Dj Shadow & Cut Chemist - Brainfreeze

Cut Chemist/DJ Shadow - Brainfreeze - 1999 ------------------------------------------- Yes, that's right the legendary Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow CD that has been much bootlegged, much sought after and requires much $$$ if you bought it from ebay (apparently around $200 US). OK OK OK so it is pretty old (released sometime in 99), however, not many have had the chance to hear an awesome CD. I was recently able to get my hands on one of the few new copies that actually made it to Oz. Now where's that $50 gone? The 2 songs/tracks or whatever you want to call them they came up with on this CD were recorded from a rehearsal for their "45 sessions" tour they were doing at the time. So apart from the few 12's being used, such as the Number Song and Organ Donor, most of the snippets we hear during the album are taken from rare 7" records. Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow also show off a rare 7-eleven 7" record (more on that later). Anyway, let's break it down.... The first track, aptly entitled "Uno", appropriately starts off to introduce the album. Underneath the Karate/Kung Fu "Thunderkick" samples, the theme to Space Odyssey 2001 plays , then segue-ing into some Jimi Hendrix inspired psychedelic rock track, before kicking into the mix (yes, that's right, they certainly know how to make an intro!). For all the old skool breaks fans, some tracks are instantly recognizable during the mix - Harry and the Champs - Mohawk Rufus Thomas - Itch & Scratch Afrique - House Of The Rising Funk you'd probably know more than if you were one of those diehard elite breaks fan! A lot of the titles used are actually displayed inside the CD cover :) The second track, "Dos", has a bit more of a Cut Chemist feel to it especially once the song which was sampled to make Jurassic 5's Jayou hits your ears, and it sounds great! Then once you think Cut's overrun the set, in comes DJ Shadow's Number Song - I've always got a bit of a soft spot for that track with it's hard guitar and cheeky Sesame Street sounding number samples, yet I still feel it's not as great as it could be. The original version of Organ Donor and the track it samples is the icing on the cake for the second track. Oh that 7-eleven 7"? It's called Dance The Slurp and you can see Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow holding it up on the CD cover. A pretty funky track with some guy telling everyone to "slurp with the beat" while they "rock the slurpee break". And rock they do! A cheeky sample of someone slurping on a slurpee on top of a drum break is complemented by deft scratching courtesy of Cut Chemist and Shadow... pure class no arse! All in all, this CD represents live turntablism, with each track being recorded live and there was no stopping during recording, according to some reseach done on our ever so porn friendly internet. I still need to find a site which contains the complete tracklisting for this CD. If you can get your hands on one in a store, make sure you get it. If not original, any bootlegs will still do you ears some justice. Hopefully I can get my hands on a copy of the ever-so-rare Product Placement CD which contains about 144 tracks all mashed up into a 50 minute mix! ------------------------------- PeAcE -------------------------------

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Navi00 (2006-12-19)

Thanks bro ;P

dharmahobo (2007-11-28)

Been after this for ages - nice one fella!

swirlind (2008-01-18)

This is awesome! I have tickets for the third leg of this series, The Hard Sell, in Chicago in a couple weeks. DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist and Kid Koala on one stage!!

cat_hat (2008-02-13)

Thank you Mr_Complex...this is a really cool CD!!!
For those who don't know, this recording is done in 2 long tracks...each are about 25 minutes long...you may want to split them...

fastfingers50 (2008-05-21)

very cool. you can upload from me anytime : P thanks bro

blasian (2008-06-07)

Tracklisting:
01. First set
Thunder Kick radio spot
The Jules Shattner Group-2001: A Soul Odyssey
Fried Chicken-Funky DJ
The Mohawks-The Champ
Reuben Bell-Superjock
Albert King-Cold Feet
Ultimate Force-I'm Not Playing
Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham-Lover And A Friend
Mack Rice-Three People In Love
The Nu People-I'd Be Nowhere Today
Nu-Sound Express Ltd-Ain't It Good Enough
Mystic Moods-Cosmic Sea
American Gypsy-Inside Out
Odetta-Hit Or Miss
The Mar-Keys-Grab This Thing (Part 2)
Rusty Bryant-Fire-Eater
Simtec & Wylie-Bootleggin' (Part 2)
Wilbur Bascomb & The Zodiac-Just A Groove In "G"
Eddie Bo & The Soul Finders-We're Doin' It (Thang)(Part 2)
Rufus Thomas-Sophisticated Sissy
The Showmen Inc.-The Tramp (From Funky Broadway) (Part 1)
The Original Soul Senders-Soul Brother Testify (Part 2)
Rufus Thomas-Itch & Scratch (Part I & II)
Alvin Cash-Keep On Dancing (Instrumental)
Lou Courtney-Hey Joyce
Bummer radio spot
02. Second set
The Singing Principal-Woman's Lib
Salt-Hung Up
The Soul Lifters-Hot, Funky & Sweaty
Frankie Seay & The Soul Riders-Soul Food
The Interpretations-Jason Pew Mosso (Part 1)
Thunder & Lightning-Bumpin Bus Stop
Billy Garner-I Got Some
Pleasure Web-Music Man (Part I & II)
Gary Byrd-Soul Travelin' (The G.B.E.) (Part I)
"W" radio spot (click here for lo-fi MP3; 75K)
Marlena Shaw-California Soul
The Vibrettes-Humpty Dump (Part 1)
Eddie Bo-From This Day On
7-Eleven-Dance The Slurp
Kraftwerk-Numbers
Flash & The Five-Flash It To The Beat
Pearly Queen-Quit Jivin'
Tony Alvon & The Belairs-Sexy Coffee Pot
Chuck Mangione-Hill Where The Lord Hides
Funka Fize-No Words
Schooly D-Gucci Time
Jurassic 5-Unified Rebelution (Acapella)
Third Guitar-Baby Don't Cry
Don Pierce-This Funky Thing
Funka Fize-Because You're Funky
The Troubleneck Brothers-Back To The Hip Hop
Stu Gardner-Devil In A Man
Samson & Delilah-There's A DJ In Your Town
Giorgio-Tears
Bill & Tim-PM Or Later

Seussical (2008-11-22)

hell yeah, one of the best from shadow and chemist. DOWNLOAD THIS! :) i will be seeding for the next month :)