Re: Album of the day (#5482): Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Johnnyo — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:02:51 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 12/28/2025 17:02

My second favourite DJ Shadow album after

The Private Press (2002) by DJ Shadow

Re: Album of the day (#5482): Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

katerpillar — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:27:54 GMT

Author: katerpillar

Posted: 12/25/2025 17:27

I don't get why people think this is so good or ahead of its time, sounds dated to me like most 90s albums.
Not saying this is a bad album though.

Re: Album of the day (#5482): Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

HoldenM — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:22:18 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 12/23/2025 02:22

Still ahead of its time.

Track picks
2. Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
3. The Number Song
4. Changeling / **Transmission 1
8. Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96
9. Midnight In A Perfect World

Album of the day (#5482): Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

BestEverAlbums — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:00:27 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 12/22/2025 21:00

Today's album of the day

Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1996.
Country:
Overall rank: 153
Decade rank: 33
Year rank: 3
Discography rank: 1 (out of 13 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 84/100 (from 1116 votes).

Tracks:
1. Best Foot Forward
2. Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
3. The Number Song
4. Changeling / **Transmission 1
5. Stem/Long Stem
6. **Transmission 2 / Mutual Slump
7. Organ Donor
8. Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96
9. Midnight In A Perfect World
10. Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain
11. What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 - Blue Sky Revisit) / **Transmission 3

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"One of the definitive albums of the 90's, a genius work of hip hop/electronic music. It samples jazz,hip hop,electronic,funk, etc and sounds like all of them and nothing like those genres. One of those records that sounds like nothing before it and nothing since. "Midnight in a Perfect World" is truly haunting and beautiful and "Why Hip Hop Sucks in 96" is actually pretty funny."
- User not found
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"This is such a cool album. I just feel cool listening to it. Its simply so unique and out there. Its just bursting with creativity; it feels like a whole new take not just on hip hop or electronic, but music in general. It would be the post-rock equivalent of the genre, I suppose. Other than a few just plain odd samples and the awfully dated sounding intro, its one helluva listen, though it does take a couple listens to appreciate fully.

Also shout out to the number song, the most underrated one on the album and an absolutely fun track.

90/100"
- JulianR (Rating: 90/100)
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Re: Album of the day (#5482): Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Re: Album of the day (#5482): Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Re: Album of the day (#5482): Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

Album of the day (#5482): Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow