The Chemical Brothers
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The Chemical Brothers
Take two daring youngsters from
the UK with a never-ending taste for music, a number
of chartbusters in both the UK and the US, splash
loads and loads of attitude, and voila; we’ve
got The Chemical
Brothers. The very name of this duo makes
dance floors and clubs go crazy. Ed Simons and Tom
Rowlands a.k.a The Chemical Brothers are a household
name in the electronica genre for a long time now.
Ed Simons, born 9th June, 1970 in
Herne Hill, South London, England was intrigued by
just two things as a kid; airplanes and music. As
a toddler, he was a frequent visitor to The Mud Club
and had a liking for rare groove and hip hop music.
He was also inspired by two famous Manchester bands,
New Order and The Smiths.
Tom Rowlands, born January 11th,
1971 in Kingston-Upon-Thames, England, was in awe
of the Scottish music, especially the bagpipes as
a kid. He was a regular follower of electro artists
like Heaven 17, New Order, and Cabaret Voltaire. At
school, Tom was a part of a band called Ariel, under
which he released a single called ‘Sea of Beats’
which was later taken by the Eastern Bloc label.
Both these men met at the University
of Manchester and this is where they found their tastes
and aspirations similar. They both started frequenting
clubs together and were influenced by old school hip
hop, electronica, and other funky beats. In 1991,
Tom and Ed started a club called Naked Under Leather.
At that point of time, they were heavily influenced
by the Beastie Boys. So, they decided to call themselves
the Dust Brothers, after the original Dust Brothers
who were the producers of the album ‘Paul’s
Boutique’ by the Beastie Boys.
It was at this point of time that
they released the single ‘Song to the Siren’.
It got noticed by the right people in the industry
and was picked up by Junior Boys Own Records. The
duo slowly started remixing tracks by John Lydon,
Republica, and the Sandals. They also went on to release
two more EPs; ‘14th Century Sky’ and ‘My
Mercury Mouth’. 14th Century Sky had a track
called ‘Chemical Beats’, which was a phenomenal
hit. The rest, as they say, is history.
After receiving legal threats from
the original Dust Brothers, Ed and Tom changed their
name to the Chemical Brothers. They got signed to
Virgin Records in 1995 and released ‘Leave Home’,
a single, and ‘Exit Planet Dust’, their
first album. It reached #9 at the UK charts and was
a super success and they promoted the album by going
on a tour across continents and performing live. In
the meantime, they also did some remixes for Dave
Clarke, the Manic Street Preachers, and Method Man.
In 1996, they released ‘Setting
Sun’ which became the #1 track in the UK charts.
Their next single ‘Block Rockin’ Beats’
was a phenomenal success and ended up being #1 again
in the UK charts. It also won them a Grammy for best
rock instrumental. In 1997, they came up with their
second album ‘Dig Your Own Hole’. It got
rave reviews and Mixmag gave it a 10/10 rating. Later
that year, they released their original material,
‘Hey Boy, Hey Girl’, which reached #3
in the UK charts.
In 1999, they came up with the album
‘Surrender’, which had the phenomenally
successful single ‘Out of Control’, yet
another #1 single in the UK chart. In 2000, they aired
‘It Began In Afrika’, a single from their
forthcoming album, in the New York DJ gigs alongside
U2. In 2001, they came up with their next album, ‘Come
With Us’ which sold more than 100,000 copies
and entered the UK charts at #1. ‘Galaxy Bounce’,
an extremely popular song from this album was made
the main title music for the Xbox game Project Gotham
Racing.
In 2003, they released their ‘best
of’ album named Singles 93-03. They also did
a remix for the popular Kylie Minogue track ‘Slow’.
During this period, they were household names in the
festival circuit and made several appearances in Glastonbury
Festival, Tokyo, Scotland, Ireland, Chile, Argentina,
Brazil, and many other countries. In 2005, the album
‘Push The Button’ was released and was
an instant success. The single ‘Galvanize’
became very popular and was a #3 track in the UK charts.
Another single, ‘Believe’, was #18 in
the UK charts. Galvanize also won them a Grammy in
2006.
With an array of super hit singles
and albums, collaborations with international stars,
huge mainstream success, and worldwide critical acclaim,
the Chemical Brothers are here to stay; and man; isn’t
that what we want?
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