Endtroducing..... [Music] Douban Discogs neodb.social MusicBrainz
DJ Shadow genre: sampling / meditative / mellow / electronic / technical
release date Nov. 19, 1996 publisher: FFRR / Mo Wax
Endtroducing..... is the debut album by American music producer DJ Shadow, released on September 16, 1996 by Mo' Wax. It is composed almost entirely of samples, mostly from vinyl records, and features moody, slow tracks and upbeat jams reminiscent of Shadow's early hip hop influences.

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完全由采样构成的专辑,奉行盗取主义 (Plunderphonics),器乐、人声和各种音效全是采样,我想这种方式也凝结了他对唱片这种音乐介质的热爱,2019 年时他已收藏了六万多张唱片。这张专辑如此好听的关键在于采样的音效,几乎每首都有抓耳且有趣的或合成器或器乐采样,还有就是,他采样了架子鼓的「镲」,这在嘻哈里很少见到,原因我觉得可能是觉得太吵了,可以听一下 Gang Starr 的 The Place Where We Dwell、People Under the Stairs 的 Suite for Beaver Pt. 1 和 Dr. Dre 的 Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat,这样密集的声音会喧宾夺主的,但是在器乐嘻哈里面就很合适,和鼓一起铺满了整张专辑,开篇第二首歌采样的爵士鼓手 Georg Mash "I'm a student of the drums, I'm also a teach of drums too",暗示整张专辑鼓的精彩,The Number Song 和 Mutual Slump 里鼓在狂欢。如果不认真听会忽略「镲」声的存在,我觉得「镲」声对整张专辑至关重要,没有这个整张专辑会变得普通。

First listen: 2020/6/2 or before

Cut:
Building Steam With a Grain of Salt
The Number Song, Changeling
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4)
Mutual Slump
Napalm Brain / Scatter Brain