Considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip-hop, D… Read Full Bio ↴Considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip-hop, DJ Shadow (real name Josh Davis) has proven himself with groundbreaking, genre-defining solo output on such respected labels as Solesides and Mo' Wax.
DJ Shadow spent his teenage years in Davis, California and was a DJ at the community radio station KDVS. During his time as a radio disc jockey, DJ Shadow was significant in developing the experimental instrumental hip-hop style associated with the California-based Solesides record label. His early singles for the label, including In/Flux and Lost and Found (S.F.L.), were genre-bending works of art merging elements of funk, rock, hip-hop, ambient, jazz, soul, and used-bin found records. DJ Shadow is often cited as a leading creator of trip-hop, though this is a label he strongly contests.
Although he previously released a couple of original works (during 1991-1992 for Hollywood Records) by the time Mo' Wax's James Lavelle contacted him about releasing In/Flux on the fledgling imprint, it wasn't until his distribution association with Mo' Wax that his sound began to mature and cohere.
Shadow's first full-length work, Endtroducing....., was released in late 1996 to immense critical acclaim. Following the success of this album, he acted as a shadow producer for Rage Against The Machine for their album, Evil Empire. It is said he influenced the solo on their song "Bulls On Parade". Endtroducing... made the Guinness World Records book for "First Completely Sampled Album" in 2001. Preemptive Strike, a compilation of early singles, followed in early 1998. Later that year, Shadow produced tracks for Psyence Fiction, the debut album by U.N.K.L.E., a long-time Mo' Wax production team that gained superstar guests including Thom Yorke (of Radiohead), Richard Ashcroft (of The Verve), Mike D (of the Beastie Boys) and others. His next project came in 1999, with the transformation of Solesides into a new label, Quannum Projects. Nearly six years after his debut production album, his second album, The Private Press, was released in June 2002. In the same year, the movie "Scratch" (2001, Doug Pray) was released to DVD with DJ Shadow appearing several times throughout the movie.
The documentary films "Dark Days" and "Wisconsin Death Trip" feature music of DJ Shadow while "Scratch" features an interview and more music.
DJ Shadow has also collaborated with fellow artist Cut Chemist. Together they have made two CDs entitled Brainfreeze and Product Placement. These albums fuse jazz, funk, and soul in the framework of a cohesive concept. The second of these (Product Placement) followed a very similar pattern to the first, but using remixes/other versions of the songs in roughly the same order.
In the year 2004, Shadow released his feature length DVD, In Tune and On Time. The DVD features a live performance in London, emphasizing intricate visuals.
In 2005, Shadow released a Deluxe Edition of his first album, Endtroducing.... and a new album, titled "The Outsider" in 2006.
While Shadow's earlier works, especially 'Endtroducing.....', are known for their innovation in genres such as hip-hop, ambient, and trip-hop, his fourth full length album, The Outsider, had several tracks dedicated to Hyphy. This decision has been controversial, leaving many fans feeling alienated. DJ Shadow addressed this point in an August, 2006 interview, in which stated, "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."
Also in 2005, Brian Udelhofen began work on the Shadow Percussion Project, an attempt to adapt some of the tracks from Endtroducing... for a live performance group. The result was largely successful and well-received by DJ Shadow himself.
In 2007 DJ Shadow was contacted by the Hollywood Bowl to do a show featuring Freeze with Cut Chemist. However, not wanting to repeat old material DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist came up with a whole new routine entitled The Hard Sell. In 2007 and 2008 they went on The Hard Sell tour and were accompanied on stage by two large video screens with visuals created for the tour.
Discography
Solo Albums
* 1996 - Endtroducing.....
* 1998 - Preemptive Strike
* 2000 - Dark Days
* 2002 - The Private Press
* 2003 - The Private Repress (Japanese Remix Album)
* 2004 - In Tune and On Time
* 2005 - Endtroducing... (2xCD Deluxe Edition)
* 2006 - The Outsider
* 2007 - The 4-Track Era Vol.1 Best of the KMEL Mixes
* 2007 - The 4-Track Era Vol.2 Best of the Remixes and Megamixes (1990-1992)
* 2011 - The Less You Know, the Better
with Q Bert
* 1997 - Camel Bobsled Race (Q-Bert Mega Mix) CD-EP
with UNKLE
* 1998 - Psyence Fiction
with Cut Chemist
* 1999 - Brainfreeze
* 2001 - Product Placement
* 2004 - Product Placement on Tour
* 2005 - Freeze
* 2008 - The Hard Sell
with Dan The Automator
* 1998 - Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars
DJ Shadow spent his teenage years in Davis, California and was a DJ at the community radio station KDVS. During his time as a radio disc jockey, DJ Shadow was significant in developing the experimental instrumental hip-hop style associated with the California-based Solesides record label. His early singles for the label, including In/Flux and Lost and Found (S.F.L.), were genre-bending works of art merging elements of funk, rock, hip-hop, ambient, jazz, soul, and used-bin found records. DJ Shadow is often cited as a leading creator of trip-hop, though this is a label he strongly contests.
Although he previously released a couple of original works (during 1991-1992 for Hollywood Records) by the time Mo' Wax's James Lavelle contacted him about releasing In/Flux on the fledgling imprint, it wasn't until his distribution association with Mo' Wax that his sound began to mature and cohere.
Shadow's first full-length work, Endtroducing....., was released in late 1996 to immense critical acclaim. Following the success of this album, he acted as a shadow producer for Rage Against The Machine for their album, Evil Empire. It is said he influenced the solo on their song "Bulls On Parade". Endtroducing... made the Guinness World Records book for "First Completely Sampled Album" in 2001. Preemptive Strike, a compilation of early singles, followed in early 1998. Later that year, Shadow produced tracks for Psyence Fiction, the debut album by U.N.K.L.E., a long-time Mo' Wax production team that gained superstar guests including Thom Yorke (of Radiohead), Richard Ashcroft (of The Verve), Mike D (of the Beastie Boys) and others. His next project came in 1999, with the transformation of Solesides into a new label, Quannum Projects. Nearly six years after his debut production album, his second album, The Private Press, was released in June 2002. In the same year, the movie "Scratch" (2001, Doug Pray) was released to DVD with DJ Shadow appearing several times throughout the movie.
The documentary films "Dark Days" and "Wisconsin Death Trip" feature music of DJ Shadow while "Scratch" features an interview and more music.
DJ Shadow has also collaborated with fellow artist Cut Chemist. Together they have made two CDs entitled Brainfreeze and Product Placement. These albums fuse jazz, funk, and soul in the framework of a cohesive concept. The second of these (Product Placement) followed a very similar pattern to the first, but using remixes/other versions of the songs in roughly the same order.
In the year 2004, Shadow released his feature length DVD, In Tune and On Time. The DVD features a live performance in London, emphasizing intricate visuals.
In 2005, Shadow released a Deluxe Edition of his first album, Endtroducing.... and a new album, titled "The Outsider" in 2006.
While Shadow's earlier works, especially 'Endtroducing.....', are known for their innovation in genres such as hip-hop, ambient, and trip-hop, his fourth full length album, The Outsider, had several tracks dedicated to Hyphy. This decision has been controversial, leaving many fans feeling alienated. DJ Shadow addressed this point in an August, 2006 interview, in which stated, "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."
Also in 2005, Brian Udelhofen began work on the Shadow Percussion Project, an attempt to adapt some of the tracks from Endtroducing... for a live performance group. The result was largely successful and well-received by DJ Shadow himself.
In 2007 DJ Shadow was contacted by the Hollywood Bowl to do a show featuring Freeze with Cut Chemist. However, not wanting to repeat old material DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist came up with a whole new routine entitled The Hard Sell. In 2007 and 2008 they went on The Hard Sell tour and were accompanied on stage by two large video screens with visuals created for the tour.
Discography
Solo Albums
* 1996 - Endtroducing.....
* 1998 - Preemptive Strike
* 2000 - Dark Days
* 2002 - The Private Press
* 2003 - The Private Repress (Japanese Remix Album)
* 2004 - In Tune and On Time
* 2005 - Endtroducing... (2xCD Deluxe Edition)
* 2006 - The Outsider
* 2007 - The 4-Track Era Vol.1 Best of the KMEL Mixes
* 2007 - The 4-Track Era Vol.2 Best of the Remixes and Megamixes (1990-1992)
* 2011 - The Less You Know, the Better
with Q Bert
* 1997 - Camel Bobsled Race (Q-Bert Mega Mix) CD-EP
with UNKLE
* 1998 - Psyence Fiction
with Cut Chemist
* 1999 - Brainfreeze
* 2001 - Product Placement
* 2004 - Product Placement on Tour
* 2005 - Freeze
* 2008 - The Hard Sell
with Dan The Automator
* 1998 - Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars
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DJ Shadow Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by DJ Shadow:
(Letter From Home) 451 Commercial Avenue, Apartment K, Richmond, California Sep…
(untitled) Bonjour.... Hmmm... Mauren's got five sisters, they've all …
02 Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt Producing From listening to records i just knew what to do …
02 Fixed Income It is dark But also not You, are going to rock and…
03 Stay The Course From the first in hell, a child let out a…
08- Mutual Slump Then I came to America, saw Xanadu, An' that's all I…
09. Organ Donor 'N, 'n 'N the mighty feel my lovin' Playin' a funky solo Pl…
10 Mutual Slump Then I came to America, saw Xanadu, An' that's all I…
3 Freaks HELLO! (x3)...Hold It Down for da Bay Yea..Turf Talk...Uh O…
8 mutual slump Then I came to America, saw Xanadu, An' that's all I…
Backstage Girl She told me I was taking her places she had…
Best Foot Forward Bob Bob Wood, National programmer director of the chum group…
Blackalicious and DJ Shadow The stage is set The cards have been dealt He is now,…
Blood On The Motorway And now, eternity Be still now I am with you I…
BR#76 DJ Shadow हम तो डूबे हैं उनकी तस्वीरों में मिले सकून नहीं उनके…
building steam with a grain of Producing From listening to records i just knew what to do …
Bustin' Loose Get it get it get it get it Get it get…
Changeling (Sample - "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" by "Loudon Wainwright…
Changeling **Transmission 1 Overground Underground Pulsating through Street Parade D…
Dark Days At the starting of the week At summit talks you'll hear…
Def Surrounds Us Though We are alive Def Surrounds Us Though We are alive …
Devil's Advocate Now may I say to you friend, there is nothing…
Devils Advocate Now, may I say to you? Friend there is nothing wrong…
DJ Shadow The stage is set The cards have been dealt He is now,…
DJ Shadow and DJ Krush The stage is set The cards have been dealt He is now,…
DJ Shadow's Theme The stage is set The cards have been dealt He is now,…
DJ Shadow's Theme Endtropy The stage is set The cards have been dealt He is now,…
DJ Shadow-Six Days At the starting of the week At summit talks you'll hear…
Dj Shadows Theme हम तो डूबे हैं उनकी तस्वीरों में मिले सकून नहीं उनके…
Drone Warfare Today's lessons What is the square mile distance From me and…
Droop-E Drop Shadow, what is it, man? It′s your lil' cousin Droop-E,…
Drums of Death Styles like Al Pacino Reno until the carcelino The mad Din…
Enuff Yea, from BK to the world. I've had enough Now-a-days, th…
Erase You She was buried for a long time Disappeared into the night Sh…
Fixed Income It is dark But also not You, are going to rock and…
Ganges A Go-Go And here's a story about being free…
GDMFSOB Now this happens to be... what they might call, Or what…
Give Me Back the Nights Give me back the nights, give me back the agony…
Going Nowhere Here we are now at the middle More and more…
High Noon You will hear my heart And the circuit will be complete…
Hindsight Don't think of the could've beens Don't think of what shoul…
Holy Calamity Holy calamity, scream insanity All you ever gonna be's Anoth…
Horror Show I'm Einstein Off two lines and moonshine Too lit, hit two bi…
I Gotta Rokk [Repeat: x16] I gotta rock, ah, you I gotta rock, ah,…
I'm Excited (I am excited) Got your ring, got your ring Got your…
I've Been Trying Hi kitten this one's for you I've been trying to…
In / Flux This is a song about life, death, love, hate, wealth,…
Intro In the twilight of a time There emerges a need for…
JoJo's Word Blood on my hands, blood on my wrist, yeah Fighting the…
Juggernaut My name is Juggernaut Juggernaut Juggernaut My name is My n…
Karmacoma You sure you want to be with me I've nothing to…
Letter From Home 451 Commercial Avenue, Apartment K, Richmond, California S…
Lonely Soul God knows you're lonely souls God knows you're lonely souls…
Long Stem Then go back And then decide. I come to play right down I'l…
Lost & Found Well Well You know something that's what you've done You sai…
mashin on the motorway He just wanted us to call him Captain Da. He said…
Mashin' on the Motorway He just wanted us to call him Captain Da He said,…
Midnight in a Perfect World Insight, foresight, more sight The clock on the wall is a…
Midnight in a Perfect World (Gab mix) Peep through the door It seems as though the grass was…
Midnight In A Perfect World ) Insight, foresight, more sight The clock on the wall is a…
Mob Mob, mob Mob, mob Mob, mob Mob Mob, mob Mob, mob Mob, …
Mongrel... Welcome to fear, side two.…
Monosylabik What you gonna do now? What you gonna do now? What you…
Mutual Slump Then I came to America, saw Xanadu, An' that's all I…
Napalm Brain Ah, ah, h-ha ha Well hello there little buddy, come on…
napalm brain/outro What you gonna do now? What you gonna do now? What you…
Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain Ah, ah, h-ha ha Well hello there little buddy, come on…
Nobody Speak Picture this I'm a bag of dicks Put me to your lips I…
Number Song 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 break down baby Come on get…
Organ Donor 'N, 'n 'N the mighty feel my lovin' Playin' a funky solo Pl…
Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul you got an organ goin' there (no wonder the sound…
Organ Donor (extended Overhaul) You got an organ going on there, no wonder the…
Organ Donor (UNKLEsounds edit) I see you got an organ goin on there, No wonder…
Organ Donor ) 'N, 'n 'N the mighty feel my lovin' Playin' a funky solo Pl…
Originals (Sample - "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" by "Loudon Wainwright…
Outsider Intro In the twilight of a time There emerges a need for…
Rabbit in Your Headlights I'm a rabbit in your headlights Scared of the spotlight You …
Rain On Snow Rain on snow Ironess, your highness Rain on snow Dj Shadow,…
Redeemed God gave me a song that the angels cannot sing I've…
Right Thing This tape collection gets bigger every minute I find it ver…
Rosie I see the Rosie in my midnight dreams I see the…
Sad & Lonely One, two, three, four I am sad and I am lonely My…
Scale It Back I swear I saw blue light My feet followed it outside And…
Scale It Back feat. Yukimi Nagano I swear I solve your life, my feet fall over…
Seein Thangs (feat. David Banner) [Verse 1:] I hear voices whisper tell …
Seein' Thangs I hear voices whisper tell me, "Banner kill yo'self" Man I…
Shadow Propaganda Mix हम तो डूबे हैं उनकी तस्वीरों में मिले सकून नहीं उनके…
Six Days At the starting of the week At summit talks you'll hear…
Six Days The Remix I get a feeling there's gonna be a riot I don't…
Six Days The Remix ft Mos Def At the starting of the week At summit talks you'll hear…
Stay The Course feat Posdnuos & Talib Kweli (Radio From the first in hell, a child let out a…
Stem Then go back And then decide. I come to play right down I'l…
Stem/Long Stem/Transmission 2 Then go back And then decide. I come to play right down …
Strike 1 One more time for the people Whoa... Now, wait a minute I…
Strike 2 So Shadow, tell me what you mean... Wait! Exactly, is what I…
Strike 3 (And I'm Out) Listen to me I'm gonna make you as comfortable as i…
Strike Two So Shadow, tell me what you mean... Wait! Exactly, is what I…
Swerve Swerve swerve swerve swerve swerve swerve swerve swerve Swer…
Systematic The system will defeat itself Nothing stays in a steady stat…
The 6 Day War At the starting of the week At summit talks you'll hear…
The Number Song 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 break down baby Come on get…
The Number Song (Cut Chemist Party mix) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, break down baby. Come on get…
The Numbers Song 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 break down baby Come on get…
The Sideshow The sound you are hearing Is a relatively new one Who…
The Third Decade Our Move Are you ready for the... Rap music Aggressive assassination…
The Tiger Move in close, tiger comes into the sun they run Pray…
The world Insight, foresight, more sight The clock on the wall is a…
This Time In the beginning, well, I didn't know As time passed on…
This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way) In the beginning, well, I didn’t know As time passed on…
Time of the Season Get it get it get it get it Get it get…
Transmission 1 This is not a dream, not a dream We are using…
Un autre introduction Hello Mr DJ! Avec votre DJ à la Sono Ecoutez le…
Untitled Bonjour, hm Mauren's got five sisters They've all got ass On…
Walkie Talkie Why don't you tell me a story? Please tell me a…
Warning Call This is the greatest thing you're ever likely to achieve…
What Does Look Like Your Soul We are standing here at the edge of time... Cold... Our road…
What Does Your Soul Look We are standing here at the edge of time... Cold... Our ro…
What Does Your Soul Look Like We are standing here at the edge of time... Cold... Our road…
What Does Your Soul Look Like -- Transmission 3 And why should we Want to go back where we were,…
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part One: Blue Skies Revisit) I'm asking you to make a small quantum jump with…
What Does Your Soul Look Like - Part 2 We are standing here at the edge of time... cold...…
What Does Your Soul Look Like - Part 3 ... I′m asking you to make a small quantum jump, with…
What Does Your Soul Look Like : Blue Sky Revisit / Transmission 3 We are standing here at the edge of time... Cold... Our ro…
What does your soul look like Part 1 And why should we, Want to go back where we were,…
What Does Your Soul Look Like Part 1: Blue Sky Revisit / Transmission 3 We are standing here at the edge of time... Cold... Our ro…
What does your soul look like Part 3 I'm...asking you to make a small quantum jump with, me…
What Does Your Soul Look Like Part 4 And why should we, Want to go back where we were,…
What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt. 1: Blue Sky Revisit We are standing here at the edge of time... Cold... Our ro…
What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt. 4 Come talk to me Come on triggy man Come on,…
What Does Your Soul Look Like%3F We are standing here at the edge of time... Cold... Our ro…
What Does Your Soul Look Like, Part 4 Come talk to me... come on triggy man... come on, the camera…
and many more tracks by DJ Shadow.
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@nickitonipongo
Lyrics:
Well it's hard when it matters
To make the right move
The bright lights
Shining right into your face
That's when you need a little distance
And you take a little time
Time enough to fell what's really yours
And what you feel is really mine
And this time you stop and Listen
And you try but there's never a time just to listen
Then you find that there's never a time just to listen
Well you need a little patience
Just to step back and beat them frown lines that are
Written all over your face
No I see a tale within the motions
That your eyes can't see
So blind but in your mind is
No other place you'd be
And you ask a question to yourself when you have to sit down and
And you find but there's never a time just to listen
This is the time
Then you find that there's never a time just to listen
They won't hurt you anymore
And you try but there's never a time just to listen
It won't hurt you anymore
Then you find that there's never a time just to listen
Sit back, sit down, Listen
@nickitonipongo
Κωνσταντινος Αναγνωστοπουλος
Well it's hard when it matters
To make the right move
The bright lights
Shining right into your face
That's when you need a little distance
And you take a little time
Time enough to fell what's really yours
And what you feel is really mine
And this time you stop and Listen
And you try but there's never a time just to listen
Then you find that there's never a time just to listen
Well you need a little patience
Just to step back and beat them frown lines that are
Written all over your face
No I see a tale within the motions
That your eyes can't see
So blind but in your mind is
No other place you'd be
And you ask a question to yourself when you have to sit down and
And you find but there's never a time just to listen
This is the time
Then you find that there's never a time just to listen
They won't hurt you anymore
And you try but there's never a time just to listen
It won't hurt you anymore
Then you find that there's never a time just to listen
Sit back, sit down, Listen
@daveydudely9954
owning an actual Terry Reid album from 1968 always made me proud
@TwoThirdsBird
A couple of months I paid 15 pounds to see Reid in a venue of about 50. A true British music legend. Great to see people like Shadow re-recognising his talent. Such an amazing vocalist.
@carbonarapadrino
You lucky bugger!
@AyliffeSmith
Loved that voice since the '60's, and the tune grabbed my ears the first time I hear it on 6 Music. I know a few of the wonderful things DJ Shadow has done to people's heads in the past, but you don't have to be so judgmental about the present. Just enjoy this for what it is now, and be glad that the man is still creating new music.
@theShev
An incredible piece of work. How “Listen” isn’t well known and regarded as a modern day classics is beyond me. The video is amazing too!
@mireillelaurys7091
GOD bless you, sing and danse, danse in your music is verry good! Thank you so much!
@madmoiselle369
I feel blessed listening to this right now 🙏🏻
@outlawMulligan222
2 Legends combined ❤
@Musicninja007
This beat is absolutely delicious.
@kaivrock
I bought his self titled album when I was 18 because I thought he was the coolest looking rock star ever. LOL! Little did I know what was inside. Stay With Me, the great rendition of Highway 61 and the segue into Friends hooked me for life. And the band on that LP was unique with a great Hammond B3 sound I saw him three times after that in Michigan where he had a big fan base. I still love Terry Reid.