The pioneering producer returns to Australia to celebrate three decades of a record that changed the rules of sampling, turntablism and instrumental hip-hop.
The year is 1996. Vinyl is the source code. The sampler is the instrument. And in California, DJ Shadow - the alias of producer Josh Davis - is digging through the crates, hunting down obscure samples and weaving them into something entirely new.
The result is Endtroducing....., a debut album that expands the possibilities of hip-hop production. Thirty years later, Davis returns to Australia to celebrate its legacy with DJ Shadow Celebrates 30 Years of Endtroducing....., following his triumphant, sold-out 2025 tour.
An exploration of the organic sounds of creativity, the album brings dusty breaks, obscure jazz, cinematic strings and razor-sharp scratches together as Davis turns forgotten fragments into something entirely new. The sampler and the turntables are the instruments.
From the ominous pulse of Building Steam with a Grain of Salt to the head-nodding swing of The Number Song, Endtroducing..... is a masterclass in digging, chopping and knowing exactly when to let a beat breathe. Three decades on, it still rewards the obsessive listener.
Thirty years on, the needle is still in the groove. Come ready to listen closer.