 DJ Shadow has said that his albums " have always been really varied . " Speaking of the variation on Endtroducing ..... , he explained : " Even on an album like Endtroducing [ ... ] I feel like ' Organ Donor ' sounds nothing like ' The Number Song ' which sounds nothing like ' Midnight ' and on and on . " DJ Shadow has also said that he was " in despair " and often depressed during the production of the album and that " [ his ] feelings of self @-@ doubt and self @-@ esteem come through in the music . " 
