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Buy It, you wont be dissappointed. Perfect to play in a party with friends, all record is enjoyable and easy listening, just press play and start moving with the chemicals. An exiting world of music, going from some down beats with In Dust We Trust to experimental beats with F**k Up Beats (Yeah I know is repetitive), yo listen to a very different sample of electronic music, each song evoques unique feelings. even if you don't like to dance, this record will make you move to rythm of each song.
The album really finds its stride midway, beginning with "Three Little Birdies Down Beats" and transitioning through to "Chemical Beats". A must for any fans of the big beat U.K. The Chemical Brothers break it down with some old school scratchin' and thumping beats. Several lyrical tracks culminating in "Alive Alone" round out the set. sound. While not quite the peak of the Brothers' sound, this album offers a glimpse of things to come and the beginnings of the signature Chemical style. "Leave Home" starts things off with a bang, quickly dropping mad beats with heavy bass guaranteed to make you move.
The Dust Brothers' sound is less urban-electronic sounding and in general less repetitive than many of the sounds mixed into this work. I was told these guys are in a similar groove to the Dust Brothers (and in fact some of the reviews point this out I think), but to me it's almost apples and oranges. Even though it's electronic, it sounds more organic on a certain level more like something akin to human extreme human emotion put to soundI don't regret having Exit Planet Dust in my collection, but if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't buy it. Context: probably my favorite urban/dj/mix artists are Thievery Corporation, and I also like several others like K&D and some stuff from Crystal Method. Someone recommended this CD to me after a discussion where I mentioned I really liked the Fight Club Soundtrack from the Dust Brothers.
Just go with it. And you are complete. There's nothing left to stand on. To get you to buy this CD i will run you through the first 6 tracks.
The earth is torn out from all around you. Your heart pumps adrenaline throughout your body. What The F*** are you doing here. All of mankinds potential has come together and has been crammed into your fragile human body.
This is training. It doesnt even matter anymore. And god notices you. They have a plan. Music really shouldn't be written with words anyways.
your soul swims in murky waters. There are still 5 tracks to go. And just like that its over. The siren lulls you towards the unconscious yet you hear another siren from the oncoming police.
He says. Your chakras are unlocked. You're caught between the two. You realize that before this moment you were dead.
This is a sign that you are currently on the Fourth track. Its okay because the siren says so. The world is not yours anymore. you want to run, you want to dance, but you can't decide. Its too late though. And they're good tracks let me assure you. This is about the beginning.
Nothing is guiding you anymore. His language is foreign and you realize that you're not even dead yet. But you will know them soon enough. You know that something bigger is going to come. Well not really. This is a good cd. What The F*** is going on. The death of dust and the reincarnation of pure elation.
But now you live. Chemicals flow through your veins. You cant do anything but then again, why would you want to. The pineal gland releases enlightnment fluids that touch every cell of your being.
People, things, spirits pass you and you call out but nobody hears you. Third track: Song to the Siren: a sweet voice serenades you but you realize that there is still danger ahead. I bought this cd shortly after i bought Dig Your Own Hole. A bit shakey and a little unsettling but the Chemical Brothers know what they are doing.
Sixth track : Chemical Beats: Awake. First track: Leave home: Its always difficult to start off new but its also chance for a fresh start. Its okay. Dig Your Own Hole had its own highlights but this isnt about DYOH. you ask. Second track: In Dust We Trust: A roller coaster in the dark. The ride is a little rough and your skin calluses but its okay. Fifth track.
And suddenly the ground starts to shake. About Chemicals man. Slow but reassuring. F*** up Beats. Alive. The large hand belonging to whom you recognize to be god engulfs you and there is nothing but darkness for a period of time.
This is enlightenment. Don't try to stop it. 'The brothers' gonna work it out' they chant over and over again working tirelessly puting time, effort, love and creativity into this track to build your soul up. Three Little Birdies Down Beats. The entirety of the suns energy has been pounded into you and you look like you might explode at any moment but you dont.
The Chemical brothers knew this. but you do not understand his speech. Nothing is tangeable. Youll be fine in the long run. You delve into your head and you are lost.
"Song to the Siren" in particular is one of the most amazing tracks in my collection, even all of these years later. I was so stoked on this album I was buying every single they put out , every other band on Astralwerks , everything possible in hopes of matching this milestone album. This album was my personal progression from the "old" order of electronica to what we know and enjoy today. If you are a big fan of "Dig your own Hole" or any of the newer albums I don't know if you will dig this one. I recently went back to this one after losing my copy a couple of years ago.
Good for them. and ran with it. It almost sounds like a fluke to me compared to everything else they did. Huh). It holds up surprisingly well , even in 2005 when only the greatest of electronic albums can age more than a year or two without sounding horribly dated.I eagerly awaited all things Chemical from the moment I bought this one waaaay back in the day (95 or 96 , I forget, as anyone in their 20s during that time probably would have, heh-heh) This is the part that the fans will probably hate- I never heard anything that they did that was half as good as this album. I think they sold out with their electronic/rock crossover thing (Noel Gallagher vocals on the following album. Listen and you will be amazed) There really isn't a bad track on this album. )Bottom line, I don't think the Chemical Brothers ever lived up to their potential, based on this album.
I have to say that this album blew my mind then and still does now. ( at a time when I didn't have two pennies to rub together , mind you. Buy this album, which should be an exhibit in some sort of museum - "Progression of Modern Electronica- early to mid 90's" with The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld , Freaky Chakra's Low Down Motivator, Single Cell Orchestra's self titled debut and Children of the Bong (especially impressive because it is a LIVE track. Seriously.
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