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The long-in-the-making all-star album Psyence Fiction (recorded under the name UNKLE with Mo’ Wax founder James Lavelle) and its low-key follow-up The Private Press both have their moments (and the latter is de?nitely underrated), but neither approaches the uni?ed vision of Endtroducing. The dilemma of how to follow such a record is something Shadow's had to battle ever since. Endtroducing perfectly distilled the possibilities inherent in the sampling aesthetic and was received as an instant classic. Shadow’s patient, detailed style-in which he sampled small bits of forgotten vinyl and meticulously stitched the pieces into new compositions-worked best in the long form. But, as good as those singles were, Endtroducing was better. The 23-year-old had already enjoyed a run of highly regarded 12” singles on British label Mo’ Wax, establishing himself as the producer to contend with in the emerging trip-hop genre. ![]() In 1996, Bay Area DJ Josh Davis-known to the world as DJ Shadow-released his debut album Endtroducing. Standing In His Own Shadow: Generous reissue of DJ's stone classic sets the bar.again
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