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DJ Shadow — Mongrel Meets His Maker
Album: The Private Press
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Released: 2002
Length: 5:05
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Don't hate me...I'm not special like you
Anyone else hear Metallica in here? Guitar?
 SamWanderer wrote:
 
Well, that's just your opinion man...of course you have the right to dislike but not to label it like that. Repetitive music is a existing style with artists like Philip Glass for instance.



I'm with Mr. Monotony.
 Michael_in_Paradise wrote:
      B R I L L I A N T    ! ! !
Sad, But True...
       


Super gute Musi!
A friend of mine played trombone, professionally.  When people asked him what he did for a living, he replied I blow bone.  
Sounds so much like porcupine tree
one of my faves

 guielmo wrote:
Rilynn wrote:
i was listening to this and not paying attention to the artist, thinking it was something from Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson, sure sounds like his riffs
 

I would say it sound a lot like  Porcupine Tree - Don't Hate Me
 
This is too simplistic for Porcupine Tree.  One continual repetition.
 Rilynn wrote:
i was listening to this and not paying attention to the artist, thinking it was something from Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson, sure sounds like his riffs
 

I would say it sound a lot like  Porcupine Tree - Don't Hate Me
i was listening to this and not paying attention to the artist, thinking it was something from Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson, sure sounds like his riffs
This is a no-go for me.
Really boring.
 Unripe wrote:
monotony defined
Well, that's just your opinion man...of course you have the right to dislike but not to label it like that. Repetitive music is a existing style with artists like Philip Glass for instance.
monotony defined
 t0m5k1 wrote:
Need More
Dj S h a d o w 
 
I'm with you there....in fact any artist that has "Hip Hop" in their Genres listing on Wiki (even if this isn't Hip Hop) is cool with me....good groove on this one and I'm gonna go 7 to 8 on this today...Long Live RP!!
LOL!! The Eagles suck up the radio with their wimpy crap!!!!

 

 Teko wrote:
Shadow's a talented guy, but I fear that he peaked with Endtroducing.
 
I agree!
Need More
Dj S h a d o w 
      B R I L L I A N T    ! ! !

       
 pankman wrote:
Some would say it's stolen from "Strange About Your Hands", the original by the italian prog-band "Sensations Fix". 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa0uF8waZ2Q

 
"Stolen" he says... it's a song composed of samples, as much hip-hop is.

You are correct about Strange About Your Hands, but there's more, partial list here:
https://www.whosampled.com/DJ-Shadow/Mongrel...Meets-His-Maker/
 Rilynn wrote:
the riffs from this tune sound very familar, Porcupine Tree or Steven Wilson tune?
Anyone else getting that? 

 
Yup - made me walk across the room to double check! Saw SW in Melbourne last year - a real treat and a full night.

For a second, I thought this might be a remix of Poe's "Dolphin", from her Hello album....
 oldsaxon wrote:

It goes somewhere but you aren't ready for the journey.

 
so true. i am surfing a wave of endorphins and boogie sauce whilst listening to this. destination: satisfaction
 jagdriver wrote:
This would be a lot better if it went somewhere.

 
It goes somewhere but you aren't ready for the journey.
Some would say it's stolen from "Strange About Your Hands", the original by the italian prog-band "Sensations Fix". 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa0uF8waZ2Q
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
How utterly brilliant this is being played here! 

The diversity of Radio Paradise keeps me coming back. . . and back and back. 

I have been here for over 14 years.

Here's to another 14 :) 

 
 I agree !
the riffs from this tune sound very familar, Porcupine Tree or Steven Wilson tune?
Anyone else getting that? 
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
How utterly brilliant this is being played here! 

The diversity of Radio Paradise keeps me coming back. . . and back and back. 

I have been here for over 14 years.

Here's to another 14 :) 

 
I firmly agree. Discovered RP in the early 2000's and have never listened to radio or any other station since. Everything I have on my iPhone or on iTunes has come from this station or the forums or links I followed from a song to other artists.

I could live with either presidential candidate, as long as I have RP in my life. Long Reign RP!!!
Opening bars caught my attention - thought I heard a whiff of PT style and then continued to listen in... great mood music. Thanks RP
How utterly brilliant this is being played here! 

The diversity of Radio Paradise keeps me coming back. . . and back and back. 

I have been here for over 14 years.

Here's to another 14 :) 
Good to work to...I'm groovin' and productive!
 CoYoT51 wrote:
Quite repetitive, but still great mood, great style, I love this!

Thanks RP!
 
Wrote this 8 years ago... Dittoo.
 Muffy wrote:


I always thought Shadow was Trip Hop :p
 
He's a bit more eclectic than that, but if you had to pigeon-hole him, that would be a reasonable label.  If yo haven't, try to see a live show.  He's very diverse, and brings a proper skills based performance in this day and age of DJs who are all style and no substance.
 jools wrote:
Our cousins across the Atlantic don't seem to get dance, trance, drum and bass.
 

I always thought Shadow was Trip Hop :p
Love the Shadow. More (anything?) from Endtroducing would be ace too. Or, dare I suggest (it's long, but awesome), the "What does your soul look like" EP.
 jools wrote:
Our cousins across the Atlantic don't seem to get dance, trance, drum and bass.  Keep on educating your compadres Bill!
 
I probably don't know your specific cousins over here, but plenty of people get this sort of dance/trance stuff on the western side of the Atlantic - DJ Shadow is from California.  I think a lot of RP's listeners (or at least the ones who post comments) don't care for trance, trip-hop, and electronica - it doesn't sound like that 1960s and '70s music (i.e., Classic Rock) that many of them seem to regard above all else.  It seems like it's largely a generational thing in the US - who knows?
This would be a lot better if it went somewhere.
A song and artist I first heard on RP . . . a song I now own.

Amazing how that happens, eh?
Awesome! Good to hear DJ Shadow on RP. <3 the Shadowsphere!!
Love this so much!!
 jools wrote:
Our cousins across the Atlantic don't seem to get dance, trance, drum and bass.  Keep on educating your compadres Bill!
 
This cousin totally gets it jools, but you're so right about us!  We need you Bill!

Our cousins across the Atlantic don't seem to get dance, trance, drum and bass.  Keep on educating your compadres Bill!
Shadow's a talented guy, but I fear that he peaked with Endtroducing.
man, this is bad.

and they say there's no such thing as perpetual motion!
Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
Not diggin' it...{#Snooty}


Dont' worry I'll take up the slack.

Promising start and then the song repeats itself until it falls into oblivion
Hopefully we'll be back to the music soon....
Not diggin' it...{#Snooty}
Monotony must be the theme tonight.
8 ++++ 9.
jah_blessed wrote:
Actually, I code (C++) mostly to reggae.
Reggae is fine for coding. Sometimes I even find myself in the mood for classics (Mahler, Mozart) while I'm coding (C#).
He rules doesn't he? Midnight in a Perfect World What is that?
i was just thinking yesterday how much i miss hearing Shadow lately. thanks bill.
I'm not getting "Mongrel's or makers" here..
prickelpit96 wrote:
...and then: don't bogart that bong my friend.
Meet me in Amsterdam My Friend
taterflatpicker wrote:
Little God?
a_genuine_find wrote:
somebody pass me the bong
...and then: don't bogart that bong my friend.
Dang, another excellent one!! Good groove, keep it rolling!
somebody pass me the bong
How many damn times did they repeat that riff! 1/10. Must be more more inventive!
Quite good.
Yawn
Quite repetitive, but still great mood, great style, I love this! Thanks RP!
turnergirl1of2 wrote:
... however it's still got a bit of chair-dance quality.
...
I like DJ Shadow ...great music for ...Coding, prepress, photoshopping...
More Shadow please! Something from Endtroducing would be a nice place to start...
deadline wrote:
Mongrel Mon"grel, n. The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. --Drayton. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Thanks for your reply on the question, 'who the heck is Mongrel?' Deadline, though it's "a little" (three years after I asked that question) belated
andersja wrote:
You probably play a lot of Video games.
I find it quite boring; what,what... and play no video games, by the by. I would classify this as noise and not music.
It never ends! Over and over! Argh! It's like a 6/8 techno Phillip Glass. Please, no more!
This has got to be on some soundtrack, somewhere... otherwise, where to file it?
Wait a second, I just realized that this is not Porcupine Tree...
Awesome, just awesome.
usually any 'artist' that has "DJ" or "MC" in their name is an absolute SuckFest waiting to happen....but DJ Shadow proved me wrong this time....
Grooooovy.
michaelc wrote:
need we say more
Oh, settle down.
SigmaBetaTooth wrote:
Great coding music! Any programmers out there will understand. I'm in the zone !!!
Actually, I code (C++) mostly to reggae.
Actually, I'm quite fond of DJ Shadow. And while this isn't one of my most favorite tracks (Uptown Bollywood Nights probably holds that honor), however it's still got a bit of chair-dance quality.
need we say more
I thought my computer had contracted a cookie from somewhere and was playing me the Bougyes Telecom ad. Or maybe it's the Gaz de France one. Parce que le monde bouge. French will understand.
You probably play a lot of Video games.rolf wrote:
Kind of... boring
Kind of... boring
Nice! I haven't heard DJ Shadow in forever...
Mega ...
ColdBear wrote:
Casse couilles French will understand 1
Effectivement c'est tres clair ;-)
Great coding music! Any programmers out there will understand. I'm in the zone !!!
I feel like I'm hovering in space alone in my tiny spaceship...this song is sooooooo wicked...
more shadow please! :propeller.gif:
crowhog2000 wrote:
questo Ú la musica molto buona Italians will understand
Non sono d'accordo. (although I'm not actually an italian, )
Love this, but I thought it was part of Conjure one or Delerium. I guess that's how deluded I am?
:sunny.gif:
Every time I hear this, I keep expecting Patty Griffin to break into "Little God" . . .
questo Ú la musica molto buona Italians will understand
Jonas_the_Bold wrote:
Yeah! Go Mongrel! Woo! Nah, Mongrel totally ate it. Still, WOO!
Well, mongrels DO eat some pretty interesting stuff....
Casse couilles French will understand 1
very moody, atmospheric, dark, edgy -- makes me nervous. i love it.
masterhead wrote:
They place this stuff at soft jazz 101.1 in Sacramento...give me a break here...Thid DJ should have stayed in the shadows...
Shadow is one of the most talented DJs of all time and has pushed the boundries of hip hop and electronic music to some awesome levels. If you dig any DJs you should delve a little deeper into this guys stuff. If you dislike all DJs then give it a miss, along with all the other innovative and exciting hiphop/electronic music that's been released in the last few decades. Your loss.
Platypus wrote:
Shadow and "generic" - like oil and water. get real.
Agreed. I respect the right of that other guy not to like this but his criticism didn't make any sense and makes me think he doesn't give this music a fair go. More Shadow and UNKLE!
I suddenly feel really anxious after that
Yeah! Go Mongrel! Woo! Nah, Mongrel totally ate it. Still, WOO!
downbylaw wrote:
i tried to upload a bunch of stuff off of "endtroducing" and "preemptive strike", but was denied. this song is aight, but endtroducing is his masterpiece. it is nice to see some good hiphop in here, even if it is disguised as "electronica" (is that term passe? who cares).
i'm with you, man... the newest album is great stuff, but i'd still love to hear a lot of the tracks from Preemptive and Endtroducing. High Noon and Organ Grinder come to mind. either way, i'm glad to hear any shadow in the mix here at RP. check out his website - click here - for some videos, more audio, etc. Shadow is the man. (pimp)
downbylaw wrote:
i tried to upload a bunch of stuff off of "endtroducing" and "preemptive strike", but was denied. this song is aight, but endtroducing is his masterpiece. it is nice to see some good hiphop in here, even if it is disguised as "electronica" (is that term passe? who cares).
i know what you mean buddy. why would they reject his early stuff? and whats with the ignorance here, shadow is only the grandfather to hip-hop and single-handedly shaped it to what it is. i suppose RP listeners could give a shit about about that. what i would give to hear flat out hip-hop on RP.
They place this stuff at soft jazz 101.1 in Sacramento...give me a break here...Thid DJ should have stayed in the shadows...
i tried to upload a bunch of stuff off of "endtroducing" and "preemptive strike", but was denied. this song is aight, but endtroducing is his masterpiece. it is nice to see some good hiphop in here, even if it is disguised as "electronica" (is that term passe? who cares).
I was listening, and I was awake. Then this song came on. Then I started drifting, drifting, eyelids heavy... closing... Then the song ended and I woke right up. File under 'S' for sleep aides.
Chunk wrote:
Die generic pop beat, die!
Shadow and "generic" - like oil and water. get real.
Die generic pop beat, die!
9-volt wrote:
i heard shadow's track 'organ donor' on a mix a friend made, groooovy. i am generally not a fan of electronic, but his stuff is delicious!
i once read a dj shadow interview where he said that everytime he went into a record store and saw his album 'Endtroducing' in the electronic section, he'd move it to the hip hop section.
i heard shadow's track 'organ donor' on a mix a friend made, groooovy. i am generally not a fan of electronic, but his stuff is delicious!
does anyone have an mp3 of that j.ralph tune this is reminding me of? would be a nice seque out of this one (1 million miles away is the song i'm thinking of)...
I dig this stuff ! Keep'em coming...
Just lisenig to the tune but its seems ok but not my style, different I'd say :-s
Hairfarmer wrote:
'Shadow Rocks!!! I love everything I've heard the guy do. I"ve got one of the 45's mixes he did with Cut Chemist("Product Placement") and it's just unreal.
Shadow's other project UNKLE is phenomenal too.
Never heard it but I like it already.
'Shadow Rocks!!! I love everything I've heard the guy do. I"ve got one of the 45's mixes he did with Cut Chemist("Product Placement") and it's just unreal.
Originally Posted by Johray63: Who the heck is Mongrel?!
Mongrel \Mon"grel\, n. The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. --Drayton. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Nice track, and a great afternoon of tunes. Thanks!
thank you, thank you, thank you. i\'ve been hoping there would be a little of this amazing performers art showing up on RP, and here it is.