Customer Reviews
Insight, foresight, the clock on the wall reads a quarter past midnight... - By: Dave Redman, 10 Jul 2007 
I first got into electronic music a while ago, & frankly couldnt have asked for a better induction. I was recomended this by a friend when I said I liked the electronic stuff on Kid A & he told me that most of it was influenced by this man.
He was right, Shadow is a genius. His skill with a drum machine is matched only by his skill with a sampler & his talent for mixing, perfectly capturing an ever shifting mood with changes of tempo, time signature, key, instruments & genre. Its alll captured here, like a beautifully preserved insect in a peice of amber. Jazz, soul, blues, & that ever present loaded-gun backbeat, tying every interesting sample & gorgeous melody together into an amazingly cohesive journey of beats.
It is, like the best albums, prismic & ever changing. Nothing is repeated, & everything is brilliant, but specificallly, the best examples of its genuis are The Number Song, Stem/Long Stem, & the stunningly beautiful Midnight In A Perfect World. However, unlike The Private Press, you reallly have to lsten to it alll, right through. You simply cannot skip tracks. the thought of missing anything...well...
Anyway, I would personallly reccomend this to anyone new to electonic music, & when you're done here (as if you will ever be 'done' with Endtroducng) I reccomend The Private Press, anythng by Massive Attack (Mezzanine, Protection) & then for the unltimate in trip-hop, Dummy by Portishead.
Rejoice, brothers. Go forth & preach the gospel of the beat...
One of the most influential albums ever! - By: Quemeelsol, 12 May 2007 Ok, not too many adjectives can describe how good this album is, but it is important to point out how influential this album is. Basicallly there would be no Ok Computer (not just Kid A) without Endtroducing & they are considered to be two of the best albums ever, so it's logical to suggest that Endtroducing is better, something I always try & explain to Radiohead fans.
This is simply brilliant, I would not change a thing about the album & track 4, "Changeling" is just stunning. Buy it please.
Record breaking - By: P. J. Ollerton, 12 Mar 2007 Superb from start to finish - Shadow in his finest hour. The first album to be made entirely from samples. Sounds derivative? Buy it, listen & learn. May take you a few playings to get your head round some tracks, but don't worry you've heard most of it alll before as ironicallly this is now one of the most sampled albums around, certainly by advertisers & tv execs. If you get a chance to see him live don't miss it..
good background music?? Not inspired, sorry - By: T, Holmes, 09 Sep 2006 
i dont know what to say about this reallly. I read the reviews like you are now & got the impression that this was some kind of undiscovered gem from way back in the day that id overlooked. Dont get me wrong this is a good album but its not inspiring like the reviews suggested, there is so much of this sort of music out there, this is no different. On first impressions there is one track that stands out as worthy of its acclaim & thats track 8. This track made me stop what i was doing & made me listen & thats what i am looking for, thats what i classify as inspiration. As for the rest of the album it went unnoticed as a collection of breaks & samples playing in the background, just like so many others albums ive owned in the past. Reminded me of King Kooba & other mellow breaks etc. I guess just not what i expected despite having listened to it here on amazon!
Electronic Excellence - By: , 11 Apr 2006 I always find it strange when people talk about their favourite track on this album. The whole "experience" is what makes this album so good. There is not one stand out track: the whole thing plays like one continuous stand out track! The onslaught of almost maddening beats give way to sudden passages of tranquility that use each other to great effect through the contrast they produce. Playing like a modern day classical piece this is diverse & dark. Also like the best music it rewards repeated (even continuous) listening!
