Magazine: Spin
Title: MIXMASTERS: THE TOP 13 TURTABLISTS IN THE WORLD
Writer: Sasha Frere-Jones
Issue Date: 4.99
05 DJ FAUST
Who: Bobby Jay Bruno, 26
Where: Atlanta
Style: Painstakingly edits together zillions of Proustian hip-hop moments with turntables and a multi-track tape recorder. The results are juicy but fat-free Steinski-style scratch-boogie symphonies.
Innovation: Sports Devilish beard and long hair, with no apparent detriment to musical ability or decision-making process.
Battle Wins: 1st Place, 1996 Zulu Nation Battle Clash (NC)
Recommended: Man or Myth? (Bomb Hip-hop, 1998); Fathomless EP, with Shortee and Craze (Bomb Hip-Hop1998) Fun Fact: Along with mate DJ Shortee (one of the few distaff DJs in turntablism), Faust is one of the first American DJs ever to be sponsored by Stanton, the stylus maker.
Quote: "My style is a recurring dream with a different ending every time"
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