Truly surprised at the misjudging of DJ Spooky, so harsh, seeming with
vengence. Where does this come from? His philosphies and criticism, even
when off, just add to a more well rounded artistry, and yes he can mix, and
the sounds he extracts from his musicals roots (dub, soul, funk and jungle)
are so well selected and so tastefully and still recklessly manipulated, I do
think he is the best experimental DJ on the scene. Anyone at the Frying Pan
on Friday would most likely agree, a brilliant set, so alive and pumped up
and so soulful. I expected IDMers to be a more open mind-- the conservatism
attached to this kind of techno purism (puritianism?) seems antithetic to
what all this music is about.
-Adam