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, "
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