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. His standard setup, used to mix Gold Teeth Thief among other works, involves three turntables, on which he creates complicated mixes—such as one with a cappella vocals, the second with breakbeats, and the third with ambient effects.

DJ /rupture's first big break came in 2001 with Gold Teeth Thief, a mix which combines hip hop, ragga, breakcore, jungle, noise, modern classical and music from around the globe. His second mixtape Minesweeper Suite was an even greater success, with the UK music magazine The Wire calling it one of the 10 best records of 2002. A year later, /rupture produced Special Gunpowder, his most critically acclaimed album to date. He has appeared on John Peel's BBC radio show twice, in addition to playing on The Breezeblock. /rupture is also part of the musical group Nettle and runs his own label, Soot Records. In 2008, he co-founded a new label with Matt Shadetek, called Dutty Artz.

In addition to his music, /rupture is becoming a well-known voice on the blog scene with musical and non-musical posts on his website, "Mudd Up!". He also writes for other publications such as The Wire on a freelance basis. /rupture deejays a show also called "Mudd Up!" on Mondays, 7-8p.m. on WFMU.

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.

Discography

Albums

• Special Gunpowder (2004)
• Patches, with Andy Moor of The Ex (2008)

EPs and Singles

• Rummage About (split 12" with config.sys; includes remix by esp) (1999)
• Rude Descending A Staircase (7") (2002)
• The Bug vs. Rootsman feat. Daddy Freddy (split 12" with The Bug) (2003)
• Special Gunpowder EP 1 (2004)
• Special Gunpowder EP 2 (2004)
• "$", Vol. 7 (split 7" with Kid 606) (2004)
• No Heathen (split 12" with Com.a and Wicked Act)(2004)
• Dem nuh Know Me (split 12" with Team Shadetek and Wayne Lonesome) (2004)
• Little More Oil EP (with Kid606 and Sister Nancy) (2005)
• Redux (12") (2005)

Mixes

• 1 + 1 = 3 (self-released, 1999)
• Gold Teeth Thief (self-released/Tigerbeat6, 2001)
• Minesweeper Suite (Tigerbeat6, 2002)
• 58.46 Radio Mix (self-released, 2003)
• Resonance FM Post Election Mix (radio broadcast, 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)
• Shotgun Wedding Vol. 6 with Filastine (Tigerbeat6, 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)

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

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