Product Details

• Actors: DJ SHADOW & CUT CHEMIST
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: FREEZE
• DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EQHSGY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,748 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This DVD captures the last ever performance of the legendary Freeze set. This is the one that started the whole Freeze craze. Filmed Tuesday, January 18th, 2000 in Los Angeles, this film is now the only way to capture the original Freeze magic as DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist will never spin this set again. The DVD also features highlights from supporting DJs: Marvski, Dante, Nu-Mark, and Z-Trip. Don't be fooled by imitators. The âFreezeâ? DVD that was available in the past was an unauthorized and inferior quality version. This is the real deal. Legit and loaded with extras.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars if you like funky beats...., April 25, 2008

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Jared Jennings - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DJ SHADOW & CUT CHEMIST - FREEZE (DVD)

i got this cd used for 5 bucks at a cd/record convention, it was all scratched, but wanted to hear it. it played well enough for me to realize this is something special. the problem with the cd is the sound quality, it's a room recording, so it's a little hollow and flat. that being said you need the cd AND dvd to enjoy it fully. the dvd is sick kiddies, sick. i thought it would be some trip hop/techno exercise with scratches over it. and boy was i WRONG. it turns out to be a set of rare soul/funk/r&b and some old school hip hop thrown in for good measure. the mixin is impeccable, it's all on 45's, which means more when you see them scratching tiny records, it is both funny and amazing at the same time. the same can be said of the freeze set as a whole. you are either laughing and nodding your head, smiling and nodding your head, or just nodding your head. no lie, i was shocked these white boys had it in them. being black, i didn't think this freeze set would get me into music made by people of my ethnicity, but it has. there are some songs that if you know your stuff, you'll be like "oh that's from...", so that's cool. then there's stuff that you're like "where the f*&k did they find THAT! then realizing they are super serious "crate diggers" i mean you've seen scratch right? with dj shadow in "the basement" of that record store? it's mindblowing to say the least. cut chemist is nasty as well and i will not play favorites, his love of the music he plays is evident. everyone's enjoying themselves, that's very visible, and makes it all the more lovable.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff!, June 5, 2008

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Lesser Knowns (San Mateo, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DJ SHADOW & CUT CHEMIST - FREEZE (DVD)

Length:: 0:42 Mins

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, December 26, 2009

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Bill Your 'Free Form FM Handi Cyber Print DJ ... (Mahwah, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DJ SHADOW & CUT CHEMIST - FREEZE (DVD)

If you want to understand the phonomonon of crate digging, get Freeze. This movie is a documentry, actually, the documentry, about how hip hop sample mavins collect their beat sources.

You see these DJs--yes, Shadow and Chemist are right here, although not enough--combing the shops, practicing on their turntables, working in clubs, and sitting in the middle their massive collections.

How you feel about this film may depend not how you feel about crate-digging, but turntableism. If you think hip hop is crap and samplers are theives, you will be turned off. But if you, like
me, feel found music is a great idea and making new music from old--and old records--is an exciting prospect, Freeze is a eyefull.

I am not a turntableist, but I am a music lover and album horder. I get all-a-quivery when I see these guys collections. I only wish they would go more into detail about the records these guys buy.

Which raises a another qeustion: are these DJs only buying for beats, or do they listen to all this music?