In this episode, John ventures over to Wendy House Studios to catch up with hip-hip royalty Josh Davis AKA DJ Shadow, to talk through how he recorded and produced his latest album ‘Our Pathetic Age’ and his chart-topping album ‘The Mountain Will Fall’.
Josh gives us a full insight in to his largest most diverse project yet, breaking down his writing process from the moment he randomly dips in to his vast record collection for inspiration, to discovering unlikely source material such as an abandoned record collection rescued from a friend of his father's. We get to hear the original samples that form the basis of some of his biggest hits as well as the raw vocal stems of Nas and Pharoahe Monch rapping at each other from different studios.
Listen to find out about Josh’s meticulous sample editing process, what mixing mistake meant he had to sneakily rerelease a track, and why he had to gatecrash a Run the Jewels gig.
Tracks discussed: Nobody Speak, Rocket Fuel, Drone Warfare
Listen to 'Our Pathetic Age' here.
Listen to 'The Mountain Will Fall' here.
'Our Pathetic Age' and 'The Mountain Will Fall' - Mass Appeal/Reconstruction Productions, Inc.
Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective
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Akai MPC Sampler
Pioneer PLX 1000
Sonos Speaker
Technics SL-1200
Technics SL-1210
ProTools
Ableton
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