Rhythm Science

Well....Rhythm Science.... After reading the book by Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, I'm pretty sure I'm more confused on the whole DJ-ing thing than I was to begin with. I never considered myself to be especially savvy when it comes to technology, but I felt like I knew a good amount about music technology and how it works. However, now, I feel like I have no idea what thoughts and technology are needed for DJ-ing. I never considered it as complicated as Rhythm Science portrays it. This book was especially difficult for me to read, even though I am a huge music/hip-hop fan, because I'm not the best at visualizing things that aren't there, or don't exist yet. For example, in his book DJ Spooky says, "Sampling is like sending a fax to yourself from the sonic debris of a possible future" (p.77) WHAT?!?!? I know we talked about it in class, so I understand this quote a little better, but on my own, I would've never been able to come up with the conclusion that we did. I guess this book was intentionally written in this way by DJ Spooky, so that the reader would have to work and analyze in order to understand what he was trying to say (which, for the record, I'm still not sure what it was).