Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening
(CD) Warner, 2006-07-10
Here's an album we've been expecting for quite some time now. The first
Cut Chemist real solo 'album'. The man is one of the most famous active scratchmasters of the planet, along with
Dj Shadow,
Shortkut and a few others. He's released many incredible recordings as a member one of the best hop hop outfits out there,
Jurassic 5 (from whom a new album will be out this summer!), he's done deejay mixes, solo ("The Litmus Test"), or with partners in crime ("Brainfreeze", Product Placement", "Live At the Future Primitive Soundsession", "Live At The Variety Arts Center"). Lotsa tracks on compilations ("Return Of The DJ", "Deep Concentration", "Bunky's Picks") and remixes (
Dj Shadow,
Otzomatli,
Blackalicious,
Major Force West,
gly Duckling,
Breakestra,
Edan...) were released since the mid-nineties, and even a few bootleg compilations appeared on the market recently ("Pre-historik Rarities", "Def Beat Remixes Vol.7", "Tunnel Vision"). The hype is now so big on this artist that he's signed with
Warner to release his first album.
That's bad news. Major companies are really killing artistic potential.
Jurassic 5 may have attained artistic freedom since they became major stars on the live circuit (and so don't need their record company more than the record company needs them), with
Bonnaroo festivals and such, but
Cut Chemist's solo career is another thing. We can only keep our fingers crossed, waiting for something not too awful like the recent
Dj Shadow cash-in of the "Entroducing - Expanded Edition" (don't buy it!).
Two tracks are already available. I'm not convinced. I keep my fingers crossed for at least one or two heavy dancefloor electro hip hop'n'scratches tracks on vinyl though... Let me know what you think.
Tracklisting :
01. Motivational Speaker
02. My 1st Big Break
03. The Lift
04. The Garden |
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05. Spat
06. What's The Altitude (featuring
Hymnal)
07. Metrorail Thru Space
08. Storm (featuring
Edan and
Mr. Lif) |
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09. 2266 Cambridge
10. Spoon
11. A Peak In Time
12. The Audience Is Listening (Theme Song)
Links :
cutchemist.com
myspace.com/cutchemist
