DJ /rupture
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|Birth_name = Jace Clayton
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|Origin = [[Boston]]
|Instrument = [[Turntablism|Turntable]]
|Genre = [[Electronic music]]<br/>[[Ragga]]<br/>[[Breakcore]]<br/>[[Jungle music|Jungle]]<br/>[[hip hop music|Hip-hop]]<br/>[[Turntablism]]
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|Years_active = Late 90's to Present
|Label = [[Tigerbeat6]]<br/>[[Soot Records]]
|Associated_acts = [[Nettle (band)|Nettle]]
|URL = [http://www.negrophonic.com/ Mudd Up!]
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'''DJ /rupture''' is the pseudonym of '''Jace Clayton''', a [[New York]]-based [[Disk jockey|DJ]] and [[record producer|producer]]. He used to play in the [[drum and bass]] collective [[Toneburst Collective| Toneburst]], and DJ'ed in [[Boston]] during the late 1990s. His standard setup involves three [[Turntablism|turntables]], on which he creates complicated mixes—such as one with [[a cappella]] vocals, the second with [[breakbeat]]s, and the third with [[Ambient music|ambient]] effects.
DJ /rupture's first big break came in 2001 with ''[[Gold Teeth Thief]]'', a mix which combines [[hip hop music|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 [[United Kingdom|UK]] music magazine [[The Wire (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 (band)|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 (magazine)|The Wire]]'' on a freelance basis. /rupture deejays a show also called "Mudd Up!" on Wednesdays, 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 (rapper)|Wiley]] as impacting his creative work<ref>''Mudd Up!'' April 25, 2009 [http://www.negrophonic.com/words/archives/archive_2005-m04.php] Access date: June 18, 2008</ref>.
==Discography==
===Albums===
* [[Special Gunpowder]] (2004)
===EPs and Singles===
* Rummage About (split 12" with config.sys; includes remix by esp) (1999)
* Rude Descending A Staircase (7") (2002)
* [[The Bug]] vs. [[The Rootsman|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===
* [[Gold Teeth Thief]] (2001)
* [[Minesweeper Suite]] (2002)
* 58.46 Radio Mix (2003)
* Resonance FM Post Election Mix (2004)
* Shotgun Wedding Vol. 1: The Bidoun Sessions (2004) (with [[Mutamassik]])
* Low Income Tomorrowland (2005)
* Soot Fall Tour 06 (2006) (with Filastine)
* Secret Google Cheat Codes (2007) (with Filastine)
===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==
*[http://www.tigerbeat6.com/ Tigerbeat6 Records]
*[http://www.sootrecords.com/ Soot Records]
*[http://negrophonic.com/ "Mudd Up!" (DJ /rupture's blog)]
*[http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/DR Playlist and archive] for /rupture's weekly show on [[WFMU]]
*[http://www.discogs.com/artist/DJ+%2Frupture DJ /rupture @ Discogs.com]
*[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=70 Stylus Profile: DJ /rupture]
*[http://weeklywire.com/ww/02-23-98/boston_music_7.html Early appearances in Boston]
*[[Pitchfork Media]] review of Special Gunpowder [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17278/dj_Rupture_Special_Gunpowder 10/28/2004]
*[http://www.d-i-r-t-y.com/textes/int_djrupture.html Interview 11/2002]
[[Category:Breakbeat musicians]]
[[Category:American DJs]]