DJ Shadow - The Less You Know, The Better - Talib K - Little Dragon Downtempo 2LP
2LP

DJ Shadow - The Less You Know, The Better



Island Records – 2774212

Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album


Country: Europe

Released: 03 Oct 2011

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock
Style: Instrumental, Trip Hop, Experimental



Tracklist


A1 Back To Front (Circular Logic) 2:05
A2 Border Crossing 3:36
A3 Stay The Course
Rap [Featuring] – Posdnuos, Talib Kweli
Written-By – K.Mercer, T.Greene 3:38
A4 I've Been Trying 3:13



B1 Sad And Lonely
Written-By – G.Boulet, P.Harel 3:11
B2 Warning Call
Written-By – T.Vek
Vocals [Featuring] – Tom Vek 3:31
B3 Tedium 2:27
B4 Enemy Lines
Drums – Stanton Moore
Written-By – D.McCafferty, D.Sweet, M.Charlton, P.Agnew 5:23



C1 Going Nowhere 0:29
C2 Redeemed 4:27
C3 Run For Your Life 3:26
C4 Give Me Back The Nights 3:56




D1 I Gotta Rokk 6:30
D2 Scale It Back
Performer [Featuring] – Little Dragon
Drums – Stanton Moore
Written-By – E.Bodin, F.Wallin, H.Wirenstrand, Y.Nagano 4:18
D3 Circular Logic (Front To Back) 4:55



Credits
A&r – Ross Allen
Artwork – Tony Papesh
Management – Jamal Chalabi
Mastered By – John Dent (tracks: A1 to A3, B2 to C1, C3 to D3), Tim Young (tracks: A4, B1, C2)
Mastered By [Mastering Assembly] – John Dent
Mixed By – Jim Abbiss (tracks: A4 to B2, B4, C2, D1 to 16), Mikael "Count" Eldridge (tracks: A1 to A3, C3)
Mixed By [Assistant] – Brett Lind (tracks: B2, B4, D2), Rick Vargas (tracks: A4 to B2, C2, D1)
Producer, Arranged By, Scratches, Mixed By – DJ Shadow
Written-By – J.Davis
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 602527742120

I have been waiting way too long for this day! I am glad to report that DJ Shadow has laid it all down beautifully for this release. Besides killer production, awesome sampling, and of course incredible beat structure, this album is by far his most creative, ambitious, and mature project yet!
The one difference about this album from previous work is that Shadow has broadened his originality to a larger scope without compromise.

This album truly has a touch of every style, of course there's the "trademark" dark, moody soundscapes, however, this album has soft happy beats, hard rocking party beats, hip-hop, trip-hop, souljazz, and pretty much everything else and a bag of chips!

To be fair, some listeners just like the moody/dark side of Shadow so if you are one of these people you might want to have a listen before your purchase.

The album starts off well enough with "Back to Front (Circular Logic)," a fun, constantly morphing hip-hop instrumental that turns out to be exactly what you would want DJ Shadow to open with.


Other Essential Tracks: “Sad and Lonely” and “Warning Call”
a standout, jazzy P-Funk jam ("Run For Your Life"),
A '90s-style throwback track featuring Posdnuos and Talib Kweli (but damn that flute and those whistling cuts are catchy!).


DJ Shadow - Scale It Back (featuring Little Dragon)





DJ Shadow - Warning Call


last tune of the gig live from ABC Glasgow on 05.12.12