The Chemical Brothers Believe (Best Video MTV Award)
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Chemical Brothers The Boxer
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The Chemical Brothers Interview
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"Exit Planet Dust" was the collision point between the dance culture and rock ‘n’ roll that their music had always been gearing up towards. Listening to the album now, it stands as the perfect companion piece to Oasis’ debut "Definitely Maybe", the point where ecstasy culture, the energy of the dancefloor was redefined for kids who’d grown up listening to everything from the Beatles to the Pistols, Public Enemy to Hardfloor. From the opening surge of "Leave Home" to the dying moments of hyper space ballad "Alive: Alone" (their first collaboration with Beth Orton), "Exit..." slips easily between being a dancefloor record and a headphones record, defining the genre that would become known later as Big Beat. Within a year, Tom & Ed had redefined their sound and pushed their own boundaries to the point that it was nearly impossible to pigeon hole them stylistically. At the same time, they graduated in the live arena, having gone from playing clubs and supporting the likes of Underworld and The Prodigy to packing out their own headline shows.
At the start of 1996 and after a low-key EP release ("Loops Of Fury" , their second top 20 single), The Chemical Brothers set about recording their second album. The at-the-time-omnipresent Noel Gallagher accosted Tom & Ed at Glastonbury, demanded to know why Tim Burgess had been on their previous record ("Life Is Sweet") and he hadn’t. The responsive record, "Setting Sun", was recorded as an instrumental to which Noel recorded vocals in one take before buggering off from the studio to the pub, to leave Tom & Ed to mix. The result, released in October ‘96, gave The Chemicals first number 1 single, featuring Noel’s vocals over a backing track that resurrected the spirit of "Tomorrow Never Knows", before taking it off onto a fantastic voyage that appeared to feature sitars being trampled by herds of elephants. Although "Setting Sun" was a number 1 single, Tom & Ed retained their underground status as Chris Evans famously removed the record from the decks on his morning show, proclaiming that "we don’t like that". Surely job done?
By the start of 1997, the Chemicals had completed work on their second album, "Dig Your Own Hole". Preceded by "Block Rockin’ Beats", their second number 1, driven by a bass line inspired by 23 Skidoo and a vocal refrain so simple that even the most out there dance floor casualties could grasp it’s deep meanings, the album was their first UK number one, universally praised by everyone from broadsheet papers to style magazines to club kids.
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