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The Private Press
Electronic · 2002 · 14 tracks

The Private Press

DJ Shadow

A cinematic collage of forgotten voices and dusty grooves. Shadow weaves discarded audio letters and vinyl scraps into a haunting, late-night masterpiece.

May 22, 2002 · Island Records

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A deeply nostalgic and cinematic exploration of forgotten human moments through the lens of dusty vinyl.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
(Letter From Home)
1:09
02
Fixed Income
4:49
03
Un autre introduction
0:45
04
Walkie Talkie
2:27
05
Giving Up the Ghost
6:31
06
Six Days
5:02
07
Mongrel…
2:20
08
…Meets His Maker
3:03
09
Right Thing/GDMFSOB (clean instrumental version)
4:21
10
Mashin’ on the Motorway
2:58
11
Blood on the Motorway
9:12
12
You Can’t Go Home Again
7:04
13
(Letter From Home)
0:55
14
Flashback
3:52
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the intimate, crackling 'Letter From Home' into the driving, melancholic bassline of 'Fixed Income'.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Private Press sound next to the rest of DJ Shadow's catalogue?

Nostalgic+2.4σ

Nostalgic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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