DJ Shadow - Endtroducing ... Mo Wax MW059 double LP, 1996 - nuff said
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Genre-defying first outing for DJ Shadow, on lovely vinyl. Discs in excellent condition, outer gatefold sleeve unfortunately sporting a rip (which it had when I bought it new - damn! - see photos for details). Crafted entirely out of samples, plundering underground rap, ambient, breakbeat, and a dizzying range of electronica and ushering in a new era ... Let's just say this record and its creator were revolutionary.
Review As a suburban Californian kid, DJ Shadow tended to treat hip-hop 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. Using hip-hop, not only its rhythms but its cut-and-paste techniques, as a foundation, Shadow created a deep, endlessly intriguing world onEndtroducing, one where there are no musical genres, only shifting sonic textures and styles. Shadowcreated the entire album from samples, almost all pulled from obscure, forgotten vinyl, and the effect is that of a hazy, half-familiar dream -- parts of the record sound familiar, yet it's clear that it only suggests music you've heard before, and that the multi-layered samples and genres create something new. And that's one of the keys to the success of Endtroducing -- it's innovative, but it builds on a solid historical foundation, giving it a rich, multi-faceted sound. It's not only a major breakthrough for hip-hop and electronica, but for pop music.
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