Shifting Gears (Z-Trip album)

Shifting Gears
Studio album by Z-Trip
Released	April 19, 2005 (2005-04-19) [1]
Genre	Hip hop, turntablism
Length	67:44
Label	Hollywood Records
Producer	Z-Trip
Singles from Shifting Gears
"Listen to the DJ" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
IGN	8.0/10 [2]
PopMatters	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Shifting Gears is the debut studio album by American DJ Z-Trip. ^[5] It was released through Hollywood Records in 2005. ^{[6] [7] [8]} It includes guest appearances from Soup, Whipper Whip, Lyrics Born, Busdriver, Supernatural, Luke Sick, Murs, Aceyalone, Mystic, Chester Bennington, and Chuck D. ^[9]

Critical reception

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a reminiscing album that is in love with a time when breakdancers and b-boys ruled and living without your Adidas was just impossible." ^[1] Bill Werde of Rolling Stone gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "These fifteen original tracks deploy sharp sampling, jazzy scratches and the sheer joy of old-school hip-hop." ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:28
2.	"Listen to the DJ" (featuring Soup)	4:16
3.	"All About the Music" (featuring Whipper Whip)	3:22
4.	"The Get Down" (featuring Lyrics Born)	3:46
5.	"About Face"	2:51
6.	"Furious"	4:04
7.	"Take Two Copies" (featuring Busdriver)	4:25
8.	"For My People" (featuring Supernatural)	4:10
9.	"Bury Me Standing" (featuring Luke Sick)	4:27
10.	"Breakfast Club" (featuring Murs and Supernatural)	4:53
11.	"3rd Gear"	3:53
12.	"Everything Changes" (featuring Aceyalone and Mystic)	5:23
13.	"Walking Dead" (featuring Chester Bennington)	4:33
14.	"Shock and Awe" (featuring Chuck D)	4:39
15.	"Revolution (STR Parts 1+2)"	15:21

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [10]	90
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [11]	56

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Shifting Gears - DJ Z-Trip". AllMusic . Retrieved July 21, 2017.
2. Durig, Jim (May 25, 2005). "Z-Trip - Shifting Gears". IGN . Retrieved July 21, 2017.
3. O'Neil, Tim (April 25, 2005). "Z-Trip: Shifting Gears". PopMatters . Retrieved July 21, 2017.
4. Werde, Bill (April 21, 2005). "Shifting Gears : DJ Z-Trip : Review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
5. Turenne, Martin (August 18, 2005). "On the aptly titled "Shifting Gears", Z-Trip moves beyond the mash-up". The Georgia Straight . Retrieved July 21, 2017.
6. "Z-Trip - Shifting Gears". Amazon.com . Retrieved July 21, 2017.
7. "Shifring Gears - DJ Z-Trip". Bandcamp . Retrieved July 21, 2017.
8. "Shifting Gears by Z-Trip". iTunes . Apple Inc. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
9. "Z-Trip 'Gears' Up For Debut CD". Billboard . February 8, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
10. "DJ Z-Trip - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved July 21, 2017.
11. "DJ Z-Trip - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Retrieved July 21, 2017.

External links

• Shifting Gears at Discogs (list of releases)