BE 2026

Jace Clayton: Unravelling the Conceptual Works of Julius Eastman

Click here to watch border-crossing bass visionary Jace Clayton, aka DJ /rupture, discuss his experience re-processing the powerful works of Julius Eastman in the second installment of our five-part video series recorded during the 2017 festival. Please note, this video contains sensitive language. With several critically-acclaimed albums, a book examining music in the digital age, and his touring piece Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner, it is no surprise that Mary Ann Hobbes of BBC1 raved, “You won’t find another musician as agile and reckless as DJ /rupture.”

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