Ink Blot Magazine: The Chemical Brothers Mothership

Chemicals at the Mountaintop

It was history in the making ... the defining moment of late 90s dance music ... the Rave Woodstock ... Oh alright, maybe not. But it was The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy together at last, so we scaled The Rockies and danced our legs off.
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Chemical Links

The Chemical Brothers' Global Web at Astralwerks
A rare official site worth bookmarking. Killer feature: Tom 'n' Ed's deadpan track-by-track explanation of Brothers Gonna Work It Out. Outpoints UK mirror Site The Raft by virtue of other top-flight Astralwerks and Source info in close proximity. Minus points for half-arsed, Astralwerks-only discography.

Chemical Brothers TV
Keep your eye on this site. Though much of the information needs to be updated, the delightful design makes this worth a looksee.

Chemical Beats
Worth a look just for the Flash design. Not updated frequently, but a fun visit.

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The Vitals: Links, Bio, etc.

Debut single "Song to the Siren" impressed Andy Weatherall enough to start dropping it at his Sabresonic nights, two EPs on Junior Boys' Own preceded big beat manifesto "Chemical Beats." This track paved the way for the first Chemical Brothers album, Exit Planet Dust.
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The Review Lab

Surrender
Here they abandon the big beat agenda entirely...their experimental instinct continues to keep the imitators guessing, but they haven't turn their backs on pop.
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Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Where else do forgotten funkateers, Acid House demons and space rock visionaries find such joyous common ground? Nowhere. This is the party.
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Dig Your Own Hole
Dig Your Own Hole, like so many great albums, begins with a statement of intent and closes with a statement of ambition.
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Live at the Social Vol. 1
Their enthusiasm for rule-book burning turned the Heavenly Social into the best party Sunday night had ever seen.

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Exit Planet Dust
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.
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Chemicals In Their Systems

The Extended Family:
Mercury Rev, Oasis, Beth Orton, Justin Warfield, The Charlatans, Primal Scream, New Order, Mazzy Star, Death In Vegas, Monkey Mafia, Heavenly Records, St. Etienne, Bomb the Bass, The Prodigy, The Micronauts, Spiritualized, The Manic Street Preachers

The Inspirations:
J. Saul Kane, The Dust Brothers, Justin Robertson, Public Enemy, Renegade Soundwave, Meat Beat Manifesto, The Beastie Boys, Coldcut, New Order, Rakim, Dubtribe, The Crystal Method, Bassbin Twins, Acid House, The Stone Roses, The Beatles, '60s garage, Bob Dylan, My Bloody Valentine

The Inspired:
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.