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 Cut ChemistAudience's Listening Release Date 2006 07 11 Label Warner Bros. Rating:  Cut Chemist's first non-mix full-length CD has been long awaited by the legions of turntable nuts and hip-hop fans who think he's DJ Shadow's heir apparent, and while it's not the mind-blower that Brainfreeze or Live at Future Primitive Sound Session are, it is a well-crafted, highly enjoyable effort that overcomes the "all samples cleared" challenge all big-label turntablist albums must face. Chemist's diverse background -- having worked with or been a member of Ozomatli, Jurassic 5, Unity Committee, and Less Than Jake -- pays off on this incredibly diverse album that tempers scratch-heavy feats of skill -- the robot-obsessed &"(My 1st) Big Break" and the crazy &"Spat," which finds a Laurie Anderson sample exchanging pleasantries with Jamaicans and records from the '50s -- with more musical numbers that offer plenty of substance once the "wow" factor has played itself out. Best of the latter is the luscious, Astrud Gilberto-borrowing &"Garden," which falls somewhere between Zero 7 and Bill Laswell's worldbeat mashing. Perfect for cool backpackers, &"What's the Attitude," with rapper Hymnal, has that catchy hook you can sing, while &"Storm," with Edan and Mr. Lif, gloriously rips through the speakers with William S. Burroughs, '80s electro, and underground lyrics kicking it in perfect harmony. Add &"Spoon" and the closing &"Theme," and you've got the tracks that warrant repeat listens for everybody, but the rest of the herky-jerky mayhem and clever, often humorous manipulation is more for the Chemist/DJ Shadow/Steinski devotee who will sit back and marvel at Chemist's skill. Necessary if you like that wikki-wikki-scratch; recommended if you enjoy impossible pop and hip-hop from the fringe. David Jeffries, Rovi |
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Motivational Speaker | Macfadden | 1:48 |
| 2 | (My 1st) Big Break | Grenrich, Neumeiner, Trepte, Macfadden | 4:30 |
| 3 | Lift | Toberman, Macfadden | 1:25 |
| 4 | Garden | DeMoraes, Powell, Gilbert, Macfadden | 6:16 |
| 5 | Spat | Hunter, Macfadden | 2:21 |
| 6 | What's the Altitude | Clinton, Knight, Haskins, Robinson, Shider, Macfadden | 4:23 |
| 7 | Metrorail Thru Space | Macfadden | 3:56 |
| 8 | Storm | Hayes, Portnoy, Griffin, Barrier, Macfadden | 3:28 |
| 9 | 2266 Cambridge | Macfadden | 2:34 |
| 10 | Spoon | Nalepa, Macfadden | 5:31 |
| 11 | Peak in Time | Ze, Lee, Macfadden | 4:52 |
| 12 | Audience Is Listening Theme Song | Macfadden | 2:20 |
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