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Buy a CD UK - Endtroducing.....
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List Price: £8.99
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Manufacturer: Universal / Island
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731454060721
Label: Universal / Island
Manufacturer: Universal / Island
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Universal / Island
Release Date: 2002-03-25
Running Time: 63
Studio: Universal / Island
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Summary: Insight, foresight, the clock on the wall reads a quarter past midnight...
Comment: I first got into electronic music a while ago, and frankly couldnt have asked for a better induction. I was recomended this by a friend when I said I liked the electronic stuff on Kid A and he told me that most of it was influenced by this man.
He was right, Shadow is a genius. His skill with a drum machine is matched only by his skill with a sampler and his talent for mixing, perfectly capturing an ever shifting mood with changes of tempo, time signature, key, instruments and genre. Its all captured here, like a beautifully preserved insect in a peice of amber. Jazz, soul, blues, and that ever present loaded-gun backbeat, tying every interesting sample and gorgeous melody together into an amazingly cohesive journey of beats.
It is, like the best albums, prismic and ever changing. Nothing is repeated, and everything is brilliant, but specifically, the best examples of its genuis are The Number Song, Stem/Long Stem, and the stunningly beautiful Midnight In A Perfect World. However, unlike The Private Press, you really have to lsten to it all, right through. You simply cannot skip tracks. the thought of missing anything...well...
Anyway, I would personally reccomend this to anyone new to electonic music, and when you're done here (as if you will ever be 'done' with Endtroducng) I reccomend The Private Press, anythng by Massive Attack (Mezzanine, Protection) and then for the unltimate in trip-hop, Dummy by Portishead.
Rejoice, brothers. Go forth and preach the gospel of the beat...
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Summary: One of the most influential albums ever!
Comment: Ok, not too many adjectives can describe how good this album is, but it is important to point out how influential this album is. Basically there would be no Ok Computer (not just Kid A) without Endtroducing and they are considered to be two of the best albums ever, so it's logical to suggest that Endtroducing is better, something I always try and explain to Radiohead fans.
This is simply brilliant, I would not change a thing about the album and track 4, "Changeling" is just stunning. Buy it please.
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Summary: Record breaking
Comment: Superb from start to finish - Shadow in his finest hour. The first album to be made entirely from samples. Sounds derivative? Buy it, listen and learn. May take you a few playings to get your head round some tracks, but don't worry you've heard most of it all before as ironically this is now one of the most sampled albums around, certainly by advertisers and tv execs. If you get a chance to see him live don't miss it..
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Summary: good background music?? Not inspired, sorry
Comment: i dont know what to say about this really. I read the reviews like you are now and got the impression that this was some kind of undiscovered gem from way back in the day that id overlooked. Dont get me wrong this is a good album but its not inspiring like the reviews suggested, there is so much of this sort of music out there, this is no different. On first impressions there is one track that stands out as worthy of its acclaim and thats track 8. This track made me stop what i was doing and made me listen and thats what i am looking for, thats what i classify as inspiration. As for the rest of the album it went unnoticed as a collection of breaks and samples playing in the background, just like so many others albums ive owned in the past. Reminded me of King Kooba and other mellow breaks etc. I guess just not what i expected despite having listened to it here on amazon!
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Summary: Electronic Excellence
Comment: I always find it strange when people talk about their favourite track on this album. The whole "experience" is what makes this album so good. There is not one stand out track: the whole thing plays like one continuous stand out track! The onslaught of almost maddening beats give way to sudden passages of tranquility that use each other to great effect through the contrast they produce. Playing like a modern day classical piece this is diverse and dark. Also like the best music it rewards repeated (even continuous) listening!
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Editorial Reviews:
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DJ Shadow, a.k.a. Josh Davis, could be credited with bringing 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 with 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
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