Riddim Warfare Explained
| Riddim Warfare |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | DJ Spooky |
| Cover: | Riddim Warfare.jpg |
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.[1]
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." Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club said, "the record is a surprisingly lithe and notably straightforward exercise in hip-hop psychedelia." Marc Weingarten of Vibe called it "the most cohesive and rhythmically righteous album of his career."
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
Notes and References
- Ghost in the Machine: DJ Spooky's Cultural Alchemy. CMJ New Music Report. M. Tye. Comer. November 2, 1998. 104–105.
