I'm going to consider it one of the monumental failures of MB to not introduce me to him earlier. I searched the forums and found about three related posts - shiftael, stu, and hiu... so props to you guys. What Dalek is for hip-hop and industrial/noise Dj Spooky does for hip-hop and avant-garde... traces of ambient, musique concrete, trip-hop, etc. can all be found in here. Soundscapes in the truest sense, but they manage to be much more listenable with the hip-hop beats and loops.
Boards of Electronica: DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid - Songs of a dead dreamer (1996)