Endtroducing... by DJ Shadow
Took Time, But What An Album
DJ Shadow, a.k.a. Josh Davis, could be credited with brin ging 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 wi th 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. --Lucas Hilbert
I remember a friend of me who had bought the album when it came out,
and couldnt stop talking about it. Dont really now why, theres so much
good music out there, but it took me some time to buy the album myself.
Didnt know much about it, listened to it, then didnt listen to it again for quite
a while. It didnt really move me, or made a deep impact.
Then I remember taking a bath one night, after working double shifts for a
week, putting the CD on and finding myself in another world. The first track
that really, really did it for me was stem/long stem, which I found scary at
the time, and what a song!!! The guy talking about his traffic offenses,
wow, pure genius. And then I was drawn by the album as a whole. Its
incredible creative, one of THE proofs that indeed, sampling is music as
much as singing or beating the hell out of drums.
I love this album. Just a pity he could never keep this level up, I thought
the private press was good but by no means exceptional, and found the
outsider an ordinary, generic hiphop album to my regret. But this album is
remarkable, and just outright fantastic.
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