Miller, otherwise known by the awkward moniker DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, is a seriously bright and talented breakbeat artist who frequently annoys with his intellectual dilettantism, but seems constitutionally incapable of making an uninteresting record.
This grab-bag of remixes finds him in collaboration with artists of similarly off-beat temperament, including DJ Wally, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and members of the notorious Dub Pistols.
DJ Wally's gently jungly take on "Peace in Zaire" is especially effective (it's more interesting than much of Wally's own work, frankly), though the ska-inflected Dub Pistols mix is also excellent.
"Rapper's Relight" is a strange, downtempo stew of found sound and ambient washes.
"It' Nice Not to Lose Your Mind in '99" (in two versions) and "Dr.
Satan's Echo Chamber" are both self-indulgent miniatures, while "Futureproof in Zaire" is essentially a tabla solo.
Scattered? Messy? Unorganized? Absolutely.
But this EP is still highly rewarding listening.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rekonstruction | DJ Spooky | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Peace in Zaire | DJ Spooky | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| 3 | Dr. Satan's Echo ChamberPaul D. Miller | DJ Spooky | Play | 00:20 | 0 MB | 1 MB |
| 4 | Journey Anagramme Oulippienne II | DJ Spooky | Play | 01:06 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 5 | It's Nice Not to Lose Your Mind in '99Paul D. Miller | DJ Spooky | Play | 00:28 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 6 | Grapheme: Ghetto of the MindPaul D. Miller | DJ Spooky | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | Intro | DJ Spooky | Play | 00:40 | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| 8 | DJ Spookey vs The Dub Pistols Peace In Zaire Mix | DJ Spooky | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Futureproof in Zaire (Karsh Kale Remix) | DJ Spooky | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 10 | Rapper's Relight (featuring Kevin Shields) | DJ Spooky | Play | 07:12 | 16 MB | 45 MB |
| 11 | It's Nice Not to Lose Your Mind in '99 (reprise) | DJ Spooky | Play | 00:29 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 12 | Dialectical Transformation III Peace in Rwanda Mix (featuring Thurston Moore) | DJ Spooky | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 51 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 247 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Ashworth | Production Coordination, Remixing |
| 2 | Enrique Candioti | Design |
| 3 | Steve Cohen | Artwork, Management, Music Coordinator |
| 4 | Keef Destefano | Production Coordination, Remixing |
| 5 | DJ Spooky | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Dub Pistols | Guest Artist |
| 7 | Paul D. Miller | Composer |
| 8 | Thurston Moore | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Jason O'Bryan | Production Coordination, Remixing |
| 10 | Organized Konfusion | Guest Artist |
| 11 | Kevin Shields | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |