Akai got an MPC sale out of me because of this album, and I’m still inspired by what a single artist with limited equipment can accomplish. Endtroducing…, the 1996 album by DJ Shadow from Davis, CA is a thrilling listen from start to finish and pretty much invented the genre of instrumental hip-hop. I hear some of the samples from this album every so often in the original songs and it makes me think of the songs on this album. Composed almost entirely from samples of records found in the basement of a Sacramento record shop, Endtroducing… was released by British label Mo’ Wax and found more initial success in the UK than in the U.S. A huge inspiration to bedroom producers everywhere, DJ Shadow’s debut album belongs in every music fans collection.
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