Shadow* – Hip Hop Reconstruction From The Ground Up
Label: | Not On Label (DJ Shadow Self-released) – none |
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Country: | US |
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Genre: | Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul, Non-Music, Pop, Stage & Screen |
Style: | Turntablism, Cut-up/DJ, Conscious, Free Funk, Instrumental, Spoken Word, Afrobeat, Funk, Psychedelic, Political |
Tracklist
| 1st Floor | |||
| A0 | Escape From Subterrania (Intro) | 0:48 | |
| A1 | Let The Remix Hit 'Em | 2:18 | |
| A2 | Laying The Foundation (Reconstruction #1) | 16:41 | |
| A3 | Gone In 60 Seconds | 1:10 | |
| A4 | The Final Breakdown | 4:04 | |
| A5 | Laying The Foundation (Reconstruction #3) | 7:43 | |
| Sub-Level: Breakdown Revisited | |||
| A6 | Make It Critical | 2:02 | |
| A7 | Listen Up! (Reconstruction #4) | 11:27 | |
| 2nd Floor | |||
| B0 | Testament To A Master | 0:49 | |
| B1 | The Raw Fusion Of Hip And Hop | 2:32 | |
| B2 | From The Ruines Of Alexandria | 2:38 | |
| B3 | Wordz Of Wizdom (Shadow Eclipse Mix) | 7:46 | |
| B4 | Laying The Foundation (Reconstruction #2) | 13:56 | |
| B5 | Life On The Line | 2:44 | |
| B6 | Shadow's Theme | 3:09 | |
| B7 | The Mack Is Back | 2:37 | |
| B7½ | The Shadow Knows (Reality Check) | 4:47 | |
| B8 | The Raw Fusion Of A Hip Hop Instrumental | 2:10 | |
| B9 | In Summersault | 0:18 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – The Chop Shop (3)
- Recorded At – The Parlour Of Mystery
Credits
- Artwork, Typography [Uncredited] – The 8th Wonder
- Presenter – Bigger Than Life Productions
Notes
This is the first ever Shadow release, about 20 copies were recorded and sent to various fanzine and underground magazines, the one that got him a column in the June edition of The Source (Unsigned Hype, coordinated by Matty C (2)). Initial copies were sent with a tracklist and a flyer, and recorded on a TDK D90 cassette. Contact address is written inside the hand-illustrated j-card. Shadow's loops were done on a Yamaha MT-100 4-track in the same vain as the The 4-Track Era Collection (1990-1992), produced during the same period of time.
There's no timings on release, retrieved from splitting audio tracks on a computer.
A1 is similar to track 1 - Let The Rhythm Hit Em (DJ Shadow Remix), A2 is similar to track 2 - Best Of The Megamixes (Part 1), A5 is similar to track 10 - Best Of The Megamixes (Part 3), B3 is similar to track 11 by 3rd Bass - Wordz Of Wisdom (DJ Shadow Remix), B4 is similar to track 5 - Best Of The Megamixes (Part 2) to be found on The 4-Track Era (Volume 2: Best Of The Remixes And Megamixes (1990-1992)).
A6 is the same as track 5 - Make It Critical, B4 is similar to track 8 - Genesis Beat, but B6 is a complete different track compared to track 2 - DJ Shadow's Theme (Original Version) which sounds in all point like B7! to be found on The 4-Track Era (Volume 3: Best Of The Original Productions (1990-1992)).
All other tracks are not to be found anywhere else.
Stated on tracklist:
A2 Includes tracks by (..., Brand Nubian, Just-Ice, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, ..., Nile Kings, The Wild Boyz, Paris (2) [Edits By Shadow], Red Black & Green).
A4 Special Thanks to The Medicine Man.
A5a Includes tracks by (T La Rock, ..., Terminator X).
A7 Includes tracks by (A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Phase N' Rhythm, Main Source, Brand Nubian, The Next School And Daddy-O, Gang Starr, The 45 King, Two Kings In A Cipher).
B4 Includes tracks of (..., Boogie Down Productions, Geto Boys, N.W.A., 3rd Bass, Young Black Teenagers, MC ... ..., Terminator X, Paris, ...).
B8 is stated as a Bonus track and is the instrumental version of B1.
B9 is not on the tracklist, it starts after the main mix ends and stops abruptly like if the tape was ejected from decks.
All tracks recorded at The Chop Shop, except B1 & B2 recorded in The Parlor Of Mystery.
For Contact Info:
123 "B" Thille Hall
Davis CA, 95616
(916) 754-0148
There's no timings on release, retrieved from splitting audio tracks on a computer.
A1 is similar to track 1 - Let The Rhythm Hit Em (DJ Shadow Remix), A2 is similar to track 2 - Best Of The Megamixes (Part 1), A5 is similar to track 10 - Best Of The Megamixes (Part 3), B3 is similar to track 11 by 3rd Bass - Wordz Of Wisdom (DJ Shadow Remix), B4 is similar to track 5 - Best Of The Megamixes (Part 2) to be found on The 4-Track Era (Volume 2: Best Of The Remixes And Megamixes (1990-1992)).
A6 is the same as track 5 - Make It Critical, B4 is similar to track 8 - Genesis Beat, but B6 is a complete different track compared to track 2 - DJ Shadow's Theme (Original Version) which sounds in all point like B7! to be found on The 4-Track Era (Volume 3: Best Of The Original Productions (1990-1992)).
All other tracks are not to be found anywhere else.
Stated on tracklist:
A2 Includes tracks by (..., Brand Nubian, Just-Ice, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, ..., Nile Kings, The Wild Boyz, Paris (2) [Edits By Shadow], Red Black & Green).
A4 Special Thanks to The Medicine Man.
A5a Includes tracks by (T La Rock, ..., Terminator X).
A7 Includes tracks by (A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Phase N' Rhythm, Main Source, Brand Nubian, The Next School And Daddy-O, Gang Starr, The 45 King, Two Kings In A Cipher).
B4 Includes tracks of (..., Boogie Down Productions, Geto Boys, N.W.A., 3rd Bass, Young Black Teenagers, MC ... ..., Terminator X, Paris, ...).
B8 is stated as a Bonus track and is the instrumental version of B1.
B9 is not on the tracklist, it starts after the main mix ends and stops abruptly like if the tape was ejected from decks.
All tracks recorded at The Chop Shop, except B1 & B2 recorded in The Parlor Of Mystery.
For Contact Info:
123 "B" Thille Hall
Davis CA, 95616
(916) 754-0148
Reviews
- Reached #16 in the 30 Greatest Hip-Hop Demos list dressed by complex.com in 2011.
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