{"product_id":"uproot-paperback","title":"Uproot - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJace Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2001 Jace Clayton was an unknown DJ who recorded a three-turntable, sixty-minute mix and put it online to share with friends. Within weeks, Gold Teeth Thief became an international calling card, whisking Clayton away to play a nightclub in Zagreb, a gallery in Osaka, a former brothel in Sao Paolo, and the American Museum of Natural History. Just as the music world made its fitful, uncertain transition from analog to digital, Clayton found himself on the front lines of creative upheavals of art production in the twenty-first century globalized world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUproot\u003c\/i\u003e is a guided tour of this newly-opened cultural space. With humor, insight, and expertise, Clayton illuminates the connections between a Congolese hotel band and the indie-rock scene, Mexican rodeo teens and Israeli techno, and Whitney Houston and the robotic voices is rural Moroccan song, and offers an unparalleled understanding of music in the digital age.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJace Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e's essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBidoun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrieze\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e FADER\u003c\/i\u003e, where he is a regular contributor. As DJ \/rupture, he has performed widely and released several critically acclaimed albums. He lives and works in New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694647840831,"sku":"9780374533427","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/16fc1402a1b7865f15582bf738d3600d.webp?v=1765001813","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/uproot-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}