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 | Title : Endtroducing...
Author : DJ Shadow
Release Date : 19961119
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
DJ Shadow, a.k.a. Josh Davis, could be credited with bringing newfound introspection to the gloating sounds of hip-hop. Condensed with urban oscillations and scatological beats, Endtroducing shutters with eclectic samples and aural montages that reach beyond the constraints of hip-hop style. Enhancing the mix with fundamentals of rock, soul, funk, ambient, and jazz, the modern fusions fail to go unnoticed, even by the casual listener. While most of the tracks are compiled by layering samples from vinyl treasures found in used-record bins, the production quality of the mosaic is unmatched. Darkened melodies carry throughout the album with its eye on the end of the tunnel. The narration samples come from numerous sources and keep the listener involved and waiting for resolution. With a message as fragmentary as an overheard conversation, Endtroducing conveys no apparent conclusion, but begs the mind, body, and soul for some rewind.
Buyer Reviews :
Many people seem to believe that sampling is basically just theft under a different name. Certainly a lot of producers aren't doing much to justify sampling as an art form. However, 'Entroducing' is the one-album rebuttal (along with 'Paul's Boutique') to this argument. Completely composed of samples but never once feeling recycled, DJ Shadow takes us into a world of music without limits. Specific highlights are 'The Number Song', 'Stem/Long Stem', and 'Building Steam With A Grain of Salt', but the entire disc is equally amazing. If you like techno or hip-hop, buy this. And if you're a skeptic of the cut-and-paste mentality in music, this is one of the albums that proves you wrong. Buy it and listen to the future.
(by Josh Taft)
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