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100
Using hip-hop, not only its rhythms but its cut-and-paste techniques, as a foundation, Shadow created a deep, endlessly intriguing world on Endtroducing, one where there are no musical genres, only shifting sonic textures and styles.
11y
100
It stands as an unparalleled achievement, the likes of which we may never see again.
10y
100
Not only a hugely innovative album, but also one that reaches heights of musical perfection that few others can approach, this fully deserves 5 stars.
100
DJ Shadow is indeed an accomplished changeling, shifting from jazz aficionado to film composer to magnum turntablist in a matter of moments.
91
Consisting mostly of hip-hop beats and retro sound effects, Endtroducing makes for a great listen. In fact, I bet I'll never get sick of it.
90
Entroducing practically folds you into its symphonic fantasia, the coming-of-age story of a 24-year-old bunk-bed dreamer.
10y
80
DJ Shadow calls it hip-hop. We'll settle for groovy.
Listened to this for the first time due to a suggestion. This just feels like an album everyone should hear at least once.
The magic of the album starts with every single sound being a sample, but the real enjoyment I have gotten has come from the easy listening nature of this album. I have had it on repeat for the last 4 hours and it has just hugged my ears and serenaded my ear drums nonstop.
The sound is fantastic. It is dreamy, and soft. It has amazing texture and sound play. Don’t ... read more
Brass-faced Walter was a good friend of mine back in the 1970s. He had a goldish skin tone, a square-like head, and wore a deep maroon hoodie with a thick copper zipper. He had broad shoulders and stood a staggering six and a half feet tall. We would go fishing together on weekends, and while I was out working or conducting experiments in my garage, he was always on strange expeditions. Walter always used to tell me about his trips, but there was always something off about these tales, as if he ... read more
Good
favs: the ones that everyone else says are there favorites. theres pretty much no blunders here
Endtroducing...
only a few tracks can be called "really really great" but I generally enjoyed this
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Track List
| 1 | Best Foot Forward 0:46 | 85 |
| 2 | Building Steam with a Grain of Salt 6:39 | 97 |
| 3 | The Number Song 4:34 | 93 |
| 4 | Changeling 7:16 | 94 |
| 5 | Transmission 1 0:35 | 84 |
| 6 | What Does Your Soul Look Like, Pt. 4 5:02 | 92 |
| 7 | Untitled 0:24 | 80 |
| 8 | Stem / Long Stem 7:47 | 95 |
| 9 | Transmission 2 1:29 | 87 |
| 10 | Mutual Slump 4:00 | 90 |
| 11 | Organ Donor 1:57 | 89 |
| 12 | Why Hip-Hop Sucks in '96 0:43 | 87 |
| 13 | Midnight in a Perfect World 4:58 | 98 |
| 14 | Napalm Brain / Scatter Brain 9:21 | 90 |
| 15 | What Does Your Soul Look Like, Pt. 1 6:17 | 94 |
| 16 | Transmission 3 1:10 | 85 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 3 minutes
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1mo
Every time I play this and I hear those first notes on Building Stream, I affirm that this is the greatest album ever made.
Added on: May 5, 2012