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  ACIDplanet.com: Contests: Chemical Brothers
Ed and Tom sort of formed a sort of group, a partnership interested in an intense mixture of sounds and noises that they wanted the rest of the world to hear, and this group was as influenced by the Hacienda DJ playing records as it was by Cabaret Voltaire making records.
Ed and Tom played gigs, formed as the Dust Brothers, disbanded the Dust Brothers, reemerged as The Chemical Brothers, although they're not really brothers, but it was no matter.
The new Chemical Brothers album "Push The Button" on Astralwerks is, as it should be, the same as all their others, and totally different.
www.acidplanet.com /contests/chemicalbrothers   (531 words)

  
  Amazon.co.uk: Push the Button: Music: Chemical Brothers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Having marked their 10th anniversary at the top of British dance music with a greatest hits collection, it would be easy to write the Chemical Brothers off in a genre that requires a certain freshness.
The opening track is in some ways nothing like the Chemical Brothers' previous work, but also contains elements typical to their style, and was the perfect choice as the debut single from this album.
Chemical Brothers - the Remixes ~ Chemical Brothers
www.amazon.co.uk /Push-Button-Chemical-Brothers/dp/B0006MX7SE   (1808 words)

  
  The Chemical Brothers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chemical Brothers are an electronic music duo from the United Kingdom, comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons.
Early in 1994 however, The Dust Brothers were approached in the club one Sunday by Noel Gallagher, from Oasis, who at the time were becoming one of the most prominent guitar bands in Britain.
In August 1995, the Chemical Brothers DJed for Oasis at a Sheffield gig.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chemical_Brothers   (4537 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Around June 1993 the Dust Brothers do their first The first was "Packet Of Peace" for Lionrock outfit as well as tracks for Leftfield Republica and the Sandals.
In May 1999 The Chemical Brothers play three UK in Manchester Sheffield and Brighton their first since December 1997.Also in that month the Chems release first new original material in two years.
Later in the summer The Brothers headlined Glastonbury dance tent on the Friday night by a short UK tour which ends December and includes headlining Homelands Scotland on September 4.
www.freeglossary.com /The_Chemical_Brothers   (3313 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers MP3 Downloads - The Chemical Brothers Music Downloads - The Chemical Brothers Music Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chemical Brothers albums were less collections of songs and more hourlong journeys, chock full of deep bomb-studded beats, percussive breakdowns, and effects borrowed from a host of sources.
When lawyers for the original Dust Brothers came calling in 1995, though, Rowlands and Simons were forced to change to change their name to the Chemical Brothers (the proposed Dust Brothers U.K. was turned down).
The Chemical Brothers' second album, Dig Your Own Hole, took charge of the top spot on the album charts upon its release in April 1997, and on the wings of America's growing electronica push, the album sailed to number 14 stateside and went gold.
www.mp3.com /the-chemical-brothers/artists/137690/biography.html   (805 words)

  
 The Songs of The Chemical Brothers (U.K.)
The new Chemical Brothers album Push The Button is, as it should be, the same as all their others, and totally different.
The Chemical’s dirty, lusty party starting debut album was a careering collage of heart hitting beats, funny, freaky samples, diabolical detours and sensational short cuts through the musical decades, which came shooting at you in deranged order.
The Brothers use rock, pop, folk and cult singers, and the personal words and melodies that they bring with them, to give their fantastic, randomly enriched collages important, grounding elements of the song.
www.umusicpub.com /spotlight.aspx?id=458   (2494 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers - Dublin - music   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Chemical Brothers, luminaries of the British Dance scene, play a special St. Patrick's Eve Concert at The Point on the 16th of March.
The Chemical Brothers were big fans of Balearic, a blend of early house music, Italian disco, jazz, funk, Northern soul, hip-hop and indie dance music developed in Ibiza and brought back to clubs in Manchester and London.
The Dust Brothers were forced to change their name to The Chemical Brothers because of legal complications with the American production team, The Dust Brothers.
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 PopMatters Music Interview | The Chemical Brothers: Still Working It Out   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Push the Button, the Chemical Brothers' fifth studio album, arrives on the back of a Singles collection (with all the peril that implies), and at a time when electronic music sales are hazardous at best.
The Chemical Brothers incorporate a diverse range of influences in their music, and while many dance acts have stood in direct opposition to rock, the Chemicals have at times embraced that particular form as much as they have, say, hip-hop, melding these influences together in idealized sonic excursions.
This idea, along with the fact that dance music has suffered a loss in visibility and influence over the past couple of years, has caused some critics to be dismissive of the Chemical Brothers, and of electronic music as an entity.
www.popmatters.com /music/interviews/chemical-brothers-051112.shtml   (2061 words)

  
 . . The Chemical Brothers ||| Latest News . . .
You can hear 90 seconds of every single track on the new album on the Chemical Brothers Jukebox by going over to the site at www.thechemicalbrothers.com.
Following the overwhelming success of "It Began In Afrika," we proudly announce the follow-up single from The Chemical Brothers, "Star Guitar." Warm, blissful and thumping, "Star Guitar" ingenuously mixes a 4-on-the-floor rhythm with an incredibly melodic hook and a swirling vocal break.
Come to the Chemical Brothers' website on November 26, for an exclusive audio sneak preview of "Star Guitar." "Star Guitar" is from the forthcoming album COME WITH US, released on January 28th.
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 NME.COM - News - CHEMICAL BROTHERS GET A BLOC PARTY   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Find out more about Chemical Brothers in the pages of NME Magazine, delivered straight to your door every week.
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS have recruited Bloc Party for their upcoming single, 'BELIEVE'.
An Abe Duque remix of The Chemical Brothers' recent top three hit 'Galvanize' will feature on the flipside of the vinyl edition.
www.nme.com /news/112028.htm   (215 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers: Surrender ---Ink Blot Magazine
Soon a whole new club culture emerged in the wake of the Brothers and their Social sets, and dozens of indie and techno acts dumped their old tools for breakbeats and 303s.
Not that the Chemicals are suddenly slaves to a techno agenda.
The Chemical Brothers Live at the Social Vol.
www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/Chemical_Brothers_Surrender.htm   (520 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers, Surrender - PopMatters Music Review   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Maybe last year's DJ mix album (Brothers Gonna Work It Out) should have been the clue, but Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have clearly been raiding a library-sized record collection since their last offering of "original" music.
The Chemicals share with their Manchester predecessors an obsession with hypnotic, melodic, dance beats.
All in all, Surrender is both the Chemical Brothers most immediately satisfying work and the, perhaps not coincidentally, the most like a rock album of their career.
popmatters.com /music/reviews/c/chemicalbrothers-surrender.shtml   (405 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Following the success of these records and the Sunday Social, a club that they ran in London in conjunction with Heavenly Records, they signed to Virgin Records in early 1995 as the Chemical Brothers, after the threat of legal action from the original US Dust Brothers.
The Chemical Brothers" huge popularity was confirmed with the release of their second album, Dig Your Own Hole, which also received critical acclaim, being nominated for Mercury and BRIT Awards in the UK, while the number 1 single "Block Rockin' Beats' won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental (despite featuring vocals).
The Chemical Brothers" big beat music became the crossover success of the year, appealing to rock and dance fans in equal measure.
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 Chemical Brothers: where do i begin?
When they started to DJ ("borrowing' the name the Dust Brothers from the American producers of the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique), they put their own spin on things.
During their first residency at Naked Under Leather (as debauched as its name suggests) they established a party-starting reputation for going where most other DJs feared to tread: joining the dots between acid house, hip hop and rock.
Chemical Brothers fans who are currently on this website.
www.chemicalbrothers.net   (244 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Dig Your Own Hole: Music: The Chemical Brothers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
To follow up their bombastic 1995 album Exit Planet Dust, the Chemical Brothers fine-tuned their bombastic beats and produced a rock-solid pop album (pun intended).
If this was the first album the Chemical Brothers ever made, it would no doubt be the greatest debut album in electronic music.
this album and the chemical brothers 1st album, exit planet dust are essential listening for those that like chemical beats/ dance music.
www.amazon.com /Dig-Your-Hole-Chemical-Brothers/dp/B000003RY5   (1671 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers
They were one of the most dynamic acts at Woodstock '99, as The Chemical Brothers continue to prove that they can take ambient, house, and techno music far beyond its club roots and straight to the masses.
Lehman Brothers introduces new sector ratings; analysts take a more positive view of chemicals.
Lehman Brothers expects profit growth in 2003 despite pressures.
www.infoplease.com /ipea/A0779351.html   (383 words)

  
 TrouserPress.com :: Chemical Brothers
Facing legal action from the American team with the same moniker, Manchester's Dust Brothers — players/producers Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons — became the Chemical Brothers in time for the release of Exit Planet Dust, one of the strongest debut techno albums of the mid-'90s.
The album's only weakness is its sequencing, which kicks an odd change of pace near the end, importing actual singing voices and more traditional pop structure to "Life Is Sweet" (which features Tim Burgess of the Charlatans) and the folk-flavored, ambient dub of "Alive Alone" (Beth Orton).
The 1996 EP combines a remix of the album's "Chemical Beats" with "Loops of Fury" and two other new tracks.
www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=chemical_brothers   (314 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers Remix Interview | The Chemical Brothers on their vintage-synth collection and recording We Are ...
The Chemical Brothers on their vintage-synth collection and recording We Are the Night
The Chemical Brothers talk with Remix about their vintage-synth collection and recording their album We Are the Night.
On their sixth album, We Are the Night (Astralwerks, 2007), the Chemical Brothers delve deep into the world of ancient '70s- and '80s-era synths, making all their squiggly sounds and technical challenges a part of the joy of music making.
remixmag.com /artists/electronic/chemical_brothers_aug07   (1616 words)

  
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Chemical Brothers is a favourite of 15 RA users
At the same time the pair found a common interest in acid house, techno and hip-hop and began DJing at house parties, calling themselves the Dust Brothers after the west coast hip-hop producers.
The Chemical Brothers are still pumping out their unique and innovative style of music and have been releasing quality tracks for years.
www.residentadvisor.net /dj-page.aspx?id=91   (172 words)

  
 Ink Blot Magazine: The Chemical Brothers Mothership
But it was The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy together at last, so we scaled The Rockies and danced our legs off.
Now that every chump with a sampler has worked the Chemical formula to death, Exit Planet Dust is a handy reminder of how far ahead Tom and Ed were back then.
Fatboy Slim, Skint Records, Wall of Sound Records, Josh Wink, FC Kahuna, Naked Funk, The Dub Pistols, The Wiseguys, The Crystal Method, The Propellerheads, Dylan Rhymes, The Strike Boys, Ceasefire, Mekon.
www.inkblotmagazine.com /chemical_mothership.htm   (369 words)

  
 Chemical Brothers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Chemical Brothers brought down the house with over 75 minutes of beats, breaks, and expert knob twiddling.
The amazing part of the Chemical Brothers power stems from their massive stage presence.
While rocking songs from records past, the Brothers kept reminding us that they had a new album out bringing the best of both new and old to the stage, blowing everything up.
www.icecreamman.com /coachella2005/article_1.shtml   (253 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night
After a decade of eye catching videos and singles that continue to keep you dancing on the floor the duo release a heavily sought after video bundle and b-sides in digital format.
Over a decade has passed since The Chemical Brothers released their album, Exit Planet Dust, which ignited the crossover of electronic music into mainstream rock.
The Brothers have returned with their heavily anticipated new album We Are The Night.
www.astralwerks.com /chemical   (487 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers - AOL Music
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 Amazon.com: Push the Button: Music: The Chemical Brothers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
If it wasn't for the revolutionary artwork, it would be easy to suspect that the Chemical Brothers were parodying their roles as electronic musicians with that album title.
The urgent political message from Anwar Superstar on Left Right is the cornerstone to this ambitious project from The Chemical Brothers.
Their follow-up to the slammin' Come With Us, has that same Chemical Brothers' sound, without being formulaic or stale.
www.amazon.com /Push-Button-Chemical-Brothers/dp/B0006V6TK8   (1304 words)

  
 The Chemical Brothers >> Aversion.com
DJs Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons began spinning together in Manchester in the early '90s, originally (and rather short-sightedly) borrowing the Dust Brothers' moniker for their handle.
Dropping elements of funk, indie rock and hard-edged dance tracks into their songs, The Chemical Brothers were at the forefront of the electronica boom of the late '90s.
Chemical Brothers Announce Tour Plans Mar 08, 2005
www.aversion.com /bands/chemicalbrothers   (137 words)

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