The Private Press , DJ Shadow's second full-length studio album , was released June 2, 2002 via MCA . Although critics considered it not as innovative as the musician’s debut - Endtroducing ..... , The Private Press still received widespread recognition [1] .
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| DJ Shadow Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | June 2, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Electronics , trip hop | |||
| Duration | 56:57 | |||
| Producers | Dj shadow | |||
| A country |  Great Britain | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Reviews | |
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| Cumulative rating | |
| A source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (81/100) [1] |
| Critics' ratings | |
| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Robert Cristgau | (A) [3] |
| Entertainment weekly | (A−) [4] |
| Stylus magazine | (C) [5] |
| Pitchfork media | (7.0 / 10) [6] |
| RapReviews | (9.5 / 10) [7] |
| The av club | (positive) [8] |
| New york magazine | (positive) [9] |
| The austin chronicle | [ten] |
| Rolling stone |  [eleven] |
| Q magazine | [12] |
| Sputnikmusic | [13] |
Content
About the album
Director Wong Kar-Wai shot a video for the single “Six Days”. The song "Blood on the Motorway" was used in a commercial for the British O2 mobile phone network and the BBC ad Darwin: The Genius of Evolution .
A special limited edition of The Private Press was produced in various packages and contained the song “Giving Up the Ghost (original version)” and a bonus disc with “Pushin 'Buttons Live,” a 12-minute live track featuring Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark .
The song “Blood on the Motorway” was used in the final scene of the film Points over i and in the movie Tomorrow is more lucky .
List of Songs
- (Letter from Home) - 1:09
- “Fixed Income” - 4:49
- “Un Autre Introduction” - 0:44
- Walkie Talkie 2:27
- Giving Up the Ghost - 6:30
- Six Days 5:02
- “Mongrel ...” - 2:20
- “... Meets His Maker” - 3:02
- “Right Thing / GDMFSOB” - 4:20
- Monosylabik - 6:46
- Mashin 'on the Motorway - 2:58
- Blood on the Motorway 9:12
- “You Can't Go Home Again” - 7:03
- (Letter from Home) - 0:57
Samples Used
" (Letter from Home) "
- A recorded letter (a "Recordio-Gram") by Nubella Johnson.
" Fixed Income "
- 'She's Gonna Grow on You' - Sensations' Fix
- Million Grains of Sand - Marcus
- "Bright Shadows" - Beaver and Krause
- Voyage to Cleveland - Saint Steven
- Love Eyes - Phluph
- "Beacon from Mars" - Kaleidoscope
- “With Cat-Like Thread” - Spindrift Liberate
" Un Autre Introduction "
- “Jingle Overture (Discoteque)” - François Bernard and Roby
" Walkie Talkie "
- "Life Story" - The Hellers
- Gangster Rap - Hollywood
- Feel the Heartbeat - The Treacherous Three
- My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions
- "So I'm Down" - Brown Dust
- "The Medium is the Massage" - Marshall McLuhan
" Giving Up the Ghost "
- Bound to Be - The Dream Academy
- "Asparagus" - Anthony Gnazzo
Six Days
- "I Cry in the Morning" - Dennis Olivieri
- Six Day War - Colonel Bagshot
- Drummer's Salute - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
- "The Revival" - The Salvation Co.
- Savoy Truffle - Terry Manning
" Mongrel ... Meets His Maker "
- Strange About Your Hands - Sensations' Fix
- Little Waterfalls - The Facedancers
- Thoughts - Iliad
- “Fantasy World” - James Knight and the Butlers
Right Thing / GDMFSOB
- Ask Me Why the Tape Wobbles - Barry O'Brian
- “ What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy) ” - Information Society
- "Mooses Saloon" - Smile
- "Work the Box" - The Children
- “ Disco Duck (Part 1) ” - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
- "Here (In the Garden)" - Gypsy
- Techno Scratch - Knights of the Turntables
" Monosylabik "
- Plenty Action - Soft Touch
- “I Need Your Loving” - The Whitney Family
" Mashin 'on the Motorway "
- "Sunshine" - David Wertman
- "All Along the Watchtower" - Savage Grace
- “You Best Give It Up” - Jessie and the Mel-O-Tones
- Dialogue from the movie Roger and Me ("He just wanted us to call him Captain Da. He said you could call me Da-Da. Whatever that meant.")
" Blood on the Motorway "
- “It's Coming” - Thomas F. Browne
- It's Easy - Marc Z
- Gli Uccelli - Franco Battiato
- Louisiana Fog - Charlie Musselwhite
" You Can't Go Home Again "
- "Life is a Gamble" - Preacher
- El Condor Pasa - Los Incas
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The Private Press - DJ Shadow . MetaCritic . Date of appeal 2007-10-13.08 . 2019 . Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ "DJ Shadow: The Private Press > Review" on the AllMusic website (accessed 2011-09-05.08 . 2019 ) .
- ↑ Christgau, Robert DJ Shadow: The Private Press . robertchristgau.com. Date of treatment 2011-09-05.08 . 2019 . Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Browne, David. The Private Press : DJ Shadow // Entertainment Weekly : magazine. - Time, 2002. - 14 June ( no. 658 ). - ISSN 1049-0434 .
- ↑ Southall, Nick 2003 DJ Shadow: The Private Press . Stylus Magazine ( 2003-09-01.08 . 2019 ).
- ↑ Pecoraro, David M DJ Shadow: The Private Press . Pitchfork Media (June 5, 2002). Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ RapReviews.com Feature for May 14, 2002 - DJ Shadow's "The Private Press" . Date of treatment March 21, 2013. Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Battaglia, Andy. The Private Press // The AV Club : newspaper. - The Onion, 2002 .-- 11 June.
- ↑ Brown, Ethan. True to Form // New York : magazine. - New York Media, 2002 .-- June 10. - ISSN 0028-736 .
- ↑ Coletti, Christopher . Phases and Stages (June 14, 2002).
- ↑ Sheffield, Rob. DJ Shadow: The Private Press // Rolling Stone : magazine. - Wenner Media, 2002 .-- May 22. Archived February 24, 2009.
- ↑ May 2002, p.107
- ↑ Review: DJ Shadow - The Private Press | Sputnikmusic . Date of treatment March 21, 2013. Archived on April 9, 2013.