DJ Shadow on Creating the First Ever Completely Sampled Album

DJ Shadow, aka Josh Davis, was and is a famous crate digger. He could spend hours in a record store collecting obscure albums, looking for interesting melodies and beats to sample and mix together on his turntables. And in 1996, Josh used this encyclopedic knowledge of music to create the first ever completely sampled album as DJ Shadow. The album, "Endtroducing", became one of the most important albums in experimental hip-hop, and you can still hear its influence today. In this episode, Guy talks with Josh about how he discovered hip-hop on his college radio station, his love of putting people on to new music, and how curiosity became his biggest superpower. Links from the show: Endtroducing - DJ Shadow Action Adventure - DJ Shadow Licensed to Ill - The Beastie Boys Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa Jam-Master-Jay - RUN DMC One for the Treble - Davy DMX See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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