DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow on vinyl: hip-hop from the record crate

In short: DJ Shadow – real name Josh Davis – comes from California and builds music from samples of old records. His debut “Endtroducing...” (1996) on the London label Mo Wax is regarded as a milestone: an instrumental hip-hop album made almost entirely from samples. The Vinyl Room currently has 6 DJ Shadow records.

What makes DJ Shadow special?

He digs through record crates for forgotten moments – drum breaks, strings, voices – and assembles them into dark, cinematic pieces. “Endtroducing...” is the centrepiece, “Preemptive Strike” collects his early tracks for Mo Wax; with its founder James Lavelle he also made “Psyence Fiction” as UNKLE.

With “The Private Press” (2002) he went further – in our stock “Selections From The Private Press” and “You Can’t Go Home Again”. “In Tune And On Time” shows him live at the turntables, and “The Less You Know, The Better” (2011) mixes hip-hop with rock and electronics.

From our stock

First pressings

Records by DJ Shadow

→ Mo Wax · UNKLE · Hip-hop on vinyl · Electronic on vinyl

FAQ

Who is DJ Shadow? The Californian DJ and producer Josh Davis.

Why is “Endtroducing...” so well known? The 1996 album is made almost entirely from samples of old records and is regarded as a milestone of instrumental hip-hop.

What is “Preemptive Strike”? A compilation of his early tracks for Mo Wax, released in 1998.

Which records do you have? Records from the nineties to the 2010s, in originals and later editions – 6 records in all.