DJ SHADOW
The Mo’Wax Singles 1993-1997 (PIAS)
A box set of eight 12”s compiling DJ Shadow’s singles for the Mo’Wax label, preceding and including selections from 1996 debut album Endtroducing. The original masters have been dusted down and spruced up at Abbey Road, and there’s intriguing new sleeve art – albeit due to the discs containing the original artwork having been lost. If Ennio Morricone had been down with a slightly sedated Bomb Squad, the end results might resemble what Shadow – aka Josh Davis – was up to in these early years.
In Flux, from 1993, is considered the first trip-hop release by some; 1994’s Lost And Found samples U2 and Fleetwood Mac, and the brilliant Midnight In A Perfect World, an Endtroducing highlight, features piano from David Axelrod. This impressive collection does not come cheap, but for those on a smaller budget, the Endtroducing anniversary editions make a great alternative.
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