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  "slug": "dj-shadow",
  "name": "DJ Shadow",
  "description": "DJ Shadow appears 2 times in our Trip-Hop and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/dj-shadow/",
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      "trackKey": "dj-shadow--midnight-in-a-perfect-world",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/dj-shadow--midnight-in-a-perfect-world/",
      "title": "Midnight in a Perfect World",
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      "label": "Mo' Wax",
      "isrc": "GBAQH9600061",
      "whyItMatters": "Assembled entirely from other people's records and somehow completely personal. Shadow proved sampling could be authorship rather than borrowing.",
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        },
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      "title": "Midnight in a Perfect World",
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      "label": "Mo' Wax",
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