DJ Shadow - The Outsider

Label: Universal Motown
Catalog#: B0007443-02
Format: CD, Album
Country:US
Released:19 Sep 2006
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Downtempo, Breaks, Trip Hop, Hip Hop
Credits: Engineer - Jim Abbiss (tracks: 9, 12, 13, 15)
Mixed By, Engineer - Count (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17)
Producer, Mixed By, Scratches - DJ Shadow
Notes:Track 6 contains a sample of 'Ta Ta' by Timothy Wilson.
Track 7 contains a sample of 'Crimson Red' by Cecelia.
Track 8 contains a sample of 'Rolling Love Pt 2' by 3 Days Ahead.
Track 11 contains a sample of 'In A Landscape' by John Cage.
Track 14 contains a sample of 'Grow' by Scott Witte.
Track 15 contains a sample of 'Hard On Me' by The Bentleys.
Track 16 contains a sample of 'Bobby' by Severance.
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Tracklisting:

1   Outsider Intro (2:19)
    Vocals - Oliver Tobias
2   This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way) (3:05)
    Arranged By [Strings], Conductor - Wil Malone
  Featuring [Instruments] - Heliocentrics, The
  Recorded By - Phil Rose
  Recorded By [Assistant] - George Renwick
  Strings - London Session Orchestra*
  Vocals - Unknown Artist
3   3 Freaks (3:49)
    Rap [Featuring] - Keak Da Sneak , Turf Talk
  Vocals [Additional] - DJ D-Sharp
4   Droop-E Drop (0:18)
5   Turf Dancing (4:35)
    Rap [Featuring] - Animaniaks , Federation
6   Keep Em Close (3:06)
    Rap [Featuring] - Nump
7   Seein' Thangs (3:40)
    Rap [Featuring] - David Banner
8   Broken Levee Blues (2:08)
    Guitar - Joe Gore
  Vocals - Taalam Acey
9   Artifact (Instrumental) (2:56)
10   Backstage Girl (7:22)
    Rap [Featuring] - Phonte Coleman
11   Triplicate / Something Happened That Day (3:44)
12   The Tiger (5:23)
    Percussion [Additional] - Jack Yglesias
  Vocals [Featuring] - Christopher Karloff , Sergio Pizzorno
13   Erase You (6:58)
    Vocals [Featuring] - Chris James (6)
14   What Have I Done (5:25)
    Vocals [Featuring] - Christina Carter
15   You Made It (2:47)
    Vocals [Featuring] - Chris James (6)
16   Enuff (4:28)
    Rap [Featuring] - Lateef The Truth Speaker , Q-Tip
17   Dats My Part (4:04)
    Rap [Featuring] - E-40
18   3 Freaks (Droop-E Remix) (4:32)
    Rap [Featuring] - Keak Da Sneak , Mistah F.A.B. , Turf Talk
  Remix - Droop-E
User Reviews:
scoundrel, Nov 01, 2007

DJ Shadow goes hyphy! _The Outsider_ represents a departure in sound for him, even if the the spoken word intro promises something ominous and "This Time" is a piece of sunny upbeat funk. But "3 Freaks" brings in the granddaddy of hyphy, Keak Da Sneak, for some grindy hip-hop more interested in partying than head-nodding. And things continue in that vein for pretty much the entirety of the album. "Seein Things" takes on an angrier tone, addressing the governments mangled response to Hurricane Katrina, leading into the electric guitar blues of "Broken Levee Blues." After some more nonsense, "Triplicate/Something Happened That Day" gets us back to what made DJ Shadow (almost) a household name. After that, the album takes on an indie rock vibe, with "The Tiger" and "Erase You." Christina Carters delicate voice buoys "What Have I Done." And if "You Made It" sounds suspiciously like a Coldplay sound... well, I blame Chris James for that. But, jarringly, "Enuff" throws the hip-hop back in the fold, even if its not as grating as the hyphy of the earlier half. I wont even comment on "Dats My Part." Its a maddeningly uneven album, but perhaps its naive to assume that DJ Shadow would continue doing _Endtroducing_ over and over again. Im eager to see how he develops next.

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