Chicago’s Supreme Cuts is producers Michael Perry and Austin Keultjes, who are preparing to release their debut full-length Whispers in the Dark July 10th via Dovecote records. Supreme Cuts puts forth a sound exploring an area where beats and the streets collide: hip hop undertones, and sometimes vocals, lead tracks punctuated with thick, ambient, industrial percussion (see: kettle bell). The duo will be on tour with Poliça (dates after the Jump), who we interviewed just a last week. We caught up with Supreme Cuts for a quick Q&A right before their album drops and got word of an upcoming mixtape with Haleek Maul, their inspiration for making music, what they think of the blue dudes from Prometheus and insight as to what they’ll do with their first big paycheck…
Allow me to introduce myself, I’m…
Mike Perry aka Mikey Baby Aka Miki babi da #1 JUg and Austin Keultjes aka Austin Kjueltes aka Slack Kevorkian
You can find me ____, usually posted up in
You can find me in the club posted up sipping Ciroc n smirkin
My next order of business is…
Releasing our LP Whispers In The Dark in July, then releasing our mixtape with Haleek Maul called Chrome Lips
If it wasn’t for _______ I wouldn’t be where I am today
Austin: shrooms
The first piece of music I heard that I remember waking up my ears was…
Austin: “WIll You Be There” Michael Jackson (aka Free Willy’s Theme)
Michael: No Pigeonz- Sporty Theivez
The last piece of music I heard that woke up my ears is…
Super Cuts: Teaholics by Issue, Total Loss by HTDW, Safety Net by Physical Therapy, Sich mang, the-drum…..
I hate to admit it, but I almost gave music up when…
Austin: some old man asked me to sweep the floors of a church @ like 4am after my high school band played out of town, then some dude asked everyone if they wanted to be in a porn :S
But it all came together when…
Michael: When I quit being a pussy and actually learned how to produce
Follow Super Cuts on Twitter and read more of their Q&A after the Jump…
If I was taking a train from Paris to Madrid, the one person I’d want to share the cabin with would be…
A: At this point the blue teletubby dudes from Prometheus; to ask them what the fuck is going on: if they know Cell from DBZ, or if they’ve seen Fantastic Planet
M: DJ Funk so he could be the hype man for the train ride.
If you want to put a smile on my face, you probably want to…
A: Wil’ out, get silly, act goof-ay
M: Get the dogs all riled up
If you want to wipe that smile away, then you should…
SC: Start talking 2 us about square lil boy shit.. “swaggenist swaggsters this side of the swagquator” .
The last time I saw the sun come up I was…
M: Going 2 the airport
A: Last weekend, Lake Michigan
The person I admire most is…
M: Prince
A: Prince
The last time I lied was because…
A: They’re after me!!!
If you hit shuffle on my iPod you might be shocked to find…
SC: A bunch of rap skits
If you hit shuffle on my iPod I’d be embarrassed if it landed on…
SC: Whats Embarrassing?
When I get my first really big check, I’m gonna go score a…
M: A bunch of framed Scarface Posters
A: Glow in the dark shoes
But it’ll never replace…
M: The framed Scarface posters I already have
A: My life
My one magic power is…
SC: Consciousness
I’d like to give a quick shout-out to…
THE-DRUM, SICH MANG, THE RANGE, HOW TO DRESS WELL, SW8TESTBRO, HALEEK MAUL, FLOSSTRADAMUS, BALAM ACAB… UM SHOUTS 2 THE DUDES; ISSUE, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SQUADDA & MONDRE, KOOL AD, TREE, MY BOY JACOB VOLLUM
And lastly, If I was Lost In a Supermarket, you’d find me in the…
SC: Grape aisle
SUPREME CUTS SUMMER TOUR DATES:
7/20/12 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands
7/27/12 Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
8/16/12 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
8/17/12 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
8/18/12 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
8/20/12 San Francisco, CA The Independent
8/21/12 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
8/23/12 Las Vegas, NV The Pool at the Cosmopolitan
8/25/12 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
