Endtroducing.....

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

Pretty good

Wow, just really, really good! I'm reserving my 5 star ratings for the best of the best of the best, but this is close. First time hearing this and I'm so glad I did.

This is a lot of nice beats and I think it’s full of material that’s been sampled a lot. “Before we get started” right in the first song. I really liked listening to this. Favorites: building steam with a grain of salt, changeling, stem/long stem. I read the Wikipedia and it’s an album full of vinyl samples layered into new material

Solid but mostly samey/not my vibe

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.

This is like all those youtube trip hop videos I would study too... except the crowned jewel that everyone should model after. Samples are incredible. They're mostly lesser known pieces that work so well together to make a collective effort that flows and contributes to an overall mood yet has a lot to offer with each track. It might be kinda strange to think that an album founded on samples could be deemed consistent when it takes from so many genres and so many artists, but it's the way he reuses those samples, and overall the themes is incredibly impressive, some of the best I've seen. The most popular tracks "Building Steam" and "Midnight in a Perfect World" are the most chill and best exemplative of the genre, but by far the tracks most likely to by your consciousness if you're not actively paying attention. "The Number Song" is my favorite for sure. I love the drums and the funk that gets me grooving in an excited sort of way. "Changeling" has a futuristic feel to it. "What Does Your Soul Look Like" is smooth and jazzy. I like how Pt 4 is still very much involved and deep in the mood, but then the album closes out with Pt 1 which feels like the fog has been cleared up and you could hear the jazz so clearly. "Stem" feels very atmospheric yet anxious, like I'm in a dark, creepy cave full of danger. The organ interjection reminds me of Luray Caverns' Great Stalacpipe Organ. I like the organ piece in "Organ Donor," they definitely could have stuck that in "Stem." I wouldn't have minded the extra length. "Mutual Slump" is another favorite of mine, although I'm not quite sure how to describe it. Maybe it's the high energy, weird sounds, and avant-garde jazz that gets me to vibe with it. Not only did I feel no track overstayed its welcome, but I actually wanted each track is keep going. Even the long ones that went on for over 7 minutes, I would love extended versions of them. Despite being a little over an hour, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience.

Could not listen to it all. Never heard of this album before and will never remember it after.

La neta es que tengo al diyei chadou en lo más alto de mis afectos, pero este disco, fuera de organ donor y si acaso otra, me dio para abajo bien cabrón. Terminé pinches odiándolo.

Entire album of flawless beats. An inspiration for DJ's everywhere. Today there a thousands of YouTube video created by at home DJ's that sound similar to Entroducing, but when it came out, it was unique.

Pretty neat. Good beats. Fun atmosphere. Inventive (naturally). Would put on again for studying/etc.

Can see how this was a huge inspiration for a lot of people.

Incredibly unimaginative.

This was really boring. I was definitely not a fan.

First listen. Better than expected. Definitely good background music. 2/5

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.

perfect

3.75

Absolute classic of hip-hop. I have so many nostalgic memories tied to this album. The sampling game here is just unparalleled.

Ok, not gonna lie....I didn't listen to all of this. By the second song I wanted to shove an ice pick in my ear. Fucking terrible.

Painful.

Me mama.

no tenía idea de dj shadow. pero se ganó mi corazón. 100/10 a este disco. Aburrido, dark, maravilloso. Favs: Stem y Organ donor.

Una obra maestra, yo pienso. "Organ Donor" me maravilló, pero en sí, muy satisfecho con este disco, con todos sus sonidos 10/10.

Would have been great with lyrics. Found the drum and bass only kind of boring, but good for what it was.

Chill beats. Great for background noise.

I need to buy this

Amazing album, one of my favourites. Why don't I own this on vinyl yet

Big beats. Good background music that frequently demands your attention. Very relaxing, could smoke to this. Favorite tracks: "Midnight in a Perfect World", "Changeling / Transmission", "Building Steam With a Grain of Salt"

This is still really good! 4 or 5 , that's the question. I think the Zeitgeist for me takes it to 5

Boring. Sampling is just such an uninteresting act. I don’t care for it.

Already knew it well. Classic. Bit depressing to be reminded it came out 25 years ago though!

Listened to this on a road trip, album pretty much finished, and I barely realised it was on. Not adding nor deducting points for working with Zack De La Rocha later down the track.

Brilliant. Formative. Have always loved the sample genre. Look forward to more listens.

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.

Another good hidden gem. Listened while riding the bike through the streets of DC, really enhanced the experience.

Полный семплинг, интересно послушать. Ну и основы трип хопа в Зеленоградске приятно постигать.

Trip hop com clima conceitual

Reminds me of the Maxwell Implosion, Dimitri from Paris, Chill Sirius XM station. Downtempo electronica. Not feeling like it's hip hop. Maybe I don't know what hip hop is.

Wow! Wasn't expecting to love this so much.

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

A classic that spawned a decade of instrumental hip-hop albums. Definitely encapsulates the feeling of the burgeoning underground hip-hop scene.

Awesome chill beats

Vibey and skillful

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

Let’s talk about flow, shall we? An astonishing river of sound, and DJ Shadow the river guide with a firm hand on the paddle so you see just the sights he wants you to see whilst you sit slack-jawed at the dramatic scenery and the vastness of the sky. You can’t predict what’s just around the riverbend and nor do you want to. You’re happy floating, guided, gawping. There are few rapids to be found here (he said, leaning far too heavily into his river-guide metaphor). The pace is never rushed, and could perhaps do with a little more variety - but then why crave variety with a sound as crisp and clear as a sun-scorched blue sky?

Questions of ownership. Whose property is that drum beat, this organ, that voice? Of authorship. If I use your art for my art, do I become its creator? If not, does that tune belong to the guitar maker or the composer? Of permanence. If placing that snippet next to this one, or looping it, or giving it a beat, changes its original meaning, does art ever have a final form? A man in a room filled with vinyl, exploring every groove in minute detail, sinking deeper into his musical fever dream, the answers always a fingertip away, if he'd just.....

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).

Yes very good

Like a proto “lofi beats to study and/or chill to” or whatever. I dig 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....

Oh yeah this one's a favourite. Had this on vinyl for a few years. Stands as a giant in this style of music. Loved revisiting it! 5/5

Still sounds good but less innovative than I recall.

4.7 + Love this record almost as much as “Donuts” by JDilla, another legendary DJ (RIP). Sophisticated, evocative.

Very Nice. Great drums. Love the samples. First listen score : 10/10

Aaah yeah this was my jam back in the day, had organ donor on repeat for months. Probably enjoy the Private Press a little more overall but this is one of the foundations of instrumental hip hop. Not everyone will like the aesthetic and the quirky samples, but you have to at least acknowledge the amazing drum programming, looping and sampling. Nearly every sound on the album came from something that was already recorded, yet it's all completely original.

July 29, 2021 (actually July 30, 2021) I really didn't hate this as much as I thought I would. Great background for working. Actually kind of... good? Not what I usually like at all but I'm into it. Especially enjoyed "Building Steam with a Grain of Salt".

Interesting and cool.

Gostei, não é algo que eu procuraria ouvir, mas é uma vibe bem urban 90s, definitivamente vou voltar a escutar em outro momento ao longo dos dias!

Not my cup of tea.

this is actually pretty good. I like it. Favorite tracks: Building steam with a grain of salt, Stem/Long Stem

Hmmmm, thats pretty good~

05/06/2021 Ricardo was here

track 1 - sets up the album great, nearly all samples track 2 - starting track 2 sampling one word of a sample from track one very meta, great example of how a sampler is an instrument. This album and this song got me through college, great song to throw on while studying/programming. "The music's coming through me" track 3 - starts off with a song that has breakdown but doesn't even sample that part but choses a second sample to use for it. oldschool rap sound. track 4 - super mellow transmision 1 - always loved that film sample track 5 - never was one of my favourites from the album, sneaky kraftwerk sample hidden in there. track 6 - don't remember this song, what is this sample haha track 7 - banger. love the film sample at the end continuation of previous one. The drums are perfect over the strings/organ. Organs are later fleshed out in organ donor song, Giorgio Moroder - Tears. Great transition into the 2 songs this essentially is. Great version of this with heat sample that came out later. The sample at the end is a comedy sketch but the way it is played makes it sound like a madman from a film or a one man show or something. transmission 2 - love that musical sample, super chill then into another film sample about transmission from aliens. track 8 - alien sample previously into a chewie sample. Dj shadows wife talking, scratches, semi nonsensical lyrics around wookie sounds and screams and crossfader sounds. track 9 - simple sample but perfect mix/additions to not be too boring another great study/programming track. track 10 - cool little continuation with different keys after. "Why Hip Hop Sucks In ’96" = "It's the money" track 11 - jarring and chill at the same time somehow. That is gift of gab sampled at the end and the Gab Remix of this is excellent also. That version expands further on this song as being about the Doomsday Clock at the likely / upcoming end of humanity. track 12 - another odd alien film sample over banger drums and sparing bass, bird chirping and guitar. very long. track 13 - radio/transmissions at the start set the mood for the eerie/melancholic outro. The drum samples on this album really help make it. transmission 3 - final / "repeat" alien sample, always loved those samples and this one as it lowers / fades out with more information being given and the twin peaks sample is an odd ending to an album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpbWz7QvJAo - most samples

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.

This album caught me off guard. I'm listening to these albums while working but this one kept drawing me in. Just as I'd start getting into the grove of a long melodic song it would mix it up, keep me on my toes. Initially I thought the song changes were a bit jarring but towards the end I realised the album was breaking up the pace with shorter tracks, funny bits etc in the same way that the individual songs were. I felt like I wanted more of some tracks and less off others. It's like a Nolan film, I'll get more from it the second time cos I know what to expect.

Judging by the cover and date of release, I was expecting East coast hip hop. I was pleasantly surprised, with the instrumental chill hop vibes.

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

- mix of old school hip hop electronic instrumental vibes - each track blends right in with the next - lots of sampling - enjoy the journey it takes you on; feels a bit like a movie soundtrack in that regard rather than lofi/trip-hop style music

Too experimental for my taste

Absolute classic.

Smooth and easy listening

// Favs: Best Foot Forward / Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt / Stem Long Stem / Organ Donor Score: Decent 4

Musically, this album was pretty good. I was expecting rap, but was pleasantly surprised.

Great songs Some are just interludes

A great listen. Another album that had passed me by, but was solid. Will definitely come back for more

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.

Putting together the pre-recorded music for church has given me a good appreciation for just how difficult and involved the craft of the producer is. You can have a bunch of samples, you can have an idea for how they’ll fit together, but making that actually sound good when those clips have such wildly different audio quality takes is difficult and awe-inspiring when done well. I love this, love the vibes, love the sound. Favourite track: “Building Steam with a Grain of Salt”

Elevator music + noise

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.

Con questo disco c'ho sempre avuto un pò di problemi anche se non con il musicista. Alcune cose ad oggi suonano troppo vecchie e come prime sperimentazioni di una strada percorsa successivamente.

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

Didn't like the beginning but by the middle it was getting interesting

Me recuerda a cuando descubrí a dj shadow, brutal

Heavy

listened to while walking through the Edinburgh meadows at 11pm in the summer. What an incredibly calming yet still groovable album. I adore this.

Je peux clairement imaginer pourquoi cet album est culte et je comprends l'influence qu'il a pu avoir sur les genres comme le hip hop, mais aussi la house ou la techno. Même si ce type de sons un peu cheper sans paroles n'est pas mon genre de prédilection, il y a quand même quelques pépites que je peux beaucoup apprécier. En tout cas, je pense que cet album a clairement sa place dans les 1001 meilleurs albums de tout les temps car il est indéniablement de très bonne qualité!

i like this very much Cool Beats?? really cool beats

Utterly unmissable. Seminal. Timeless.

Ganske digg og chill stemning her. Litt for lite som skjer til instrumental å være for min smak. Setter likevel pris på de syke samplene og komposisjonene som ligger bak.

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.

This is quite a unique album. All the songs here are quite mellow hip-hop tracks but they all have a different flair to them due to the stylistic differences found on each song. This is all supported by a solid rock back heat

Découverte intéressante !

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

What a waste of time! Not my music genre at all. Did not like a single track of that album

I love plunderphonics but its just drawn out too much

Cool album to have in the background but gets old

Still do not see what people see in this album. I can appreciate the samples, but not the resulting sound, I guess.

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

Big fan of this, great background/chill music with a ton of different musical elements thrown in. Some of the songs, like Midnight, are pretty creepy and have a cool ambience Saved: Stem / Long Stem, Organ Donor, Midnight In A Perfect World

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.

Just an immense album. Instrumental hip-hop but more than that. Just listen to it. BT: Building Steam With a Grain of Salt, The Number Song, What Does Your Soul Look Like - Pt.4

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

Some excellent tracks on here, very varied

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.

Mick said its brilliant

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

Tracks 2, 3 and 13 are massive.

An extra one for nostalgia

dont really like it

Great album, but some songs are just too damn long and it's pretty ambient overall

A load of samples expertly put together to bore you to death on a Wednesday morning. 2/5

I don't get this album, pretty sure that I listened to it before a couple of times but it doesn't inspire anything in me at all. Maybe it's an album of it's time but not for me.

I know it is only samples and not songs, but it was amazing :D

Interesting... need to listen more

Good grooves

Some good tracks

Great! Chill, and good to work to

Ok, isso foi bem mais interessante do que achei que seria

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

I was very impressed with this album and realize how influential it was to the DJ scene in the late 90's and aughts. I used to love a lot of this type of music and it heavily influenced my pandora playlist back in 2009 or so. Midnight in a perfect world is a great track.

Midnight In a Perfect World is probably the best song on the album. Like a rock/rap remix kind of instrumental album. Was alright, nothing crazy. 5/10.

Es solo una batería haciendo PUM PURRRUPUM PUM PUM

Really enjoying this album. Definitely one to come back to while riding my bike, chilling in the tub, or to have echoing through the house. Cool find!

Madre mía. ¿Cómo no conocía este disco ni a este músico? Puro sampler y hip-hop de los 90. También tiene un aire a IDM como los Boards of Canada. IMPRESIONANTE!!!

No idea about anything about this. Let's dive in. Best Foot Forward - Classic 90s rap intro. Not really music. Building Steam with a Grain of Salt - Lovely little piano line leads into a great hook. Quotes from a guy who MIGHT be JK Simmons? This track evolves into something that sounds a lot like Blockhead The Number Song - This reminds me of a Guitar Hero spinoff game called DJ Hero. Shadow has a great knack for mixing other people's melodies, drum beats, and samples. You could draw a direct line from DJ Shadow in the mid-90s to Girl Talk in the mid-2000s. Peppy with a lot of hard kicking drums. Changeling - A rainy, dreary, ethereal piece. Eventually a melody comes in that can only be described as Cyperpunk Weather Channel. What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4) - Jazzy AF with a nasty little bass riff. Untitled - I have to imagine that this is the stinger at the end of Side 1 on the LP (and the cassette). Just a goofy little 20 second thing. Stem/Long Stem - A long medley of melodies Mutual Slump - This one didn't make a huge impression on me Organ Donor - I think this hook was LITERALLY used by Blockhead! Why Hip Hop Sucks in '96 - Frankly, I don't think it does! Midnight in a Perfect World - This one also failed to make much of an impression on me. Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain - Chill vibes What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 – Blue Sky Revisit) - Maybe the best track on the album? Overall this is excellent. You can hear the artists that influenced Shadow, as well as the artists he influenced. Excellent. Excellent. Excellent!

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.

Was not excited to see a 90’s hip hop album today, but the full instrumental beat making and sampling was rad! Real good stuff and glad to have come across it!

Solid

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

Was fine

Good chill vibes

Too experimental and old school for me

Some OG dj chops. This album takes hip-hop style, rhythm, and structure and use the beat too expands opon it. Shadow took the equipment thats was used too warp sound and instruments to make a song and used the instruments them selves as instuments.

Fantastic album, very awesome discovery

eh... didn't do much for me

Atmospheric trip hop

I liked this. More like mood music, but not bad.

It was gibberish. Not uncomfortable to listen to, and I get that he revolutionized hip hop and all, but I couldn't make it out.

One of my favorite albums ever. For me, this is where electronic music began.

Conhecia já. Amo. Perfeito. Sampling at its best. Um dos meus álbuns preferidos, queria morar dentro dele. Músicas preferidas: Changeling, Stem/Long Stem, e principalmente Midnight in a Perfect World

Elemental

Stem/Long Stem best song on album

Not a fan

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)

Scratch scratch… scratch music

Pretty good music to zone out to. A lot of it was instrumental.

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...

great samples, good tracks

Excellent

Many good beats

Unlike anything I've heard before! Cool vibes, new sounds.

Some good beats on this one, well done

Already have

How can something so important be so boring

Fantastic production! Heard DJ Shadows on a lot of features, but this is the first album I've listened to.

4.2

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

A classic. Great

Chillllll

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

Like this a lot. This will be on the playlist

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.

Shadow is a legend and this album is a perfect encapsulation as to why. Chill yet electric-- it showcases his talents as a DJ.

Decent

Hip-Hop-Instrumentals with little to no vocals (sadly)

Track 2

One of the greatest. I love this, but am partial to private press

Cool

3/5

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

3.5 stars

It was refreshing, but it's dark! Not a listen for the night.

It's simultaneously discomforting and serene. Relaxing, and a hair stressful.

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

Very nice listen

Instrumental hip-hop, indflydelsesrigt, skelsættende, sampling teknik

The first album made entirely of samples. I like it when an artist uses samples effectively and then elevates the material. There's no elevation here. Everything is mixed nicely enough, but after listening to this for over an hour, I'm not sure why I'm supposed to give it any more attention. Best track: Midnight In A Perfect World

Smoooooth

Not really my jam

7/10 F.t.: organ donor

Listened to it before and quite liked it.

This is a beautiful album it needs to be felt, and feel it I do.

Couldn't listen to it all.

Really really good, loved how I hardly noticed the tracks changing

hello

Absolutely loved some of it. Some of it made me feel completely uneasy.

Instrumental hip hop. Härliga grejer.