The Shadow

Many moons ago, I stumbled across a comp cd which a buddy had put together, and on it was a tune by DJ Shadow called Building Steam with a Grain of Salt.

There was something very Sonic Youth about the piano loop at the beginning of the song that hooked me from the start, and when the big kick-you-in-the-balls beat started, well, I knew I'd found a new musical home. The drama, the emotion, the soundtrack-like quality mesmerised me, and still does today.

One of the highlights of my gig-going life was seeing Shadow perform at Melbourne's Forum Theatre at the end of 2004, on my own, but side-by-side with a thousand or so devotees, all transfixed by this man's amazing turntable skills.



His most recent album, The Outsider, has left me pretty cold I must say, but there is one killer track on it, that will feature on many compilation I put together for at least the next few years at least I'd say - "This Time (I'm Going to Try it my Way)".

So before you I present this tune in all it's glory - enjoy!

DJ Shadow - This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)