Arguably but understandably, the amount of hype and academic discussion surrounding DJ Spooky's work has often obscured his gifts and abilities. Strip away everything, even his own detailed essays and reflections on his work that form this disc's liner notes, and what's left is creative and mysterious work that stands up well on its own merits. Not as sui generis as some would have him be -- his roots in everything from avant-garde classical music to the groundbreaking work of Jamaican dub are clear -- ...   [ read more ]

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Another sonic masterpiece from the world famous electronic musician DJ Spooky, as only he could present. Using his skill as a top flight deejay, his knowledge of world affairs, and his laser wit, DJ Spooky (aka Paul Miller) returns with this full length album, including a bonus DVD containing a re-mixed and rescored version of Vertov's 1924 film Kino-Glaz. With an all start list of collaborators, including Thurston Moore, Vijay Iyer, Zimbabwe Legit, Rob Swift and Mike Ladd.

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Thirsty Ear's Blue Series has already been host to many progressive jazz projects, among them albums by William Parker, Matthew Shipp, Craig Taborn, Guillermo Brown, Mat Maneri, Tim Berne, and others. The label also did a project with British DJ drum'n'bass duo Spring Heel Jack that was neither a jazz album or a DJ record, but some strange amalgam unto itself. DJ Spooky's Optometry is the next installment in the Blue Series' DJ experiments, and it's one that succeeds ...   [ read more ]

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