Endtroducing.....
Studio album by DJ Shadow
Released	November 19, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Electronica, hip hop
Length	63:27
Label	Mo' Wax
Producer	DJ Shadow
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A+) link Pitchfork Media (original) (9.1/10) link Pitchfork Media (deluxe) (10.0/10) link PopMatters (deluxe) (10/10) link RapReviews.com (10.0/10) link Rolling Stone link Piero Scaruffi link Slant Magazine link
DJ Shadow chronology
Endtroducing..... (1996) Preemptive Strike (1998)

Endtroducing..... is the debut full-length studio album by DJ Shadow, released on November 19 1996 on Mo' Wax. It is noted for being built entirely from samples of other audio. The album received near-unanimous worldwide critical acclaim upon release. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (939x922, 259 KB)Cover for DJ Shadow album Endtroducing. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis in 1972)[1] is an American DJ, turntablist, music producer and songwriter. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mo Wax is a UK-based record label owned by James Lavelle, who founded it in the early 1990s. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis in 1972)[1] is an American DJ, turntablist, music producer and songwriter. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... Steve Flash Juon is an American journalist and web master who writes about hip-hop music and culture. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Image File history File links Stars10070. ... Since its inception in 2001, Slant Magazine has grown exponentially in content, exposure, and readership. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis in 1972)[1] is an American DJ, turntablist, music producer and songwriter. ... Alternate cover Japanese album cover Preemptive Strike is a retrospective compilation album of DJ Shadows singles released on the UK record label MoWax between 1991-1998. ... DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis in 1972)[1] is an American DJ, turntablist, music producer and songwriter. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1996 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1996 Record labels established in 1996 January - two teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, aged 18 and 16 respectively, murdered Bassetts parents and younger brother in McCleary. ... Mo Wax is a UK-based record label owned by James Lavelle, who founded it in the early 1990s. ... This article is about reusing existing sound recordings in creating new works. ...

Structure and release

Entroducing is structured completely out of sampled elements, including hip hop, jazz, funk, psychedelia, old television shows, interviews and percussion tracks. The entirety of the album was composed on an MPC60, a machine which Shadow would later pass on to Chief Xcel. The album has been cited in Guinness World Records as being the first album created entirely from sampled sources. Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Psychedelia in music (or also psychedelic music, less formally) is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles, genres and scenes, that may include psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, psychedelic ambient, psychedelic trance, psychedelic techno, and others. ... The Akai MPC60 (MIDI Production Center 60) was an electronic musical instrument produced in 1988, by the Japanese company Akai in collaboration with celebrated designer Roger Linn. ... Chief Xcel (b. ... Guinness World Records 2008 edition. ...

In 2005 DJ Shadow released a "Deluxe Edition" of the album with a second disc containing demos and alternate versions of original tracks, tracks exclusive to CD singles and a vintage live set recorded on October 30, 1997.

The album's cover depicts Solesides members Chief Xcel (left) and Lyrics Born (right) in Records, a record store at 710 K St, Sacramento, California.^[1]. The K Street location of Records closed in December of 2006. SoleSides Records is a underground hip-hop label based in Northern California, founded in 1993. ... Chief Xcel (b. ... Lyrics Born (formerly known as Asia Born, born Tom Shimura in Tokyo, Japan in 1972), is a half-Japanese-American, half-Italian-American hip hop rapper. ... Sacramento redirects here. ...

Reception and influence

NPR included Endtroducing..... in its list of the top 300 American songs and albums of the 20th century,^[2] and Spin placed the album at number 69 in its list of the 100 greatest albums between 1985 and 2005 in June 2005.^[3] In 2006, the album was chosen by TIME as one of the 100 best albums of all time.^[4]. NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... “TIME” redirects here. ...

Professional reviews:

• Rolling Stone (1/23/97, pp.62-63) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "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....funky rhythms that never sound like they've been cut and pasted together."

• Spin (p.134) - "[T]his remains a stone classic, channeling Afrika Bambaataa's genre-splicing, DJ-booth mysticism into a fully realized studio epic..." - Spin (1/97, p.81) - 9 (out of 10) - "...layers slinky break-beats with sampled sounds--anything from church bells to War Of The Worlds and, egad, Tears For Fears....a cosmic-chamber feel complete with choruses of fallen angels, plucked harps, Mellotron, and cello."

• Entertainment Weekly (11/29/96, p.92) - "Unfolding like a surreal film soundtrack on which jazz, classical, and jungle fragments are artfully blended with turntable tricks and dialogue snippets, Endtroducing... takes hip-hop into the next dimension." - Rating: A-

• Q (11/96, p.120) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "Shadow's brief is to develop a totally sample-based idiom, weaving a cinematically broad spectrum so deftly layered that the sampling-is-stealing argument falls flat."

• Uncut (p.121) - 4 stars out of 5 - "It's an elegy from a vinyl mausoleum, a sonic fiction assembled by a keen-eared archaeologist."

• Alternative Press (4/97, p.70) - 5 (out of 5) - "...an undeniable hip-hop masterpiece....DJ Shadow remembers that sampling is an art form."

• Magnet (p.88) - "An instrumental album entirely composed of samples and influenced by both prog rock and Public Enemy was, at the time, revolutionary....Still unmatched in its carefree invention."

• JazzTimes (4/97, p.65) - "Some consider...Endtroducing... a broadcast from hip-hop's near future. But that notion ignores how much this disc reaffirms the music's creative roots....Endtroducing is pretty damn good, with Shadow demonstrating an unerring ear for motif and texture, touching on everything from dub to funk to groove-jazz."

• Option (1-2/97, p.73) - "Shadow makes records the way Robert Rauschenberg made his combines: from scraps, pop artifacts, the things other people throw away....While some of his tracks float serenely on a cloud of jazzy phrasing and ambient textures, Shadow always lands on his beat."

• Melody Maker (9/14/96, p.49) - Bloody Essential - "...it flips hip hop inside out all over again like a reversible glove, and again, and again, and each time it's sudden and new. I am, I confess, totally confounded by it. I hear a lot of good records, but very few impossible ones....You need this record. You are incomplete without it."

• Rap Pages (12/96, p.33) - "Innovative arrangements and structures of sound are present here, reflecting a mind that is constantly summoning collage forms."

• Mojo (p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 - "A decade on, DJ Shadow's affirmatory essay on record collecting as a creative endeavour has lost none of its grandeur."

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Personnel

• Josh Davis (DJ Shadow) - production, mix, engineering
• Lyrics Born - vocals - untitled track 6 & "Why Hip-Hop Sucks in '96"
• Gift of Gab - vocals - "Midnight in a Perfect World"

DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis in 1972)[1] is an American DJ, turntablist, music producer and songwriter. ... Lyrics Born (formerly known as Asia Born, born Tom Shimura in Tokyo, Japan in 1972), is a half-Japanese-American, half-Italian-American hip hop rapper. ... Gift of Gab (right) with fellow Blackalicious member Chief Xcel The Gift of Gab (born Tim Parker) is the MC for the California hip-hop duo Blackalicious, and a member of Quannum Projects (along with Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born and Lateef). ...

Track listing

1. "Best Foot Forward" – 0:48
2. "Building Steam With a Grain of Salt" – 6:41
3. "The Number Song" – 4:38
4. "Changeling" – 7:16
   • • "Transmission 1"
5. "What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4)" – 5:08
6. " " – 0:24
7. " Stem/Long Stem" – 5:02
   • • "Transmission 2"
8. "Mutual Slump" – 4:03
9. "Organ Donor" – 1:57
10. "Why Hip Hop Sucks in '96" – 0:41
11. "Midnight in a Perfect World" – 5:02
12. "Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain" – 9:23
13. "What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 - Blue Sky Revisit)" – 6:17
    • • "Transmission 3"

Deluxe edition bonus disc

1. "Best Foot Forward (Alternate Version)" - 1:16
2. "Building Steam With a Grain of Salt (Alternate Take Without Overdubs)" - 6:43
3. "Number Song (Cut Chemist Party Mix)" - 5:14
4. "Changeling (Original Demo Excerpt)" - 1:00
5. "Stem (Cops 'N' Robbers Mix)" - 3:48
6. "Soup (Single Version)" - 0:44
7. "Red Bus Needs to Leave" - 2:45
8. "Mutual Slump (Alternate Take Without Overdubs" - 4:21
9. "Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul)" - 4:29
10. "Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96 (Alternate Take)" - 0:54
11. "Midnight in a Perfect World (Gab Mix)" - 4:55
12. "Napalm Brain (Original Demo Beat)" - 0:35
13. "What Does Your Soul Look Like (Peshay Remix)" - 9:24
14. "Live In Oxford, England Oct. 30 1997" - 12:35

Samples

The following lists some of the songs and sounds sampled for Endtroducing.^[5]

Best Foot Forward

• "It's My Turn" by Stezo
• "Real Deal" by Lifer's Group
• "He's My DJ" by Sparky Dee
• "Poison" by Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo
• "Dynamite" by Masters of Ceremony
• "Cold Chillin' in the Spot" by Jazzy Jay
• "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, Parts 1-4" by Stanley Clarke

Building Steam with a Grain of Salt Kool G Rap (born Nathaniel Wilson July 20, 1968) is an American hardcore gangsta rapper from Queens, New York. ... DJ Polo was one half of the rap duet Kool G. Rap & D.J. Polo. ... Jazzy Jay (born Jayson Byas, c. ... Divine Sounds was an old school rap group from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, featuring Disco Ritchie, Shelton D & DJ Mike Music. ... The Beastie Boys are a hip hop musical group from New York City consisting of Michael Mike D Diamond, Adam MCA Yauch, Adam Ad-Rock Horovitz. ... Jeru the Damaja (pronounced DA-ma-jer, born Kendrick Jeru Davis) is an MC from Brooklyn, New York. ... Stanley Clarke (born 30 June 1951) is an American musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and bass guitar as well as his numerous film and television scores. ...

• "I Worship You" by Lexia
• "I Need You" by H.P. Riot
• "I Feel a New Shadow" by Jeremy Storch
• "Music Makers: Percussion" by the Chevron/Standard Oil Company of California (1974) From an interview with George Marsh, jazz drummer, percussionist

The Number Song Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is one of the worlds largest global energy companies. ...

• "Orion" by Metallica
• "Breakdown" by T La Rock
• "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow
• "Quit Jivin'" by Pearly Queen
• "Baby Don't Cry" by The Third Guitar
• "8 Counts for Rita" by Jimmy Smith
• "Corruption is the King" by Chrystal Illusion
• "Sexy Coffee Pot" by Tony Avalon & The Belairs
• "Can I Kick It [Spirit Mix]" by A Tribe Called Quest
• "Back to the Hip-Hop" by The Troubleneck Brothers
• "Bad Luck" by Don Covay & the Lemon Blues Band
• "Who Got the Number" by Pigmeat Markham & the B.Y.
• "Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie" by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
• "Flash it to the Beat" (Live), & "Freelance" by Grandmaster Flash
• "Been Had" by Sapo

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• "Touching Souls" by Kay Gardner
• "Soft Shell" by Motherlode
• "Klondyke Netti" by Embryo
• "Invisible Limits" by Tangerine Dream
• "Imagination Fruit" by Imagination Fruit
• "Here Comes the Meterman" by The Meters
• The Dream Message from Prince of Darkness
• "Inner Mood I" & "Touching Souls" by Kay Gardner
• "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" by Loudon Wainwright III

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• "The Vision and the Voice, Part 1 - The Vision" by Flying Island

Untitled (Track 06)

• "Grey Boy" by Human Race

Stem/Long Stem/Transmission 2

• "Tears" by Giorgio Moroder
• "Love Suite" by Nirvana
• "Linde Manor" by Dennis Linde
• "Dolmen Music" by Meredith Monk
• "The Human Abstract" by David Axelrod
• "The Madness Subsides" by Pekka Pohjola
• "Freedom" (spoken word) by Murray Roman
• "Variazione III. (Tredicesimo Cortile)" by Osanna
• The Dream Message from Prince of Darkness
• "Blues So Bad" by The Mystic Number National Bank
• "Oleo Strut" by Steve Drews (as part of Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co.)

Mutual Slump Giorgio Moroder (born Giovanni Giorgio Moroder on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is an Academy Award-winning Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on new wave, techno and electronic music in general. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Meredith Monk (born November 20, 1942, in Lima, Peru[1]) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, film-maker, and choreographer. ... David Axelrod (born April 17, 1936) is a very versatile musician. ... Jussi Pekka Pohjola (born January 13, 1952) is a Finnish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. ... Prince of Darkness (also known as John Carpenters Prince of Darkness) is a 1987 American horror film directed, written and scored by John Carpenter. ...

• "Possibly Maybe" by Björk
• "Love, Love, Love" by Pugh Rogefeldt
• "More Than Seven Dwarfs in Penis-Land" by Roger Waters & Ron Geesin

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• "Tears" by Giorgio Moroder
• "Someone" by Bill & Tim
• "PM or Later (Instrumental)" by The New Breed
• "There's a DJ in Your Town" by Samson & Delilah

Midnight in a Perfect World Giorgio Moroder (born Giovanni Giorgio Moroder on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is an Academy Award-winning Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on new wave, techno and electronic music in general. ...

• "Sower of Seeds" by Baraka
• "Outta State" by Akinyele (rapper)
• "Life Could" by Rotary Connection
• "California Soul" by Marlena Shaw
• "The Human Abstract" by David Axelrod
• "The Madness Subsides" by Pekka Pohjola
• "Dolmen Music" & "Gotham Lullaby" by Meredith Monk
• "Releasing Hypnotical Gases" by Organized Konfusion
• "Summer Breeze" by The Isley Brothers
• "Soul" by S.O.U.L.

Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain Rotary Connection was a psychedelic soul band formed in Chicago in 1966. ... Marlena Shaw is a singer. ... David Axelrod (born April 17, 1936) is a very versatile musician. ... Jussi Pekka Pohjola (born January 13, 1952) is a Finnish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. ... Meredith Monk (born November 20, 1942, in Lima, Peru[1]) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, film-maker, and choreographer. ... Organized Konfusion was an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York. ... The Isley Brothers (IPA: ) are an African-American music group from Cincinnati, Ohio, who hold the record for being the longest-running charted group in music history. ...

• "'Pon a Hill" by Tyrannosaurus Rex
• "Walk on By" by Joann Garrett
• Dialogue from The Aurora Encounter
• "Moment of Truth" by Charles Bernstein
• "My Goodness" by Daly-Wilson Bigband
• "A Funky Kind of Thing" by Billy Cobham
• "Let the Homicides Begin" by Top Priority
• "Soul Brothers Testify" by The Original Soul Senders

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• "All Our Love" by Shawn Phillips
• "Joe Spilivigates" by David Young
• "Nucleus" by Alan Parsons Project
• The Dream Message from Prince of Darkness
• "Voice of the Saxophone" by The Heath Brothers
• Voice of the "The Giant" from episode 14 of Twin Peaks

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