gaselite
05-17-2006, 06:49 AM
New album is done, has a title (try and guess what it is :p) and tour dates have been announced for most of the world (including Adelaide which makes me very happy)
He added an entry at his site here: http://www.djshadow.com/digest/ and here it is:
May 16, 2006
The New Album is Done!
What's up everybody. The album's done. It's being mastered next week. In fact I'm presenting it to my label this friday in London. If anybody is in the area and wants to hear a few tunes, stop by Island Records, 364-366 High St. Kensington, London W14 around 3:30pm, give or take. Maybe I'll bring a portable CD player or something. We'll figure it out.
There's been a lot of speculation as to the vibe of the new album. Some have predicted that the whole album is in the hyphy vein like 3 Freaks. To those people I say: RELAX YOUR BACK, YOU'VE ONLY HEARD ONE SONG. The album is very diverse, and reflects the fact that I don't fit comfortably in any one genre. My critics see that as a problem, but I don't...it's simply the way things are. I've never really fit into any one clique. That's why the album is called The Outsider.
In some ways it's a risky record. It's going to turn some people off. And I think I'll lose some fans. On the other hand, I know I'll gain some new ones. That's a fair trade in my mind. Besides I can't see playing it safe at this point in my life.
There's songs with samples and songs with no samples. There's very dark stuff and very light stuff. Fast and slow. Simple and complicated. And there's songs on this album that I think blow away almost anything else I've ever done, so...we'll see. I think song for song it's the best album I've ever made. One thing's for sure...it's going to make it very difficult for people to imitate my sound.
Anyway I wanted to hit everyone with an update since it had been so long. As you can see from the tour dates, I'll probably have a chance to hook up with a lot of you out on the road. And there's more to come. Thanks for reading this and hanging in there for me.
-Shadow
I know a lot of people have been turned off by 3 Freaks and that, but goddamn I can't wait for this album. It sounds really good and he really seems to believe in what he's made, which is great.
He added an entry at his site here: http://www.djshadow.com/digest/ and here it is:
May 16, 2006
The New Album is Done!
What's up everybody. The album's done. It's being mastered next week. In fact I'm presenting it to my label this friday in London. If anybody is in the area and wants to hear a few tunes, stop by Island Records, 364-366 High St. Kensington, London W14 around 3:30pm, give or take. Maybe I'll bring a portable CD player or something. We'll figure it out.
There's been a lot of speculation as to the vibe of the new album. Some have predicted that the whole album is in the hyphy vein like 3 Freaks. To those people I say: RELAX YOUR BACK, YOU'VE ONLY HEARD ONE SONG. The album is very diverse, and reflects the fact that I don't fit comfortably in any one genre. My critics see that as a problem, but I don't...it's simply the way things are. I've never really fit into any one clique. That's why the album is called The Outsider.
In some ways it's a risky record. It's going to turn some people off. And I think I'll lose some fans. On the other hand, I know I'll gain some new ones. That's a fair trade in my mind. Besides I can't see playing it safe at this point in my life.
There's songs with samples and songs with no samples. There's very dark stuff and very light stuff. Fast and slow. Simple and complicated. And there's songs on this album that I think blow away almost anything else I've ever done, so...we'll see. I think song for song it's the best album I've ever made. One thing's for sure...it's going to make it very difficult for people to imitate my sound.
Anyway I wanted to hit everyone with an update since it had been so long. As you can see from the tour dates, I'll probably have a chance to hook up with a lot of you out on the road. And there's more to come. Thanks for reading this and hanging in there for me.
-Shadow
I know a lot of people have been turned off by 3 Freaks and that, but goddamn I can't wait for this album. It sounds really good and he really seems to believe in what he's made, which is great.