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Protrusion of any organ or tissue from its normal cavity. The term usually refers to an abdominal hernia, which may be a congenital disorder or acquired after birth. Tissue may protrude through the abdominal muscle at the groin (inguinal), upper thigh (femoral), or navel (umbilical); its circulation can become cut off, leading to inflammation, infection, and gangrene. If the tissue cannot be pushed back into place and kept there by a truss, surgery may be necessary. Other common hernias are hiatal hernia (protrusion of part or all of the stomach above the diaphragm) and herniated disk (protrusion of tissue from a disk in the vertebral column through its outer layer).

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DJ /rupture is the pseudonym of Jace Clayton, a New York-based DJ and producer. He used to play in the drum and bass collective Toneburst, and DJ'ed in Boston during the late 1990s. His standard setup involves three turntables, on which he creates complicated mixes—such as one with a cappella vocals, the second with breakbeats, and the third with ambient effects.

DJ /rupture's first big break came in 2001 with Gold Teeth Thief, a mix which combines 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 UK music 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 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 on a freelance basis. /rupture deejays a show also called "Mudd Up!" on Wednesdays, 7-8p.m. on WFMU.

Influences

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. 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

References

External links

• Tigerbeat6 Records
• Soot Records
• "Mudd Up!" (DJ /rupture's blog)
• Playlist and archive for /rupture's weekly show on WFMU
• DJ /rupture @ Discogs.com
• Stylus Profile: DJ /rupture
• Early appearances in Boston
• Pitchfork Media review of Special Gunpowder 10/28/2004
• Interview 11/2002