DJ of the Month

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DJ of the Month
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)
Genre
Length40:47
Label Seeland
Bob Ostertag chronology
Say No More 3 & 4
(2002)
DJ of the Month
(2002)
w00t
(2007)

DJ of the Month is the seventh studio album by Bob Ostertag, released on November 19, 2002 by Seeland Records. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

The Squid's Ear gave the DJ of the Month a positive review and said "the listener is assailed by sounds from all angles that rapidly collide and slam the ears" and "music is fragmented, sped and slowed, compressed and expanded and mangled in all possible descriptions." [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Ostertag.

No.TitleLength
1."Conformity"8:10
2."Marketability"5:03
3."Other"9:29
4."Attitude"8:50
5."Price"4:53
6."Diligence"4:22

Personnel

Adapted from the DJ of the Month liner notes. [5]

Musicians

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States2002My Very Own Record Label, Seeland CD MVORL-2, SEELAND 526

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References

  1. "Bob Ostertag: Solo, Vol. 2 > Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. "Upcoming". CMJ New Music Monthly . CMJ Network, Inc. 73 (789): 26. November 18, 2002. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. Ostertag, Bob (July 27, 2009). Creative Life: Music, Politics, People, and Machines. McFarland & Company . Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. Zampino, Phil (June 6, 2003). "Bob Ostertag: DJ of the Month". The Squid's Ear. Squidco. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. DJ of the Month (booklet). Bob Ostertag. San Diego, California: Seeland Records. 2002.CS1 maint: others (link)