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Private Press

by Dj Shadow

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All Time

of 455,625

4,165
2000's

of 265,887

645
2002

of 42,285

75

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Overall Rating: 2.9213 Private Press is ranked overall as 2.9213 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.0800 Private Press has an avg. critic score of 3.0800 out of 4 stars

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Stylus Magazine

In 1996 Josh Davis released...Endtroducing, an expansive, intricate and morose tapestry of samples that wove brass, pianos, filtersweeps and hip hop beats together, creating something new from many things old. ...more

PopMatters

Private Pressure: DJ Shadow Makes the Personal Public Talk about spreading yourself thin. First, you release a landmark track, "In/Flux", that more or less inspires countless beat junkies and critics to claim you invented trip-hop. ...more

PopMatters

DJ Shadow crept into the public consciousness in 1996 with his debut album Endtroducing . By that point he had already issued a dozen or more singles, but with his first album he hit the mainstream running. Suddenly, people outside of DJ culture were grooving to his brand of jazzy hip-hop. ...more

Yahoo! Music

However long he'd waited to follow up his breathtaking 1996 debut, the cut-and-paste symphony Endtroducing , DJ Shadow faced a daunting task. And his sophomore outing, The Private Press , tries to make the best of it. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Five years on from his breakout Endtroducing..., hip-hop's reigning recluse showed he still had plenty of tricks up his sleeve -- as well as many more rare grooves left for sampling. Shadow had kept a low recording profile during past years, putting out only a few mix sets alongside a pair of collaborations (Psyence Fiction by U.N.K.L.E. ...more

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Under The Radar

Hold up. Hold up. Before we get started. Guess who's comin'? Guess who's comin'? Back again. Who is he? Just your favorite DJ savior. And that was our first introduction to none other than DJ Shadow, AKA Josh Davis, from his breakout...read the complete review at Under The Radar

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Fazed

It's 25 years since Elvis died It's 125 years since man invented paper clips It's 1hr 30 seconds since I last ate cheese But crucially its 6 years since Josh Davis AKA DJ Shadow released 'Entroducing' Entroducing is widely regarded as being one...read the complete review at Fazed

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The Austin Chronicle

Waking from a restless dream, even after the longest sleep, one finds himself distraught, tired, and most of all, puzzled. Although your movement might have been limited to a 1-or-2-inch roll, your restless mind has been engulfed in a state of thought...read the complete review at The Austin Chronicle

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