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I Gotta Rokk | DJ Shadow | 6:29 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I've Been Trying | DJ Shadow | 3:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Def Surrounds Us | DJ Shadow | 7:37 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Gotta Rokk (Irn Mnky Swagger Mix) | DJ Shadow | 6:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I've Been Trying (Various I'm Done Trying Mix) | DJ Shadow | 5:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Def Surrounds Us (Rockwell Remix) | DJ Shadow | 6:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 6 Songs |
iTunes Review
Back in 1996, California producer DJ Shadow dropped his breakout album Endtroducing... to universal acclaim around the world. His heavily layered, sample-laden soundscapes inspired a whole generation of bedroom beatmakers, helped spark the short-lived “turntablist” movement, and made aspiring crate diggers out of kids everywhere. His next studio album The Private Press followed much of the same template, though his following release The Outsider took some fans by surprise because of its seemingly oddball collaborations and experimentations with the budding Hyphy sound. Prefacing his upcoming album The Less You Know The Better, I Gotta Rokk finds Shadow back in hyper-sample mode, with the hard-hitting, guitar-laced title track plus "Def Surrounds Us" and "I've Been Trying," two singles from 2010, and remixes for all three of them.
Customer Reviews
2004 DJ Shadow would be ashamed of this.
Shadow is so much better than this. What happened to the guy who liked breaks. C'mon Son!!! Don't listen to these hipster d-bags, go back to make the music that made you who you are. I'm sorry but this album sounds like crap in a side by side comparison with Introducing.
This just kills - great preview for the new album!
"I Gotta Rokk" is fierce, propulsive rocktronica, and is a welcome return for DJ Shadow. It blasts distorted guitar from both channels on top of a pounding beat and creates the feeling of anthemic 80's hair metal in a modern context. I also loved the melancholy acoustic guitar chording on "I've Been Trying" and the apocalyptic vibes on the drum 'n' bass driven "Def Surrounds Us." The remixes are halfway decent, but it's Shadow's creativity and renewed dynamics that make this worthwhile. If this is a preview of what the vibes will be on his forthcoming LP, then there's a lot to look forward to!
Different But Good
Not what DJ Shadow purists are looking for, but nothing is. Kind of a rock version of Celestial Annihilation from Shadow's UNKLE album.
Biography
Born: 1972 in San Jose, CA
Genre: Electronic
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By DJ Shadow
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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Six Days | The Private Press | 5:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Midnight In a Perfect World | Endtroducing... | 5:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul) | Preemptive Strike | 4:25 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Six Days (Remix) | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | 3:52 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Building Steam With a Grain of Salt | Endtroducing... | 6:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Six Days (Remix Version) | Six Days - EP | 3:52 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Organ Donor (Extende Overhaul (04:29)) | Endtroducing… (Deluxe Edition) | 4:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Fixed Income | The Private Press | 4:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Made It (Featuring Chris James) | The Outsider | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Giving Up the Ghost | The Private Press | 6:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Electronic, Music, Dance, Hip Hop/Rap, Rap, Rock
- Released: May 11, 2011
- ℗ 2011 A&M Records Ltd.
