Word. W-W-W-W-W-W-Word.

So my hot new CD of the moment is actually just a bonus from a DVD! How odd!

DJ Shadow has just recently released Live! In Tune And On Time, a chronicle of a 2002 show in London. Oh man, is it ever sweet. I saw Shadow back in the day, way back in the day, and I wasn't completely blown over, although I did get to hear "Unreal" and "Lonely Soul" (sans vocals, natch)before I knew what they were. Many a campus stroll had that poorly recorded bootleg as its sountrack, let me tell you. There was, however, a pang of disappointment at the actual show, as it seemed to be mostly spinning records, his own records. The encore was just him playing (like, spinning the actual 7") the "Cops & Robbers" version of "Stem". Being a diligent fanboy, I had already heard that version of the song, and was unblownaway. But, what did I expect, a live construction of all of his many layered soundscapes. Yeah right. The dude's only got two hands.

That experience could have hardly stopped me from picking up this new CD/DVD combo, especially when I saw "Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain" on the track list. That's probably the finest song ever recorded by anyone. Ever. Luckily, this set is phenomenal, both to watch and to listen to. The absolute highlight would have to be his blazing scratchwork on "In/Flux" and it's echoing "Word" sample (hence this post's title). It's the most brutally awesome thing I've heard this month, and it's fun to see what relatively simple looking moves result in such a staggering cut sequence on the DVD.

It's an incredible package and you get a see a little bit of Josh's sheepish Wunderkind personality at play. Ever the crowd pleaser, he frets over marking stickers on his vinyl and whether or not his audience wants the long version (Duh!). He also hands out posters and t-shirts by himself. It's quite sweet of you, Josh. Honestly.

Comments

[Dan Dickinson]

While I love the main portion of the DVD and the accompanying live set (I had actually downloaded a scene rip MP3 of the entire set about two weeks before release and I could not stop listening to it), I was even more blown away by finally being able to see Pushing Buttons Live.

Frickin' insane.

[Benjamin]

Yeah. Pushing Buttons is absolutely ridiculous, especially when they're effectively scratching with an MPC. Totally bonkers.

I gotta order me some Product Placement from HipHopSite.

[PAUKA]

I'm your newpen-frend.My name is Pauline.I'm thirteen yers old.I'm stupid dork.Bye!

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