- Audio CD (April 26 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Thirsty Ear
- ASIN: B0007YMV6A
- Other Editions: Audio CD
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#143,449 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #84 in Music > Dance & DJ > Turntablists
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Track Listings
| 1. Universal Time Signal |
| 2. Brother's Gonna Work It Out |
| 3. Quantum Cyborg Drum Machine |
| 4. Guitar DJ Tool Element |
| 5. Melatron |
| 6. Assisted Suicide |
| 7. Kulter Krieg |
| 8. Sounds From Planet X |
| 9. B-Side Wins Again (20 05) |
| 10. Incipit Zarathustra |
| 11. Darker Shade Of Bleak, A |
| 12. Art Of War, The |
| 13. Terra Nullius |
| 14. Public Enemy #1 |
| 15. Obscure Disorder |
| 16. Particle Storm |
Product Description
DJ SPOOKY & DAVE LOMBARDO Drums Of Death (2005 US edition CD album featuring 16 tracks in a sound clash between the DJ/producer/philosopher and the Slayer drummer under the watchful eye of Meat Beat Manifestos Jack Dangers and featuring special guests Vernon Reid of Living Colour and Public Enemys Chuck D fold-out digipack picture sleeve - sealed & stickered!)
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3.9 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brother's Gonna Work it Out, April 26 2005
By Troy Collins - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Drums Of Death (Audio CD)
Long anticipated and well worth the wait, Drums of Death is a supergroup recording if ever there was one. DJ Spooky and Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo initially conceived the project as a duo which eventually morphed into a full band project. Multi-instrumentalist / producer Jack Dangers (aka: Meat Beat Manifesto) signed on as did Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid along with a few vocal appearances by Public Enemy Number 1.Chuck D unleashes his trademarked delivery on three cuts which evokes Public Enemy's salad days, when the Bomb Squad had Rick Rubin's support to sample and pillage until pure waves of sound were at their disposal. Now those sound waves come courtesy of DJ Spooky and Jack Dangers' limitless arsenal of sound, with additional shredding support courtesy of Vernon Reid. Considering "Brother's Gonna Work it Out," "B-Side Wins Again" and "Public Enemy # 1" are all old Public Enemy tunes, it's interesting to hear how well these re-imagined hip-hop classics fit into a more modern program and how, by their inclusion, a historical continuum is created. Dalek even shows up to rap on "Assisted Suicide" backed by a surprisingly effective vocal sample of avant garde composer Meredith Monk.
The album is primarily instrumental with the main players reveling in their respective genres to magnificent effect. As expected, there are moments of churning speed metal but relentlessly funky bass, shuffling break beats and spacey dub reggae appear as well. The turntable mixing and sampling is old school cool crossed with sci-fi ambience. DJ Spooky and Dave Lombardo even break it down to a show stopping duo in "Incipit Zarathustra." "Drums of Death" is an impressive assemblage and a cogent study in rhythmic texture with the boys showing off some improvisational chops on "The Art of War." There have been numerous hip-hop, rock and jazz collaborations before but none have been as intriguingly cohesive as this. Tentatively part of Thirsty Ears' new "metallic blue" series... one can only imagine what will come next.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
When it's good, it's really good, Jun 2 2005
By Blorg "the quantum mechanic" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Drums Of Death (Audio CD)
As an experiment, this is great stuff, and several tracks work exactly as you would expect them to, given the musicians that you have here. Several tracks fail spectacularly, and several tracks are about half as good as they could have been. I'll give Spooky (or anyone) major props for trying a collaboration like this, but my overall feeling is that this could have been a masterpiece, and instead it's only good in short bursts. Buy it if you're feeling adventurous.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spooky is off the chain !, May 10 2005
By Ryan K. Fogleman "bodhiguy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Drums Of Death (Audio CD)
Oh my God ! Spooky with the god father of political rap (Chuck D) is almost too much to listen to on a workday !Spooky and Dave's beats are sick and Chuck D is the perfect addition to this CD. B Side wins again is so sick I almost lost my mind listening to it at work ! :-)
Much ups to Chuck, Dave, and Spooky...real "rebels without a pause"!
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