Cut Chemist live in concert.
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Cut Chemist

10
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

72
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Critic Consensus

Based on 10 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Cut Chemist is rated as a watchable live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Cut Chemist concert reviews describe live shows and performances as funky.

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Latest Release

Cut's Crate #11: The 1987 Rap Crate (March 13, 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
New York, United States (10/4/1972) (10/4/1972) (10/4/1972)
Bio
Cut Chemist is the performing name of Lucas MacFadden, a solo turntablist. He is a former member of the funk Latin band Ozomatli, and of the underground rap group Jurassic 5.
Has Performed With
DJ Shadow

Critic Concert Reviews

BeatRoute Magazine (Canada)

March 15, 2018
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Despite keeping busy with so many projects and collaborations, Cut Chemist finally released “Die Cut”, his second solo album in 12 years, satiate Vancouver’s hunger for fresh tracks, and closing out his West Coast tour.

The Guardian (UK)

February 5, 2015
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Turntable auteur DJ Shadow has performed conceptual sets with Jurassic 5’s Cut Chemist before; their legendary Product Placement mixtape lifted liberally from jingles and funky commercials.

Exclaim (Canada)

November 21, 2014
90
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His all-embracing DJ sets at block parties in the South Bronx not only helped define the culture of the Big Apple during the '70s but established the pathways for early hip-hop and electronic music.

mxdwn.com (USA)

October 10, 2014
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DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist, Live at the Palladium

Grimy Goods (USA)

November 28, 2011
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Cut Chemist, Dam Funk + Master Blazter, Mono/Poly at the Echoplex – Photos – Nov. 19, 2011

State Magazine (Ireland)

July 19, 2011
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After leaving both groups he then began collaborating with the legendary DJ Shadow on a number of projects before the two began a worldwide tour selling out countless venues.

Dallas Observer (USA)

March 11, 2011
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Cut Chemist 1 a.m. at Hailey's Club Billed as the first hip-hop event of the 35 Conferette, Thursday night's show at Hailey's was the most illustrious lineup Denton has seen in the genre for a very long time. And, given the festival's proclivity toward indie rock and folk music, it was possible that a show he

Past critic reviews published in

Soundvenue (Denmark), NOW Magazine (Canada), Radio Free Chicago (USA)

Image Credit

Ten Toni Pete [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons