The Private Press

by DJ Shadow

The Private Press cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 June 2002
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 57:19
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 11 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following up his groundbreaking debut, 'The Private Press' finds DJ Shadow continuing to master the art of instrumental hip-hop and sample-based plunderphonics. The album constructs dense, cinematic soundscapes from obscure vinyl records, blending rhythmic breaks with surreal textures.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, rhythmic, sampling, textured, detailed, electronic, experimental, atmospheric, classic

Tracklist

  1. Letter From Home (01:09)
  2. Fixed Income (04:49)
  3. Un Autre Introduction (00:44)
  4. Walkie Talkie (02:27)
  5. Giving Up The Ghost (06:30)
  6. Six Days (05:02)
  7. Mongrel... (02:20)
  8. ...Meets His Maker (03:02)
  9. Right Thing / GDMFSOB (04:20)
  10. Monosylabik, Pt. 1 & 2 (06:46)
  11. Mashin' On The Motorway (02:58)
  12. Blood On The Motorway (09:12)
  13. You Can't Go Home Again (07:03)
  14. Letter From Home - 2 (00:57)

Credits

  • Tom Sarig - a&r
  • DJ Shadow - art direction, mixed by, producer, arranged by, liner notes
  • Keith Tamashiro - art direction
  • Tim Young - mastered by
  • Jim Abbiss - mixed by
  • Alex Reverberi - mixed by [assistant]
  • Billy Conkel - mixed by [assistant]
  • Neil Tucker - mixed by [assistant]
  • B+ - photography by
  • Josh Davis - written-by

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