Editing Endtroducing..... (section)

==Production==
[[File:Akai MPC60.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Akai MPC|Akai MPC60]] was used heavily in the production of ''Endtroducing''.|alt=An electronic musical sampler and drum machine.<!-- alt=An electronic device mostly composed of a large keyboard and with a small screen above it -->]]

DJ Shadow began production on ''Endtroducing'' in 1994 in his California apartment, before moving to the Glue Factory, the San Francisco home studio of his colleague [[Dan the Automator]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Endtroducing..... |others=[[DJ Shadow]] |publisher=[[Island Records]] |edition=deluxe |year=2005 |id=0602498286821 |type=liner notes}}</ref> Shadow strove to create an entirely sample-based album.<ref name="Rule"/> His setup was minimal, with only three main pieces of equipment: an [[Akai MPC|Akai MPC60]] [[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]], a [[Technics SL-1200]] [[turntables|turntable]] and an [[ADAT|Alesis ADAT]] tape recorder.<ref name="Rule"/> He used the MPC60 for almost all composition.<ref name="Taylor">{{cite web |url=http://news.beatport.com/blog/2012/08/14/dj-shadow-week-an-exclusive-interview-i-feel-like-ive-kind-of-done-a-lot-fo/ |title=The exclusive interview; 'I feel like I've done a lot for the MPC' |publisher=[[Beatport]] |date=August 14, 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2013 |last=Taylor |first=Ken |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021171416/http://news.beatport.com/blog/2012/08/14/dj-shadow-week-an-exclusive-interview-i-feel-like-ive-kind-of-done-a-lot-fo/ |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> DJ Shadow bought it in 1992 at the suggestion of [[DJ Stretch Armstrong]], who recommended it as a more advanced alternative to the "industry standard" sampler at the time, the [[E-mu SP-1200]]; according to DJ Shadow, the SP-1200 "had been around for like four years, the sound was well established, and it had some real audio limitations in terms of the [[bit rate]] and stuff".<ref name="Taylor"/>

DJ Shadow sampled vinyl albums and singles accumulated from his trips to Rare Records, a record shop in his native [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], where he spent several hours each day searching for music.<ref name="Grundy">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/02/dj-shadow-soundtrack-my-life |title=DJ Shadow: soundtrack of my life |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=September 2, 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2013 |last=Grundy |first=Gareth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225185720/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/sep/02/dj-shadow-soundtrack-my-life |archive-date=February 25, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> His routine is depicted in the 2001 documentary film ''[[Scratch (2001 film)|Scratch]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80266/palm-gobbles-up-dj-film-scratch |title=Palm Gobbles Up DJ Film 'Scratch' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location=New York |date=March 26, 2001 |access-date=March 17, 2013}}</ref> The ''Endtroducing'' album cover is a photograph taken at Rare Records by [[B+ (photographer)|B Plus]], showing producer [[Blackalicious|Chief Xcel]] and rapper [[Lyrics Born]] (the latter wearing a wig), who like DJ Shadow were members of the SoleSides collective.<ref name="Grundy"/><ref name="Palladev">{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/12edit/dj-shadow-entroducing-story-behind-the-artwork-542872244c02 |title=DJ Shadow — Entroducing. Story behind the artwork |website=12edit |date=November 6, 2017 |access-date=January 4, 2020 |last=Palladev |first=George}}</ref>{{sfn|Katz|2012|p=194}} ABB Records founder Beni B (wearing a baseball cap) is also seen in the full version of the photograph, which appears in the album's liner notes.<ref name="Palladev"/>

''Endtroducing'' samples music of various genres, including jazz, funk, and [[psychedelic music|psychedelia]], as well as films and interviews.<ref name="Raz">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/11/17/165145271/dj-shadow-on-sampling-as-a-collage-of-mistakes |title=DJ Shadow On Sampling As A 'Collage Of Mistakes' |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=November 17, 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2013 |last=Raz |first=Guy |author-link=Guy Raz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514102427/http://www.npr.org/2012/11/17/165145271/dj-shadow-on-sampling-as-a-collage-of-mistakes |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> DJ Shadow [[programming (music)|programmed]], [[chopping (sampling technique)|chopped]], and layered samples to create tracks.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfbg.com/39/38/x_second_time.html |title=Second Time Around |newspaper=[[San Francisco Bay Guardian]] |date=June 22–28, 2005 |access-date=March 17, 2013 |last=Wang |first=Oliver |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120212/http://www.sfbg.com/39/38/x_second_time.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He opted to sample more obscure selections, making it a rule to avoid sampling popular material.<ref name="Rule"/> Though he also used samples of prominent artists such as [[Björk]] and [[Metallica]],<ref name="Sullivan">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.solesides.com/dj-shadow-entroducing-bam-1997.html |title=DJ Shadow: Endtroducing… |magazine=[[BAM (magazine)|BAM]] |location=San Francisco |date=April 4, 1997 |access-date=March 17, 2013 |last=Sullivan |first=James |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413192626/http://solesides.com/winblad/shadowbam040497.html |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> DJ Shadow said that "if I use something obvious, it's usually only to break my own rules."<ref name="Rule"/> Minor vocal contributions were provided by Lyrics Born and another SoleSides member, rapper [[Gift of Gab (rapper)|Gift of Gab]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/05112-dj-shadow-interview |title=Megadef: DJ Shadow Interviewed |website=[[The Quietus]] |date=October 18, 2010 |access-date=March 17, 2013 |last=Doran |first=John |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630114800/http://thequietus.com/articles/05112-dj-shadow-interview |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as DJ Shadow's then-girlfriend Lisa Haugen.<ref name="Hirway">{{cite podcast |url=https://songexploder.net/dj-shadow |title=DJ Shadow |website=[[Song Exploder]] |date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=May 29, 2021 |last=Hirway |first=Hrishikesh |author-link=Hrishikesh Hirway}}</ref> He finished recording ''Endtroducing'' in early 1996.<ref name="Mlynar"/>