Low Income Tomorrowland
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ALTERNATE LINK #1
(Huge thanks to Certified Bananas.)
ALTERNATE LINK #2
(Many props to Gil at The Group Collective.)
Appropriate, as redefinitions are his stock in trade. Since early days with drum’n’bass collective Toneburst, Rupture’s had a knack for gap-bridging, seamlessly blending seemingly disparate genres without any of the “Hey, you got your jelly in my peanut butter!” flash of his peers. His now-signature style of alchemy first came to the world’s attention in 2001 with the mind-bending, copyright infringing Gold Teeth Thief mix. (The mix is downloadable in full, free of charge, at Negrophonic.) In 2003, Tigerbeat6 released his Minesweeper Suite, and the name DJ /rupture was in the mouths of hip-hop kids and academics alike. Some hailed it as “the ultimate post-modern music project.” Some as “a political thesis.” UK music mag The WIRE even called it one of the 10 best records of 2003.
In 2004, Rupture graduated with his first artist album. Special Gunpowder found him behind the decks, producing for (and with) exciting artists from across a wide spectrum of styles. Of course, releasing an album with ragga MC’s, sub-bass beats and an Appalachian banjo-folk track did nothing to quash his reputation as the new underground torch-bearer of “world music,” but then, torch-bearing’s never really been the goal.
Complicated but unpretentious, sometimes brutal but always beautiful, Rupture’s muddy footprints bear evidence of travels through a thousand styles. Always travels, though.
Right now!
- Read Jace's thoughts on the frequently updated and always thorough Mudd Up! blog.
- Catch DJ /rupture at the SONAR Festival in Spain, performing with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra.
- Later this summer, Soul Jazz will release a DJ /rupture + Sister Nancy 12"
- Somewhere down the line: Rupture & Sindu Zagoren (who appeared on the aforementioned Appalachian track, "Mole in the Ground") are collaborating on an album... !
