Nialler9 in conjunction with The Big Romance present the Listen Closely series of listening parties, a night featuring a focus album from an artist we love on the last Wednesday of the month.
This month: Wednesday February 25th, 7pm
DJ Shadow – Endtroducing (1996)
A towering achievement in sample-based plunderphonics, music arrangements and turntablist-lead production techniques, DJ Shadow’s 1996’s debut album Endtroducing remains one of the most evocative and singular classic albums of recent times. Entirely built of obscure crate-dug samples using an Akai MPC60 sampler, Endtroducing’s cinematic soundscapes finds a transportative space where emotionally resonant electronica and hip-hop meet – the middle ground between light and shadow. It is considered one of the best albums of all-time, and is certainly one of mine.
Join Nialler9 and a guest for a discussion about this modern classic, and a playback of the album on vinyl through The Big Romance’s wonderfully plush and clear Toby Hatchett soundsystem. We will chat about the artist’s history, the album’s context, craft, production, lyrics and importance of this modern classic for a live Nialler9 Podcast episode.
Tickets are limited to 45 for this intimate event.
Become a paid member of the Nialler9 Patreon to get half priced tickets.
Doors: 7:00pm. Arrive early for seats.
Album playback and chat from 7.45pm.
Previous albums at Listen Closely parties:
- Massive Attack – Mezzanine (1998)
- Bloc Party – Silent Alarm (2004)
- Outkast – Stankonia (2000)
- My Bloody Valentine – Loveless (1991)
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz (2009)
- Jeff Buckley – Grace (1994)
- The Prodigy – Music For The Jilted Generation (1994)
- LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver (2007)
- Kendrick Lamar – good kid M.a.a.d. city (2012)
- J DIlla – Donuts (2006)
- Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of (1998)
- The Avalanches – Since I Left You (2001)
- Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever ago (2007)
- The Strokes – Is This It (2001)
- Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (2022)
- Boards Of Canada – Music Has The Right To Children (1998)
- Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear (2015)
- Beastie Boys – Ill Communication (1994)
- Fiona Apple – Tidal (1996)
- Portishead – Dummy (1994)
- Laurie Anderson – Big Science (1982)
- Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004)
- Sufjan Stevens – Illinois (2005)
- Four Tet – Rounds (2003)
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
