Endtroducing.....

All over the place. Same interesting songs.

This is an album that's hard to judge and I'll tell you why. When I did my Music Technology Degree, the first essay we were asked to do was answer the question 'What is Music?'. Naturally, everybody's essay was very different and based on their own personal viewpoint - WHAT QUALIFIES AS MUSIC TO THEM? And this is where albums like this might particularly cause disagreement or even confusion, because there is no set criteria on which to judge it. It's interesting to point this out because there's no songs here; it's an album of beats, samples, spoken word, musical phrases, licks. As there's no songs, I didn't have any emotive response like a 'pop' song as there's not really any modulation or harmony development; melodies are repeated refrains. But it's clear that creating a "song" was not the intention of the producer anyway. The rhythm and feel is pretty much everything (although the sounds on offer are pretty cool as well). Ultimate question though: was it fun to listen to? Yes and no.

I appreciate the skill and talent in the sampling - discovering old parts and making something new - somewhat genius. That said, while the album was good and interesting, glad I listened to it, and I'm sure it'll come up in pub conversations, but doubt it's something I'll revisit. 3.5

👎

Not bad

I digged (dug?) Entroducing..., it's got an atmospheric swagger about it, a big sound without getting in your face, maybe drags a little at 1hr+ but it's an engrossing listen even if you're not paying attention. Solid 3 pushed higher by Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt.

Didn't like.

good work music

DJing is a legitimate form of songwriting. Unpopular opinion, I know. Music like this just doesn't grab me. I like it. I appreciate the art. There's just nothing here to keep me coming back. Maybe I need to be able to sing along.

Not really my genre, but I didn't mind it. Very pleasant background music, but never engaged me beyond that. Enjoyable!

So, I guess this album was picked for being a technical breakthrough, the first album made entirely from samples (and a drum machine), according to Guinness, though I’m sure there were many albums that were 90%+ created from samples. His reliance on samples leaves the drum machine as the only instrument available to do solos, which is a bit annoying at times. On first listen, I thought there wasn’t much that differentiated DJ Shadow from a lot of the other trip-hop DJs at that time, but I liked it better the second time around. I like the moods and textures, especially on pieces that start with melancholic keyboard intros like “Producing Steam…” and “Midnight…” 7/10

Seminal sampling album, its hard to tell what influenced DJ Shadow and what he influenced because this is such a mish mash. I enjoyed Building Steam the most. This album would probably be even more impactful if I listened to it cranked up with headphones, there's some thunderous bass here.

Not too much here. Good study music but not something you really want to pay too much attention to.

A very pleasant mix of sounds creates nothing revolutionary by today's standards. The album starts out very strong, with what I belive to be it's two strongest tracks in the first 4, but fails to follow up on them in any way. Overall a decent, but forgetable experience, a fun experiment with sounds with no explosions or steam. Highlights: Changeling, Building Steam With a Grain of Salt

Nie słuchałem na początku, przez serię słąbych albumów w oczekiwaniu na porządny rockowy album challenge przestał mieć dla mnie sens, gdy zobaczyłem DJ - hip-hopu po prostu nie lubię. Ale dałem jeszcze jedną szansę i okazuje się, że gość jest muzycznie bardzo osłuchany i do swoich tracków wrzucił wiele instrumentów symfonicznych, całości słucha się bardzo przyjemnie i brak wokali nie przeszkadza aż tak. Nic nadzwyczajnego, na pewno stabilny album dobry na początek dla osób, którym hip-hop jest obcy i chciałyby od czegoś zacząć.

Dobre chillowe sample, ale brakowało mi jakiejś inwencji twórczej, bo znowu wyszła składanka tracków do użycia później.

A very experimental hip-hop album and not as weird and lame as welcome to the afterfuture. Still not the most amazing music ever though

Interesting…

3/5

Not as great as I remembered.

Bland

Album was a bit disjointed in my opinion. Did it want to ve a dance album or a hip hop slbum .I wasnt sure.

Already listened to it

Very chilled but maybe too much to excite my feelings

-THE INTRO was kinda creepy -I have never EVER heard something so vibey yet unnerving in my life. I am very intruiged. -The number song made me feel like i was tripping and made me kinda anxious??? It feels like i'm being executed -It's giving Wandavision: everything seems alright but there are weird 'flaws' here and there and stuff that is not supposed to be there. Creepy is the right word. -As I'm listening the album and theme is growing on me -The short songs are easily the worst songs on the album. The album works better when the songs are 6+ minutes. Midnight in a Perfect World is the one exception on this. -The album sounds timeless and inventive for it's time. -When there is silence, the silence is LOUD. I feel like talking would get me killed -The ending of the album is quite iconic

3, pretty good

Giggled at Organ Donor. Clever title. Liked the video game sounds too.

Druga pjesma na albumu mi je TOPCINA. Ovo ostalo mi nije tolika topcina al kuzim.

Dobro pa sam ga neki dan slušao jer sam tražio radio albume hahahahah

I kinda dig it. The fact that it's the first completely sampled album gives it a little bump

Pleasantly surprised, and I could definitely listen to this again.

For what it is

Ég man að @arnlaugsson hlustaði svolítið á þessa í gamla daga. Margt skemmtilegt en stundum of mikil dramarólegheit fyrir minn smekk.

A very interesting album. Never cared for sampling, but this album uses it well. Some very artistic songs, but my main complaint is that it sort of dragged on. Favorite songs: Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt, Midnight In A Perfect World

90s beats but better instrumentation 3.5

Interesting history here, first album of all samples. Good background stuff.

6/16=38%

Cool vibes, funky and chill at times too.

A great mix but not above average.

pretty cool

6/10 well produced but pretty boring

It's cool that this album was made up entirely of samples, but it still seems like background music to me.

Chill. Funky. 3.333.

The debut album from DJ Shadow was made entirely from samples of records. It's one of the first - and definitely most popular - "trip hop" or instrumental hip hop albums. This album is certified gold and it spawned a wave of other albums and songs created solely by samples. Listeners will get lost in the flow of this album as it transitions from one innovative song to the next, all with a hip hop backing beat, along with sampled sounds made from different types of instruments. This ground-breaking album delivers many moody atmospheres and brings hip hop into a new dimension. Great album to let play in the background of any event.

Interesting

This is a convincing example of a genre tradition, but lacks the sound design I've mentioned about certain other albums. It's just too long but not quite ambitions, beat-centered but without fascinating drums.

Pretty solid

To be honest, I was hoping for more. I really like the samples and the interweaving of musical styles, but the overall result just didn’t quite hit the mark for me. The journey was interesting but at times I found it quite lacking. 3/5 - Wanted to like it more. Will definitely check out more DJ shadow, hopefully it gets better than this album.

Surprisingly decent.

The album is all electronic music. It is not quite wub wub but it is close. It is probably best described as the beginning of EDM. I wouldn't willfully listen to it again but it wasn't horrible.

Aun reconociendo que se escucha con facilidad y que tiene alguna melodía tranquila y elaborada, lo cierto es que le falta algo de punch. En general, música ambiente con trazas de techno.

This album is a good example of why I wanted to try listening to the 1001 albums. Something I missed back in the day, something I probably wouldn’t listen to a lot, but that I am glad to have listened to now. As someone who used to troll used record stores to make mix tapes filled with unusual things I love knowing that this was the genesis of these songs. Also reminiscent of the music a friend of mine from Montreal creates.

Good.

Good chill out

Never listened to a whole album. Liked it. Need to listen again

This was a very different album. I was prepared for something very electronic and 2000's feelings, but I found one of the precursors of the sample used in hip-hop music (maybe). Is this instrumental? Is this some kind of risk vinyl disk? What it is? In short, this is far away from the best album on this list and it's not exactly my kind of music, but it makes me realize the purpose of this project (and probably my reason to keep into it).

Samples are fun!

Some cool musical moments, but with no vocals, either singing or rapping, it’s easily forgetable and frankly, pointless.

Just some hip hop ambience music....

Interesting and cool.

Appreciate the effort in developing the album and finding a vast array of samples to pull it together. It’s too disconnect for me to find a natural progression and flow to the album to enjoy. I feel a 4 is a fair vote given the skill in around the production but that would also suggest I’d listen to it again.

twas good i like instrumental when i’m studying so i would listen to it then

Pretty cool background music. Not something I would usually listen to but enjoyable. Some of the songs are too long but as instrumentals I guess that’s okay. “Building Steam…” was probably my favorite track. Just felt really epic and I love that piano part.

Building Steam With a Grain Of Salt: Figo come inizio, me aspettavo una cosa totalmente diversa. C'è il rischio che me piaccia sto disco! What Does Your Soul Look Like - Pt.4: Mi piace molto l'atmosfera lounge ma raffinata, fa molto musica pre/post concerto. Organ Donor: Doveva avere per forza l'organo ma, anche se me lo aspettavo, quando è entrato ho apprezzato. Figo che poi fa tipo un pattern mezzo irlandese. Midnight In A Perfect World: M'ha ricordato Moby non so perché. In conclusione: Confermo che mi aspettavo una cosa molto diversa. Non è un genere che conosco bene se non appunto come sottofondo nei locali in attesa dei concerti, però mi è piaciuto, l'ho trovato raffinato al punto giusto e molto d'atmosfera. Ho visto che è il primo disco fatto unicamente di sample con l'Akai MPC60, non saprei manco da dove iniziare per scrivere musica solo coi sample quindi sicuramente lo ammiro.

Not for me per se but I respect it. 3,5

Hmm, veldig forvirra av dette albumet. Så mye rart og interesant og merkelig og jeg vet ikke. Virker som noe man kan høre på når man blir høy for å ha en skikkelig god tid. Ikke noe jeg kommer til å høre på for meg selv, men ikke noe imot å høre det sammen med andre.

I thought this album was going to be hiphop from the first song. But then again, it is? Pretty interesting listen. Mood: weird but cool low lit bar and/or strobe lighting

Cool album to have in the background but gets old

Was getting into it near the start, but paused about 10 tracks in and had no desire to go back later on.

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt, What Does Your Soul Look Like - Pt. 4, Stem / Long Stem, Mutual Slump Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Lots of cool musical ideas on this album, and a deceptively large amount of the songs were saved seeing as a third of the songs were interludes. 3.5 that I'm going to round down because that felt right in my soul, though the quality of the beats was definitely 4 worthy.

Creo que es buenísimo, pero no es mi estilo y no logro apreciarlo bien.

Voor een brakke zondag prima te pruimen op de achtergrond.

The music is little bit too experimental for my taste and I am not a great fan of this kind of electronic music. But great accomplishment due to all the vinyl he used to make this.

I wanted to like this more. Nothing really jumped out. It was ok

Interesting g story about this on Wikipedia, so I’ll give 5 stars for effort, but only a three stars for execution. It’s interesting, but I didn’t really love any of the songs. As someone recently told me “I love effort, but pay for results”. 3stars.

Ok but not a massive fan

Interesting... need to listen more

Some good tracks

never heard of DJ Shadow - building steam with a grain of salt was great and the rest was just ok

Hip hop instrumental. No está mal del todo.

I liked this more than I guessed I would. It is more old-school than a lot of urban/hip-hop titles that this site suggests. But, I'll still probably never listen to it again.

Solid

What is it with these loop-style albums? At least this one feels better than Moby’s

Was fine

Good chill vibes

eh... didn't do much for me

einzigartiger sound, handvoll extrem guter tracks, als ganzes album aber durchaus anstrengend, teilweise geht es richtung noise, teilweise erinnert es auch an den bonobo sound (wobei der andere beats benutzt)

I don't think I've listened to this in full before: my hip hop credentials are weak. I did see him in concert in the late 90s, a show my brother invited me to join him at. It was a bad vibe night in Minneapolis I guess: Jeru the Damaga continuously berated the audience for not being hype enough and going like half an hour over his set, and DJ Shadow kind of listlessly spun record for about 20 minutes and then just left the stage...

Some good beats on this one, well done

I thought it was some funky-good stuff at times, but very 90s and not something I'd especially listen to again? But also not exactly bad? It certainly had its place- reminded me of listening to Chemical Brothers

Not a bad album though not really my thing these days. Some good bass parts and beats. Got annoyed by some of the samples and the artifical record crackle

This was a nice listen, very relaxing. It gets a bit much after a while, but overall it' a decent album, smooth tunes, chilled vibe.

Decent

Track 2

3/5

lite goa beats ändå. för långt album för att det ska kicka ordentligt för mig.

3.5 stars

Great late 90s mixes.

Crunchy drum kit. Enjoyed and working on determining my scale so landing on a 3. Some nujabees, elevator, and ballpark organ at times. “Nobody speak” played after the album and was recognizable

It was fine

Instrumental hip-hop, indflydelsesrigt, skelsættende, sampling teknik

Not really my jam

Instrumental hip hop. Härliga grejer.

a cool Bay Area DJ vibe from back in the day. Some fun tracks here but runs out of steam in the back half.

Más o menos

This is nothing.

Quite boring and spooky

this was OK, not my usual genre, but as it was made up of samples, decent

Boring, sorry....

It's like lofi hip-hop that you can sleep or study to, but minus the lofi element. There's some interesting mixing in there. Unfortunately, I really couldn't grab on to anything in particular. It kind of just washed over me like a wave. I don't think I could point out a specific song if you put a gun to my head. That's not to say it's bad. There were enjoyable beats in there, and it's clear he's good at making mixes. It just helps to have lyrics or something to help really differentiate the songs.

Парочка интересных битов есть, но не более того

"Building Steam with a Grain of Salt" was kind of a vibe. I enjoyed that one a lot. A lot of these songs sound the exact same though, it's not a bad sound but it's not exactly an interesting one for 16 tracks.

almost ok

This would be great if I saw it live at a club, but listening on earbuds at work is less than satisfying

Blind album and artist. Honestly wtf? Catchy but boring, had me flipping being 1 and 3 so ima go with 2.

Aluksi innostuin. Mutta alun jälkeen innostus lopahti, oli aika sekoa tavaraa.

This wasn’t essential.

Not for me

All the appeal of drum and bass but with added cameos from others. Sounds just a tad more organic but I still don’t really see anything to latch on to with this music.

This album probably requires more time than I have given it. Sampling makes the experience muddled and stilted, masking some interesting fragments of jazz, funk and rock.

Was hopeful at the start but it never really went anywhere

Some cracking tracks. And some considerably less than cracking tracks. There's a good album trapped inside this and (not for the first time) I think the old 40 minute format would do it a lot of favours. 2*

Eh

ok

Sampling is a legit art form and not stealing in my opinion, and I appreciate the talent it takes to make a record like this. With that said I didn't enjoy this really at all, there are some cool jazz samples and lots of layers. Some songs have a chill vibe and some are too racy. It is hip-hops version of muzak, glad I heard will never listen to it again.

This is a good album but I find it too overrated. While listening I felt the heavy atmosphere of sampled beats full of groove, darkness and a kind of quiet cruelty. The whole record is built from samples and it creates a dense, hypnotic mood that feels cold and immersive at the same time. The production is clever and the beats are strong, but after a while it becomes a bit samey and the hype around it feels bigger than the actual experience for me. It’s solid instrumental hip hop with a dark edge, but I don’t think it fully lives up to the masterpiece status people give it. Still worth hearing once.

Head-nod hip hop; interesting at first, but it goes nowhere, like that guy outside the convenience store. Sad, really.

Mixed bag of music; some good and some not so good. Difficult to rate it average given the source.

The concept of this album is a lot more interesting than the end result.

decent enough for background noise i guess, saved 0/16

Kjennskap: 0% En del kule/fine/fengende/interessante melodier, men ikke helt for meg. Kunne trengt noe rapping.

Standouts What Does Your Soul Look Like Part 4 Stem/Long Stem

Fortunately it is more electronica than hip-hop. Some really nice tunes on, but more in terms of background-music. Nonetheless I rate it down because it is only instrumental.

5/10

Wish I knew this was a instrumental album before hand as I really wasn’t impressed by it. If I knew I think I would have had a better listening experience

Just seemed like a mix of different sounds, rhythms, riffs, etc without contributing to anything cohesive or meaningful. Zero lasting takeaway from this.

bro could’ve sampled a fart and i would’ve found it more interesting.

I didn't appreciate this album but after conversation with 1212026-fam I can see what DJ Shadow was attempting, and props for his efforts.

Ansi erfið hlustun. Björk samdi eitt lag þarna, það bjargaði engu.

4/10 Fun listen. Not sure if it's a re-visit.

Talented but repetitive.

It finally ended

I do see why most people like this but unfortunately I’m the odd one out. 5/10

I think this is one that was probably revolutionary at its time, and is more difficult to appreciate on a first listen today. Fine as background noise, don't think I would seek this out again.

Historically the idea of an album entirely of samples would have me up in arms but…

Enjoyed this much more than I thought I would but still only marginally more interesting than the kind of ASMR tracks you hear in spas and shops selling crystal healing and aromatherapy paraphernalia.

Another case where the cover can tell a lot about the album right off the bat. The story takes place in a vinyl store. DJ Shadow (not Sonic's friend) really did need a lot of vinyl to create the album — considering the lack of vocals, it was the first record ever composed entirely of samples plucked from jazz, funk, hip-hop, and a few films. And the blurry state of the photograph is clearly meant to symbolize the listener's vision, because I almost fell asleep while playing this album. It's an incredibly monotonous, repetitive mid-tempo affair, though it does occasionally reveal interesting melodies. However, that's very rare, given the album's hour-long length. Perhaps the lack of vocals is actually a plus here, in that the record could serve as a good background for work. But nothing more.

nothing special

Eh im not into this Dj music mixing stuff

Lisa did not like it.

Just not really my vibe. Interesting, maybe at another time I could get more into it.

I can see myself listening to this when I’m studying or when I need some lyric-less background noise. No song was my favorite.

Parece um monte de som aleatório. Se o artista queria passar alguma mensagem, teria que ir mais a fundo, sem tempo agora irmão. Tem que ter pelo menos algo agradável na superfície, se quiser buscar algo mais fundo.

Fine background noise, but way too long

This did not appeal to my tastes, but the production was interesting.

It made me feel like I was in an elevator.

I've completely forgotten this after listening. I mean if u are a big fan of expert sampling and mash-ups this will work for you. But this was very forgettable to me, not much here that I would actively put on other than for background noise tbh. Fav Track: Changeling

this music is really, really repetitive.

Different.

3/10 - Definitely some personal preference in here but not striking whatsoever. Not offensive by any means, just lacking substance to make the album worth listening to.

Beats were fire but that’s all it was …

I can understand the geniosity of DJ Shadow and his complex sound and drum patterns, but I found out to challenging to endure listening to more than just a song.

Eh? Didn't care for that one.

Still not my genre.

Beats…

Uh, fine. I guess: some beats, some samples

A freaking 1 hr+ of a freaking mediocre nonsense.

Important≠Good

Cool beats that get old.

Cool but also tiring.

Why? This album just confused me on why it's a part of this list. Interesting and not un-enjoyable but no clear point to the music. Lots of cool sample, but just appear randomly in the songs. Fave Songs: What Does Your Soul Look Like, Pt 4 and Pt 1 (Pt 1 is the best song of the album by far)

Bezveze album, bilo mi je zanimljivo u par trenutaka, ali stvarno ništa posebno. 2/5, 3/10

Well this album was definitely a journey. A lot of the time I felt like I was listening to 'Local on the 8s' on the Weather Channel lol. There was another song that sounded liked I was watching some 90s crime drama and another that sounded like a Bach organ piece. Will I listen to it again? Probably not.

Couldn't wait for it to be over

Nice background music, but didn't really care for it

Álbum que solo da gusto escuchar de fondo. La música varía y intenta experimentar pero al final del día solo lo volvería a escuchar si tuviese que abrir un café y poner música de fondo. O capaz ni eso.

Maybe if I were stoned.

In the 90s, my brother was an amateur DJ (graduation parties not turntables) and car stereo guy and would listen to a lot of this type of stuff all the time to “test his system”. There would be a cool beat or something interesting and then the song would continue for 6 more minutes of that. This reminded me of being trapped in the car with him on the way to school.

I guess this is good background music. It didn't annoy me but it didn't really inspire me either.

2 - Mostly listenable, occasionally not.

snoozefest

Something I can get down with having in the background, but it’s not what I would choose to listen to

Meh. I can get the foundational nees this has

This is one of those albums where if anyone saying it's their favorite, they're lying in hopes you won't give it a listen. It's background music. It works for what it is, and I would listen if nothing else was sounding right, but it's just boring. The thing is: it has so much potential. The beats are good, the tone is there, it's just missing an element (that would make it interesting).

This is a very typical 1990s album to me putting the producer-genius at the forefront with soundscapes out of beats and sample with some keyboards and scratching. It sounds great if you love the music and the scene and I would've liked it when I was younger. Nowadays I'm not so impressend and wouldn't have this album on a list like this.

I just have zero interest in sample-only music, especially when there's a lot of talking and it goes on for an hour. 1.5/5.0: Bad

Not my kind of music. Anything with repetitive electronic beats needs to have some decent hip hop over the tip or I'm out, it seems

It was pretty good, the beats were very good, but I'm not the biggest fan, still it was impressive beats, just a bit too repetitive

Meh.

Más o menos

90’s Electronica

A great collection of samples but not something I would listen to again. It was kind of boring to be honest.

I wanted to like this album so bad, but it's just ... boring.

Tried to appreciate this more and just couldn’t. Kept forgetting to pay attention. A couple decent tracks, otherwise just background music for me.

Completely forgettable.

OK.

I don’t like instrumental music much. But it had some good melodies

Kind of had some old school hip hop vibes, so I'll place it above the last album, but still not really my thing.

I really wanted to like this album. I'm a sucker for a hip-hop sample, so I was eagerly awaiting catchy hooks and head-nodding beats with this. Unfortunately, I was waiting for over an hour, with no resolution in the end. I can see how this could have been influential, an experiment in how far sampling can go as an art, but at the end of the day it just didn't do enough to keep me hooked, especially in a genre that I already feel is over-represented on this list.

Building Steam With a Grain of Salt Stem/Long Stem Mutual Slump

There is a universe where this album got the recognition and success of Fatboy Slim.....I'd prefer to live in that universe. 2.5 stars

I appreciate the skill involved, and I like the cover, but I don’t like the content.

Kinda cool but also kinda boring

I'm sure this was very fresh in its time, but it reminded me of a random A24 movie soundtrack unfortunately.

the fuck is this. Not for me. Se escucha como adentro de una caja, no me gustó eso.

I didn’t quite like it

Kinda cool, but mostly noise

good if you want some background music but I'm not really into this stuff

HipHop alternativo¿? Base de lo que se empezo a escuchar en los 00 (maybe), medio pelo para escuchar si no es de fondo.

It just feels like getting edged

One of those that probably hit better at the time. It was great background stuff but didn’t make me want to revisit again or blow me away at any point.

Feels like it's supposed to be a backing track for people to rap over?

Why they would need to sample 'Orion' by Metallica?

Some lovely elements but limited consistency. Looking up after showed completely why.

Its not bad, I prefer the sampling approach to electronic music over the more "electronic" approach (you'll have to forgive my lack of music criticism vocabulary, I am new to this). In my opinion this album is a little too slow, resulting in it really dragging by the end. 2.5/5

Super chill. Vibing at work. Nice new find.

One Night at the Ibis Budget Hotel Lounge in Berlin.

Impressive from a technical standpoint. Underwhelming as music to enjoy.

Non

This sounds like what a 12 year old would do with their first keyboard. Random loops and clips from movies and other songs with generic drum tracks. Boring and random.

Väldigt intressant skiva med många härliga ljudlandskap. Instrumental hiphop blir ju väldigt speciellt. Inte alls dåligt men inte jättebra heller. Några bra låtar med skön stämning.

Cool idea, but interminable as a full album.

Album 1076 of 1089 Endtroducing..... - DJ Shadow (1996) Rating : 2.5 / 5 This was an interesting listen. The album leans heavily into the electronic and sample-based side of music, and it feels more like a sound collage than a traditional album built around songs and melodies. It moves along through different textures and beats rather than focusing on what I’d call strong musicality in the traditional sense. There are moments where a groove settles in nicely, and those parts worked best for me. At other times the album feels more like it’s exploring sounds and atmosphere than trying to create something you’d hum along with later. That approach clearly has its place, and you can hear the creativity behind how everything is put together. For me, it was one of those albums that I found interesting enough to keep playing, even if it never really pulled me all the way in. Nothing here made me want to turn it off, but at the same time there weren’t many moments that made me sit up and think, “Wow.”

I had not heard of DJ Shadow. According to Wikipedia this was revolutionary for it's time. It may well have been, but I can't see it now. I certainly don't remember it from when it was released. 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify apparently, but it's lost on me.

I dont know whats so groundbreaking in album, that contains one hour of repetetive instrumentals.

I can see how this is the prequel to a lot of music that I like better. I don't hate it but I wouldn't choose to put it on

DJ Shadow? More like Rachel Maddow. Which means I sort of liked it. Heads were nodded. But not really my thing.

My rating 2.2. Unremarkable.

Para escuchar de fondo está bueno

This is a really boring album, it’s kind of weird and I don’t really like that. None of the songs stood out and I kind of just wished it was over while listening to it. It’s just not my kind of music.

So, I guess this album was picked for being a technical breakthrough, the first album made entirely from samples, according to Guinness, though I’m sure there were many albums that were 90%+ created from samples. The reliance on samples leaves the drum machine as the only instrument available to do solos, which is a bit annoying at times. I don't know if I just didn't understand the concept for this album, but it honestly just sounded like noise to me. There are a few too many prominent sounds playing repetitively in this album amongst music that actually doesn't sound too bad. In fact, the music was really pleasant and interesting at times. That makes these sounds so jarring, and it really ruins the vibe that I just find myself getting into. The good news about this album, is it did get better as it went along and wasn't bad background music for my tasks. Would I listen to it just because? No. Did I need to hear this before I die? No, but the story behind it is neat

Bare larm

I liked organ donor and why hip-hop sucks in 96 was funny. This album was proof that this experience will include albums that are important for reasons other than pure enjoyability. It did not suffer from lack of sounds.

Inoffensive but not particularly enjoyable. I liked the use of samples and I would guess there were elements of the production that were boundary-pushing at the time.

Very strange

At first it was interesting but with no vocals I soon lost interest.

Yeah this really didn't hit the spot, especially for how highly it's often rated

i fear this will be another record where I am too young to appreciate what it did for music. I have no idea what instrumental DJ music sounded like before this record, nor the impact this album would have had on the genre.

Yeah it wasn't a bad listening experience, but it was just lacking lyrics imo. And I am not particularly a lyrics guy, but this album didn't really get a message across while the message is one of the most important things in hip-hop to me. 2/5

Olvidable

Noises were certainly made. Can't say I thought much of them.

Non il mio genere ma piacevole

Felt like background music

This is exactly what I imagined a white dj from the 90s would make

It was cool to hear the first album comprised by only samples. I found it to be really boring.

It’s fine, but not my thing

Cool drummies but one of the ones that doesn’t really hold up for a 2026 listener IMO

not my thing

It’s not bad. I can hear the quality, but it is just so damn repetitive. I love the album cover

Not my cup of tea. Could be good background noise. Mid 90s skate video vibe.

stem/long stem прикольная

Not for me, sorry.

chill background music, didn't really notice it while I worked tbh

This may have been groundbreaking in 1996? It's pretty dull listening today. Some admittedly funky breakbeats layered with jazz, pads, spoken word and random radio recordings. I give it 2 for the beats.

Correcto

This is half and half for me. Some songs are overbearing and overstay their welcome, others bring a nice electronic / jazzy vibe. 2.5

Decent

not my kind of music - skipped after a few songs

Cool sound but not something I really want to listen to.

Some fun sounds but not something I would seek out. More like background sounds.

This isn’t really my music taste but it was decent background music

1. intro classic 2. très beau piano, bon morceau 3. horrible, skip 4. un peu long, bon 5. / 6. meilleur son pr l’instant 7. / 8. Début bon, après c’est ATROCE, puis ça revient bien. 9. ça m’a lavé les oreilles, merci 10. alterner batterie/chill : très bon 11. Il était une fois l’homme ahhhh : bien! 12. long pour R 13. sympa mais c’est long 14. / Dans l’ensemble cool, des morceaux un peu long pour rien. 2-3 bons morceaux. 2.5+/5

Ok as background music but it’s not something I would actively seek out to listen again

En del kule samples, men stort sett ganske tungt og langdrygt.

ja nei.. det kunne vært musikken som gikk da du sku velge karakter i Tekken 2, og da ville æ tenkt «Tekken 2 har skikkelig passanes soundtrack». men å høre på det her i headsettet mitt??? nei

Hørt til og fra jobb. Megachill, alt for langt, ganske kjedelig.

Greit nok, men klipp-og-lim-musikk er i sin natur middelmådig.

Expertly produced with many layers, in saying that this album felt like it was missing so much and it goes for way too long, glad I got to listen but one I don’t think I’ll be revisiting in the future

it was whatever

completely uninteresting

First listen….. Well the intro was enough to put me off. Kept going….can see this was probably pretty influential it it’s day. I find it hard with sample based music for it to feel like it has any cohesive soul to it. This is the core problem here for me. It definitely belongs on the list, but I don’t particularly enjoy or like it. I’m in a generous mood. 2

Good drum beats

Eh it’s alr

This is fine. Well produced, inoffensive background music for me. Not my jam. Its fine.

Respect the fact that he went through vinyl records and created nearly this entire record from those samples. However, after a song or two I was checking if I wasn't shuffling the album accidentally because of how random it felt. 2/5 for the effort

Not my kind of music.

wouldnt listen to this sober

Not great

A bunch of classic beats that honestly I was fond of! What does your soul look like, Pt.1 was the best of the bunch.

1. zteam - 1.5 2. number -1.5 3. change - 1.5 4 zoul -1 5. ztem - 1 6. tranmizzion - 1.5 7. zlump - 1.5 8. donor -2 9. uuorld - 2 10. napalm - 2 11. like - 1.5

An entirely instrumental album created only from sounds and samples. Worth listening to and likely hugely influential? Yes. Would I listen to it again? Probably not.

Not my thing.

Not my fav

Oh look, some dide got a bunch of new audio gear and a MacBook. Cool. Nothing unique, interesting, or engaging about this.

Pretty unmemorable. Like it literally finished ten minutes ago and I couldn’t tell you anything about it

huge album for those that enjoy riding elevators

Bit all over the place. Some songs are like Portishead. A band I always thought were overrated. And now I’ve gone off to listen to some Portishead and quite like it. Probably a 2.5 stars for me

der zweite song ist echt gut, der rest so meh. halt trip hop, eig voll cool, aber halt ned so meins

Some of it was really good and some of it was not a vibe. Started off very briefly psychedelic and then changed into something more traditionally hip-hop before flitting across a few other genres with hip-hop at the core. This made for some interesting songs, but also some very long and overly experimental instrumentals that harshed the vibe.

It’s 6pm now. Busy day just getting to this. Left my speakers in the living room so it’s headphones for tonight. Also coincidentally just started tracking my pulse and spo2 so I’m gonna see if my pulse shoots up when it starts to get loud (I think this is gonna be rap music ?) T1 alright this sounds new let’s goo T2 I can’t even describe what this reminds me of. It just reminds me more of a time maybe like heading into the 2010s? Maybe it was a little earlier, but this is giving me similar vibes to a lot of the beats. Despite that you can definitely hear ‘the 90s’ in this beat. Fun change of pace haven’t heard this in a while. Yoooo it just hit me this sounds so derivative of ‘36 chambers’. I’m enjoying listening to this but j queued 36 chambers for after this album. Shoutout ghostface killa too I might put it on the turntable if I’m feelin it. T3 radical switch up at 2:00. T4 now THIS feels like alt 90s rap HELLL YEAAH. I love this beat Zoned out to this song good stuff. T8 I been zoned out. Having a good time. Not wanting to review but don’t want to forget anything. Aside: this is nothing like Wu Tang I take it back. I hear a nylon guitar? So weird I love it. This could be a prog rock song. J checked pulseoximeter or whatever and at the beginning it was sitting over 110 not going down, just checked and last 5 minutes+ we’re in the 80s, can feel this music relaxing me. Do I have autism? Definitely want to relisten in the future

Didn’t hate it but can’t say I liked it. I guess I just don’t appreciate this musical genre.

Was good at first but couldn't listen to it till the end. Got boring

Det blir för mycket ganska ofta vilket leder till att det mest bara blir ljud istället för musik.

ok so didnt get a chance to listen to it much, but it seemed like some cool non-lyrical punk!!

I don’t get it, hip hope musac?

I found this to be boring or annoying more than enjoyable.

The battle over AI music is currently all the rage. Is it art? Is it theft? I'd it right that someone with no training can go make music at the touch of a button, possibly taking precious money and spotlight away from those precious artists who spend their lives toiling away on their six string? But there's nuance, that little thing is tribal little monkeys tend to forget. For example - can original human-written poetry, words, or lyrics be considered art? Even if you don't like those things, you'd probably say yes. But what if those same words are applied to AI generated music? What then? What if the words form an album, and what if the AI prompts for that album were designed in such a way to form something specific, something coherent and cohesive? What then? Well that's what I did. It's online. Under Scrabo's Looming Shadow. A 46 song concept album about potato picking, with my words set to AI music from my prompts. Is it art? Is it the same type of Art as Entroducing? I don't know. All I know is that it's better than Entroducing.

Eh, I can appreciate the sampling on this album and there were a few moments I enjoyed, but it was overall a bit forgettable for me. I wouldn’t mind listening to this album again if I had to but I doubt I’d go back to it again, not my cup of tea personally. Strong 2/5, I feel like I know people who would like this a lot more than I do

A bit boring

Organ donor was a skip for me. Building steam with a grain of salt was probably my favorite of the album. This whole album was kind of strange, especially hearing samples and snippets of other songs I was super familiar with just randomly sprinkled into the song. It was pretty good, vibey background music, but I don't think I would listen to it for anything else.