that new dj shadow joint -???...the less you know

kalakala 3,362 Posts
edited January 2012 in Strut Central
the better

had a long car ride today and listened to it twice.
i wanted to like it.
seems like the homie josh has run out of ideas.
I was expecting more with all that gear,time and one of the best record collections on planet earth.
silly me
it's well produced,some nice drums but overall it's lacking innovation,experimentation,feeling and just left me cold.
As if he is playing it safe and repeating himself.

If i have have to lump him into a category it's either "instrumental hip hop" and or electronica /breakbeat.

so as benchmarks I will use j dilla or quasi modo on the right and i dunno,aphex twin,chris clark on the left.
he ain't nowhere near any of those guys with regard to quality.

Dude should try hiring a band next time around,or just try something different.
It's like he's painted himself into a corner.

  Comments


  • If you read the Pitchfork interview Shadow talks about how he did paint himself in to a corner, literally. The NW corner of his bedroom. That's where he recorded the entire album and is also part of the reason why it is such a frustrating record to listen to.

  • I ride for this chune, and as a plus the video is kinda mind blowing.
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