<p>I hit upon the idea to create a mix to celebrate the 25th Anniversay of Endtroducing, Shadows seminal debut album, to coincide with a special reissue of the record. Lets be clear, no-one, least of all Shadow himself, asked for this, but I’ve been a fan since seeing him spin tunes at the Blue Note in Hoxton all those years ago and I thought it could be interesting to see if I could bring anything to his canon of work.</p><p>After spending a long time going through all the various vinyl I have of his, ripping anything I didn’t have already, finding weird B sides and white labels until I knew I had everything I could possibly have amongst my collection.</p><p>In typical form, I had an idea of where I wanted to start, but no real plan after that, hoping the DJ gods and the 10,000 hours I’ve amassed behind the turntables, turn up and guide my way. </p><p>This is a mix I am genuinely proud of, it feels like culmination of everything I have learned about DJing, both technical and musical, trusting my instincts to tell his story. There are moments where, imagining its a mix I’m hearing on the radio, I have a smile on my face because I know something good has just happened.</p><p>I’m not generally one to consider anything I’ve done is good enough, so this is a nice rare moment for me, where I actually think I’ve created something that I am proud of and stands up against anything my heroes might have done.</p><p>Obviously, you might want to be a DJ Shadow fan to listen to this, or maybe you’ve never heard of DJ Shadow, in which case, I implore you to give this is a listen, he is an artist that doesn’t rest on his past successes and continually strives for new sounds amongst an ever changing landscape.</p><p>Enjoy</p><p>Tracklisting:</p><p>Midnight in a Perfect World</p><p>Midnight in a Perfect World (Hudson Mohawk Remix)</p><p>In/Flux</p><p>Suicide Pact</p><p>Swimming Upstream (Gab Demo)</p><p>The Mountain Will Fall</p><p>DDMFSOB (Unkle Uncensored feat Roots Manuva)</p><p>Just The Right Thing</p><p>High Noon</p><p>Mystical with Solo (Original Mix)</p><p>Slingblade</p><p> What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt4</p><p>Sad and Lonely</p><p>Blood on the Motorway</p><p>Atmospheric Disturbances (Original Mix)</p><p>Organ Donor (extended Overhaul)</p><p>Giving Up The Ghost</p><p>The Number Song</p><p>Drone Warfare (feat Nas and Pharoahe Monch)</p><p>Six Days (Soulwax Mix)</p><p>Bergshrund (feat Nils Frahm)</p><p>Systematic (feat Nas)</p><p>Six Days</p><p>My Lonely Room</p><p>Stem/Long Stem (Clams Casino Remix)</p><p>Right Thing (Z Trip Get The Party Off Mix in three parts)</p><p>Stem/Long Stem (Medley)</p><p>Building Steam with a Grain of Salt</p><p>Midnight in a Pefect World</p><p>Nobody Speak (feat Run The Jewels)</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://chriscracknelldj.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">chriscracknelldj.substack.com</a>