First of all, be carefull:

This album has been criticized by many people, many times.
All reviews tend to say this album was not "Endtroducing".
And that is totally correct.
But if you hear people saying that this album has nothing to do in the Shadow discography, i can tell they are simply wrong.

If you know (a minimum)what DJ Shadow is doing and has done in his career, you'll clearly understand why he has composed "The Outsider".
The only people who doesn't like it are people who have only listenned to "Endtroducing" or more generally, all instrumental hip-hop releases he has produced over the years.
DJ Shadow comes from hip-hop. It's like that, weither you like it or not.

"The Outsider" confirmes Shadow's producing talents, it embraces lots of musical genres, with passion and greatness.
Recommended!