DJ Shadow Endtroducing..... (30th Anniversary Edition) 2LP

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Celebrate three decades of a cinematic masterpiece. Originally released in 1996, DJ Shadow's debut Endtroducing..... stands as a monumental achievement in electronic music, famously recognized by the Guinness World Records as the first album created entirely from samples. Its influence reverberates through the years, inspiring countless artists and solidifying DJ Shadow's place as a visionary in the realm of sample-based production. Each track tells a unique story, from the hypnotic groove of "Building Steam with a Grain of Salt" to the cinematic atmosphere of "Midnight in a Perfect World." Shadow's meticulous craftsmanship shines through, showcasing his unparalleled skill in constructing beats that resonate with both intensity and emotion. This 30th Anniversary Edition is the ultimate celebration of a record that changed hip-hop, electronic music and production culture forever.

Shadow created the entire album from samples, almost all pulled from obscure, forgotten vinyl, and the effect is that of a hazy, half-familiar dream — parts of the record sound familiar, yet it's clear that it only suggests music you've heard before, and that the multi-layered samples and genres create something new ... It's not only a major breakthrough for hip-hop and electronica, but for pop music.

Endtroducing..... is the height of the mid-Nineties trend of the hip-hop DJ as an experimental sound painter, a mix of head-trip beats, absurdist samples, and old-school block-party showmanship that touched listeners way beyond the turntablist underground.

In the expansive, ethereal, and meditative world that is Endtroducing, The Meters coexist with Tangerine Dream ('Changeling'), Pink Floyd plays on the same bill with Jimmy Smith ('The Number Song'). Hip-hop, electronic, ambient, jazz, rock, classical, and more coalesce. Endtroducing was a hip-hop record that irrevocably blurred the lines between genres, exposing the reality that genre never really existed. It was a construct that DJ Shadow helped deconstruct one sample at a time.