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DJ Shadow "Lesson 4" 12" Hollywood Basic ED 5567 (US)

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Track Listing:

A – Real Deal (Shadow Remix) Remix – * 5:24 B * – Lesson 4 8:06

Joshua Paul "Josh" Davis (born June 29, 1972) better known as DJ Shadow is an , and . He is considered a prominent figure in the development of and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album , which was the first album to be recorded using only sounds. He has an exceptionally large personal record collection, with over 60,000 records. He is the cousin of singer and guitarist .

Early years

DJ Shadow was experimenting with a four-track recorder while in high school in , and began his music career as a disc jockey for the campus radio station . During this period he was significant in developing the experimental hip hop style associated with the London-based record label. His early singles, including "In/Flux" and "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)", were genre-bending works of art merging elements of , , , , , , and used-bin found records. Andy Pemberton, a music journalist writing for , coined the term "" in June 1994 to describe Shadow's "In/Flux" single and similar tracks being spun in London clubs at the time. Though his music is hard to categorize, his early contributions were certainly important for alternative hip hop. He cited groups such as , , and as influences on his sample-based sound, further claiming that "lyrics (...) were confining, too specific". His music rarely features more than short clips of voices or vocal work.

During 1991-1992, DJ Shadow remixes were released on , a short-lived rap/hip-hop subsidiary label of Hollywood Records. Notable amongst these is a 1992 compilation release titled "BASIC Beats Sampler", which features a remix of The Real Deal, a song by , as well as a 12-plus-minute "Mega Mix" of the rest of the album, including tracks by west-coast underground hip-hop act, and east-coast acts, and . Also in 1992, Shadow contributed and production work to , the controversial second release by rapper .

Early in 1993, Shadow was a part of the creation of the underground hip-hop label, in conjunction with and (whose stage name at the time was Asia Born). The first 12" release on this new imprint was titled "Entropy", with the A-side containing the Asia Born track "Send Them" and a dub rendition of the DJ Shadow track "Count and Estimate", and the entire B-side consisting of the 17-plus-minute title track. Rapper is featured in the version of "Count and Estimate" that appears in Entropy. Shadow continued to participate in releases on the Solesides label for years to come, until the label was disbanded in 1996 in favour of .

Also in 1993, 's contacted Shadow about releasing "In/Flux" on the fledgling imprint. The association with Mo' Wax was a productive one; his tracks "In/Flux" and "Lost and Found" made their way onto a number of releases over the next few years. Shadow also worked with during this period. On a 1995 visit to the Mo' Wax studios in London, England, Shadow was recruited to perform scratches on a and mix of the song .

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