DJ Shadow: The Penumbra of the Beast
David Stubbs, Melody Maker, 26 October 1996
The way Portishead took dance into uncharted territories in 1994, the way Tricky took chances in 1995, so DJ SHADOW is pushing back the envelope in 1996. His Endtroducing LP should have the impact of a Maxinquaye. Here, the DJ, remixologist and soundmeister bemoans rap's wasted potential and looks to hip hop's future
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