DJ Shadow joins host Stephen Kallao

For his latest album, DJ Shadow turned to a curious eBay purchase: 200 tapes recorded off an 80s radio mix. Those tapes, along with the producer’s massive personal vinyl collection, form the foundation of Action Adventure. On the World Cafe, DJ Shadow talks about making his seventh album and how he approaches music curation and collecting during an era of information overload.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

The Clash “The Magnificent Seven” Sandinista!

DJ Shadow “Ozone Scraper” Action Adventure

DJ Shadow “You Played Me” Action Adventure

DJ Shadow “Dealer Choice” Action Adventure

DJ Shadow “Free For All” Action Adventure

DJ Shadow “Nobody Speak” The Mountain Will Fall

DJ Shadow “A Narrow Escape” Action Adventure

DJ Shadow “Friend or Foe” Action Adventure

Maggie Rogers “Dog Years” WC Recording

Moby “South Side” Play

The Specials “A Message To You Rudy” The Specials

The Rolling Stones “Live With Me” Let It Bleed

St. Vincent “Every Tear Disappears” WC Recording

St. Vincent “Broken Man” All Born Screaming

LCD Soundsystem “Big Ideas” 21

Khruangbin “May Ninth” A La Sala

Natalie Merchant “Jealousy” Tigerlily

Hour Two
Rufus Wainwright “I Don’t Know What It Is” Want One

The Avett Brothers “Love of a Girl” the avett brothers

R.E.M. “It’s The End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)” Document

Tori Amos “Silent All These Years” Little Earthquakes

Noah Kahan “Northern Attitude (ft. Hozier)” Stick Season

Jade Jackson “Finish Line” WC Recording

World Party “Every Night” WC Recording

Nada Surf “Always Love” WC Recording

Jalen Ngonda “Illusions” Illusions

Rufus & Chaka Khan “Ain’t Nobody” Stompin’ At The Savoy

Leon Bridges “If It Feels Good, Then It Must Be” Good Thing

Shuggie Otis “Miss Pretty” Inspiration Information

The National Parks “Timber!” 8th Wonder

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova “Falling Slowly” Once

The Decemberists “Burial Ground” Burial Ground

Elliott Smith “Miss Misery” Good Will Hunting