DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist Presents
The Hard Sell
45’s Forever

Third installment in the LA duo’s live mix shows, kicked off some years back with the infamous Brainfreeze tour. As before, the concept is a ‘mix’, constructed live using only 7″ vinyl, along with 8 turntables, 4 mixers, some guitar pedals and a passion for obscure vinyl gems. This episode sees them digging beyond the confines of funk and hip-hop, bringing on board jazz, doo-wop, heavy metal, grime, soundtracks, electro and a whole lot more that defies classification. No tracklists, naturally – they’ve done the work in sourcing and assembling this mix, it’s down to the listener to identify the rest (which is part of the fun really). Watch for where they re-piece classic hip-hop from the originally sampled records. Sheer, unaldurated, messy genius, fantastically packaged – catch it quick before it disappears.

5 Out Of 5

Reviewed By: Darren Wall