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Considered A Prominent Figure In The Development Of Instrumental Hip-Hop DJ Shadow Real Name Josh Davis Has Proven Himself With Groundbreaking Genre-Defining Solo Output On Such Respected Labels As Solesides And Mo' Wax. DJ Shadow Spent His Teenage Years In Davis California And Was A DJ At The Community Radio Station KDVS. During His Time As A Radio Disc Jockey DJ Shadow Was Significant In Developing The Experimental Instrumental Hip-Hop Style Associated With The California-Based Solesides Record Label. His Early Singles For The Label Including In/Flux And Lost And Found S.F.L. Were Genre-Bending Works Of Art Merging Elements Of Funk Rock Hip-Hop Ambient Jazz Soul And Used-Bin Found Records. DJ Shadow Is Often Cited As A Leading Creator Of Trip-Hop Though This Is A Label He Strongly Contests. Although He Previously Released A Couple Of Original Works During 1991-1992 For Hollywood Records By The Time Mo' Wax's James Lavelle Contacted Him About Releasing In/Flux On The Fledgling Imprint It Wasn't Until His Distribution Association With Mo' Wax That His Sound Began To Mature And Cohere. Shadow's First Full-Length Work Endtroducing..... Was Released In Late 1996 To Immense Critical Acclaim. Following The Success Of This Album He Acted As A Shadow Producer For Rage Against The Machine For Their Album Evil Empire. It Is Said He Influenced The Solo On Their Song "Bulls On Parade". Endtroducing... Made The Guinness World Records Book For "First Completely Sampled Album" In 2001. Preemptive Strike A Compilation Of Early Singles Followed In Early 1998. Later That Year Shadow Produced Tracks For Psyence Fiction The Debut Album By U.N.K.L.E. A Long-Time Mo' Wax Production Team That Gained Superstar Guests Including Thom Yorke Of Radiohead Richard Ashcroft Of The Verve Mike D Of The Beastie Boys And Others. His Next Project Came In 1999 With The Transformation Of Solesides Into A New Label Quannum Projects. Nearly Six Years After His Debut Production Album His Second Album The Private Press Was Released In June 2002. In The Same Year The Movie "Scratch" 2001 Doug Pray Was Released To DVD With DJ Shadow Appearing Several Times Throughout The Movie. The Documentary Films "Dark Days" And "Wisconsin Death Trip" Feature Music Of DJ Shadow While "Scratch" Features An Interview And More Music. DJ Shadow Has Also Collaborated With Fellow Artist Cut Chemist. Together They Have Made Two CDs Entitled Brainfreeze And Product Placement. These Albums Fuse Jazz Funk And Soul In The Framework Of A Cohesive Concept. The Second Of These Product Placement Followed A Very Similar Pattern To The First But Using Remixes/other Versions Of The Songs In Roughly The Same Order. In The Year 2004 Shadow Released His Feature Length DVD In Tune And On Time. The DVD Features A Live Performance In London Emphasizing Intricate Visuals. In 2005 Shadow Released A Deluxe Edition Of His First Album Endtroducing.... And A New Album Titled "The Outsider" In 2006. While Shadow's Earlier Works Especially 'Endtroducing.....' Are Known For Their Innovation In Genres Such As Hip-Hop Ambient And Trip-Hop His Fourth Full Length Album The Outsider Had Several Tracks Dedicated To Hyphy. This Decision Has Been Controversial Leaving Many Fans Feeling Alienated. DJ Shadow Addressed This Point In An August 2006 Interview In Which Stated "Repeat Endtroducing Over And Over Again? That Was Never Ever In The Game Plan. Fuck That. So I Think It's Time For Certain Fans To Decide If They Are Fans Of The Album Or The Artist." Also In 2005 Brian Udelhofen Began Work On The Shadow Percussion Project An Attempt To Adapt Some Of The Tracks From Endtroducing... For A Live Performance Group. The Result Was Largely Successful And Well-Received By DJ Shadow Himself. In 2007 DJ Shadow Was Contacted By The Hollywood Bowl To Do A Show Featuring Freeze With Cut Chemist. However Not Wanting To Repeat Old Material DJ Shadow And Cut Chemist Came Up With A Whole New Routine Entitled The Hard Sell. In 2007 And 2008 They Went On The Hard Sell Tour And Were Accompanied On Stage By Two Large Video Screens With Visuals Created For The Tour. Discography Solo Albums * 1996 - Endtroducing..... * 1998 - Preemptive Strike * 2000 - Dark Days * 2002 - The Private Press * 2003 - The Private Repress Japanese Remix Album * 2004 - In Tune And On Time * 2005 - Endtroducing... 2xCD Deluxe Edition * 2006 - The Outsider * 2007 - The 4-Track Era Vol.1 Best Of The KMEL Mixes * 2007 - The 4-Track Era Vol.2 Best Of The Remixes And Megamixes 1990-1992 * 2011 - The Less You Know The Better With Q Bert * 1997 - Camel Bobsled Race Q-Bert Mega Mix CD-EP With UNKLE * 1998 - Psyence Fiction With Cut Chemist * 1999 - Brainfreeze * 2001 - Product Placement * 2004 - Product Placement On Tour * 2005 - Freeze * 2008 - The Hard Sell With Dan The Automator * 1998 - Bombay The Hard Way Guns Cars And Sitars
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Considered A Prominent Figure In The Development Of Instrumental Hip-Hop DJ Shadow Real Name Josh Davis Has Proven Himself With Groundbreaking Genre-Defining Solo Output On Such Respected Labels As Solesides And Mo' Wax. DJ Shadow Spent His Teenage Years In Davis California And Was A DJ At The Community Radio Station KDVS. During His Time As A Radio Disc Jockey DJ Shadow Was Significant In Developing The Experimental Instrumental Hip-Hop Style Associated With The California-Based Solesides Record Label. His Early Singles For The Label Including In/Flux And Lost And Found S.F.L. Were Genre-Bending Works Of Art Merging Elements Of Funk Rock Hip-Hop Ambient Jazz Soul And Used-Bin Found Records. DJ Shadow Is Often Cited As A Leading Creator Of Trip-Hop Though This Is A Label He Strongly Contests. Although He Previously Released A Couple Of Original Works During 1991-1992 For Hollywood Records By The Time Mo' Wax's James Lavelle Contacted Him About Releasing In/Flux On The Fledgling Imprint It Wasn't Until His Distribution Association With Mo' Wax That His Sound Began To Mature And Cohere. Shadow's First Full-Length Work Endtroducing..... Was Released In Late 1996 To Immense Critical Acclaim. Following The Success Of This Album He Acted As A Shadow Producer For Rage Against The Machine For Their Album Evil Empire. It Is Said He Influenced The Solo On Their Song "Bulls On Parade". Endtroducing... Made The Guinness World Records Book For "First Completely Sampled Album" In 2001. Preemptive Strike A Compilation Of Early Singles Followed In Early 1998. Later That Year Shadow Produced Tracks For Psyence Fiction The Debut Album By U.N.K.L.E. A Long-Time Mo' Wax Production Team That Gained Superstar Guests Including Thom Yorke Of Radiohead Richard Ashcroft Of The Verve Mike D Of The Beastie Boys And Others. His Next Project Came In 1999 With The Transformation Of Solesides Into A New Label Quannum Projects. Nearly Six Years After His Debut Production Album His Second Album The Private Press Was Released In June 2002. In The Same Year The Movie "Scratch" 2001 Doug Pray Was Released To DVD With DJ Shadow Appearing Several Times Throughout The Movie. The Documentary Films "Dark Days" And "Wisconsin Death Trip" Feature Music Of DJ Shadow While "Scratch" Features An Interview And More Music. DJ Shadow Has Also Collaborated With Fellow Artist Cut Chemist. Together They Have Made Two CDs Entitled Brainfreeze And Product Placement. These Albums Fuse Jazz Funk And Soul In The Framework Of A Cohesive Concept. The Second Of These Product Placement Followed A Very Similar Pattern To The First But Using Remixes/other Versions Of The Songs In Roughly The Same Order. In The Year 2004 Shadow Released His Feature Length DVD In Tune And On Time. The DVD Features A Live Performance In London Emphasizing Intricate Visuals. In 2005 Shadow Released A Deluxe Edition Of His First Album Endtroducing.... And A New Album Titled "The Outsider" In 2006. While Shadow's Earlier Works Especially 'Endtroducing.....' Are Known For Their Innovation In Genres Such As Hip-Hop Ambient And Trip-Hop His Fourth Full Length Album The Outsider Had Several Tracks Dedicated To Hyphy. This Decision Has Been Controversial Leaving Many Fans Feeling Alienated. DJ Shadow Addressed This Point In An August 2006 Interview In Which Stated "Repeat Endtroducing Over And Over Again? That Was Never Ever In The Game Plan. Fuck That. So I Think It's Time For Certain Fans To Decide If They Are Fans Of The Album Or The Artist." Also In 2005 Brian Udelhofen Began Work On The Shadow Percussion Project An Attempt To Adapt Some Of The Tracks From Endtroducing... For A Live Performance Group. The Result Was Largely Successful And Well-Received By DJ Shadow Himself. In 2007 DJ Shadow Was Contacted By The Hollywood Bowl To Do A Show Featuring Freeze With Cut Chemist. However Not Wanting To Repeat Old Material DJ Shadow And Cut Chemist Came Up With A Whole New Routine Entitled The Hard Sell. In 2007 And 2008 They Went On The Hard Sell Tour And Were Accompanied On Stage By Two Large Video Screens With Visuals Created For The Tour. Discography Solo Albums * 1996 - Endtroducing..... * 1998 - Preemptive Strike * 2000 - Dark Days * 2002 - The Private Press * 2003 - The Private Repress Japanese Remix Album * 2004 - In Tune And On Time * 2005 - Endtroducing... 2xCD Deluxe Edition * 2006 - The Outsider * 2007 - The 4-Track Era Vol.1 Best Of The KMEL Mixes * 2007 - The 4-Track Era Vol.2 Best Of The Remixes And Megamixes 1990-1992 * 2011 - The Less You Know The Better With Q Bert * 1997 - Camel Bobsled Race Q-Bert Mega Mix CD-EP With UNKLE * 1998 - Psyence Fiction With Cut Chemist * 1999 - Brainfreeze * 2001 - Product Placement * 2004 - Product Placement On Tour * 2005 - Freeze * 2008 - The Hard Sell With Dan The Automator * 1998 - Bombay The Hard Way Guns Cars And Sitars
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Endtroducing..... Is The Debut Studio Album By American Music Producer DJ Shadow Released On September 16 1996 By Mo' Wax. It Is An Instrumental Hip Hop Work Composed Almost Entirely Of Samples From Vinyl Records. DJ Shadow Produced Endtroducing Over Two Years Using An Akai MPC60 Sampler And Little Other Equipment. He Edited And Layered Samples To Create New Tracks Of Varying Moods And Tempos. In The United Kingdom Where DJ Shadow Had Already Established Himself As A Rising Act Endtroducing Received Praise From Music Journalists At The Time Of Its Release And Reached The Top 20 Of The UK Albums Chart. It Was Certified Gold By The British Phonographic Industry. Mo' Wax Issued Four Singles From The Album Including The Chart Hits "Midnight In A Perfect World" And "Stem". It Took Considerably Longer For Endtroducing To Find Success In The United States. After Promoting The Album And Returning To His Hometown Of Davis California DJ Shadow Devoted His Time To Creating New Music. During This Period Interest In Endtroducing Began To Build Among The American Music Press And It Peaked At Number 37 On The US Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart. Endtroducing Was Ranked Highly On Various Lists Of The Best Albums Of 1996 And Has Been Acclaimed By Critics As One Of The Greatest Albums Of The 1990s. It Is Considered A Landmark Recording In Instrumental Hip Hop With DJ Shadow's Sampling Techniques And Arrangements Leaving A Lasting Influence. In 2020 Rolling Stone Magazine Ranked Endtroducing 329th On Its List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. DJ Shadow Began Production On Endtroducing In 1994 In His California Apartment Before Moving To The Glue Factory The San Francisco Home Studio Of His Colleague Dan The Automator. Shadow Strove To Create An Entirely Sample-Based Album. His Setup Was Minimal With Only Three Main Pieces Of Equipment An Akai MPC60 Sampler A Technics SL-1200 Turntable And An Alesis ADAT Tape Recorder. He Used The MPC60 For Almost All Composition. DJ Shadow Bought It In 1992 At The Suggestion Of DJ Stretch Armstrong Who Recommended It As A More Advanced Alternative To The "industry Standard" Sampler At The Time The E-Mu SP-1200 According To DJ Shadow The SP-1200 "had Been Around For Like Four Years The Sound Was Well Established And It Had Some Real Audio Limitations In Terms Of The Bit Rate And Stuff". DJ Shadow Sampled Vinyl Albums And Singles Accumulated From His Trips To Rare Records A Record Shop In His Native Sacramento Where He Spent Several Hours Each Day Searching For Music. His Routine Is Depicted In The 2001 Documentary Film Scratch. The Endtroducing Album Cover Is A Photograph Taken At Rare Records By B Plus Showing Producer Chief Xcel And Rapper Lyrics Born The Latter Wearing A Wig Who Like DJ Shadow Were Members Of The SoleSides Collective. ABB Records Founder Beni B Wearing A Baseball Cap Is Also Seen In The Full Version Of The Photograph Which Appears In The Album's Liner Notes. Endtroducing Samples Music Of Various Genres Including Jazz Funk And Psychedelia As Well As Films And Interviews. DJ Shadow Programmed Chopped And Layered Samples To Create Tracks. He Opted To Sample More Obscure Selections Making It A Rule To Avoid Sampling Popular Material. Though He Also Used Samples Of Prominent Artists Such As Björk And Metallica DJ Shadow Said That "if I Use Something Obvious It's Usually Only To Break My Own Rules." Minor Vocal Contributions Were Provided By Lyrics Born And Another SoleSides Member Rapper Gift Of Gab As Well As DJ Shadow's Then-Girlfriend Lisa Haugen. He Finished Recording Endtroducing In Early 1996. Samples "Best Foot Forward" * "It's My Turn" By Stezo * "Real Deal" By Lifer's Group * "He's My DJ" By Sparky Dee Featuring DJ Red Alert * "Poison" By Kool G. Rap And DJ Polo * "Dynamite" By Masters Of Ceremony * "Cold Chillin' In The Spot" By Jazzy Jay Featuring Russell Simmons * "Do Or Die Bed-Stuy" By Divine Sounds * "Party's Gettin' Rough" By Beastie Boys * "You Can't Stop The Prophet" By Jeru The Damaja * "Concerto For Jazz/Rock Orchestra Part 2" By Stanley Clarke "Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt" * "I Worship You" By Lexia * "I Need You" By H.P. Riot * "I Feel A New Shadow" By Jeremy Storch * "Soul Food" By Frankie Seay And The Soul Riders * "Planetary Motivations Cancer " By Mort Garson * "George Marsh On Drums Interviewed By Terry McGovern" From The LP Music Makers Percussion Released By The Chevron/Standard Oil Company Of California O Audio Sample "The Number Song" * "Orion" By Metallica * "Breakdown" By T La Rock * "AJ Scratch" By Kurtis Blow * "Quit Jive'in" By Pearly Queen * "Baby Don't Cry" By The Third Guitar * "Sexy Coffee Pot" By Tony Alvon And The Belairs * "Back To The Hip-Hop" By The Troubleneck Brothers * "Bad Luck" By Don Covay And The Lemon Blues Band * "Can I Kick It? Spirit Mix " By A Tribe Called Quest * "Who Got The Number" By Pigmeat Markham And The B.Y. * "Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie" By DJ Grand Wizard Theodore And The Fantastic Five * "Corruption Is The Thing" By Creations Unlimited * "Flash It To The Beat" By Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five * "Freelance" By Grandmaster Flash * "Get Ready" By He 6 * "Been Had" By Sapo * "8 Counts For Rita" By Jimmy Smith "Changeling" * "Soft Shell" By Motherlode * "Klondyke Netti" By Embryo * "Invisible Limits" By Tangerine Dream * "Imagination Flight" By The Chaffey College Jazz Ensemble * "Touching Souls" And "Inner Mood I" By Kay Gardner * "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" By Loudon Wainwright III * "Here Comes The Meterman" By The Meters "Transmission 1" * "The Dream Message" From The Film Prince Of Darkness "What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt. 4" * "The Vision And The Voice Part 1 - The Vision" By Flying Island * "Monica" By The People's People * "Numbers" By Kraftwerk Untitled Track 6 * "Grey Boy" By Human Race "Stem/Long Stem" * "Love Suite" By Nirvana * "Tears" By Giorgio Moroder * "Linde Manor" By Dennis Linde * "Freedom" By Murray Roman * "Variazione III" By Osanna * "Blues So Bad" By The Mystic Number National Bank * "Oleo Strut" By Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company * "Moshitup" By Just-Ice Featuring KRS-One * "Dolmen Music" By Meredith Monk * Background Synthesizers From The Film Blade Runner Soundtrack By Vangelis "Transmission 2" * "The Human Abstract" By David Axelrod * "The Madness Subsides" By Pekka Pohjola * "The Dream Message" From Prince Of Darkness "Mutual Slump" * "Possibly Maybe" By Björk * "Love Love Love" By Pugh Rogefeldt * "More Than Seven Dwarfs In Penis-Land" By Roger Waters And Ron Geesin * Dialogue From An Unknown Interview Concerning The Film Xanadu "Organ Donor" * "Tears" By Giorgio Moroder * "PM Or Later Instrumental " By The New Breed * "There's A DJ In Your Town" By Samson And Delilah * "Someone" By Bill & Tim "Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96" * "There's A DJ In Your Town" By Samson And Delilah * "Snap" By Cleo McNett "Midnight In A Perfect World" * "Outta State" By Akinyele * "Sower Of Seeds" By Baraka * "California Soul" By Marlena Shaw * "The Human Abstract" By David Axelrod * "The Madness Subsides" By Pekka Pohjola * "Dolmen Music" By Meredith Monk * "Releasing Hypnotical Gases" By Organized Konfusion * "Life Could" By Rotary Connection "Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain" * "'Pon A Hill" By T. Rex * "Walk On By" From Jo Ann Garrett * Dialogue From The Film The Aurora Encounter * "Moment Of Truth/Ghetto Shakedown" By Charles Bernstein * "A Funky Kind Of Thing" By Billy Cobham * "Let The Homicides Begin" By Top Priority Featuring Percy P * "Space Odyssey - 2001" By The Daly-Wilson Big Band * "Soul Brother's Testify" By Chester Randle's Original Soul Senders * "Fun And Funk Part II " By The Fantastic Epics "What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt. 1 Blue Sky Revisit" * "All Our Love" By Shawn Phillips * "Joe Splivingates" By David Young * "Nucleus" By The Alan Parsons Project * "The Dream Message" From Prince Of Darkness * "Voice Of The Saxophone" By The Heath Brothers * Voice Of The Character The Giant From The Episode "Lonely Souls" Of The TV Series Twin Peaks