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DJ Shadow

March 13, 2023

Joshua Paul Davis (born June 29, 1972),[1] better known by his stage name DJ Shadow, is an American DJ, songwriter and record producer. His debut studio album, Endtroducing..... was released in 1996.[2]

DJ Shadow
Davis in October 2006
Background information
Birth nameJoshua Paul Davis
Born (1972-06-29) June 29, 1972 (age 50)
San Jose, California, U.S.
OriginDavis, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
Years active1989–present[citation needed]
Labels
Formerly ofUnkle
Websitewww.djshadow.com

Biography

Early years (1989–1995)

DJ Shadow was experimenting with a four-track recorder while in high school in Davis, California and began his music career as a disc jockey for the University of California, Davis campus radio station KDVS.[3][4] During this period he explored the experimental hip-hop style associated with the London-based Mo' Wax record label.[citation needed] His early singles, including "In/Flux" and "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)", were genre-bending, merging elements of funk, rock, hip hop, ambient, jazz, soul, and used-bin found records. Andy Pemberton, a music journalist writing for Mixmag, described the single "In/Flux" as "trip hop", a term that had already been attached to Bristol, England-based groups Massive Attack and Portishead and the Bristol scene in general in June 1994.[5] He has cited Kurtis Mantronik, Steinski, and Prince Paul as influences on his sample-based sound, further claiming that "lyrics ... were confining, too specific".[6] His music rarely features more than short clips of voices or vocal work.

During 1991–1992, DJ Shadow remixes were released on Hollywood BASIC, a short-lived rap/hip-hop subsidiary label of Hollywood Records. Notable amongst these is a 1992 compilation release titled "BASIC Beats Sampler",[7] which features a remix of "The Real Deal", a song by Lifers Group, as well as a 12-plus-minute "Mega Mix" of the rest of the album, including tracks by west-coast underground hip-hop act, Raw Fusion and east-coast acts, Organized Konfusion and Zimbabwe Legit. Also in 1992, Shadow contributed scratching and production work to Sleeping with the Enemy, the second release by rapper Paris.

Early in 1993, Shadow was a part of the creation of the Solesides underground hip-hop label, in conjunction with Blackalicious and Lyrics Born (whose stage name at the time was Asia Born). The first 12" release on this new imprint was titled "Entropy",[8] with the A-side containing the Asia Born track "Send Them" and a dub rendition of the DJ Shadow track "Count and Estimate", and the entire B-side consisting of the 17-plus-minute title track. Rapper Gift of Gab is featured in the version of "Count and Estimate" that appears in Entropy. Shadow continued to participate in releases on the Solesides label for years to come, until the label was disbanded in favor of Quannum Projects.

Also in 1993, Mo' Wax's James Lavelle contacted Shadow about releasing "In/Flux" on the fledgling imprint. The association with Mo' Wax was a productive one; his tracks "In/Flux" and "Lost and Found" made their way onto some releases over the next few years. Shadow also worked with DJ Krush during this period. On a 1995 visit to the Mo' Wax Studios in London, England, Shadow was recruited to perform scratches on a Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy mix of the Massive Attack song "Karmacoma".[9]

Endtroducing....., UNKLE and Scratch (1996–2001)

Shadow's first full-length work, Endtroducing....., was released in late 1996 to critical acclaim. Endtroducing would go on to make the Guinness World Records book for "First Completely Sampled Album" in 2001.[10] The only pieces of equipment Shadow used to produce the album were the AKAI MPC60 12-bit sampling drum machine, a pair of turntables and a borrowed-by-visiting Pro Tools setup from an early adopter of the technology, Dan "The Automator" Nakamura.[11] In November 2006, Time magazine named it one of its "All-Time" 100 best albums.[12] In November 2014, automobile maker Chevrolet used a sample "Building Steam with a Grain of Salt" in a Chevy commercial.[13]

In 1998 Shadow released Preemptive Strike, a compilation of 1993–1997 singles released on Mo' Wax. Later that year, he produced Psyence Fiction, the debut album by UNKLE, a long-time Mo' Wax production team that featured guest appearances including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Richard Ashcroft (The Verve), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Kool G. Rap, and Jason Newsted (Metallica).[14]

Around 2000 he produced the score for the documentary Dark Days filmed by British director Marc Singer. This film is about a community of transients who live underground in a subway tunnel.[15] It has six award wins in various competitions.[16] Shadow also starred in the 2001 movie Scratch, produced by Doug Pray, alongside Z-Trip, Grand Wizard Theodore, Mix Master Mike and DJ Qbert.[17] He makes multiple appearances during the turntable and digging sections of the movie.

The Private Press and Live! In Tune and on Time (2002–2005)

Nearly six years after his debut production album, his second album, The Private Press, was released in June 2002. A video for his track "Six Days" was also released in 2002, directed by Wong Kar-wai.

A remix of "Six Days" was also produced and released on The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack, featuring Mos Def.

In protest of the 2003 invasion of Iraq DJ Shadow collaborated with Zack de la Rocha on the track "March of Death". The song was released online for free.[18]

In 2004, Shadow's first feature-length DVD, Live! In Tune and on Time, was released. It features a live performance in London that combines tracks and samples from past albums as well as his work with UNKLE and Quannum, and emphasizes visuals, with the help of Bay Area projection artist Ben Stokes.[19]

The Outsider and Diminishing Returns (2006–2009)

In 2006, he signed a deal with Universal Records,[20] on which would be released The Outsider, on September 18.[21] A special edition CD box set was also released containing The Outsider, the album on CD and a DVD entitled Tour Visuals.[22] This album, which prominently featured several artists from the local San Francisco Bay Area hyphy hip hop movement, got a mixed welcome among Shadow's fans.[21] Responding to criticisms, the DJ/producer explained on his blog why he made no apologies: "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."[23][24]

Throughout 2007 and 2008, DJ Shadow toured with fellow DJ Cut Chemist in support of their The Hard Sell mixtape, released in January 2007 and recorded during the reheasals of a June 2007 show.[25] The duo had already produced several mixtapes in the past, most notably Brainfreeze and Product Placement, mixing jazz, funk, and soul.[26] The were joined by Kid Koala,[27] and the rehearsals of this tour spawned The Hard Sell (Encore), a "refined" version of the duo's set.[28]

Diminishing Returns was a 2-hour DJ mix originally broadcast as an episode of the Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 on March 29, 2003. It was released in 2003 on CD in a pressing limited to 1000 copies on the Reconstruction Productions label.[29] On April 1, 2009, DJ Shadow announced on his Facebook page that he was working on a Diminishing Returns re-release.[citation needed] Reconstruction Productions reissued the album in 2009 with a sticker stating "official, last chance limited edition, re-release".[30]

The Less You Know, the Better (2010–2013)

In September 2010, DJ Shadow released a single with two tracks called "Def Surrounds Us" and "I've Been Trying" and taken from the new album as a preview.[31] While on the 2010 "Shadowsphere" tour new songs began to emerge, although he stated that a new album was not yet ready and that he would continue working toward having it ready in time for his 2011 tour.[32]

On May 10, 2011, Shadow released an EP called I Gotta Rokk featuring remixed tracks from the forthcoming album, titled The Less You Know, the Better.[33] A second single "I'm Excited" was also released, featuring Afrikan Boy, on July 7, 2011.[34] However the single was pulled because of copyright infringement.[35] The infringement also delayed the album's release. Another song from the album, titled "Warning Call", featuring Tom Vek, was released on September 7, 2011.

The artwork for this album, the associated singles and promotional material was done by Tony Papesh, an artist from San Francisco, California.[36] The album was mixed by Jim Abbiss.

Liquid Amber (2014–2015)

On August 12, 2014, Shadow launched his new record label imprint Liquid Amber, releasing The Liquid Amber EP for streaming in accompaniment.[37] Other acts signed to Liquid Amber include Bleep Bloop,[38] Noer the Boy,[39] Mophono,[40] and Ruckazoid.[41]

In April 2015, a group called Nite School Klik released a single called "Posse" on Liquid Amber. In May 2015, Shadow revealed to Billboard that the group was in fact himself and trap producer G Jones working together.[42] The first self-titled EP by Nite School Klik was released on June 9, 2015.

The Mountain Will Fall and The Mountain Has Fallen (2016–2018)

In April 2016 Shadow announced a new album entitled The Mountain Will Fall, which was released on June 24 via Mass Appeal Records.[43] A music video for the album's lead single, "Nobody Speak", featuring rap duo Run the Jewels, was released on August 24, 2016.[44]

In collaboration with a Los Angeles record store, Shadow held on September 10 and 11, 2016, the "First Annual DJ Shadow Storage Sale", selling duplicates in his collection, and limited editions of his "The Sideshow" track.[45] It has been an annual event since then and ran until 2019.[46]

On April 20, 2017, a new collaboration between Shadow and Nas named "Systematic" premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show. The song was revealed to be part of HBO's Silicon Valley soundtrack.[47] Later that year, in June, Shadow released the EP The Mountain Has Fallen, featuring "Systematic" and "Horror Show", a new single featuring Danny Brown.[48] 2018 saw the release of Live in Manchester: The Mountain Has Fallen, a nine-track live album recorded at Manchester's Albert Hall on October 5, 2017, as Shadow was touring in support of his previous album and EP.[49]

Our Pathetic Age (2019)

He later announced a double album entitled Our Pathetic Age that was released November 15, 2019.[50] This two-part release includes an instrumental section and a vocal suite, featuring returning collaborators Run the Jewels and Nas, and artists such as Ghostface Killah, De La Soul, and Raekwon.[51]

Shadow was approached by Deftones to contribute to their White Pony 20th anniversary re-issue remix project, Black Stallion. Singer Chino Moreno explained that they originally wanted him to remix the whole album,[52][53] citing him as an inspiration at the time they recorded it.[54] He ended up remixing "Digital Bath",[54] alongside other confirmed producers such as Trevor Jackson and Clams Casino.[55]

In January 2022, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released a remix album titled Butterfly 3001. Shadow's "re-write" of "Black Hot Soup" was the first track on the album.[56]

Studio and equipment

The book Behind the Beat documents Shadow's home studio (named "Reconstruction") through photos and a brief description (as of 2005).[57] It is "nestled within a leafy San Francisco suburb"[57] and Shadow apparently moved to the area "to be closer to the local record store".[57] He has a personal collection of more than 60,000 records[58] and "Shadow only keeps a small selection of vinyl at home with the rest occupying storage units around town".[57] His equipment as of 2005, according to Behind the Beat, consists of two Akai MPC 3000s and a Korg Triton.[57] His album Endtroducing was "created on an AKAI MPC60 and an ADAT".[57]

Sampling

DJ Shadow's work involves manipulating samples, taking rare and seldom-heard pieces of music and reworking them into parts and phrases for his songs. Many of his tracks feature dozens of samples from a wide array of styles and influences including rock, soul, funk, experimental, electronic and jazz. Shadow sampled American composer David Axelrod on his collaboration with DJ Krush, "Duality", sampling Axelrod's "The Warnings" (Part 1). The piano in "Midnight in a Perfect World" from 1996's Endtroducing was originally recorded for Pekka Pohjola's "Sekoilu seestyy".[11] Although Shadow currently uses fewer samples than on his earlier albums, several examples feature on his 2006 album The Outsider. His collaboration with David Banner, "Seein' Thangs", features a synthesizer and vocals from Cecilia's "Crimson Red" and "Outsider Intro" includes an excerpt from Ron Geesin's "Concrete Line Up" from the 1973 album, As He Stands.[59]

Discography

Main article: DJ Shadow discography

Studio albums

References

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Sources

  • Arnold, Eric K. (September 13, 2006). "Out of the Shadow". SF Weekly. Retrieved September 3, 2007.
  • Wilder, Eliot (2005). 33⅓ Endtroducing... London: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-1682-9.

External links

  • Official website  
  • Quannum Projects
  • Solesides
  • DJ Shadow on Soundcloud
  • DJ Shadow discography at Discogs  
  • DJ Shadow samples on WhoSampled

March 13, 2023
shadow, joshua, paul, davis, born, june, 1972, better, known, stage, name, american, songwriter, record, producer, debut, studio, album, endtroducing, released, 1996, davis, october, 2006background, informationbirth, namejoshua, paul, davisborn, 1972, june, 19. Joshua Paul Davis born June 29 1972 1 better known by his stage name DJ Shadow is an American DJ songwriter and record producer His debut studio album Endtroducing was released in 1996 2 DJ ShadowDavis in October 2006Background informationBirth nameJoshua Paul DavisBorn 1972 06 29 June 29 1972 age 50 San Jose California U S OriginDavis California U S GenresHip hopinstrumental hip hoptrip hopelectronicturntablismsampledeliaambientOccupation s DJsongwriterrecord producerInstrument s TurntablessamplerkeyboardssynthesizerdrumspercussionYears active1989 present citation needed LabelsMass AppealMo WaxQuannum ProjectsSolesidesMCAUniversalVerveLiquid AmberFormerly ofUnkleWebsitewww wbr djshadow wbr com Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early years 1989 1995 1 2 Endtroducing UNKLE and Scratch 1996 2001 1 3 The Private Press and Live In Tune and on Time 2002 2005 1 4 The Outsider and Diminishing Returns 2006 2009 1 5 The Less You Know the Better 2010 2013 1 6 Liquid Amber 2014 2015 1 7 The Mountain Will Fall and The Mountain Has Fallen 2016 2018 1 8 Our Pathetic Age 2019 2 Studio and equipment 3 Sampling 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksBiography EditEarly years 1989 1995 Edit DJ Shadow was experimenting with a four track recorder while in high school in Davis California and began his music career as a disc jockey for the University of California Davis campus radio station KDVS 3 4 During this period he explored the experimental hip hop style associated with the London based Mo Wax record label citation needed His early singles including In Flux and Lost and Found S F L were genre bending merging elements of funk rock hip hop ambient jazz soul and used bin found records Andy Pemberton a music journalist writing for Mixmag described the single In Flux as trip hop a term that had already been attached to Bristol England based groups Massive Attack and Portishead and the Bristol scene in general in June 1994 5 He has cited Kurtis Mantronik Steinski and Prince Paul as influences on his sample based sound further claiming that lyrics were confining too specific 6 His music rarely features more than short clips of voices or vocal work During 1991 1992 DJ Shadow remixes were released on Hollywood BASIC a short lived rap hip hop subsidiary label of Hollywood Records Notable amongst these is a 1992 compilation release titled BASIC Beats Sampler 7 which features a remix of The Real Deal a song by Lifers Group as well as a 12 plus minute Mega Mix of the rest of the album including tracks by west coast underground hip hop act Raw Fusion and east coast acts Organized Konfusion and Zimbabwe Legit Also in 1992 Shadow contributed scratching and production work to Sleeping with the Enemy the second release by rapper Paris Early in 1993 Shadow was a part of the creation of the Solesides underground hip hop label in conjunction with Blackalicious and Lyrics Born whose stage name at the time was Asia Born The first 12 release on this new imprint was titled Entropy 8 with the A side containing the Asia Born track Send Them and a dub rendition of the DJ Shadow track Count and Estimate and the entire B side consisting of the 17 plus minute title track Rapper Gift of Gab is featured in the version of Count and Estimate that appears in Entropy Shadow continued to participate in releases on the Solesides label for years to come until the label was disbanded in favor of Quannum Projects Also in 1993 Mo Wax s James Lavelle contacted Shadow about releasing In Flux on the fledgling imprint The association with Mo Wax was a productive one his tracks In Flux and Lost and Found made their way onto some releases over the next few years Shadow also worked with DJ Krush during this period On a 1995 visit to the Mo Wax Studios in London England Shadow was recruited to perform scratches on a Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy mix of the Massive Attack song Karmacoma 9 Endtroducing UNKLE and Scratch 1996 2001 Edit Shadow s first full length work Endtroducing was released in late 1996 to critical acclaim Endtroducing would go on to make the Guinness World Records book for First Completely Sampled Album in 2001 10 The only pieces of equipment Shadow used to produce the album were the AKAI MPC60 12 bit sampling drum machine a pair of turntables and a borrowed by visiting Pro Tools setup from an early adopter of the technology Dan The Automator Nakamura 11 In November 2006 Time magazine named it one of its All Time 100 best albums 12 In November 2014 automobile maker Chevrolet used a sample Building Steam with a Grain of Salt in a Chevy commercial 13 In 1998 Shadow released Preemptive Strike a compilation of 1993 1997 singles released on Mo Wax Later that year he produced Psyence Fiction the debut album by UNKLE a long time Mo Wax production team that featured guest appearances including Thom Yorke Radiohead Richard Ashcroft The Verve Mike D Beastie Boys Kool G Rap and Jason Newsted Metallica 14 Around 2000 he produced the score for the documentary Dark Days filmed by British director Marc Singer This film is about a community of transients who live underground in a subway tunnel 15 It has six award wins in various competitions 16 Shadow also starred in the 2001 movie Scratch produced by Doug Pray alongside Z Trip Grand Wizard Theodore Mix Master Mike and DJ Qbert 17 He makes multiple appearances during the turntable and digging sections of the movie The Private Press and Live In Tune and on Time 2002 2005 Edit Nearly six years after his debut production album his second album The Private Press was released in June 2002 A video for his track Six Days was also released in 2002 directed by Wong Kar wai A remix of Six Days was also produced and released on The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift soundtrack featuring Mos Def In protest of the 2003 invasion of Iraq DJ Shadow collaborated with Zack de la Rocha on the track March of Death The song was released online for free 18 In 2004 Shadow s first feature length DVD Live In Tune and on Time was released It features a live performance in London that combines tracks and samples from past albums as well as his work with UNKLE and Quannum and emphasizes visuals with the help of Bay Area projection artist Ben Stokes 19 The Outsider and Diminishing Returns 2006 2009 Edit In 2006 he signed a deal with Universal Records 20 on which would be released The Outsider on September 18 21 A special edition CD box set was also released containing The Outsider the album on CD and a DVD entitled Tour Visuals 22 This album which prominently featured several artists from the local San Francisco Bay Area hyphy hip hop movement got a mixed welcome among Shadow s fans 21 Responding to criticisms the DJ producer explained on his blog why he made no apologies 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 23 24 Throughout 2007 and 2008 DJ Shadow toured with fellow DJ Cut Chemist in support of their The Hard Sell mixtape released in January 2007 and recorded during the reheasals of a June 2007 show 25 The duo had already produced several mixtapes in the past most notably Brainfreeze and Product Placement mixing jazz funk and soul 26 The were joined by Kid Koala 27 and the rehearsals of this tour spawned The Hard Sell Encore a refined version of the duo s set 28 Diminishing Returns was a 2 hour DJ mix originally broadcast as an episode of the Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 on March 29 2003 It was released in 2003 on CD in a pressing limited to 1000 copies on the Reconstruction Productions label 29 On April 1 2009 DJ Shadow announced on his Facebook page that he was working on a Diminishing Returns re release citation needed Reconstruction Productions reissued the album in 2009 with a sticker stating official last chance limited edition re release 30 The Less You Know the Better 2010 2013 Edit In September 2010 DJ Shadow released a single with two tracks called Def Surrounds Us and I ve Been Trying and taken from the new album as a preview 31 While on the 2010 Shadowsphere tour new songs began to emerge although he stated that a new album was not yet ready and that he would continue working toward having it ready in time for his 2011 tour 32 On May 10 2011 Shadow released an EP called I Gotta Rokk featuring remixed tracks from the forthcoming album titled The Less You Know the Better 33 A second single I m Excited was also released featuring Afrikan Boy on July 7 2011 34 However the single was pulled because of copyright infringement 35 The infringement also delayed the album s release Another song from the album titled Warning Call featuring Tom Vek was released on September 7 2011 The artwork for this album the associated singles and promotional material was done by Tony Papesh an artist from San Francisco California 36 The album was mixed by Jim Abbiss Liquid Amber 2014 2015 Edit On August 12 2014 Shadow launched his new record label imprint Liquid Amber releasing The Liquid Amber EP for streaming in accompaniment 37 Other acts signed to Liquid Amber include Bleep Bloop 38 Noer the Boy 39 Mophono 40 and Ruckazoid 41 In April 2015 a group called Nite School Klik released a single called Posse on Liquid Amber In May 2015 Shadow revealed to Billboard that the group was in fact himself and trap producer G Jones working together 42 The first self titled EP by Nite School Klik was released on June 9 2015 The Mountain Will Fall and The Mountain Has Fallen 2016 2018 Edit In April 2016 Shadow announced a new album entitled The Mountain Will Fall which was released on June 24 via Mass Appeal Records 43 A music video for the album s lead single Nobody Speak featuring rap duo Run the Jewels was released on August 24 2016 44 In collaboration with a Los Angeles record store Shadow held on September 10 and 11 2016 the First Annual DJ Shadow Storage Sale selling duplicates in his collection and limited editions of his The Sideshow track 45 It has been an annual event since then and ran until 2019 46 On April 20 2017 a new collaboration between Shadow and Nas named Systematic premiered on Zane Lowe s Beats 1 radio show The song was revealed to be part of HBO s Silicon Valley soundtrack 47 Later that year in June Shadow released the EP The Mountain Has Fallen featuring Systematic and Horror Show a new single featuring Danny Brown 48 2018 saw the release of Live in Manchester The Mountain Has Fallen a nine track live album recorded at Manchester s Albert Hall on October 5 2017 as Shadow was touring in support of his previous album and EP 49 Our Pathetic Age 2019 Edit He later announced a double album entitled Our Pathetic Age that was released November 15 2019 50 This two part release includes an instrumental section and a vocal suite featuring returning collaborators Run the Jewels and Nas and artists such as Ghostface Killah De La Soul and Raekwon 51 Shadow was approached by Deftones to contribute to their White Pony 20th anniversary re issue remix project Black Stallion Singer Chino Moreno explained that they originally wanted him to remix the whole album 52 53 citing him as an inspiration at the time they recorded it 54 He ended up remixing Digital Bath 54 alongside other confirmed producers such as Trevor Jackson and Clams Casino 55 In January 2022 King Gizzard amp the Lizard Wizard released a remix album titled Butterfly 3001 Shadow s re write of Black Hot Soup was the first track on the album 56 Studio and equipment EditThe book Behind the Beat documents Shadow s home studio named Reconstruction through photos and a brief description as of 2005 57 It is nestled within a leafy San Francisco suburb 57 and Shadow apparently moved to the area to be closer to the local record store 57 He has a personal collection of more than 60 000 records 58 and Shadow only keeps a small selection of vinyl at home with the rest occupying storage units around town 57 His equipment as of 2005 according to Behind the Beat consists of two Akai MPC 3000s and a Korg Triton 57 His album Endtroducing was created on an AKAI MPC60 and an ADAT 57 Sampling EditDJ Shadow s work involves manipulating samples taking rare and seldom heard pieces of music and reworking them into parts and phrases for his songs Many of his tracks feature dozens of samples from a wide array of styles and influences including rock soul funk experimental electronic and jazz Shadow sampled American composer David Axelrod on his collaboration with DJ Krush Duality sampling Axelrod s The Warnings Part 1 The piano in Midnight in a Perfect World from 1996 s Endtroducing was originally recorded for Pekka Pohjola s Sekoilu seestyy 11 Although Shadow currently uses fewer samples than on his earlier albums several examples feature on his 2006 album The Outsider His collaboration with David Banner Seein Thangs features a synthesizer and vocals from Cecilia s Crimson Red and Outsider Intro includes an excerpt from Ron Geesin s Concrete Line Up from the 1973 album As He Stands 59 Discography EditMain article DJ Shadow discography Studio albums Edit Endtroducing 1996 The Private Press 2002 The Outsider 2006 The Less You Know the Better 2011 The Mountain Will Fall 2016 Our Pathetic Age 2019 60 References Edit Levine Mike 2001 DJ Shadow Grove Music Online 8th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 1 56159 263 0 20 Wack Album Titles Raptology December 24 2020 Retrieved December 28 2020 DJ Shadow Bio Music News amp Shows DJZ com Archived from the original on March 29 2013 Retrieved March 7 2013 DJ Shadow biography at Davis CA wiki page Retrieved January 22 2014 Pemberton Andy June 1994 Trip Hop Mixmag Reynolds Simon July 4 2013 Energy Flash A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture Faber amp Faber p 338 ISBN 978 0 571 28914 1 Various BASIC Beats Sampler Discogs DJ Shadow Asia Born Entropy Djshadow com Retrieved December 4 2019 Massive Attack Karmacoma Djshadow com Retrieved December 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2004 DJ Shadow Live In Tune and On Time Review Pitchfork Retrieved October 14 2020 Duffy Robert April 27 2006 DJ Shadow Signs to Universal Records Done Waiting Retrieved October 13 2020 a b Wise Ben October 27 2006 Review DJ Shadow The Outsider Resident Advisor Retrieved October 13 2020 DJ Shadow The Outsider 2006 CD Discogs Retrieved October 13 2020 DJ Shadow August 3 2006 Shadow s Digest DJ Shadow Archived from the original on October 11 2006 Arnold Eric K September 13 2006 Out of the Shadow SF Weekly Retrieved September 3 2007 The Hard Sell liner notes DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist Pillage Roadshow HS001 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith Anthony J Fonseca December 1 2018 Hip Hop around the World An Encyclopedia 2 volumes ABC CLIO p 151 ISBN 978 0 313 35759 6 Thill Scott February 13 2008 Cut Chemist DJ Shadow Kid Koala Grounded in Sound LA Weekly Retrieved October 13 2020 DJ Shadow amp Cut Chemist The Hard Sell Encore DJ Shadow Retrieved October 13 2020 DJ Shadow Diminishing Returns Party Pak CD Discogs March 29 2003 Retrieved March 27 2012 DJ Shadow Diminishing Returns CD Discogs Retrieved March 27 2012 Jessica September 13 2010 DJ Shadow Def Surrounds Us amp I ve Been Trying Stereogum Retrieved October 13 2020 Emma Philip December 10 2010 DJ Shadow s Shadowsphere at the Ogden Grateful Web Retrieved October 13 2020 DJ Shadow May 10 2011 I Gotta Rokk EP DJ Shadow Archived from the original on March 18 2012 Retrieved March 27 2012 Listen DJ Shadow I m Excited Feat Afrikan Boy Some Kind Of Awesome July 7 2011 Retrieved October 13 2020 DJ Shadow August 30 2011 I m Excited EP Currently Unavailable DJ Shadow Archived from the original on March 31 2012 Retrieved March 27 2012 Tony Papesh Google Just noticed that the second single from DJ Shadow isa S July 25 2011 Archived from the original on November 12 2012 Retrieved March 27 2012 Gordon Jeremy August 12 2014 DJ Shadow Releases Liquid Amber EP for Free Download Pitchfork Retrieved August 12 2014 Bein Kat September 28 2017 DJ Shadow Protege Bleep Bloop s Beats on EP The Fifth Pupil Will Break Your Brain Exclusive Billboard Retrieved May 16 2019 DJ Shadow s Liquid Amber to Release Noer the Boy LP XLR8R August 3 2017 Retrieved May 16 2019 Premiere Download a Track From Mophono s New EP on DJ Shadow s Liquid Amber Imprint XLR8R July 10 2015 Retrieved October 13 2020 DJ Shadow s Liquid Amber Announces New EP from Ruckazoid Elektro Daily March 2 2015 Retrieved October 13 2020 Medved Matt May 21 2015 DJ Shadow amp G Jones Unveil Secret Nite School Klik Project Exclusive Interview amp Premiere Billboard Retrieved June 10 2015 Hogan Marc April 7 2016 DJ Shadow Announces New Album The Mountain Will Fall Featuring Run the Jewels Shares Title Track Listen Pitchfork Retrieved April 8 2016 Breihan Tom August 24 2016 DJ Shadow Nobody Speak Feat Run The Jewels Video Stereogum Retrieved October 13 2020 Hermann Andy September 1 2016 DJ Shadow Will Be Selling Off His Record Collection in L A Next Weekend LA Weekly Retrieved October 13 2020 4th annual DJ SHADOW storage sale Aug 10 11 Rappcats July 17 2019 Retrieved October 13 2020 Sodomsky Sam April 20 2017 Nas and DJ Shadow Share New Song for Silicon Valley Listen Pitchfork Retrieved October 13 2020 Helman Peter July 6 2017 DJ Shadow Horror Show Feat Danny Brown Stereogum Retrieved October 13 2020 Thiessen Brock June 21 2018 DJ Shadow Announces Live in Manchester Album and Film Exclaim Retrieved October 13 2020 Pearis Bill September 20 2019 DJ Shadow announces new LP ft Run the Jewels Nas Wiki more stream Rosie BrooklynVegan Retrieved September 21 2019 Blistein Jon September 20 2019 DJ Shadow Previews New Album Our Pathetic Age With Hard Hitting Rosie Rolling Stone Retrieved October 13 2020 Moore Sam May 5 2020 Deftones Chino Moreno talks possibility of 20th anniversary re release of White Pony NME Retrieved October 13 2020 Lowe Zane May 4 2020 At Home with Chino Moreno Podcast Beats 1 Our initial idea was we re going to get the masters of the White Pony record and we re going to put some money in a briefcase and the masters in a briefcase And we were going to go to DJ Shadow s house and were just going to hand it off to him and say like Here man remix this record And we wanted to call it the Black Stallion a b Reed Ryan September 24 2020 Deftones Chino Moreno on Creative Balance Healing Energy of New LP Ohms Spin Retrieved October 13 2020 Jenkins Craig September 21 2020 The Deftones Have Almost Found Balance Vulture Retrieved October 13 2020 DJ Shadow Remixes King Gizzard amp the Lizard Wizard s Black Hot Soup Pitchfork January 7 2022 a b c d e f Raph November 15 2005 Behind the Beat Hip Hop Home Studios Gingko Press p 61 ISBN 1 58423 197 1 Ash June 26 2007 DJ Shadow Endtroducing Sleevage Archived from the original on February 28 2012 Retrieved March 27 2012 The Outsider liner notes DJ Shadow special ed Island Records 2006 602517034686 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Bloom Madison September 20 2019 DJ Shadow Enlists Run the Jewels Nas More for New Double Album Shares Song Listen Pitchfork Retrieved September 20 2019 Sources EditArnold Eric K September 13 2006 Out of the Shadow SF Weekly Retrieved September 3 2007 Wilder Eliot 2005 33 Endtroducing London Continuum ISBN 0 8264 1682 9 External links EditDJ Shadow at Wikipedia s sister projects Media from Commons Quotations from Wikiquote Data from Wikidata Official website Quannum Projects Solesides DJ Shadow on Volumeet DJ Shadow on Soundcloud DJ Shadow discography at Discogs DJ Shadow samples on WhoSampled Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title DJ Shadow amp oldid 1125057480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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