''The Audience's Listening'' is the debut studio album by

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, released on

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on July 11, 2006. It features guest appearances from Hymnal,

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, and Thes One.

Production

After leaving

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in 2004, Cut Chemist spent 18 months working exclusively on the album, which he had already been working on for 2 years. He spent almost a year clearing samples.

Critical reception

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, 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". David Jeffries of

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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." Jeff Vrabel of ''

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'' 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." In 2015, ''

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'' named it the 49th greatest dance album of all time.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Audience's Listening, The 2006 debut albums Cut Chemist albums Warner Records albums