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DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid (born Paul Miller, 1970), is a Washington DC-born illbient and trip-hop musician, turntablist and producer. He borrowed his stage name from a character in a William S. Burroughs novel.
Growing up in DC, Spooky became interested in punk and go-go music, and attended Bowdoin College in Maine, earning degrees in French literature and philosophy. He began writing science fiction and formed a collective called Soundlab with several other artists.
In the mid-1990s, Spooky began recording a series of singles and EPs. His debut LP, “Songs of a Dead Dreamer”, is now widely regarded as a formative influence on illbient. “Riddim Warfare” was an underground hit that include collaborations with Dr. Octagon and other cult figures in indie rock.
He then worked with several other artists on various collaborations and mix CDs, returning in 2002 with “Modern Mantra”. That same year saw the release of “Optometry”, a widely acclaimed collaboration with avant-jazz players Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown and Joe McPhee. This album also features portions of a breaks record by Billy Martin of Medeski Martin & Wood.
DJ Spooky also composed the score for the 1998 film SLAM, featuring poet/actor Saul Williams in the lead role. The film went on to win both the Cannes Camera D’Or and the Sundance Festival Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.
Growing up in DC, Spooky became interested in punk and go-go music, and attended Bowdoin College in Maine, earning degrees in French literature and philosophy. He began writing science fiction and formed a collective called Soundlab with several other artists.
In the mid-1990s, Spooky began recording a series of singles and EPs. His debut LP, “Songs of a Dead Dreamer”, is now widely regarded as a formative influence on illbient. “Riddim Warfare” was an underground hit that include collaborations with Dr. Octagon and other cult figures in indie rock.
He then worked with several other artists on various collaborations and mix CDs, returning in 2002 with “Modern Mantra”. That same year saw the release of “Optometry”, a widely acclaimed collaboration with avant-jazz players Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown and Joe McPhee. This album also features portions of a breaks record by Billy Martin of Medeski Martin & Wood.
DJ Spooky also composed the score for the 1998 film SLAM, featuring poet/actor Saul Williams in the lead role. The film went on to win both the Cannes Camera D’Or and the Sundance Festival Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.
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optimistic_tour wrote:
damn, new album's hot. knew he'd drop some serious business...
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triangletrust44 wrote:
you have to be really high to appreciate how god ths is
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disasterhead wrote:
just talked to him last night in jakarta. majority dislikes dj spooky. fuck majority.
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socialdemocrat wrote:
New Spooky-centric group: http://www.last.fm/group/DJ+Spooky%2C+That+Subliminal+Kid
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TheOne5590 wrote:
yeah new album is crack... bought it the day it came out. anybody know when it'll be uploaded to Last.fm?
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FionnDragon wrote:
The Subliminal Kid is the best!
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rymdvarelse wrote:
dope
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Piotr_Pastusiak wrote:
yeah,is cracking!
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TheOne5590 wrote:
anybody get a chance to listen to the new album yet?
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Raketenish wrote:
Just saw him in the EMP Sky Church at Bumbershoot... cool live Stax mix/video mashup thing going on.... (just an inkling of regret for missing out on Raphael Saadiq's simultaneous show).
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Alec_Trevelyan wrote:
If anyone has the Subliminal Minded EP and would like to share it with me. I'd love you forever.
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disasterhead wrote:
hes going to perform in jakarta yay
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optimistic_tour wrote:
yeah it's sad how little attention he gets in proportion to his immense talent. i love anything Spooky but it seems that's a rarity these days..
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sinmantyx wrote:
Hey - I saw you in Fargo a long time ago when you opened for Soul Coughing and Everclear. Just wanted you to know (if you ever get this message) that there was one person in the audience who came just to see you! :)
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oliveiro wrote:
yeahhh.... "It's a mad mad mad world" is madly magnificient!
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mcdonabe987 wrote:
Reactive Switching Strategies for the Control of Uninhabited Air= one of my fav tracks of all time
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lewrasd wrote:
Big up ! dj spooky. Greetings in Dub
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X76China wrote:
right on right on
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pjwords wrote:
unoffical dj spooky clip for workmanjones' physical graf work 'tag': http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=QFQH8DfM09I
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AW0L wrote:
I love Spooky kid. He is an artist extraordinaire. Not to mention MAD fucking intelligent. PROPS!! : }
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