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The Less You Know, the Better
Electronic · 2011 · 17 tracks · 1h 2m

The Less You Know, the Better

DJ Shadow

September 27, 2011 · Universal

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A restless and eclectic collage that balances aggressive rock energy with moments of quiet, sampled introspection.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 1h 2m
01
Back to Front (Circular Logic)
2:05
02
Border Crossing
3:36
03
Stay the Course (radio edit)
3:36
04
I’ve Been Trying
3:13
05
Sad and Lonely
3:10
06
Warning Call
3:35
07
Tedium
2:27
08
Enemy Lines
5:23
09
Going Nowhere
0:28
10
Redeemed
4:27
11
Run for Your Life
3:25
12
Give Me Back the Nights
3:55
13
I'm Excited
3:16
14
I Gotta Rokk
6:29
15
Scale It Back (radio edit)
4:17
16
Circular Logic (Front to Back)
4:55
17
(Not So) Sad and Lonely
4:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden transition from the frantic scratching of the opener into the heavy, distorted rock riffs of Border Crossing.
The way the melancholic piano melody in Sad and Lonely is punctuated by a sharp, rhythmic drum break.
The massive, slow-burning build of I Gotta Rokk that culminates in a wall of psychedelic guitar textures.
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