The Less You Know, the Better

by DJ Shadow

The Less You Know, the Better cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 October 2011
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:07:08
  • Community rating: 3.04/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

DJ Shadow's fourth studio album finds the legendary producer pulling extensively from obscure rock and folk samples rather than standard funk breaks. The highly eclectic, slightly abrasive record heavily features vocal contributions from artists like Little Dragon and Tom Vek.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, sampling, party, instrumental, experimental, downtempo, dance

Tracklist

  1. Back To Front (Circular Logic) (2:04)
  2. Border Crossing (3:36)
  3. Stay The Course (3:36)
  4. I've Been Trying (3:12)
  5. Sad And Lonely (3:09)
  6. Warning Call (3:35)
  7. Tedium (2:26)
  8. Enemy Lines (5:23)
  9. Going Nowhere (0:28)
  10. Redeemed (4:26)
  11. Run For Your Life (3:24)
  12. Give Me Back The Nights (3:54)
  13. I Gotta Rokk (6:29)
  14. Scale It Back (4:16)
  15. Circular Logic (Front To Back) (4:55)
  16. (Not So) Sad And Lonely (4:29)
  17. Def Surrounds Us (7:37)

Credits

  • Tony Papesh - artwork
  • Posdnuos - rap [featuring]
  • Talib Kweli - rap [featuring]
  • Tom Vek - vocals [featuring]
  • Stanton Moore - drums
  • Little Dragon - performer [featuring]

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