DJ Shadow "Funky Skunk" mix tape

[BadBoyBenny]

I've already posted this before but I'm going to shamelessly do it again. My brother spins this style (a good mix of old soul, funk, old school and even some relatively current hip-hop). He's no shadow, but he can cut it up and had decent track selection.

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[shant]

I finally found this mix and I'm giving it a listen right now. It is really good. Totally reminds me of the Diplo mix of Shadow stuff.

The Knuck if you Buck/Common blend was rad.

[Kneel B4 Zod]

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[Patton4]

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Ummmmm... what did you download? A track, an album, DJ Shadow himself??? Need to put this into some sort of context. Are you familiar with this style of music? Answers, please.

[TiK]

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LOL!

[Kneel B4 Zod]

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Ummmmm... what did you download? A track, an album, DJ Shadow himself??? Need to put this into some sort of context. Are you familiar with this style of music? Answers, please.

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2 CD's under his own name, Preemptive Strike and The Private Press.

No, I'm not familiar with his type of music. I loved The Go! Team, and downloaded DJ Shadow after reading that "if I liked the TGT, I might DJS".

Perhaps I haven't given it enough of a chance. as a matter of fact, I'll listen to it again this afternoon.

[Madtown]

KBZ,

Download Endtroducing... --- it's his best album.

[Macdaddy Warsaw]

I believe a better suggestion might be to download Psyence Fiction by UNKLE, which is basically Shadow loops with a bunch of guest stars featuring. It's very good and it lets you get into DJ Shadow production while maintaining more traditional song structures. If you could only listen to one song on this album, I'd say listen to Lonely Soul. It features Ashcroft from the Verve. It's pretty emo/dark (the chorus is "I'm gonna die in a place that don't know my name/I'm gonna die in a space that don't hold my name") but the production is top-notch and Ashcroft's voice works really well. Also, the song ends in a more upbeat way, thanks to the production.

From Pitchfork:
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Psyence Fiction also boasts several brilliant collaborations with rock superstars, some of which comprise a few of the record's greatest moments: Metallica bassist Jason Newsted goes head- to- head with the Beastie Boys' Mike Diamond on "Celestial Annihilation," a hard-hitting rap number with a shimmering lunar backdrop; the Verve's Richard Ashcroft was brought in for vocals on the gloomy "Lonely Soul"; Alice Temple lends her soulful imagery to "Bloodstain", which seems almost four-dimensional in parts; and Radiohead's Thom Yorke adds his trademark angstful melancholy to the amazing and theatrical "Rabbit In Your Headlights," a song which contains one of the most heartbreaking vocal samples in the history of music.

Whereas most electronic records won't do much for those not into the genre's breakbeats and Atari-esque sound effects, Psyence Fiction comes through as both a genius piece of electronic music history and a remarkable pop album. Friends, UNKLE is for everybody. (Emphasis added)


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[Sandstone]

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One of the best DJ mixes I've listened to in a while (and I've been listening to a bunch lately.) This isn't DJ Shadow doing his own material but just a good mix of old soul, funk, old school and even some relatively current hip-hop. Much less somber than typical Shadow-produced tracks.

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If you liked that, I recommend picking up his Diminishing Returns mix, probably my absolute favorite of his mixes.

Another good Shadow mix is "Shadow vs. Diplo" where they pull in all sorts of crazy [censored] like a marching band cover of Innagaddadavida.