Cut Snake is Australian DJ Leigh "Sedz" Sedley. Cut Snake was originally a duo which also consisted of Paul "Fish" Fisher, but in mid-2018 Sedley announced that Cut Snake was now a solo act. Together the two chose the name based on the Australian expression "mad as a cut snake", meaning "crazy".[1][2][3]
Cut Snake | |
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| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| Members |
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| Past members | Paul Fisher |
| Website | https://www.cutsnake.com/ |
History
editCut Snake originates from the Gold Coast of Australia, where both surfed from a young age.[1][4] They got involved in dance music while they were touring world surf contests,[1] and quickly grew passionate about the underground scenes from each country they visited. Mixmag described their music as "deep tech tunes at odds with their sun-soaked backgrounds" stating that they "have become famed for their massive personalities and infectious live shows."[5]
Their debut EP, Life's a Beach, reached #5 on the iTunes Dance chart in Australia and it was played on Pete Tong's radio show BBC Radio 1 Essential Selection,[6] along with support from Thomas Jack, Claude Von Stroke, Nic Fanciulli, and many others. In 2016 they released their Magic EP, which was described by Billboard as an "infectious tech house cut."[7] On 7 May 2016 they played a live show in front of 20,000 people at the LA Convention Center.[8] It was the venue's first live music event.[8][9]
In March 2018, Fisher began releasing music under his own alias. In June, Sedley said that Fisher's recent music releases "went huge so fast that it was going to be too hard for him to juggle both projects. It made more sense for him to focus on himself."[2]
Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| Life's a Beach |
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| Action Burger |
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| Want it All |
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| Switch Up |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | EP |
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| "No Way" | 2013 | |
| "Face Down" | 2014 | |
| "Jungle Shrimp" | 2015 | |
| "Echo" | Life's a Beach | |
| "Maybe Why Not" (with Wongo) |
Life's a Beach | |
| "Magic" | 2016 | |
| "Boom Boom"[14] | Action Burger | |
| "Dr. Um's" / "Party Tutorial" | 2017 | |
| "Chilimanjaro" (with Yolanda Be Cool) |
2018 | |
| "Lonely Nights" (with Nicky Night Time) |
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| "Set me Free" | 2019 | |
| "Change Will Come" | 2020 | |
| "Forever" (with Quail) |
Remixes
edit- Phoenix - "Entertainment" (Cut Snake Edit) (2013)
- Chet Faker - "1998" (Cut Snake Edit) (2014)
- Mikky Ekko - "Kids" (Cut Snake Remix) (2014)
- Shadowchild & Doorly - "Climbin' (Piano Weapon)" (Cut Snake Remix) (2015)
- Jad & the Ladyboy - "On Guard (feat. Blair De Milo)" (Cut Snake Remix) (2015)
- Major Lazer - "Be Together" (Cut Snake Remix) (2016)
- L D R U featuring Paige IV - "Keeping Score" (Cut Snake Remix) (2016)
- Alex Metric - "Drum Machine (feat. The New Sins)" (Cut Snake Remix) (2016)
- Tove Lo - "True Disaster" (Cut Snake Remix) (2017)
References
edit- ^ a b c Purkrabek, Sarah (2014-12-03). "Cut Snake Turned From Pro Surfers to Professional DJs". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ a b "Cut Snake Talks Going Solo, New EP: Exclusive". Billboard. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ School, Head of. "Meanings and origins of Australian words and idioms". ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Don't Show Cut Snake's Holy Ship Photo Diary to Your Mom | Thump". 24 February 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Cut Snake in the Lab LA". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ 1001Tracklists. "Pete Tong & SG Lewis & Dirty South - Essential Selection 2015-11-07". Retrieved 2016-08-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cut Snake Premieres 'Magic' Off Forthcoming EP: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ a b Cut Snake (2016-05-24), From SD to LA, retrieved 2016-08-17
- ^ Times, Los Angeles (5 May 2016). "Q&A: Kaskade's L.A. takeover makes history and brings EDM to the L.A. Convention Center". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Life's a Beach (EP)". Apple Music. November 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Action Burger (EP)". Apple Music. August 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Want it All (EP)". Apple Music. July 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Switch Up (EP)". Apple Music. October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "BoomBoom Original Mix". BeatPort. 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.