On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, basehead wrote:
quoted 6 lines while i may not be into the aforementioned artists, i respect them> while i may not be into the aforementioned artists, i respect them
> a fuck of a lot more than i do dj shadow! i hear him mentioned in the same
> breath and while i'm not defensive of groups i dont enjoy too much, i
> still think it's rather sad. the thing you have to realize is that most
> people dont KNOW he doesnt write the music because most people have no
> clue at all what goes into the production of a track.
As I'm not familiar enough with the original tracks from which DJ Shadow
sampled, it's impossible for me to say with any certainty how long the
"fragments" are, or to what degree they have been rearranged. Despite, or
maybe because of this, the album is a very enjoyable listening experience
for me. Still, I gotta take a closer look at the liner notes -- I don't
recall lists of samples that were cleared, co-writing credits, or the
like. I'd think someone would have sued if DJ Shadow's album does little
more than reuse very large chunks of others' music.
Even so, isn't collage a perfectly legitimate way to work?
--Mark