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The recording itself also allowed DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist to show off the original records that they either both sampled in their own respective works, stuff that were familiar to most hip hop fans, or to show their true love of funk and soul, both known and obscure. When DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist would tour together in October 1999, Cut Chemist found his records stolen after a show in Portland, Oregon. When a fan bought 15 copies of the CD from an L.A. record store, it forced Cut Chemist react with a post on eBay. It was too late. When supply was gone, the CD could easily sell for as high as \$85. Someone bootlegged the CD and even came out with it on vinyl. It seemed to come full circle in an odd way, the CD that was supposed to be kept on the hush was now selling more than a Flavor Flav 12". The CD that was released to look like a bootleg was now being bootlegged itself. Regardless of the drama that has come forth since the release of this CD, it is the music that makes the lasting effect. If you have been searching for any of the records within the two mixes on the CD, you can find out a little more by clicking to the links below, which will allow you to see the actual record labels along with some information of interest. The gathering of the information of the recordings on Brainfreeze was done by Michael "DOP" Lane. Along with Galactic Fractures host PJ Gray, they and I managed to hunt down a lot of these records, digging a bit, spending too much money for our own good, and yes, resorting to eBay (booo!) Eternal mahalo to them. Personally, I would also like to thank Oliver "O-Dub" Wang, Eothen "Egon" Alapatt, and Phill "Soulman" Stroman for occasional hints, tips, and confirmations on the gathering of recordings on my side. Much respect to everyone on the Hindsight and In/Flux Mailing Lists, past and present. (NOTE: The tracks listed below are not the only songs within each mix, but just happen to be the records I have in my collection or have graphics for. If you happen to have one of the records that are not listed (i.e. Fried Chicken's "Funky DJ"), e-mail me at johnbook9@yahoo.com and contribute a scan of the label if possible. These files are also quite large, so be prepared. I have a few compilations that feature the other songs, but I would prefer to look for the original 45's.) TRACK 1 TRACK 2 Back to the top
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It's the CD that made many music fans, male
and female, urinate in their underwear for the world to
see. It caused (and still causes) a hysteria on
eBay when you do a search, and the magic "word"
somehow makes records sell twice or three times their
value. It has caused stress and amazement among
long time collectors of funk and soul records, records
that never moved or were unknown suddenly became famous
with the release of the underground favorite, Brainfreeze
(Sixty7). The recording by DJ Shadow and
Cut Chemist was an uncut practice session for a show in
February 1999, as part of the Future Primitive
Soundsession in San Francisco. Turntablism fans
loved the CD by Cut Chemist and Shortkut, and when word
of this show surfaced, people were hopeful for some
amazing music. When it was heard that the entire
set would be done with 45 rpm records, there was a silent
but collective "oooooh!"
The show was formally recorded by the Future
Primitive people. A bootleg live recording does
exist (where both are obviously nervous and a bit
sloppy), but fans had hoped the live recording would be
released. Then it was heard that there was a
"secret practice session". Then the rumor
came out that it would never be released. Then it
came out. It was sold by word of mouth for $15
each. The initial 1000 copies sold out. That
was going to be it, but another 1000 were pressed
up. It was with this second pressing that started
the fricken ruckus. No one knows what happened, but
suddenly these dusty old funky tracks that no one really
cared about were being absorbed. In many ways these
classic sides were being rediscovered by fans who weren't
even alive or thought of when they were recorded.
Just as the sampling of James Brown caused hip hop to
sample everything and everything by him in the late 80's,
Brainfreeze pretty much did its own form of
damage.
