DJ Shadow announces 30th anniversary reissue and tour of the classic ‘Endtroducing’

DJ Shadow is rereleasing his classic album ‘Endtroducing’ and heading on tour to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Released in September 1996, the record was the debut from the American DJ and record producer, and marked a milestone in instrumental hip-hop.

Blending influences from rock, psychedelia, jazz and more, ‘Endtroducing’ was recorded between DJ Shadow’s home studio, The Glue Factory in San Francisco, and Dan The Automator’s studio, and became the first sample-only album.

In the three decades since it was first released, the album has become a classic among fans and helped pave the way for modern electronica, thanks to its undertones of lo-fi sounds, ambient soundscapes and more.

Artists including Radiohead have cited it as a source of inspiration too, as did Deftones, who joined forces with DJ Shadow in 2020 to drop a remix for their seminal album ‘White Pony’, titled ‘Black Stallion’. It was always their dream for him to remix the whole record, as they once told NME.

Now, to celebrate 30 years since the record first dropped, the DJ – real name Joshua Paul Davis – is re-releasing it on September 18.

Visit here to pre-order, and find the full tracklist below which includes classic tracks ‘Midnight In A Perfect World’, ‘Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt’ and more.

The ‘Endtroducing’ 30th anniversary edition tracklist is:

‘Best Foot Forward’
‘Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt’
‘The Number Song’
‘Changeling / Transmission’
‘What Does Your Soul Look Like, Pt.4’
‘Stem / Long Stem / Transmission 2’
‘Mutual Slump’
‘Organ Donor’
‘Why Hip-Hop Sucks In ‘96’’
‘Midnight In A Perfect World’
‘Napalm Brain / Scatter Brain (Medley)’
‘What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt.1 / Blue Sky Revisit / Transmission’

As well as rereleasing the album to mark the milestone, DJ Shadow will also be heading out an anniversary tour, which kicks off in San Diego next month, and includes slots in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and more.

After a run of US dates, the producer will head across the pond for a one-off show at London’s Barbican on December 18. Visit here for tickets.

‘Endtroducing’ 30th anniversary tour dates are:

SEPTEMBER
24 – The Sound, San Diego, CA
25 – The Novo, Los Angeles, CA
26 – Portola Music Festival, San Francisco, CA

OCTOBER
1 – Palace Theatre, Saint Paul, MN
2 – The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
3 – The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD
7 – HISTORY, Toronto, ON
9 – Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA
10 – Terminal 5, New York, NY
11 – The Bluestone, Columbus, OH
15 – The Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
16 – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
17 – Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
21 – The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
22 – Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
23 – Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN
24 – The Eastern, Atlanta, GA
29 – The Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB
30 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
31 – Tulips, Fort Worth, TX

NOVEMBER
1 – Tulips, Fort Worth, TX

DECEMBER
18 – Barbican, London

Earlier this year, DJ Shadow also released ‘The Mo’Wax Singles 1993-1997’, a box set which combined all of his original single releases for the Mo’Wax label, as well as previously unreleased alternative mixes and edits.

His most recent album was ‘Action Adventure’, which dropped in 2024.