Monday, May 5, 2008

Day Forty, May 5

Tonight a friend took me to see DJ Spooky (Paul Miller) speak at Denver University, and the man gave one hell of a stimulating presentation. Miller's discussion covered a wide variety of topics, focusing mainly on the place of 'cut-and-paste' aesthetic in art, text, and music, but occasionally he did veer into the political arena. At one point, he took advantage of the opportunity to throw in a hearty cheer for Obama, which made me wonder just what he had done for the campaign lately (not like this blog adds up to jack squat). So I went on Google to try and suss out some sort-of DJ Spooky/Obama mash-up online, be it spoken, written, or musical endorsement.

The best search result was the following video, a remix of will.i.am's "Yes We Can" tribute to Barack. At a time where there's been more focus on the actions of Barack's pastor and what he is(n't) wearing on his suit lapel than on his message of hope, I think it's time for this inspiring video to make a comeback. Spooky's website is here, containing much more of his own art, music, and musings, and the original video can be found here at dipdive.com.

Here's DJ Spooky's remix of the moving music video for "Yes We Can":

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