DJ /rupture
| DJ /rupture | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jace Clayton |
| Origin | Boston |
| Genres |
Breakcore Dubstep Electronic Hip-hop Jungle Turntablism |
| Instruments | Turntables |
| Years active | Late 1990s–present |
| Labels |
Tigerbeat6 Soot Records |
| Associated acts | Nettle |
| Website | Mudd Up! |
DJ /rupture is the pseudonym of Jace Clayton, a New York-based American DJ and producer. He used to play in the drum and bass collective Toneburst, and DJ'ed in Boston during the late 1990s.
In addition to his music, /rupture is becoming a voice on the blog scene with musical and non-musical posts on his website, "Mudd Up!".
Clayton received a 2012 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.[1]
Influences
Clayton has mentioned Edgard Varèse, the Hanatarashi, King Tubby, Pere Ubu, Steely & Clevie, Gregory Whitehead, Timbaland, Mannie Fresh, DJ Scud and Wiley as impacting his creative work.[2]
Discography
Albums
- Special Gunpowder (Tigerbeat6, 2004)
- Patches (with Andy Moor) (Unsuitable Records, 2008)
- The Julius Eastman Memory Depot (as Jace Clayton) (New Amsterdam Records, 2013)
Singles & EPs
- Rummage About (split 12" with Config.sys) (Soot Records, 1999)
- $ Vol. 7 (split 7" with Kid606) (Tigerbeat6, 2001)
- Rude Descending A Staircase (7") (Tigerbeat6, 2002)
- Split EP (split 12" EP with The Bug vs. The Rootsman) (Tigerbeat6, 2003)
- Special Gunpowder EP 1 (12" EP) (Tigerbeat6, 2004)
- Special Gunpowder EP 2 (12" EP) (Tigerbeat6, 2004)
- No Heathen (split 12" with Com.a & Wicked Act) (Shockout, 2004)
- Dem Nuh Know Me (split 12" with Team Shadetek & Wayne Lonesome) (Shockout, 2004)
- Little More Oil (12" EP with Kid606 & Sister Nancy) (Soul Jazz Records, 2005)
- Redux (12" EP) (Broklyn Beats, 2005)
- Miss Nemesis (7") (Ek-ke, 2006)
- Quémalo Ya (split 12" with Filastine) (Shockout, 2007)
- Shallows EP (12" EP with Matt Shadetek) (theAgriculture, 2009)
DJ Mixes
- 1 + 1 = 3 (cassette) (self-released, 1999)
- Gold Teeth Thief (self-released/Tigerbeat6, 2001)
- Minesweeper Suite (Tigerbeat6, 2002)
- 58.46 Radio Mix (self-released, 2003)
- Post Election Mix (radio broadcast on Resonance FM, 2004)
- Shotgun Wedding Vol. 1: The Bidoun Sessions (with Mutamassik) (Tigerbeat6, 2004)
- Low Income Tomorrowland (Applecore Records, 2005)
- Soot Fall Tour 06 (with Filastine) (self-released, 2006)
- Improvisation for Guitar + Turntables (with Andy Moor) (Soot Records, 2006)
- Shotgun Wedding Vol. 6 (with Filastine) (Tigerbeat6, 2007)
- Live in France (with Andy Moor) (Soot Records, 2007)
- Porque Soy Sonidero Y Voy A Muchos Lugares (self-released, 2008)
- Uproot (theAgriculture, 2008)
- New York Tropical Vol. 1 (with Geko Jones) (self-released, 2009)
- K-K-Kumbia (self-released, 2009)
- Solar Life Raft (with Matt Shadetek) (theAgriculture, 2009)
- Curiosity Slowdown (self-released, 2010)
- Harlem is Nowhere (with Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts) (self-released, 2011)
- Dreamachine / Beyond Digital (cassette with Palm Wine & Maga Bo) (Palm Wine, 2011)
- Change the Mood (self-released, 2012)
- Sunset Park Rent Strike Mix (self-released, 2012)
- 1100 vs. 2200 (with Sonido Martines) (self-released, 2013)
Appears on
- "RKK13" – Natti Tone Scat (2000)
- VA – Paws Across The World 2003 Tour (2004)
- VA – Open up and say...@<%_|^[!] (2004)
- The Wire Tapper 12
References
- ↑ http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_recipients/jace.html
- ↑ Mudd Up! April 25, 2009 Access date: June 18, 2008
External links
- Tigerbeat6 Records
- Soot Records
- "Mudd Up!" (DJ /rupture's blog)
- the Agriculture Records
- Playlist and archive for /rupture's weekly show on WFMU
- DJ /rupture @ Discogs.com
- Stylus Profile: DJ /rupture
- Early appearances in Boston
- Pitchfork Media review of Special Gunpowder 28 October 2004
- Pitchfork Media review of Uproot 24 October 2008
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