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DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow is a hip-hop artist from California, US formed in 1991. 52 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · California, US · Best hip-hop albums
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- 52
- Releases
- 1993–2026
- Active years
- 1991
- Formed
Discography
20
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Preemptive Strike
1998 · 11 tracks
The Outsider
2006
Endtroducing.....
1996
Action Adventure
2023
Our Pathetic Age
2019
The Mountain Will Fall
2016
The Private Press
2002
The Less You Know, the Better
2011
The Mountain Will Fall (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
2026
Live in Manchester: The Mountain Has Fallen Tour
2018
Endtroducing (Endtroducing Re-Emagined)
2016
Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow
2012
I Gotta Rokk
2011
Scale It Back EP
2011
In Tune And On Time
2011
The Hard Sell
2008
The Private Repress
2003
One to Grow On
2002
Schoolhouse Funk
2000
Brainfreeze
1999
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Singles & EPs
32
Witches Vs. Warlocks (Lunice Remix)
Single · 2024
You Played Me (Chrome Sparks Remix)
Single · 2024
You Played Me
Single · 2023
Ozone Scraper
Single · 2023
Rocket Fuel (Remixes) - EP
EP · 2020
Urgent, Important, Please Read - Single
Single · 2019
Rosie - Single
Single · 2019
Rocket Fuel (feat. De La Soul) - Single
Single · 2019
The Mountain Has Fallen - EP
EP · 2017
Traumschiff - Single
Single · 2017
Bergschrund - Single
Single · 2016
Nobody Speak
Single · 2016
The Liquid Amber EP
EP · 2014
Scale It Back
EP · 2012
I'm Excited
EP · 2011
Def Surrounds Us (Neil Landstrumm Remix)
Single · 2010
Def Surrounds Us / I've Been Trying
Single · 2010
This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way) (South Rakkas Crew Mix)
Single · 2006
3 Freaks
Single · 2006
Enuff / You Made It
Single · 2006
This Time
Single · 2006
This Time (I'm Gonna Dub It My Way) (e single)
Single · 2006
You Can't Go Home Again
Single · 2002
Six Days
Single · 2002
Dark Days
Single · 2000
Camel Bobsled Race
EP · 1997
High Noon
EP · 1997
Stem
Single · 1996
Midnight In A Perfect World
EP · 1996
What Does Your Soul Look Like
EP · 1995
Lost And Found (S.F.L.)
Single · 1994
In/Flux
Single · 1993
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About
Joshua Paul "Josh" Davis (born June 29, 1972) better known by his stage name DJ Shadow, is an American music producer and DJ. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was the first album to be recorded using only sampled sounds. He has an exceptionally large personal record collection, with over 60,000 records. He is the cousin of singer and guitarist Richie Kotzen. Shadow's first full-length work, Endtroducing....., was released in late 1996 to critical acclaim. Endtroducing would go on to make the Guinness World Records book for "First Completely Sampled Album" in 2001. The only pieces of equipment Shadow used to produce the album were the AKAI MPC60 12-bit sampling drum machine, a pair of turntables and a borrowed-by-visiting Pro Tools setup from an early adopter of the technology, Dan "The Automator" Nakamura. Nearly six years after his debut production album, his second album, The Private Press, was released in June 2002.
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The Outsider album was released on 18 September 2006. The Outsider, which prominently featured several artists from the local San Francisco Bay Area hyphy hip hop movement, got a mixed welcome among Shadow's fans. Responding to criticisms, the DJ/producer explained on his blog why he made no apologies: "Repeat Endtroducing over and over again? That was never, ever in the game plan. Fuck that. So I think it's time for certain fans to decide if they are fans of the album, or the artist." DJ Shadow has also collaborated with fellow DJ Cut Chemist. Together they have created three popular mixtapes entitled Brainfreeze, Product Placement, and the recent The Hard Sell. These mixes fuse jazz, funk, and soul in the framework of a cohesive concept. He has also collaborated with several other artists, including Blackalicious, Zack de la Rocha, Keak Da Sneak, Mos Def, David Banner, and Dr. Octagon, an alter ego of Kool Keith. The Less You Know, the Better, the fourth studio album was released on September 27, 2011 by Verve Records. The album was his first of original material since The Outsider. Like Shadow's previous efforts, the album relies heavily on sampling; the samples used span many genres and time periods. The album sees Shadow exploring many genres and production styles, from fast-paced tracks prominently featuring guitars and scratching to slow tracks featuring pianos.
DJ Shadow in brief
- How many DJ Shadow releases are on Riffiter?
- 52 releases are catalogued, spanning 1993 to 2026.
- When was DJ Shadow formed?
- DJ Shadow formed in 1991, in California, US.
- What genre is DJ Shadow?
- DJ Shadow is catalogued under Hip-Hop.
- What is the most recent DJ Shadow release on Riffiter?
- The Mountain Will Fall (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), released in 2026.