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DJ Shadow readies rarities collection

By | Published on Thursday 26 April 2012

DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow has compiled a new rarities album from his vintage archives, and he’ll be damned if he isn’t going to release it. Those purchasing the LP will gain a horde of demos, rough edits and rarely-heard exclusives from the years Shadow spent working on an Akai MPC sampling system, plus several instrumentals taken from a cancelled 1995 collaboration with Blackalicious rapper The Gift Of Gab. Bonus tracks, the first of which, ‘Affectations’, is free to download via the widget below.

Says Shadow: “I like to follow up new material with a tastefully-done archival project. As long as the old stuff is given a context and doesn’t overshadow the new, I think it’s a healthy exercise for me, and one that re-calibrates me for whatever new musical path lies ahead. I think it’s important to revisit where you’ve been occasionally so that you can determine where to go”.

Though minus a release date, ‘Total Breakdown: Hidden Transmissions From The MPC Era, 1992-1996′ does have the following tracklist to its credit:

Intropy (Original Version)
Vee In Detroit
Dreams Of A Piece
The Not-So-Quiet Storm
Fast Rap Fanfare
Intensely Hitting
Mystical With Solo
Alright
Don’t Try It
From The Old School
Freddi’s Popcorn
Quickstep
Movin’ On (Gab Demo 1)
Falling Up
Mellow But Chunky
Total Breakdown (Gab Demo 2)
Heavy Mood
Affectations
Perilous Journey (Gab Demo 3)
Aye
Brittle But Magic
Atmospheric Disturbances
Swimming Upstream (Gab Demo 4)



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