[Stream] DJ Shadow: "All Bases Covered" (Miami Set)
Not long after sitting down with DJ RTC on Closed Sessions Radio for an interview, DJ Shadow was in the headlines once again as of consequence of his set being cut short in Miami by promoters that deemed the material "too futuristic" and a video of the event surfaced the internet almost immediately with outrage by the DJ's fans.
This past weekend the full set was put up on DJ Shadow's soundcloud alongside a very detailed statement which you can read below:
"DJ Shadow’s "All Basses Covered" set has morphed and evolved to incorporate as many different contemporary genres of urban and electronic music as possible. From hardcore rap to footwork and juke and beyond, Shadow has combed the web to curate seamless and dexterous blends of the most progressive sounds bubbling up from the underground. ‘Too hard?’ ‘Too future?’ Or just too raw? As always, DJ Shadow has provoked crucial flashpoints of discussion about the discipline of DJ’ing that have defined our turbulent times"
[Interview] DJ Shadow: Roots Music
For many artists, the thoughts of a greatest hits or best of compilation signifies a level of achievement and comfort. And rightfully so. When you compare the number of artists that release music and the ones that even get close to being able to drop a comprehensive collection, the ratio is slim. DJ Shadow just joined those ranks. Five albums deep, plus collaborative albums with Cut Chemist and James Lavelle, Shadow has a catalog worthy of definition. And that's exactly how Shadow views his recently released Reconstructed, which dropped in September of 2012. "Well, it's hard for me to call this 'greatest hits' cause I don't make hits," Shadow joked during our interview on my Closed Sessions Radio show. "Best of is probably a better phrase," he said.
The new release serves many purposes for Shadow, who still see himself as an artist balancing a loyal fan base with the desire to continually pick up new fans and casual listeners who may be discovering his groundbreaking debut, Entroducing, for the very first time.
"For me it serves two purposes," he told me. "One is to hopefully expose people to more of my music, but secondarily to kind of put a marker in the ground to define this 20 year period of what I was up to. I don't want to necessarily be exploring the same themes or trying to hold a lot of cohesion from record to record going forward. I'm proud of the body of work that the 'best of' represents, and I felt like it was a good time to do it."
Hit the next page to hear and read my full interview with DJ Shadow in which he explains why Reconstructed has allowed him to return to his roots, how digging for records has drastically changed, and why he fights to avoid being comfortable.