The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music band composed of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons originating in Manchester in 1989. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. In the UK, they have had six number one albums and 13 top 20 singles, including two number ones.
History
Formation and early career (1984–95)
Ed Simons was born in Herne Hill, South London on 9 June 1970 to a barrister mother and a father who were not around much when Simons was growing up. Simons' two main interests when he was young were aeroplanes and musicals. Simons attended two South London public schools, Alleyn's School and Dulwich College. During his school years, he developed a fondness for rare groove and hip hop music, having frequented a club called The Mud Club from the age of 14. By the time he left school, his two main musical interests were two Manchester bands, New Order and The Smiths. After finishing school with 11 O levels and three A-levels, he continued on to study history, especially late medieval history, at the University of Manchester.
Surrender (The Chemical Brothers album)
Surrender is the third studio album by British electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 21 June 1999. The album saw the duo exploring further various electronic styles, including house. It has sold 613,297 copies as of July 2015.
Content
Surrender features Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star), Bernard Sumner (New Order) and Jonathan Donahue (Mercury Rev) as guest vocalists.
Many of the artists that the duo worked with on this album, they would work with again. The duo were quick to work again with Bobby Gillespie, who appears on the third track and third single "Out of Control", as they remixed Gillespie's Primal Scream song "Swstk Ys" (as it was titled on the 1999 single release) which later appeared on the band's 2000 album Xtrmntr. Surrender was the first Chemical Brothers album not to feature a guest appearance from Beth Orton, though she would appear on the following album Come with Us on the song "The State We're In".
The Chemical Brothers
ALBUMS
- Don’t Think released: 2012
- Hanna released: 2011
- The Chemical Brothers released: 2010
- Further released: 2010
- 2009: “Live at Coachella”, Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA, USA released: 2009
- Digital Decks released: 2008
- The Chemical Brothers Remixes released: 2008
- Brotherhood released: 2008
- Greatest Hits released: 2007
- B-Sides, Volume 1 released: 2007
- We Are the Night released: 2007
- Live at Isle of MTV, Trieste 2005 released: 2005
- The Remixes, Volume 6 released: 2005
- Push the Button released: 2005
- Believe: The Chemical Brothers Remixed released: 2005
- Flip the Switch: The Chemical Brothers Remixed released: 2005
- Singles 93-03 released: 2003
- In Glint released: 2002
- Come With Us released: 2002
- B-Sides released: 2000
- Kick Out the Jams released: 2000
- Surrender released: 1999
- Brothers Gonna Work It Out released: 1998
- Dig Your Own Hole released: 1997
- Big Beats Forever released: 1997
- 1996-07-26: Dope: Lollipop Festival, Stockholm, Sweden released: 1997
- Chemical Reaction released: 1997
- Radio 1 Anti-Nazi Mix / Interview released: 1997
- Live at the Social, Volume 1 released: 1996
- Exit Planet Dust released: 1995
- Live at San Francisco 1996 released:
- Live at Pinkpop 2005 released:
- 2004-10: Santiago, Chile released:
- Live at Hultsfred 2002 released:
- Live in Sydney released:
- AuGmEnTeD released:
Don’t Think
Released 2012- Intro (Tomorrow Never Knows)
- Another World
- Do It Again
- Get Yourself High
- Horse Power
- Chemical Beats
- Swoon
- Star Guitar
- Three Little Birdies Down Beats
- Hey Boy Hey Girl
- Don’t Think
- Out of Control
- Setting Sun
- It Doesn’t Matter
- Saturate
- Believe
- Escape Velocity / The Golden Path
- Superflash
- Leave Home / Galvanize
- Block Rockin’ Beats
Hanna
Released 2011- Hanna’s Theme
- Escape 700
- Chalice 1
- The Devil Is in the Details
- Map Sounds / Chalice 2
- The Forest
- Quayside Synthesis
- The Sandman
- Marissa Flashback
- Bahnhof Rumble
- The Devil Is in the Beats
- Car Chase (Arp Worship)
- Interrogation / Lonesome Subway / Grimm’s House
- Hanna vs. Marissa
- Sun Collapse
- Special Ops
- Escape Wavefold
- Isolated Howl
- Container Park
- Hanna’s Theme (vocal version)
2009: “Live at Coachella”, Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA, USA
Released 2009- Song to the Siren
- No Need
- Business Acumen
- Sorry Mate You've Got The Wrong House / Over And Over
- Jupiter Room / Waters Of Nazareth / Staring at the Sun (Hollertronix remix)
- Shadowbreaker (Boys Noize remix No. 1) (Chemical Brothers Good/Bad edit)
- Maximum Overdrive
- The Real Jazz
- Return Of The Original Art Form / Higher
- Unknown
- Sunglasses at Night (Popof remix 1)
- Don't Think
- Doin' It After Dark (D-Ski's Dance) / Don't Stop the Rock / To a Nation Rockin'
- Saturate
- Thunder / Losing Control / Mother Earth
- Escape Velocity
Digital Decks
Released 2008- As If I Had Seen All This Before
- Sensoria
- Party People
- No Need
- Waters Beats
- The Original Video Clash
- Feel the Pressure (The What Pressure? remix)
- Do It Again
- Mom, the Video Broke
- The Salmon Dance (Crookers 'Wow' mix)
- Bay of Figs
- The Wiard (Rush Chemical edit)
- Newman Made Me Realise (Chemical edit)
- Freak Out
- The Factory
- Bonus Beats
- Blue Poppy
- I've Been Over the Rainbow
- Freaky Deaky
- Time Shift
- Let the Music Use You
- Electronic Battle Weapon 8
The Chemical Brothers Remixes
Released 2008- Voodoo People (Dust Brothers remix)
- Bug Powder Dust (The Chemical Brothers remix)
- Bring the Point (The Chemical Brothers remix)
- Nice Acre Dust (Chemical Brothers remix)
- Packet of Peace (Chemical Brothers mix)
- Open Up (The Chemical Brothers mix)
- Swastika Eyes (The Chemical Brothers remix)
- Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp (The Chemical Brothers remix)
- Tow Truck (The Chemical Brothers remix)
- No Ones Driving (The Chemical Brothers remix)
- Mouth Organ (The Chemical Brothers remix)
- I Think I'm in Love (The Chemical Brothers remix)
The Remixes, Volume 6
Released 2005- Voodoo People (Dust Brothers remix)
- Toothache (Chemical Risk mix)
- Bug Powder Dust (Dust Brothers remix)
- Jailbird (Dust Brothers remix)
- Slow (Chemical Brothers mix)
- Patrol (Chemical Brothers mix)
- Bring the Pain (Chemical vocal)
- Swastika Eyes (Chemical Brothers mix)
- Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp (Chemical Brothers remix)
- Feet (Dust Brothers mix)
- Pick It Up Y'all (Dust Brothers dub)
Flip the Switch: The Chemical Brothers Remixed
Released 2005- Galvanize (cry.on.my.console's galvatron remix)
- The Boxer (Fujikato's Unusual remix)
- Believe (Belief, Elektric Cowboy)
- Hold Tight London (Dunproofin's Follow Me mix)
- Come Inside (FakeID's Elektrophunk Dub)
- The Big Jump (Backflip, Will Rokier)
- Left Right (JoolsMF Shoot'em Up mix)
- Close Your Eyes (Idiotech remix)
- Shake Break Bounce (McSleazy remix)
- Marvo Ging (Big Bad Baz)
- Surface to Air (Across the Air, Lenlow)
B-Sides
Released 2000- Freak of the Week
- Enjoyed
- Music: Response (Gentleman Thief mix)
- Music: Response (Futureshock Main Response)
- Out of Control (live from Glastonbury 2000)
- Got Glint? (live from Glastonbury 2000)
- Flashback
- Scale
- The Diamond Sky
- Studio K
- Piku Playground (live from Glastonbury 2000)
- Setting Sun (live from Glastonbury 2000)
Kick Out the Jams
Released 2000- Get Up on It Like This (Full Length Promo version)
- Chemical Beats (Dave Clarke remix)
- (The Best Part of) Breaking Up
- Loops of Fury
- Life Is Sweet (Daft Punk remix)
- Leave Home (Underworld mix 1)
- Block Rockin' Beats (The Micronauts remix)
- Terminal Tower
- If You Kling to Me I'll Klong to You
- Leave Home (Terror Drums)
- Block Rockin' Beats (The Micronauts bonus Beats)
- Leave Home (Underworld mix 2)
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Released 1998- Brother’s Gonna Work It Out / Not Another Drugstore (Planet Nine mix) / Block Rockin’ Beats (The Micronauts mix) / This Ain’t Chicago / It’s Just Begun
- Makin’ a Living / Hot Wheels (The Chase) / The Theme (Unique mix) / Gimme Some Love
- The Jazz / Sidewinder (312 vs. 216 Stomp mix) / Doin’ It After Dark (D-Ski’s Dance) / Don’t Stop the Rock / To a Nation Rockin’
- Morning Lemon / Mars Needs Women / Thunder / Losing Control / Mother Earth
- The Riot / Trip Harder / Everything Must Go (Chemical Brothers remix) / I Think I’m in Love (Chemical Brothers vocal remix)
Big Beats Forever
Released 1997- Introduction
- (The Best Part of) Breaking Up
- Get Up on It Like This
- Life Is Sweet (remix 2)
- If You Kling Me I'll Klong You
- Chico's Groove (mix 2)
- Leave Home (Underworld mix 1)
- Not Another Drugstore
- Don't Stop the Rock (Electronic Battle version)
- Prescription Beats
- Setting Sun (instrumental)
- Open Up (Dust Brothers remix)
- Nine Acre Dust (Chemical Brothers remix)
Chemical Reaction
Released 1997- Mouth Organ (Chemical Brothers mix)
- Shaolin Buddha Finger
- Don't Stop
- Jailbird (Chemical Brothers mix)
- Filthy (Monkey Mafia mix)
- Aphromoods
- Tow Truck (Chemical Brothers mix)
- Like a Motorway (Chekhov Warp dub)
- Uncivilized World
- Open Up (feat. John Lydon) (Chemical Brothers mix)
- The Get On (Chemical Brothers mix)
Live at the Social, Volume 1
Released 1996- Introduction
- Cutman
- The DMX Will Rock
- Mighty Hard Rocker
- Yes We Can
- Doin' It After Dark (D-Ski's Dance)
- Can't
- Juice (Know the Ledge) (main mix)
- Wesley Don't Surf
- Packet of Peace (Chemical Brothers mix)
- PB4UGO2BED
- To a Nation Rockin'
- Get Up on It Like This
- Again Son...
- Nine Acre Dust
- Jack Me Off
- Mirrorshades
- Wede Man (Hoody mix)
- We're Doing It (Thang)
