The Audience's Listening is the product of a Los Angeles native who's lived in the bustling metropolis for all of his life. It's what's shaped his sound, diverse outlook and his edge. It is evocative of an era when sound enthusiasts put out records for the adventure of it, using the simple set up of a turntable, mixer and computer. What sets Cut Chemist songs apart from others is that they have been built with the assistance of thousands of rare, crazy, odd, eccentric and quite often unplaceable samples from other records - a truly global library that has been amassed from his extensive travels. And traveling he did, spending 12 years as a DJ/ producer for LA hip-hop dynamos Jurassic 5 and five years playing the turntables backing up Latin alternative band Ozomatli. He also released the highly bootlegged mixtapes Brain Freeze and Product Placement with DJ Shadow and continued to helm his own recurring Los Angeles club nights “Funky Sole."

In Cut's words, The Audience's Listening “mirrors the world palate - there's Brazilian stuff, rock stuff, Eastern European influences and many others,” he notes. “I wanted it to be that way, to kind of give it a texture of, 'Hey, I go all over the world and buy records!'” The album has allowed Cut Chemist to get back to the root of his DJ self. Bookended by what he would call the more “classic Cut Chemist” styles (“Motivational Speaker” and “The Audience Is Listening (Theme Song),” the meat in between often leaps into new sonic territory. Take, for instance, the Kraftwerkian “Metrorail Thru Space,” or the lushly guitar-driven “The Garden,” recorded in Brazil. The legacy of hip-hop is still a firm root, which might be best evinced on “What's The Altitude” featuring Hymnal. The song was inspired by the hissy and muffled (yet unbelievably dope) recordings on widely circulated cassette tapes of old-school hip-hop DJ battles. The outstanding debut album reveals Cut's versatility and awesome respect for music and he requests your attendance to listen to it.

Cut Chemist Live:
Vancouver @ Richards On Richards - Oct 24
Seattle @ Neumos - Oct 25
Boise, ID @ The Big Easy - Oct 26
Park City, UT @ Suede - Oct 27
Aspen @ Belly Up - Oct 28
Boulder @ Fox Theatre - Oct 29
Minneapolis @ Foundation - Nov 2
Milwaukee @ Eagles Club - Nov 3
Chicago @ The Abby - Nov 4
Detroit @ Magic Stick - Nov 5
Toronto @ Phoenic Concert Theatre - Nov 6
So. Burlington, VA @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge - Nov 8
Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs - Nov 9
New York @ Webster Hall - Nov 10
In-Store Performance @ Apple Store, SoHo (103 Prince Street, NY) - Nov 10, 1PM
Philly @ Theatre Of The Living Arts - Nov 11
Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club - Nov 12


VIDEOS

Interview with
Cut Chemist, Mr. Lif and Egon - Part 1 (Quick Time)


Interview with
Cut Chemist, Mr. Lif and Egon - Part 2 (Quick Time)


Interview with
Cut Chemist, Mr. Lif and Egon - Part 3 (Quick Time)

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