Revolutionary producer/DJ/composer DJ Shadow will be performing in Japan for the first time in 7 years!

DJ Shadow is a producer, DJ, and composer who has influenced the world for over 30 years with his unique skills and taste. Following the release of their new work “Action Adventure” in 4 years, which was released last year, it has been decided that they will hold performances in Tokyo and Osaka.

“Action Adventure” was released on NAS’s label Mass Appeal and includes 14 instrumental tracks. This work proves that DJ Shadow continues to evolve as a producer and songwriter.

This is the first time in seven years that DJ Shadow has held a large-scale tour since 2017.

Don’t miss out on this precious performance in Japan!

■Performance overview■

DJ Shadow – Action Adventure Japan Tour

[Tokyo performance]

Friday, February 7, 2025 Spotify O-East

Doors open 18:00 Performance starts 19:00

Contact: Live Nation Japan

https://www.livenation.co.jp/

[Osaka performance]

Monday, February 10, 2025 Umeda Club Quattro

Doors open 18:00 Performance starts 19:00

Contact: Umeda Club Quattro TEL:06-6311-8111

▼Ticket price (tax included)

Standing: 9,800 yen

*Preschool children (under 6 years old) are not allowed to enter. Tickets required for ages 6 and older.

*1 drink fee required

Performance homepage:https://www.livenation.co.jp/artist-dj-shadow-3862　

Planning, production and invitation: Live Nation Japan LLC

Cooperation: The Orchard

■Ticket sales schedule■

・Live Nation Japan Premium Club member advance: 10/17 (Thursday) 12:00 noon to 10/18 (Friday) 11:59

・Live Nation e-mail magazine members advance: 10/18 (Friday) 12:00 noon to 10/19 (Sat) 11:59

・Play guide exclusive advance: 10/19 (Sat) 12:00 noon to 10/25 (Fri)

・General sale: 10/26 (Sat) 10:00

*During the advance period, all orders will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

■About DJ Shadow■

photo by Koury Angelo

DJ Shadow has been releasing music for over 30 years. Their groundbreaking 1996 debut, Endtroducing, is considered one of the best albums of the 90s and continues to influence new generations of artists. There is. In “Nobody Speak” from their 2016 album The Mountain Will Fall, Run The Jewels, a two-man hip-hop group made up of rappers Killer Mike and El-P,・Featuring Jewels). “Nobody Speak feat. Run The Jewels,” which eventually went gold, has been streamed nearly 100 million times on Spotify and continues to permeate the public consciousness as a soundtrack for countless movies and television. The double album “Our Pathetic Age” released in 2019 featured De La Soul, Nas, and Run the Jewels, who performed the song “Rocket Fuel” on the popular US TV program Jimmy Kimmel Live. , Pusha T, Inspector Deck, Ghostface Killah and other guests will be in attendance. The first of the two-disc set is an all-instrumental original song, which foreshadows the upcoming album “Action Adventure.”

■About “Action Adventure”■

The first words sampled on the album are “all my records and tapes.” These are the only words heard on an almost entirely instrumental release, produced by Shadow alone with no collaborators. It’s like a thesis statement for an inward-looking project. “Action Adventure” tells the listener, “This is about my relationship with music. My life as a collector and curator. Nothing, just all my records and tapes.”

“You Played Me”

“Action Adventure” reminds me of happy days browsing at video stores. The album’s title is fitting given its soundscape and the menacing, mysterious atmosphere that accompanies all of his work. “You Played Me” was inspired by 200 tapes from Mix Station radio in the Baltimore/DC area in the ’80s that were put up for auction on eBay. It was a unique blend of dance music, R&B, and early hip-hop. Shadow kept listening to records he had never heard before, looping his own instrumentals. He dropped the needle on an obscure mid-’80s R&B a cappella 12-inch and let the track click. “Craig, Ingels & Wrightson” is dark and ghostly, a nod to the 50’s horror comic artist in the song’s title. The second part of the album includes the nearly eight-minute “Reflecting Pool,” an experimental collage of percussion and synths.

DJ Shadow

Album “Action Adventure” now available

Label: Mass Appeal

Delivery link:https://djshadow.lnk.to/actionadventure　

TRACK LIST:

1. Ozone Scraper

2. All My

3. Time and Space

4. Craig, Ingels, & Wrightson

5. Witches Vs. Warlocks

6. A Narrow Escape

7. You played me

8. Free For All

9. The Prophecy

10. Friend Or Foe

11. Fleeting Youth (An Audible Life)

12. Reflecting Pool

13. Forever Changed

14. She’s Evolving

Music Videos

“The Prophecy”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS-qiTWld3M

“You Played Me”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTdeebyJ1MQ

“Ozone Scraper”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=serlaBxtHSQ

DJ Shadow

Official Site: https://djshadow.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/djshadow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/djshadow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djshadow/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/djshadow

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