an outtake from the original photo session on the cover. Its not that its totally bad, it just like something is missing here. Cynical, dark yet captive and calm at the same time this is one of the best albums ever to be made in the us part of its musical charm is that it is not too famous as it allows only a few dedicated music hunters to share a common interest. Known as the godfather of instrumental hiphop, dj shadow real name josh davis has proven himself with groundbreaking, genredefining solo output on such respected labels as solesides and mo wax. While the contemporary tecnologies seems to offer an unimaginable amount of possibilities, we realize more than ever the importance of the very essential. Dj shadow hip hop reconstruction from the ground up 1991 1st floor a0 escape from subterrania intro 0.
Shadow produced endtroducing over two years using minimal equipment, primarily. For example, the first 10,000 uk cds were housed in an oversized format complete with gatefold insert. The discography of dj shadow, an american music producer and disc jockey, consists of six studio albums, six live albums, six compilation albums, two remix albums, two mix albums, five extended plays, twentyeight singles and fourteen music videos. There are many slight design variations from country to country, but as usual, the superior and originally intended presentation is found on the mo wax uk versions. Find album release information for endtroducing dj shadow on allmusic. Dj shadow 3 freaks single, universalisland records ltd.
Find similar albums to endtroducing dj shadow on allmusic. Many of his tracks feature dozens of samples from a wide array of styles and influences including rock, soul, funk, experimental, electronic and jazz. Using hiphop, not only its rhythms but its cutandpaste techniques, as a foundation, shadow created a deep, endlessly. Dj shadow openly declares himself an apostle of sample culture, namechecking as many legendary hiphop producers as you like. The white album, sign o the times but is also in a euphoric, brave and bold world of its own.
Dj shadow biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Turntablism, triphop, instrumental hiphop released. Dj shadow is the jimi hendrix or jimmy page of the sampler nme. Some of the best hiphopexperimental tunes from the other side of the world have been made by dj shadow. Endtroducing is the debut album by american music producer dj shadow, released on september 16, 1996 by mo wax. Endtroducing is the debut studio album by american music producer dj shadow, released on september 16, 1996 by the british independent record label mo wax. As a suburban california kid, dj shadow tended to treat hiphop as a musical innovation, not as an explicit social protest, which goes a long way toward explaining why his debut album, endtroducing, sounded like nothing else at the time of its release. Endtroducing is an album that solidifies beyond all doubt the artistic power of sampling. Endtrospective endtroducing 20th anniversary edition dj shadow release. Dj shadow licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universalisland records ltd. Back in the day, shadow was playing in my town and i reaslied i still havent had endtroducing in my record collection and with no time to get the original pressing, i managed to get that copy in my local hmv just so i can take it to the gig. There is a subsequent version with black labels as well as one, which also has colored labels, but can be identified by the different mastering information found in the runout grooves. Find dj shadow discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
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