The Chemical Brothers
The act with the first arena-sized sound in the electronica movement, the Chemical Brothers united such varying influences as Public Enemy, Cabaret Voltaire, and My Bloody Valentine to create a dance-rock-rap fusion which rivaled the best old-school DJs on their own terms -- keeping a crowd of people on the floor by working through any number of groove-oriented styles featuring unmissable samples, from familiar guitar riffs to vocal tags to various sound effects. And when the duo (Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons) decided to supplement their DJ careers by ...[more]
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Taking the swirling eclecticism of their post-techno debut, Exit Planet Dust, to the extreme, the Chemical Brothers blow all stylistic boundaries down with their second album, Dig Your Own Hole. Bigger, bolder, and more adventurous than Exit Planet Dust, Dig Your Own Hole opens with the slamming cacophony of "Block Rockin' Beats," where hip-hop meets hardcore techno, complete with a Schoolly D sample and an elastic bass riff. Everything is going on at once in {&"Block Rockin' B [ read more ]
CD $15.18
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VINYL FORMAT. Taking the swirling eclecticism of their post-techno debut, Exit Planet Dust, to the extreme, the Chemical Brothers blow all stylistic boundaries down with their second album, Dig Your Own Hole. Bigger, bolder, and more adventurous than Exit Planet Dust, Dig Your Own Hole opens with the slamming cacophony of "Block Rockin' Beats," where hip-hop meets hardcore techno, complete with a Schoolly D sample and an elastic bass riff.
2xLP $15.99
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11 years and 8 million albums since bursting out of the UK's underground club scene, The Chemical Brothers make their eagerly anticipated return. With their fifth studio album, Push The Button, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons demonstrate, that when it comes to supreme beat-based innovation, inspired collaboration and sheer sonic excellence, they are matchless. Tom and Ed are at their strongest when simply side-by-side on this album, the bedrock of which is made up of pioneering 21st century electronics, p [ read more ]
CD $41.99
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VINYL FORMAT. The debut album that started it all and brought electronic music to the masses.
LP $12.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Effortlessly evoking the dancefloors of Manchester and Minneapolis in the early '80s and London of 2007, We Are The Night is The Chemical Brothers at their very best. Infectious from the ominous opening through to the gorgeous dying embers, the record features some of their most mind-blowing music to date, a massive step up for the duo in terms of both production and sound. The album builds on the band's immense back catalogue and reaffirms them as true pioneers of electronic music, a b [ read more ]
2xLP $17.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Following their fifth consecutive UK number 1 album last year, the Grammy award winning We Are The Night,The Chemical Brothers return with Brotherhood, a best of collection with a kick and a twist. In a career that to date has spanned 13 years and accrued 9 million record sales Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have established themselves as true pioneers of electronic music and as The Chemical Brothers they have become one of the most popular dance acts of all time. Now seems the perfe [ read more ]
2xLP $23.99
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Effortlessly evoking the dancefloors of Manchester and Minneapolis in the early '80s and London of 2007, We Are The Night is The Chemical Brothers at their very best. Infectious from the ominous opening through to the gorgeous dying embers, the record features some of their most mind-blowing music to date, a massive step up for the duo in terms of both production and sound. The album builds on the band's immense back catalogue and reaffirms them as true pioneers of electronic music, a band who are co [ read more ]
CD $17.99
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The former Dust Brothers make oblique reference to litigation averted on their debut full-length. The Chemical Brothers' sound is big on bombast, replete with screeching guitar samples and lots of sirens and screaming divas. A breakthrough album of sorts, Exit Planet Dust was, upon its release, one of the few European post-techno albums to make any sort of headway into the stateside market. ~ Sean Cooper, All Music Guide
CD $14.23
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Following their fifth consecutive UK number 1 album last year, the Grammy award winning We Are The Night,The Chemical Brothers return with Brotherhood, a best of collection with a kick and a twist. In a career that to date has spanned 13 years and accrued 9 million record sales Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have established themselves as true pioneers of electronic music and as The Chemical Brothers they have become one of the most popular dance acts of all time. Now seems the perfect time to tak [ read more ]
2xCD $23.99
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Following their fifth consecutive UK number 1 album last year, the Grammy award winning We Are The Night,The Chemical Brothers return with Brotherhood, a best of collection with a kick and a twist. In a career that to date has spanned 13 years and accrued 9 million record sales Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have established themselves as true pioneers of electronic music and as The Chemical Brothers they have become one of the most popular dance acts of all time. Now seems the perfect time to tak [ read more ]
CD $17.99
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How could you NOT listen to the CB on wax?
12" $10.99
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Don't call it a comeback (they never left) or a return to the underground (there's still a spot reserved in Britain's Top Ten). Still, after disappointing critics and fans with increasingly crossover material, Chemical Brothers Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons returned with a tighter, more danceable record, including fewer rock star collaborations (only two, shunted toward the end) and a lead single ("It Began in Afrika") introduced almost a year before, on white label only, for crucial DJ ground supp [ read more ]
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