Riddim Warfare

Riddim Warfare is a 1998 studio album by DJ Spooky. It includes contributions from Sir Menelik, Kool Keith, Killah Priest, Thurston Moore, Ben Neil, Arto Lindsay, and Mariko Mori.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Clubfavorable[2]
CMJ New Music Monthlyfavorable[3]
Vibefavorable[4]

Critical reception

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that "Only one man could conceive of an album including turntable battles, a workout for Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore, and a spoken-word piece on the same album."[1] Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club said, "the record is a surprisingly lithe and notably straightforward exercise in hip-hop psychedelia."[2] Marc Weingarten of Vibe called it "the most cohesive and rhythmically righteous album of his career."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul D. Miller, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pandemonium" 1:29
2."Synchronic Disjecta" 4:26
3."Object Unknown"Paul D. Miller, Keith Thornton, L. Phillip Collington, Jr., Larry Smith, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels5:14
4."It's Nice Not to Lose Your Mind" 0:36
5."Dialectical Transformation I (A Parallax View)" 1:34
6."Post-Human Sophistry" 3:53
7."Quilombo Ex Optico" 3:32
8."Rekonstruction"Paul D. Miller, Larry Baskerville, Troy Jamerson4:42
9."Scientifik"Paul D. Miller, L. Phillip Collington, Jr.3:43
10."A Conversation" 3:26
11."Peace in Zaire" 7:59
12."Dialectical Transformation II (Du Nouveau Monde)" 1:14
13."Degree Zero"Paul D. Miller, Walter Reed4:50
14."Roman Planetaire" 3:57
15."Bass Digitalis" 1:02
16."Polyphony of One" 6:19
17."Riddim Warfare"Paul D. Miller, Keith Thornton3:20
18."The Nerd" 1:43
19."Dialectical Transformation III (Soylent Green)" 2:11
20."Theme of the Drunken Sailor" 5:18
21."Twilight Fugue" 2:12

Personnel

  • 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
  • Lucio Maia – guitar on track 7
  • Dhengue – bass on track 7
  • Jorge Du Peixe – drums on track 7
  • Gulmar Bola8 – drums on track 7
  • Gira – drums on track 7
  • Pupilo – drums on track 7
  • Toca Ogan – percussion on track 7
  • Marcos Matias – percussion on track 7
  • Prince Poetry – vocals on track 8
  • Pharoah Monch – vocals on track 8
  • Vinicius Cantuaria – acoustic guitar on track 8
  • Ambassador Jr. – vocals and scratches on track 10
  • Grisha Coleman – vocals on track 11
  • Killah Priest – vocals on track 13
  • Manny Oquendo – keyboard on tracks 14, 20
  • Micah Gaugh – saxophone on track 14
  • Julia Sher – vocals on track 16
  • Thurston Moore – guitar on track 19
  • Ben Neil – trumpet on track 20
  • Mariko Mori – vocals on track 21

References

  1. Bush, John. "Riddim Warfare - DJ Spooky". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. Klein, Joshua (April 19, 2002). "DJ Spooky: Riddim Warfare". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. Jarman, David (October 1998). "DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid - Riddim Warfare". CMJ New Music Monthly: 47.
  4. Weingarten, Marc (October 1998). "UNKLE 'Psyence Fiction' / DJ Spooky 'Riddim Warfare'". Vibe: 166.
  5. Comer, M. Tye (November 2, 1998). "Ghost in the Machine: DJ Spooky's Cultural Alchemy". CMJ New Music Report: 104–105.
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