The Audience's Listening

The Audience's Listening is the debut studio album by Cut Chemist, released on Warner Bros. Records on July 11, 2006.[9] It features guest appearances from Hymnal, Edan, Mr. Lif, and Thes One.[3]

The Audience's Listening
Studio album by
Cut Chemist
ReleasedJuly 11, 2006 (2006-07-11)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length43:25
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerCut Chemist
Cut Chemist chronology
The Audience's Listening
(2006)		 Die Cut
(2018)
Singles from The Audience's Listening
  1. "The Audience Is Listening Theme Song"
    Released: 2006
  2. "The Garden / Storm"
    Released: 2006
  3. "What's the Altitude"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
PopMatters[5]
RapReviews.com9/10[6]
Stylus MagazineB[7]
The Village Voicefavorable[8]

Production

After leaving Jurassic 5 in 2004, Cut Chemist spent 18 months working exclusively on the album, which he had already been working on for 2 years.[10] He spent almost a year clearing samples.[9]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79% based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and described it as "a well-crafted, highly enjoyable effort that overcomes the 'all samples cleared' challenge all big-label turntablist albums must face."[3] Jeff Vrabel of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying, "It's DJ music for the casual fan, something you don't need to be a knob-twiddler or connoisseur of the break beat to appreciate or enjoy."[5]

In 2015, Vice named it the 49th greatest dance album of all time.[11]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Motivational Speaker"1:48
2."(My 1st) Big Break"4:30
3."The Lift"1:25
4."The Garden"6:16
5."Spat"2:21
6."What's the Altitude" (featuring Hymnal)4:23
7."Metrorail Thru Space"3:56
8."Storm" (featuring Edan and Mr. Lif)3:28
9."2266 Cambridge" (featuring Thes One)2:34
10."Spoon"5:31
11."A Peak in Time"4:52
12."The Audience Is Listening Theme Song"2:20
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Beats Thru Space"3:18

Charts
Chart Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[12] 20
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[13] 7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 16

References
  1. "Record Shopping with Cut Chemist!". Spin. July 7, 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  2. "The Audience's Listening - Cut Chemist". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. Jeffries, David. "The Audience's Listening - Cut Chemist". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. Sullivan, Caroline (June 30, 2006). "Cut Chemist, The Audience's Listening". The Guardian. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. Vrabel, Jeff (July 11, 2006). "Cut Chemist: The Audience's Listening". PopMatters. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. Juon, Steve (August 8, 2006). "Cut Chemist :: The Audience's Listening :: A Stable Sound/Warner Bros. Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  7. Rosenberg, Tal (July 17, 2006). "Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  8. Reeves, Mosi (July 25, 2006). "More Deft Wit From the Oft-Maligned Turntablist Camp". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  9. "Cut Chemist Finds New 'Audience' On Solo Debut". BIllboard. May 10, 2006. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  10. Patch, Nick (July 2006). "Cut Chemist Works Backwards". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  11. "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time". Vice. July 14, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  12. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40: 16 July 2006 - 22 July 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  13. "Cut Chemist - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  14. "Cut Chemist - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
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