Endtroducing... [VINYL]

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Donuts began simply enough as an idea to turn a particularly good demo beat tape into a full-length release, and has since became a classic hip-hop album, one of the defining works of J Dilla's life. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album UMC are proud to present this Abbey Road Half Speed Mastered edition. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love.

DJ Shadow, aka Josh Davis, could be credited with bringing newfound introspection to the gloating sounds of hip-hop. Groundbreaking debut studio album by DJ Shadow originally released in 1996 on Mo Wax, simply put a sampling masterpiece.the original CD issue came in a rather lovely card package and the vinyl package was a thing of rare beauty (yes, I had both. It stands as one of Columbia's fastest-selling debuts to date and eventually sold over nine million copies in the U. While some of his tracks float serenely on a cloud of jazzy phrasing and ambient textures, Shadow always lands on his beat.

The way I describe this albums' soundscape would probably be akin to The Matrix if the sequels were actually on the same level as the original: hypnotising and fills you with a unique and unabashed feeling of ecstasy while paying many indebted homages. In the United Kingdom, where DJ Shadow had already established himself as a rising act, Endtroducing. The sleeves have some artwork on them and are labeled to match which LP they hold with the track listing and additional information printed on them.In the edit page, go to the 'Metadata' tab and add your Juno artist, label or release page for listeners to purchase your release / releases. will always hold a special place in my heart because it represents the year that I released my first album. is the debut studio album of American music producer DJ Shadow, released on November 19, 1996 on the record label Mo' Wax. There’s a long sleeve tee, a heather green short-sleeved option, and a limited-edition gold colorway. Shadow’s friends, Tom Shimura (Asia Born) blurry dude in a white wig and sweater, and right behind him Xavier Mosley (Chief Xcel).

But I’m proud of these releases, and I’m hoping that perhaps they’ll bring some much - needed enjoyment to a small percentage of those who remember 1996 and an era of optimism that ‘Endtroducing’ helped soundtrack. The album's content features both moody, slow-paced tracks and upbeat jams reminiscent of DJ Shadow's early hip hop influences.

received universal acclaim from critics, who praised DJ Shadow's approach to sampling and the beats he created from samples. By the time Beastie Boys convened to record the follow-up to their debut, Licensed To Ill, they'd painted themselves into a corner. The album is considered to be a landmark work in the instrumental hip hop movement, with DJ Shadow's innovative sampling techniques and arrangements influencing other producers to create similar sample-based works. The narration samples come from numerous sources and keep the listener involved and waiting for resolution. The DJ built songs out of layer upon layer of sampled instruments and other sound fragments, most of which he processed, looped and re-arranged far beyond recognition.

There’s an Abbey Road Half - Speed Master of the original LP, as well as a separate 7” fe aturing Cut Chemist’s classic remix of ‘The Number Song. There’s been so much disruption to our daily li ves, not to mention means of income, that it feels almost inappropriate to promote myself and my music. The promotional releases can be found to have both versions of the title, that is with three and five periods. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It's fun, accessable, joyful and easy to listen to and yet is also complex, dark and involves so many different samples from multiple genres.The only thing I can add to the other reviewers comments is this: Wondering whether it's worth getting rid of the single disc edition you have and replacing it with this?