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Turntablist Rob Swift was born Robert Aguilar in Jackson Heights, a neighborhood of Queens. Growing up, he was heavily influenced by cutting-edge jazz artist Herbie Hancock as well as the more typical DJ heroes like Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, and DJ Premier. After graduating from Baruch College with a degree in psychology, Swift joined one of the top scratching groups of the '90s, The X-Men (later known as The X-Ecutioners). In 1992, he won the DMC East Coast Turn Table Championship and DJed with rapper Akinyele on his cross-country tour. A mixtape favorite, after one album with The X-Ecutioners Swift released his own widely praised debut, Soulful Fruit, in 1997 on Asphodel, followed by The Ablist in 1999. Thereafter, he released a succession of mixes for Triple Threat (Airwave Invasion), Tableturns (Sound Event), and Six Degrees (Under The Influence). In 2004, Swift left The X-Ecutioners after the release of the album Revolutions and went on to record OuMuPo. Vol.2, a remix of artists from the Ici d'Ailleurs label, and 2005's War Games, a soundtrack to the world after September 11, on the Coup de Grace label.
Directly influenced by Herbie Hancock`s "Rockit," an early melding of jazz and hip-hop, The Ablist is Swift's attempt to introduce the turntable as a virtuosic instrument capable of being played with the same feeling and skill as any other instrument. He uses the turntable in various contexts, from solo scratching to full band. Much of the album is stellar jazz-inflected hip-hop, even if it falls somewhat short of the incredibly high goals of its composer, but those high goals are what make The Ablist such a thrilling listen. Many songs use the turntable in ways that have not been explored. O
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1.Day One (:30)
2.Dope on Plastic (2:09)
3.What Would You Do? (2:12)
4.Night Time (2:40)
5.Modern Day Music (3:53)
6.Two Turntables and a Keyboard (:15)
7.Fusion Beats (3:47)
8.Alma's Message (:14)
9.Turntablist Anthem (4:01)
10.Let's Talk Relationships (:13)
11.I'm Leaving (2:33)
12.Brainstorming (1:09)
13.All That Scratching Is Making Me Rich (5:15)
14.Ben Fee the Mc (:08)
15.Musica Negra (Black Music) (5:00)
16.Gangis Kahn (3:49)
17.This Is Our Day (3:57)
18.Will to Do Something Different (:11)
19.Something Different (3:58)
20.Gangis Kahn Returns (:11)
21.Ablist (2:13)
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