2016 album by DJ Shadow
The Mountain Will Fall is the fifth studio album by American music producer DJ Shadow . It was released on June 24, 2016 by Mass Appeal Records .[ 1]
Critical reception
The Mountain Will Fall received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 66, based on 26 reviews.[ 3] Adam Workman from The National said DJ Shadow gave his "sample-heavy, largely instrumental hip-hop" music a more "ambitious scope" than on his previous records,[ 14] while Spin journalist Brian Josephs believed his "brisk electronic direction" contributed to a coherence that was missing on The Outsider (2006) and The Less You Know, the Better (2011).[ 12] Exclaim! ' s Daryl Keating said "he still has the chops to cut a good record when he's not doing a complete gear change and then turning down the wrong road at full speed."[ 15] Robert Christgau gave The Mountain Will Fall a three-star honorable mention in his column for Vice , deeming it DJ Shadow's best album since The Private Press (2002) but "a sound effects record by comparison, heavy on first-rate texture, rumble, and of course beats"; he named "Nobody Speak", "Mambo", and the title track as highlights.[ 16]
Track listing Title 1. "The Mountain Will Fall" 4:38 2. "Nobody Speak " (featuring Run the Jewels ) 3:15 3. "Three Ralphs" 3:36 4. "Bergschrund" (featuring Nils Frahm ) 4:10 5. "The Sideshow" (featuring Ernie Fresh) 3:28 6. "Depth Charge" 4:53 7. "Mambo" 3:03 8. "Ashes to Oceans" (featuring Matthew Halsall ) 6:16 9. "Pitter Patter" (featuring G Jones and Bleep Bloop) 3:24 10. "California" 4:29 11. "Ghost Town" 3:51 12. "Suicide Pact" 4:36 Total length: 49:37
iTunes bonus track[ 17] Title 13. "Swerve" 3:12 Total length: 52:49
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ "DJ Shadow Announces New Album The Mountain Will Fall Featuring Run the Jewels, Shares Title Track: Listen" . Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 7, 2016 .
^ "The Mountain Will Fall by DJ Shadow reviews" . AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 23, 2016 .
^ a b "Reviews for The Mountain Will Fall by DJ Shadow" . Metacritic . Retrieved October 14, 2016 .
^ Kellman, Andy. "The Mountain Will Fall – DJ Shadow" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
^ McCown, Alex (June 24, 2016). "DJ Shadow succeeds by again following his restless muse" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
^ Kot, Greg (June 24, 2016). "DJ Shadow album review: 'The Mountain Will Fall' revels in darkness" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
^ Aroesti, Rachel (June 23, 2016). "DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall review – cut-and-paste turtablist's inventive return" . The Guardian . Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
^ Gill, Andy (June 23, 2016). "Album reviews round-up: Let's Eat Grandma, DJ Shadow, Mumford & Sons, Public Service Broadcasting and more" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved July 16, 2016 .
^ Pattison, Louis (June 21, 2016). "DJ Shadow – 'The Mountain Will Fall' Review" . NME . Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016 .
^ Jayasuriya, Mehan (June 25, 2016). "DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall" . Pitchfork . Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
^ Lynskey, Dorian (August 2016). "Out of the Dark". Q (362): 111.
^ a b Josephs, Brian (June 24, 2016). "Review: Allow DJ Shadow to Re-Endtroduce Himself on 'The Mountain Will Fall' " . Spin . Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
^ O'Connell, Sharon (August 2016). "DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall". Uncut (231): 83.
^ Workman, Adam (July 4, 2016). "Album review: DJ Shadow stitches together dense sonic beats in The Mountain Will Fall" . The National . Retrieved July 16, 2016 .
^ Keating, Daryl (June 22, 2016). "DJ Shadow - This Mountain Will Fall" . Exclaim! . Retrieved August 9, 2016 .
^ Christgau, Robert (July 16, 2016). "Vic Mensa, Joey Purp, Clams Casino, and Growing Up Expert Witness with Robert Christgau" . Vice . Retrieved July 16, 2016 .
^ "The Mountain Will Fall" . iTunes. Retrieved April 9, 2016 .
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^ "Ultratop.be – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
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^ "Offiziellecharts.de – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 26, 2016" . Chart-Track . IRMA . Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016 .
^ "Swisscharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall" . Hung Medien. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 2, 2016.
^ "DJ Shadow Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ "DJ Shadow Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ "Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-end 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
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