After a six year hiatus, DJ Shadow is back with his most intricate and layered masterpiece to date.
The Private Press contains 14 tracks ranging from spacey samples on top of head bobbing breakbeats to ambient spoken word. Definitely his most adventurous record yet, this disc is nowhere near as accessible as 1996’s critically acclaimed Endtroducing….. But where the record lacks a consistent structure, Shadow experiments with manipulating his massive collection of vinyl and tape rarities to achieve some of the most interesting samples around.
Taking music to levels never explored before, The Private Press is definitely among the best records to come out this year.