I have seen them live. It was beyond wank. Fucked off to see Speedy J demolish the techno tent after 15 minutes of Tom n Ed doing low pass filter sweeps and standing a still as statues.
Chemical Brothers - Desert Island track
zackster The hierarchy of live British dance act duos, from the golden age, is as follows:
Underworld
The Orb
FSOL
Orbital
The ProdigyBasement Jaxx
The Chemical Bros.
Without wishing to get too bogged down with the contents of your list, The Prodigy have to be no.1 (regardless of what happened after FotL).
Also, do you know what “duo” means?!
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Saw the Chems do a dj set in the Courtyard for Cream. Played the David Holmes mix of Sabres of Paradise - scones
Full disclosure, I prefer the Chems in Dj mode.
Well that’s not exactly their fault. They seem like two dudes who like making music and putting on a fun visual show. They’re not releasing tracks ending racism or putting out dubstep ripoffs. They never feature in music videos, preferring to give directors a shot to make something interesting. They attempt collaborations that don’t always make sense (and don’t always work). They’ve been at it for like 30 years. I just don’t get the hate.
If we are going to get into the weeds, Autechre should be at the top of the list with the various Middleton/Prichard guises.
Yeah, seen the Chems live. They were alright but it was spoiled by being surrounded by aforementioned spengs.
Seems like a lot on here just don’t ever want to have fun.
Live a little lads!
I was on a rooftop with my top off when I heard Hold Tight London for the 1st time. Nice piece of music. Cheers.
zackster fucking LOL
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Pretty sure Muzilk interviewed the Chems and they cited Accelerator by FSOL & Orbital’s Brown album as major influences.
Looking forward to the Leftfield thread….
Afro-Left
From Wikipedia
During the 1980s, members of the moderate wing of the British Conservative Party who opposed some of the more hard-line prog of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and listened to the Chemical Brothers were often referred to by their opponents as “wets”.
Says it all really.
Lol
Do like some of the Chems tracks, but never enjoyed them live. Their dj mixes were good though.
Elon Hello and thank you for this wonderful discussion. There are some very interesting opinions being shared. I am surprised that no one has mentioned Dj Sasha and John Digweed yet. Maybe they are a bit underground for many of you, but I really think they deserve to be in the conversation. I really enjoy listening to their hit song Pushing Too Hard while unwinding after a long day at the office.
With that being said, I would like to take this time to announce that I am rescinding my offer to purchase jaded-clubbers.com. After repeated inquests, I have still not been satisfied with an explanation as to why a Matt Smith currently controls 37 different account names. As such, my legal team has contacted the board, and informed them of our intent to withdraw. Any attempt to withhold our initial good faith deposit will be met in court.
Thank you again for all of your candor and I look forward to speaking with you all soon!
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Oh great, a ‘hilarious’ alias.
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Electronic Battle Weapon 7 & Don’t Think.
Monster:
Album wise, it has to be Dig Your Own Hole.
Also, goes without saying millsy - Daft Punk > Chems.
jonattonyeah
Fluke were massively underated imo.
Are we just naming electronic bands now?
Homegrove, can you start a Metallica thread, and we’ll just name all the other hard rock acts we can think of?
Zacksters shit list + Weatherall overated ?? Fucking hell.
Leftfield had one great album and a couple of excellent twelves and then the magic well and truly wore off. Bit like the Roses. Can’t be put in the same bracket as Chems, Underworld or Prodigy who made a string of at least three top albums and tour today