Turntable legend DJ Spooky is neither a novice when it comes to genre mashing nor a stranger to collaborating with other musicians. A prominent figure in turntablism for the past decade, Spooky has remixed Nick Cave, Metallica, and a score of others, and he's worked with a wide range of hip-hop and indie rock's biggest stars. For his 2004 release , he fused jazz and hip-hop, remixing tracks from selections from Thirsy Ear's Blue Series. Now, a year later, he's teamed up with thrash metal legend Dave Lombardo, most famous for his work with Slayer, but also skin-pounder for Fantômas, Grip, Inc., and one-time member of Testament. As if that pair wasn't odd enough, also along for the ride are Public Enemy mouth-piece Chuck D, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid, and Meat Beat Manifesto's Jack Dangers. The result is the appropriately titled .