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Cut Chemist is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Charles Pitts, Endtroducing....., DJ Shadow, Mulatu Astatke and Steinski. Those roots explain a lot about how Cut Chemist arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dan the Automator, RJD2, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Blackalicious and Mr. Scruff, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Teriyaki Boyz, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Cut Chemist, reaching back through Charles Pitts and forward to Teriyaki Boyz. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Lucas MacFadden, better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. He is a former member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He has collaborated with DJ Shadow on a number of projects.
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Cut Chemist connections
Cut Chemist grew out of Charles Pitts, Endtroducing....., DJ Shadow and Mulatu Astatke, shares an orbit with Dan the Automator, RJD2, Handsome Boy Modeling School and Blackalicious, went on to shape Teriyaki Boyz. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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