Special thanks to Alexander Mejia, 8th Wonder, and James "the addict."
Another ShopDjShadow.com exclusive.

DJShadow.com/ShopDJShadow.com is pleased to present the latest volume in the 4-Track Era series highlighting Shadow's formative work. Entitled "Volume 2: Best of the Remixes and Megamixes, this collection of work spanning from 1990 to 1992 focuses on Shadow's first steps into full-fledged production. Classics like Eric B and Rakim's "Let The Rhythm Hit Em and Jungle Brothers' "Jimbrowski" are given the full cut-and-paste treatment, all performed with turntables and a multi-track cassette recorder; no samplers or computers are used. Included in this volume are tracks from the infamous "Reconstruction" tapes which led to Shadow's first big breaks into the broader hip-hop scene (including the Source Magazine article which led to commissioned works from Hollywood BASIC Records' Dave Funkenklein, which directly led to interest from Mo Wax). In some cases, the remixes were created for the fun of it; others, such as Poor Righteous Teachers Shakiyla, were made at the behest of A&R men, hopeful that the result would amount to remix gold (admittedly a difficult task given the sonic limitations of cassette tape!) And then there's the megamixes, earlier examples of the technique eventually realized and broadcast on Bay Area radio (see Volume 1 of this series); Ice Cube meets Brand Nubian, T La Rock meets Freshco & Miz, and N.W.A. meets 3rd Bass, all for your sonic amusement!

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