Pitchfork: Brainfreeze Video Ready for Release

Brainfreeze Video Ready for Release
Until chic "laservinyl" format is invented, VHS will have to do

DJ Shadow and frequent collaborator Cut Chemist, turntablist for both the LA underground hip-hop quintet Jurassic 5 and Latin-flavored funk collective Ozomatli, are releasing a video documenting a live performance of their now legendary Brainfreeze funk set. The original Brainfreeze compilation, a series of tracks compiled from coelocanth-rare 45s, was originally sold exclusively at shows. Limited supply sent the record rocketing up the eBay charts, however, leading to this VHS re-release.

The video set, titled Freeze, features a January 2000 performance from Los Angeles' El Rey Theater. Guest performances by Marvski, Dante, Z-Trip and Nu-Mark are also included. The video was released October 22nd, and is available from Re:Generation:TV. The Freeze release coincides with the latest project from DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist, entitled Product Placement.