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Optometry is an album by the American musician DJ Spooky, released in 2002. [1] [2] It was part of Thirsty Ear Recordings' Blue Series of albums. [3] DJ Spooky considered it an example of Gesamtkunstwerk. [4] He supported the album with a North American tour. [5] A remix album, Dubtrometry, was released in 2003. [6]
In 2007, his work appeared in the Africa Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennial. This remix of music from Africa was also distributed freely online, and promoted by the blog Boing Boing. "You give away a certain amount of your stuff, and then the cultural economy of cool kicks in", DJ Spooky said. [8]
Phonk took inspiration from trap roots in the Southern United States in the mid-1990s. [2] Artists or musical groups like DJ Screw, X-Raided, DJ Spanish Fly, [3] DJ Squeeky, [4] and the collective Three 6 Mafia all helped pioneer the foundations for the genre to emerge many years later, with the Houston chopped and screwed seen as the precursor to the genre. [2]
Axel Christofer Hedfors (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎksɛl krɪˈstɔ̌fːɛr ˈhêː(d)fɔʂ]; born 18 December 1977), better known by his stage name Axwell, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and owner of Axtone Records. [1] He is a member of Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello.
Illbient is a genre of electronic music and an art movement that originated among hip hop-influenced experimental musicians from New York City in the early 1990s. [1] [2] The word "illbient" combines the hip hop slang term "ill" and "ambient"; DJ Olive and DJ Spooky, pioneers of the genre, have claimed to have coined the term.
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DJ Spooky – nmbara, wind chimes, gongs, street noises, additional vocals, bass, electric guitar on track 3, acoustic guitar on track 8; Sir Menelik – vocals on tracks 3, 9; Kool Keith – vocals on tracks 3, 17; Akin Atoms – guitar on tracks 4, 14, 20; Karsh Kale – drums on tracks 4, 14, 20; Arto Lindsay – guitar on track 7
Drums of Death is an album recorded by DJ Spooky and Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo.The album is primarily instrumental, although some tracks include rap vocals. Guest artists on the album include Public Enemy's Chuck D who does reworkings of several Public Enemy tracks, Dälek, and Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid.