This EP, which is actually nearly 30 minutes long, shows why DJ Spooky was the first turntablist signed to a major label.
The opening track, "You Are About to Witness," sets syncopated scratching against a Bomb Squad-like backdrop of wailing sirens, screeching Psycho samples, and a classic NWA line before morphing into "Dumb Mutha Fucka," a furiously funky descent into hell that matches thunderous drums and sheets of psychedelic samples against a maddeningly infectious string melody.
On "Sum Ill Shit (Clinton Street Dub)," Spooky deconstructs his whacked-out sound even further, tweaking a bassline straight outta the Jack Bruce songbook and taking it into the deepest, darkest recesses of psychedelic dub.
But the EP's high point is the supremely bizarre title track, a seven-minute epic of insane samples, distorted voices, and schizophrenic style changes that will leave "normal" listeners dizzy, disoriented, and completely discombobulated.
In a subgenre where originality and creativity are held in the highest esteem, DJ Spooky proves himself to be truly one of a kind.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Are About to WitnessPaul D. Miller | DJ Spooky | Play | 01:24 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 2 | Dumb Mutha FuckaPaul D. Miller | DJ Spooky | Play | 06:11 | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| 3 | Synthetic FuryPaul D. Miller | DJ Spooky | Play | 07:05 | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| 4 | Demon SeedPaul D. Miller | DJ Spooky | Play | 00:37 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 5 | Synaptic DissonancePaul D. Miller | DJ Spooky | Play | 06:09 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 6 | Last ElementPaul D. Miller | DJ Spooky | Play | 01:06 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 7 | Sum Ill Shit (Clinton Street Dub) | DJ Spooky | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 28 mins | 64 MB | |||||
| 28 mins | 183 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akinyele Adams | Engineer |
| 2 | Enrique Candioti | Artwork, Design |
| 3 | DJ Spooky | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Chris Flam | Engineer |
| 5 | Micah Gaugh | Saxophone |
| 6 | Karsh Kale | Drums |
| 7 | Paul D. Miller | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Cover Art, Engineer, Producer, Programming, Scratching |
| 8 | Panacea | Engineer, Producer |
| 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). |