from the benches of UC Davis to the office of Mo Wax
1991 Demo Mixtape
Self-released / USA
Design: The 8th Wonder
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First ever Shadow release. About 20 copies were recorded and sent to various fanzine and underground magazines, the one that got him a column in the June edition of The Source Magazine in the US.
Hip Hop Reconstruction From The Ground Up
Hip Hop Reconstruction From The Ground Up Vol 1½
1991 Demo Mixtape
Self-released / USA
Design: The 8th Wonder
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Subtitled "Excerpts From The Movement", as his beats were evolving, it was more of a beat résumé according to Shadow.
1991 Demo Mixtape
Self-released / USA
Design: The 8th Wonder
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In the same period of time, 3 tapes were made and sent to the late Dave "Funken" Klein, back then head of Hollywood Records, the man who gave Shadow (the Raptor of Hip Hop) a chance to be released.
FunkenKlein's Tapes
Lifers Group / Shadow
The Real Deal (Shadow Remix) / Lesson 4
1991
Hollywood BASIC
Design: The 8th Wonder
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First official DJ Shadow releases, then under the Shadow moniker.
Zimbabwe Legit – The Zimbabwe Legit EP
1991
Hollywood BASIC
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Track:
Doin' Damage In My Native Language (Shadow's Legitimate Mix) [6:27]
Queen / Shadow
We Will Rock You / Basic Mega-Mix
1992
Hollywood BASIC (HB 6128PR) / USA
12", Promo -----
Issued in a generic sleeve.
Track: Basic Mega-Mix (12:35)
DJ Shadow & The Grooves Robbers / Asia Born - Entropy / Send Them
1993 Feb
Solesides
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The Solesides label gathered a number of artists from the Bay Area, CA. Shadow co-created the label and this was the first issue featuring "Entropy", a legendary mix clocking at 17:38!
Blackalicious - Melodica EP
1993
Solesides
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Originally released on Solesides in the US, Shadow produced most of the track on this EP.
DJ Shadow & The Grooves Robbers
In/Flux / Hindsight
1993 Nov
Mo Wax
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The 8th Wonder wanted to design the 1st ever 12" graffiti picture disc, James Lavelle made it happen. This is the first release of a long collaboration.
Tracks And Beats (93-94)
1994 Demo Mixtape
Self-released / USA
Design: The 8th Wonder
----- About 60 of those tapes were handed by Shadow to prospective MCs as a kind of portfolio in the mid 90s, it contains unreleased tracks and alternate mixes.
What Does Your Soul Look Like
1994 June
Mo Wax
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To many, their first introduction to Shadow's music with this masterpiece in 4 parts clocking at 32:30.
DJ Shadow / DJ Krush
Lost And Found (S.F.L.) / Kemuri
1994 Sept 12
Mo Wax
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First release with Shadow and Krush from Japan on this split.
S.F.L stands for Song For "Lisa", now Shadow's wife.
Blackalicious - Swan Lake
1994 Oct
Solesides
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For this Blackalicious single, Shadow produced 2 songs, side by side with Chief Xcel.
Mo Wax Headz Tour
The Cockpit, Leeds (10-11-94)
1994 Nov 10
Mo Wax / UK
Cover: Swifty
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Part of a series of tapes created during the first leg of the Mo Wax Headz Tour in 1994, sold in venues after the shows.
The Solesides Crew – Radio Sole 1
1995
Solesides
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A Solesides mixtape with several productions an engineering by Shadow.
DJ Krush / DJ Shadow –
A Whim / 89.9 Megamix + Bonus Beats
1995
Mo Wax / UK
Cover: Futura
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2nd collaboration between them, this time Shadow co-produces side B.
Lateef – The Wreckoning
1996 Mar
Solesides
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Working with his Solesides member and friend Lateef Daumont, Shadow produced 6 out of 7 tracks on this single.
DJ Shadow & The Groove Robbers / Chief Xcel – Hardcore (Instrumental) Hip Hop / Fully Charged On Planet X
1996 April
Solesides
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The Groove Robbers being Shadow's turntables, he produced side A entirely on this split, released at the same time by Mo Wax in the UK.
Lateef The Truth Speaker
The Quickening / The Wreckoning / Latyrx
1996 July
Solesides
Photography: B+
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All tracks produced by Shadow minus "Latyrx", produced by Lyrics Born.