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The renowned U.S West Coast producer walks the line between keeping his faithful fans content whilst tweaking his style to suit the contemporary electronica scene DJ Shadow has been touring his latest offering, an LP 5 years in the making named 'The Mountain Will Fall', almost exactly 20 years since the release of 'Endtroducing', the LP that put his name firmly on the lips of beat-makers and hip-hop heads across the globe. The new album starts with the title tune of the record, an ambient, euphoric, and fittingly-inspiring introduction for new listeners to savour and the old fans to reacquaint themselves with Shadow's ever evolving musical persona. Listening to the Secret Garden Party and Electric Brixton sets live on club/ festival sound systems, it is clear that Shadow's influences stretch far and wide. Not only a result of his own pro- lific crate digging, many tracks included sounds reminiscent of old jungle/dub- step and UK rave culture, combining with Ben Stoke's colourful psychedelic visuals which ranged from urban/natu- ral landscapes to shifting Tron/Matrix digital craziness. Even if it is a fact that fans would rather hear music more akin to that produced on 'Endtroducing' or even on 'The Private Press', you have to respect Shadow for slowly stepping away from a style that made his name and was a proven formula from its inception. Instead, DJ Shadow seems to absorb his contemporary environment and pro- ceeds to add his time-honoured spin on it. However, each time that spin morphs into something new, responding to what's going on around him musically. It is almost as if DJ Shadow initiated his own self-fulfilling prophecy instigated from the moment the master/student of the drum vocal sample on 'Building Steam with a Grain of Salt' was played for the very first time all those years ago. PLAYLIST Better Than Too Many T's White Ferrari Frank Ocean Six Days DJ Shadow Konnichiwa Skepta Here's the hip hop & rnb on our playlist this month: The MOBO award-winning hip hop artist will be performing at KOKO on 12th October Boxpark Croydon to launch with a two-day music festival GUESTLIST RECOMMENDS: ESKIMO DANCE TO OPEN BOXPARK CROYDON Akala doesn't follow the standard rules and has made a name for himself with creative fusions of various sounds and styles, ranging from trance, punk to soul and rock. His soundtracks are all finished with fierce social commentary and storytelling. His appearance at KOKO is part of his 10 years of It's Not A Rumour tour which also sees him going right across the country dropping in at pretty much all the major cities. It was It's Not A Rumour that propelled Akala sky high. It beat Kanye West for the MOBO for best album and was backed heavily on the radio. Since he's continued his hard work and has begun branching out into new fields, most recently into the world of journalism, TV presenting and lecturing. On Saturday 29th October Eskimo Dance will play host to a line-up including Wiley, Ghetts, Novelist, Solo45, Elf Kid, President T, P Money, Flirta D, Cadell, Merky Ace, Blakie, Splurgeboys, Mistajam, Preditah, Maximum, Rude Kid, Hatcha, Sian Anderson, plus a secret guest and a special guest to be announced. On Sunday 30th, NME will host a free showcase celebrating the future sounds of London with the best up-and-coming musical talent.. A2, Alfa Mist, Barney Artist, Club Kuru, Nova Twins and Tailr.Mde. Lvn are all confirmed to take to the stage, with more acts still to join the line-up. EVENT PREVIEW: AKALA AT KOKO HIP HOP LEGEND: DJ SHADOW 34 ISSUE 91 / 2016 HIP HOP & RNB