No matter how much his music is over-used on crap TV travel shows, there’s no denying that DJ Shadow is hip hop’s premier auteur. His trademark (pyro)technics signature is all over this live performance from Brixton Academy, June 2002. Performance in this context means a silhouetted, hooded man mixing up a subtle sonic brew in front of some spiffy visuals for 50 minutes, but the crowd lap it up.
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