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Radiohead is to Chemical Brothers as recreational hallucinogens in a field is to crank and molly in a mud puddle. In the BEST possible way. Great music to crank out 6+ miles on a treadmill and act as you are the driving cog.
I've loved this album forever but I don't know why it took me so long to really grasp what Rowlands and Simons have been after all along, which is to make modern dance music that recreates and cultivates the communal, centeredness-seeking, even holy spirit of the Sixties. And yeah, that's a tall order in a culture in which "the Sixties" as an idea has been chopped up and packaged and sold to us in a million different ways for more than a half century now. But these guys succeed in that endeavor here, from the promise that the brothers gonna work it out on the opener "Leave Home" to the wistful Eastern vibes of the closer "Alive Alone," and every point in between. The beats will shake you (*did not our hearts burn within us?*) and the rhythms will move you (*praise Him with the timbrel and dance*). It's easy to make fun of people who seek transcendence while standing in a field but we've been doing it successfully as a species since at least the shepherds in Bethlehem, through to the hippies at Woodstock, and here once again at a rave somewhere outside of Manchester.
E ok, nu chiar genul meu, îmi pare muzică de film ce vine într-un moment de acțiune
very electric
I grew up listening to random chemical brothers tracks on my dad’s MP3 player, but this is my first time listening to this album in full. The squelchy guitar loops and cheesy record spins just do something nostalgic for me. Reminds me of hanging out at my extreme sports obsessed neighbours’ house.
The masters of sampling and making something completely different out of it.
I know and like the Chemical Brothers and already have 17 songs liked by them on Spotify - but only 3 of those songs are on this album. Liked songs prior to listening today are "Leave Home", "Life Is Sweet", "Alive Alone". It looks like I have more songs liked on their albums Dig Your Own Hole and Surrender so far. So, definitely looking forward to doing a deeper dive on this one! After listening 3 times ... All of the other songs started growing on me - and I really like them. Would enjoy them popping up on my instrumental playlist and then randomly showing up on my other automated playlists. Would be great for long drives, bike rides, skiing, even working from home. I love the hypnotic, trance like feeling of this. It's great. Just when some groove starts to get repetitive they mix it up and add something else. It's like an electronic jam band. I never went to raves so it doesn't make me nostalgic for something I never did - but I just like it - it sounds good to my ears. I've been getting into instrumental music more and more over the last 10 years so getting a chance to add a bunch more fun instrumental songs to my library is perfect. I know they are not all instrumentals but most of them are. It's all great - but a few standout tracks are the ones I mentioned above plus "Chico's Groove", and "One Too Many Mornings", Great job Chemical Brothers - killer first album! Liked songs on Spotify: 11/11 (Perfect Album) Rating: 5/5
No tanto mi estilo pero es súper top para la electrónica realmente
What a cool récord! I love it
I was dancing around all day to this.
I've never heard of this duo so I didn't know what to expect. Very surprised, I love this type of music.
There's only a few bands that I know exactly where I was the first time I heard them and The Chemical Brothers is one of them (also, Primus and Slim Cessna). That may be because the first listen was so powerful that I immediately went and purchased an album. For the CBs, that was Dig Your Own Hole, but I loved it so much that I acquired this album shortly thereafter (from Waterloo Records on Lamar). These guys just really nailed the big beat sound on those 2 albums, maybe defined it. I am not a dancer in any way, but this stuff makes me want to. Big, noisy, driving, with just tons of energy. Man, I love this shit. 5.
Another good one from the brothers. Enjoyable from start to finish.
Fabulous album! I especially like the way the tracks flow and evolve vs a lot of techno today coming out of Drumcode etc. that can drone quite a bit longer without much happening. Super interesting twists and turns on this one. Love it!
Sounds so good as a whole. They have this mastery of mixing things up before it gets stale or predictable that all started from the very beginning. The second you feel the song is established and could get repetitive, they completely switch it up. And they carry this through at least Come With Us.
❤️
wow. I love this one. Geavy beats, acid synths, pure raw energy.
Love the Chemical Bros. Love this album. That is all.
excellent eletcro stuff as usual
Soooooooooo gooooooood!!!!!!!
Loved every minute of that
Now I might be a little biased, being from Manchester and growing up as a fan of the 90's rave music we got up North. I was also really into the Wipeout games made locally with this style of music, including stuff from this album. Almost all bangers.
This is so good!
Peak EDM
Infinity/5 stars!! Great album! Great band!
I love the Chemical Brothers.
база классика основа. классно погулял под них утром и вечером почитал
".....I'm in."
5 stars
Fun sound makes you groove
Banging album that was played a lot when growing up. One.of a few dance albums that defined the era.
Total banger. There are a couple spots where I felt like I was trapped in the Matrix soundtrack. But overall this is a very listenable album with a lot of musical layers.
So ... Techno, specifically big bang, is the center of my musical universe. Everything else trickles out from there. I don't even feel I need to mention that The Chemical Brothers are the epitome of big bang techno and more or less gods among the techno set. Not every single song on every single album is amaze, but there are amazing songs on every album. Exit Planet Dust is no exception. If you are into techno or techno curious, this is the meat of it right here. Nuff said!
Dank
What an awesome experience this album is. Such an interesting blend of drumnbass, triphop and industrial sounding electronic music. I didnt know i was a fan of this. So many tracks that build up well themselves and work together greatly.
Loved this in 95! Excited to hear it again. Leave Home is possibly one of the great tracks ones of any debut album, and then to follow that with In Dust We Trust secures this albums status as an all time 90s classic. Cover art is timeless, classic 👌.
I remember dancing to this in the club. Listen to it three times today.
Fun, catchy, and infectious from start to finish. A debut that set the tone for what The Chemical Brothers would become, it’s an album that still holds up as an energetic and engaging listen.
Imprinted into my brain from childhood. A1 album
In 1995, Exit Planet Dust crashed the polite Britpop party like a gatecrasher in mirrored shades, announcing the Chemical Brothers’ mission to make big beat loud, swaggering, and faintly dangerous. From the adrenalised thump of “Leave Home” to the woozy swirl of “Life Is Sweet,” it stitched techno, hip-hop, and rock into one euphoric Frankenstein groove. Nearly three decades later, it still feels like a love letter from a parallel universe where the bass never stops and the future always dances.
I forgot how much I enjoyed this kind of music.
I generally do not like electronic music, but I love the Chemical Brothers. Great beats and generally interesting music. Liked Songs Added: Leave Home In Dust We Trust One Too Many Mornings Life Is Sweet Alive Alone
THIS ROCKS
Very enjoyable - liked "Chemical Beats"
First half is like DJ set, second is more spaced out. Loved this.
As a rock/indie fan i never properly got into the Chems until after this album and have never been motivated to go back. This just works for me as a complete album, unencumbered by the presence of a massive hit single (or at least one i recognise). All albums can also be improved with a sprinkle of tim burgess. I suspect i have all the albums after this or have certainly listened to them, but as it turns out the one i have previously ignored is their finest, most distilled collection of their craft
Fittingly was heading to Manchester where Ed and Tom formed the band, -can we call The Chemical Brothers aband?- on the day the algorithm gave me this, A gtreasure.
I am in no way a usual fan of EDM, but The Chemical Brothers have a different take on it, and it’s one that I really enjoyed. There’s much more of a rock-style sensibility to this than the usual “doof-doof-doof-doof”, and it works for me. At times it felt very Screamadelica-y, and that is one of my favourite albums, so today was a good day.
In my collection from back in the day
I surprisingly loved this. A really great introduction to the genre, one that I would’ve never listened to before trying out this challenge. I’ve relistened about five times already. Something so satisfying about the steady flow of it, and the progression between songs was so smooth!
All I can think of is going to see Chemical Brothers in 1996. I may have been on acid, I don't recall. What I do remember was that it was at Metropolis back when you could run around in the basement and there were all sorts of hidden spaces and places.
The album gets five stars for its impressive juicy big/break beats making each and every track energetic and reminding me of Prodigy and Fatboy Slim. Favourite track: Leave Home.
I'm a sucker for the mid-to-late 90s big beat/electronica sound (even though I never did MDMA and found people who did unbearably annoying) and this is one of my very favourite albums in that genre.
Refreshing
I do love these guys. I consider them best in class for this genre. Great album.
inject this into my veins
This album is groovy as can be. Never listened before but I really enjoyed it. Thank you album generator for giving me another solid.
One word: bangin'. It's incredible (and harrowing) to think that this debut effort is now thirty years old; it sounds just as fresh as it did in the mid-90s. Every track has something to offer, and if you don't start grooving (yeah I'm that old) then honestly you should check for a pulse. It's a 5 from me!
idk if this is actually "better" than dig your own hole but at the v least im more in the mood for the chemical brothers today then i necessarily was back when i got that record (tho i did still rly enjoy it)...kind of illustrates the perils of the random album setup lol but sometimes it just works out. this absolutely rules...definitely feels less Gritty than dig your own hole but it still has that deep sorta scuzzy physicality...and this one just goes all in on warmth, joy, peace, even impressionism w/ its psychy sample treatments, while still reaching way down into the gut for the strength of its bangers. would be an amazing album to take a walk to, which i deffo should sometime. something rly physically and emotionally vivacious here...a tactile watercolor symphony
Fantastic tracks! You can hear the influence it must have had on albums like The Crystal Method’s “Vegas,” for example. Impressive indeed.
CHEMICAL BROTHERS!!! This is my speed. I could listen to this one over and over. Solid 5/5. It's interesting to hear some of the motifs in this album that they reuse in future albums.
What a great trip down memory road of the early 90’s when this type music was brand new. Very much enjoyed listening to this album
If this is my initiation in electronic music, it worked. It was awesome from start to finish. Definitely gonna listen to this more.
Absolute blinder that seemingly came out of nowhere.
Addictive beats. The synths cut like buzzsaws and the bass is tight and rumbly on Leave Home. I dig it straight away. In Dust We Trust is even better with synth riffs and incessant drums. Lots of layered rhythms and melodies. Song To The Siren is more industrial, leading into Three Little Birdies Down beat with a steady 4/4 beat and grimy acid riff, strongest track so far for me. The acid sounds continue for another couple tracks, then we finally pause and Chico's Groove slows things down with breakbeats and spacey melodies. One Too Many Mornings is chilled out and pretty - the most radio friendly cut? The next couple of tracks are darker, more stripped down, and then Alive Alone is a melodic closer. The second half perfectly takes the edge off after the intensity of the first 6 tracks. Can't believe I haven't listened to this before.
I own this on CD. Classic big beat sounds
I love the first few Chemical Brothers album, and I like all of them. This isn't my favorite album by then, but it still was very important. This album helped push electronica into the mainstream in a way that it had never been before, and the years from the late 90's to early 00's had such amazing "mainstream" electronic acts like Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, The Prodigy, Massive Attack, and more...
Initial thought: Hell yeah. I was a big club kid for about 15 minutes in my late teens/early 20s, and the Chemical brothers were *the* electronic band. I'm not entirely sure I've heard this album, but I played the shit out of Dig Your Own Hole. I have a feeling this is going to be fun. Yeah, that was great. Lots of layered sounds, complex beats, and it just sounds great! I didn't stop tapping my feet the entire album. 5 stars.
Perfect
Takes me right back to the days at The Ritz, this does. And some of it might have dated a bit, but it's still wall to wall bangers. And Life Is Sweet is simply magnificent. Few sounds take me back to the Ritz more than that rumbling beat bouncing off the walls. In Dust We Trust.
Low key sick
Best Chemical Brothers CD.
My only complaint is that I can't actually feel the music through the head phones. Love this, even if big beats are out of style.
Great music to program to.
So good once they calm down in the second half of the album
YESSS love chemical bros not my fave album tho
Unreal debut album for a brilliant 2 dudes from Manchester
Gull, redda meg da jeg måtte sloss med db fra munchen til mainz
Excellent listening
Never heard this before but it is exactly my jam. Big album generator win!
When it comes to big beat bangers, few beats bang bigger than those from The Chemical Bros.
Loved it
No one can convince me that the chemical brothers aren't some alien overlords that pick the perfect music to influence the genre with each generation.
I enjoyed listening to a predominantly percussion band
What a beast of an album - there are very little in the way of famous singles besides some lesser known ones but the whole album bangs hard end to end. A classic and underestimated one. Forgot how awesome The Chemical Brothers were at their height.
Nice
A record best played while walking under the blistering sunshine as the wind blows by, Exit Planet Dust is The Chemical Brothers not only unveiling themselves to the world but the world becoming a playground for their seemingly hedonistic approach to electronic music. Little did they know that they would set a template that would become carried out by their peers and that would subsequently turn their genre into a juggernaut by decade's end.
Much like this Chemical Brothers album, which made a big impact at the time, and I still think it is their best album. Different times..
This is NOT an album I can listen to every day. But I can see its value in different communities. If I am ever at a rave and I find out that this album isn’t on the setlist 🤢 I’ma go home 🤷🏽♀️! An underground club, this album and a few vices, sounds delicious. And strangely enough it kept me focused on my tasks throughout the hour I listened. It was fun. I enjoyed it.
Where my love affair with dance music began ❤️
There's a lot of electronic music to compete with these days, but this one holds up very well. Sweet beats and exciting sounds abound, especially in "Three Little Birdies" and "Chico's Groove."
The first two Chemical Brothers albums were my introduction to electronic music and I still to this day have not found another group that I think sounds similar to this. Their sound is defined and unique. Partly nostalgia speaking but these two albums are easily in my top 10 most listened to albums of all time. 10/10
That's proper
The brothers gonna work it out
These brothers gonna work it out! 5 stars easily and then realize the best was still to come, Dig Your Own Hole album, the successor. Yes I am that old that I saw them play in Paradiso, Amsterdam with their Block Rocking Beats after release of Dig your Own Hole. Life is sweet. If you don't get energy from this music, you might as well be braindead.
I listened to this a lot in the.mid 90s. Don’t feel like it’s aged well but it definitely took me back.
Excelente!!!!!!!!
Holds up well
I love this album. Absolute game changer for electronic music at the time, demanding to be listened to from start to finish.
This album is incredible and an undeniably important part of electronic music, still sounds great even to this day.
More like smoking planet dust and then dropping this bomb
A breakbeat classic
Guay.
Awesome music! Great to have in the background while doing chores and stuff, or driving around.
Bangers.
Liked it!
I knew I liked big beat, but not like this. The record runs without seams, which is appropriate for the wordless senseless assault. Just drum machines for an hour, I wrote about the Chemical Brothers before; It's still fair but has depth this time and then some. Exit Planet Dust won't make you much of a partner dancer as it soundtracks the rest of your life.
I love this album - I put so many tracks from this album on mixtapes. Theres a theme for pretty much everything in here. Great beats and a fantastic groove. It stands up to the test of time, and is just as good to listen to now as it was in the 90s. 5/5
I think that this is my favourite Chemical Brothers album. I actually listened to this the other day, but any excuse to go again...
I like this album. I know some of Chemical Brothers' songs but they were not here. Still really good album.
Zodra je het album aanzet weet je het al: The Brothers Gonna Work It Out. De broers spelen met de digitale mogelijkheden en weten het continue interessant te houden. Onder andere door het vlekkeloos invoegen van bijzondere samples. Niet alleen de losse nummers krijgen de aandacht. De nummers op het eerste deel van het album vormen één geheel, terwijl er een behoorlijke variatie is. Aan de titels van de nummers te zien is dat ook wat ze willen bereiken. De luisteraar meenemen langs de verschillende (break)beat stijlen. Van bijna Leftfield achtige stukjes in het begin tot een triphopnummer aan het einde. Ik pak er even één uit. Chemical Beats is een echte Big Beat plaat, waarbij het hoofd niet netjes met de beat meeknikt, maar één keer in de paar seconden met kracht naar beneden dropt. Zoals bij Smack My Bitch Up van de Prodigy, maar dan wel een paar jaar eerder. Om maar even aan te geven dat je niet om dit album heen kan. 10 sterren!
De eerste beats worden ingezet en je wordt er eigenlijk gelijk vrolijk van. Als muziek dat vanaf de eerste toon kan bewerkstelligen, dan doe je iets goed. Je kan wel horen dat het inmiddels al flink wat jaren oud is, maar toch doet het niet gedateerd aan. Misschien waren dit de hoogtijdagen van de house, of big beat, of acid house, of electronica, of weet ik veel hoe al die stijlen heten. Of misschien is het een soort jeugdsentiment, een verzameling herinneringen aan de hand van de muziek van vroeger. Maar dit was weer lekker ouderwets genieten, terwijl ik eigenlijk geen enkel nummer herken als hitje. Zoals Eric zou zeggen: 10 sterren!!!
Bought it in the 90s, and it is good. No mistake, it is repetitive. Not only is it repetitive, it is also repetitive. Coupled with how often it repeats itself, you might think the repetition would get repetitive, but somehow the repetitiveness is ABSOLUTELY AWESOMENESS. There's so much to love about this. It's catchy, it's clever, it's immaculately produced and it absolutely does not feel like it's almost thirty years old. The brothers' gonna work it out.
It is a pure magical experience. To have an album that is basically a continuum mix is truly marvellous.
Пууушкааа
Yes yes yes quality solid tunes begining to end. Reminds me of the 90s me lad when me hair was long and my knees where strong.
BANGER
Second The Chemical Brothers album on this list and first chronologically in their discography. I have listened to "Exit Planet Dust" before, but for some reason it didn't left any impression in me. After more thorough listening session, I thought that I like this album more than "Dig Your Own Hole", but still my favourite is "Surrender". Most likely through sentimental values, because songs and beats from "Exit Planet Dust" are really on par with anything else they recorded. Long parts with repeating beats, slightly changing and building momentum sound amazing on this record. Every track really held on its own and could easily be a single. After short consideration I think I will give it a 5 star, but probably one of the weakest so far - I enjoyed this album, but I feel something is missing.
Loved it. This is what electronic music should sound like.
Holy shit this album slaps. The beats early on are really strong, and just when it feels like enough it mellows out. Can see how this influenced the EDM scene and more.
Sempre all’avanguardia. Fortissimi
I really like this album and The Chemical Brothers in general. I need to spend more time with their music cause I really liked 'Dig Your Own Hole' as well when it came up on here for me previously. This is a really strong debut and I love the psychedelic rock vibes mixed in with the acid house. I would have really dug seeing them live if I could have back when this came out. Standout Tracks: Leave Home, In Dust We Trust, Chemical Beats, Chico's Groove, One Too Many Mornings, Life Is Sweet, Alive Alone
Best electronic album this exercise has to offer so far. Thoroughly enjoyed it
Reckon this'd be proper good to stare at the ceiling to
i don't understand how i never went bigger on the chemical brothers when they were in their pomp. i don't know how i could have listened to this album and not have fell absolutely in love with them. it genuinely baffles me that even having seen their phenomenal live shows and listened to all of their albums when they came out that i never went massive on them. wish i could go back and see them in their early years.
A big-beat classic, Dig Your Own Hole and Surrender would see the sound go mainstream with celebrity contributers. But this is pure big-beat. Great.
Guay
Back when the Chemies used to mean something. big, bold and wall to wall slaps
nice
Classic
muito massa o fadinho eletrônico
Heard before. Quality album, great production, great guests. Well done all round, weird album art though
I’m a big fan of this genre and I also love chemical brothers so I’m kinda biased Seamless transitions.
Love the 90’s electronic sound
I never thought I'd like me some electric guitar and drums. Chemical romance are crayyy boi
Fucking love Chemical Brothers. One of the first bands I ever really fell in love with and they still have a special place in my heart. While I think they got even better than this debut, it's still absolutely killer.
Amazing album.
I was excited to see The Chemical Brothers pop up on the rotation. I am familiar with this duo in association with other artists of the style music, but didn’t know the album. It definitely lived up to my expectations. I loved it.
I LOVE this! What an incredible debut album from the 70s fashion cover design to the songs. I've definitely been missing out for the last 16 or so years! At any rate better late than never. This album is aggressive in all the ways great dance music should be. It starts off with the promise "The brothers gonna work it out" then spends the next 49 minutes doing just that. The first half of the album fires on all cylinders. Ferocious! Then we get to enter "Chico's Groove" where the Brothers take things down a notch leading the beautiful "One Too Many Mornings" and into a perfect wind down. I kept cranking this up as the album progressed. So good that at times it had me wondering if someone dropped an E into my sparkling water... It will be tough to name a favorite song from this album. A fantastic masterpiece of EDM from start to finish!
Outstanding. Many happy memories
YEEEEE CHEMICAAAAL, BUDUMMM BUDUMMMM
Gyors, felpörget, egyáltalán nem egysíkú vagy unalmas. Get shit done érzésem van amikor hallgatom. Fogom még hallgatni.
Хороший альбом, но не лучший
The start of a epic journey. Love it.
Love a bit of the chemical brothers, love a continuous album, great stuff
- this album rocks but maybe dwells on some loops a little too long. - I forgot how much fun it is to work to big-beat, album is almost too dance-able to go with spreadsheets. - undersells its bass and guitars, oversells the phasing square synths. - fairly repetitious structure in most tracks (strong & creative intro, energetic beats to 3/4 mark, then a downtempo loop breakdown that's a little too long) - second half is a strong shift, astute ordering. - The Matrix 4 can't come fast enough.
Quality. Maybe a tad relentless at points Could do with some more variety between songs. The first six easily could all be the same song. Also didn't know they used to be called "the dust brothers"
Really good and well put together album
Top notch. Kind of psychedelic/electric?
Surprisingly good! A nice mixture of chill, focusing and energising music, great for working to
Чемикал
A veces la electrónica me cansa porque me parece que puede ser muy monótona, pero con este disco no me paso, tiene varios moods (?) y es muy disfrutable
Awesome album, I realy digged it.
Nick thought it was a belter
Classic shit.
Guay
Nice
4/5
Were these all the same beat for 49 minutes? Yes. Was I kinda into it? Also weirdly yes.
"The Brothers Gonna Work It Out" Yes, they are. Probably one of the most accessible of the CB albums. Nirvana is over and the world is moving in interesting places. Music tastes are becoming more eclectic and radio is no longer the sole arbiter of what's good as rave culture and DJs and electronica have emerged into the mainstream. Also, there's this new thing called The Internet where you can listen to music without going to the record store. Check it out. This album is definitely "of its time" but it's still fun to listen to and it feels pretty cool to have this play while you're driving somewhere - anywhere - preferably over the speed limit. Any music that makes you feel an ounce or two cooler while driving to the grocery store can't be all that bad.
I listened to this while walking home in the dark and felt like a vampire hunter
9/10
Good EDM album. I'm sure it was influential. I don't listen to this kind of music, but it is interesting, creative, and makes you move. There's worse.
Amazing dance music. Rarely has music intended for a club fascinated me like this album. 4/5
4.4/5 - Into the first track, and I thought I was going to be in for some Fatboy Slim repeating vocal track BS. Well, I was partly right on the repeating samples side of things, but overall this album pleasantly surprised me. Wasn't repetitive enough to be offputting (not to say all Fatboy Slim stuff is either), given that the samples used were (mostly) quite interesting and to my tastes, and all felt played for the right amount of repeats before changing to a different subset of sounds. I don't know jack about music in general, but this the closest I can get to expressing my positive thoughts about the structure of most songs on this album. Clean transitions, and although I can't say ALL of the looping sections in this song were super interesting, most were enough to keep me engaged for a first time listen. (However, I probably wouldn't be able to come back to the album and listen to it again in such a focused manner as compared to a first time listen i.e. not interesting enough. Once you've listened to this album, it has shared all its secrets, and there's nothing deeper to listen out for next time. Noises generally not too harsh, although I hated Playground for a Wedgeless Firm (had to turn volume down 4 notches because this shit was painful to listen to). Otherwise, really enjoyed this album: although a couple songs were lacking in interesting sounds (and of course P4aWF sucked) making it fall short of the 4.5/5 needed to be rounded up to a 5, it still gets a solid 4.4
3.95
mostly familiar with these guys through the remixes they've done for others, this is my first time listening to them alone and it's great, flows incredibly well
Excellent
4.5/5
Yeah pretty nice 🙂
Really good but gets kinda samey by the end. Never gets boring and One Too Many Mornings is great - manages to be ethereal and edgy at once. Hilarious that they just thought they could also be named The Dust Brothers in honor of the existing group The Dust Brothers??
for me, 90s EDM can be a bit fatiguing between all the guitar-esque riffs and ringtone style samples. but luckily the chem bros pull it off pretty nicely. 1st half of this album is like, 'uptempo warehouse Matrix bank heist' while the 2nd slowly simmers down the energy to 'edgy alternative hacker lounge'. 3.75/5
Good album
Quality from the Chemical Brothers, always liked them
This is the 200th album of the project, so for my own geeky pleasure, here is a small statistical overview. (In parentheses, the situation after 100 albums.) 5 star albums: 8 % (9%) 4 star albums: 42,5 % (39 %) (including Exit Planet Dust) 3 star albums: 32,5 % (35 %) 2 star albums: 14,5 % (15 %) 1 star albums: 2,5 % (2 %).
This was great! Dirty house beats, minging synth work! Fucking loved it!
Absolute magnificence from the brothers, it's amazing that this is their debut album. It paints surreal pictures in your mind when you listen to it, it feels like you're running in a trance with lights surrounding.
As a big fan of electronic music, this is why I love doing this project. I was vaguely aware of the Chemical Brothers before today, and this debut album is right up my alley. Super groovy electronic/techno beats, a total vibe.
Showing it's age now.
Great album! Love the chemical bros and this was a great one very smooth vibes and very mellow!
Viktig band, viktig plate. Lyden av Tje Chemical Brothers er distinkt, så man hører liksom at det er dem uten å ha hørt låta før. Deilig å ha både i bakgrunnen og på løpetur.
Everything here sounds like the anti piracy ad. And honestly it’s a fucking vibe… for 4 songs and then I feel like it needs a break up. This is one of those where all the songs on its own sound good, but together sounds samey.
3.5
These chemical dust trails are fun to follow! ★★★★
Get ready to be transported back to the roots of modern electronic music. The sound on this album is acutely 90s but still holds up well. At the lowest points, the album is a touch repetitive/ambient, but most of this record soars high. If the studio versions of these cuts are great, I can only imagine what a live performance would be like. Overall, there's a few skips here, and the album isn't perfect, but there's a lot to like and revere as a debut and inspirational record.
This was really cool, experimental, and unique. It wasn't just different; I also heard a lot of psychedelic beats that made me feel like I was in a different plane for a while. It's definitely something I would put on in the background while working. It was kind of therapeutic as well.
This album was also funky.
I enjoy The Chemical Brothers. The beats just feel like something different to anything else. This album wouldn't be a top one of theirs but I enjoyed it.
Excellent
This was one of the first electronic albums I ever heard and it still holds up. Favorite tracks: Chico's Groove, Alive Alone
They used to believe that radio stations on Mars would sound like this, y’know. And then they Killed the fun and now Mars will probably be broadcasting Amazon ads 24/7
Not my favourite Chemical Brothers album but still has some great tracks on it. Quite a lot of people saying this doesn’t deserve to be on here. Bollocks! Electronic music was in a state in the 90s. It had all gone a bit Pete Tong with a strong focus on trance/ibiza club music. This took electronic music in a different direction and it was welcome for doing so. I’d rather listen to this than yet another pissing Elvis Costello album.
It lags in the later half, but still few do big, dumb beats that make the world seem like an action movie the way the Chemical Brothers do. That said, I’ll save the 5 star for one of their other albums.
Great working music!
Brings me back to my 90s techno faze.
I can see why people love this so much but it's not really my bag.
I really liked this album. Just a really solid electronic album.
this is outrageoussss this is contagiousssss
Not as good as they're next too records, but as a debut this serves as a nearly perfect introduction to the band. Favorite track: Alive Alone 3.5/5
This type of music is really not my cup of tea but no denying their talent.
Electronic big beat GOLD, maybe even a classic for the genre
I LOVE BIG BEAT RAAAHHHHH
Another exceptionally strong 4, the only reason this is not a 5 is because I don't see myself playing it again frequently. But I might.....they try so many different things and they almost all work. A few slow parts in the second half but it comes roaring back with Alive Alone.
Rockin beats
Innovative, great sounding drums and cool sound design. Electronica can tend towards the overly repetitive, especially with dance fans as a target audience, but this manages to keep things interesting.
not something I would ever choose to listen to but good for what it was. Glad they didnt add random nothing vocals
Do like the chemical brothers, searching for their name it appears we've had one other album but I've used them to describe other artists loads of times. Was some of the heaviest electronic music I'd hear on the radio I think so stood out against the house music blandness. Always interesting to hear a debut but frequently they aren't the same standard as later stuff, I'd say they weren't completely into their groove yet. Knew chemical beats but nothing else, though a lot of the tracks sounded like ideas that would go on to be more famous tracks. Not their best but still a good listen, 3.5.
Was very into this! Super vibey and electronic, upbeat.
Love that Stuff
It's a bunch of pounding electronic beats and it all sounds kind of the same, but I like it. It's easy to listen to while I'm working or doing something else, which is when I listen to music most of the time. I wouldn't actively listen to it so much but I have a lot of time and space for music like this. Different situations and different times need different soundtracks. I might have been a bit generous with four stars, but it was a summery, warm, breezy day when I listened, I was feeling nostalgic and I was in a good mood.
Big Beat Bastards. Yeah sure this has aged and it doesn't feel quite as important as it should, but this shit still holds up and you should be very grateful.
Nice, not super special but nice beats
Great edm
First time listening to Exit Planet Dust, and this thing rips. It’s grimy, psychedelic, repetitive in the right way, and constantly moving. The energy and production still feel really alive. Really enjoyed this and can see it growing on me. 4/5.
First Listen: NA OVERALL: I LOVE BIG BEAT GON. GON I LOVE BIG BEAT. GOOOOON I LOVE BIG BEAT. BIG BEAT HAAAAAAAA I love the seamless transitions making this feel as though you're listening to a Chemical Brothers' set. Just plain fun. 8.5/10 T3: In Dust We Trust, Playground For A Wedgeless Firm, Three Little Birdies Down Beats
This passed me by back in the day, more of a Oasis, Blur etc kinda chap back in 95. So was delighted to discover that this is a pretty decent album. An extra star for Beth Orton's cameo at the end!
Big beats, hip hop sampling, rock guitar. In particular they love the indie legend crossover (Tim Burgess here, although 'Life is Sweet' is one of the weaker tracks). It also has a Beastie Boys coolness to it given the cross-genre sampling (the BB's also sampled on this album). The cover feels iconically American, and the music does feel like a US/UK crossover - some hip hop beats, expansive tunes (like 'Alive Alone' with Beth Orton), but married to UK dance. This album combines it all into something commercial, opening the door for Fatboy Slim and Death in Vegas. It sounds looser than Dig Your Own Hole, but as a result more enjoyable, much like Beck's 'Odelay'. The second half moves into a bit of chill which works well, especially 'One Too Many Mornings', and the horizontal 'Chico's Groove'. Latterly they made bigger tracks - but as an album this may be their best.
Such a great album to have as background for focus work
3.5 - Good
Very good
Tres bon
Banger after banger after banger. Love this album, though I typically prefer some of their later, more psychedelic stuff. I've had the pleasure of seeing Chemical Brothers live a couple times, and they're always transcendent. I'm going 4/5 on this, Further would be a 5/5 but I don't think it's on the list.
Much better than I was expecting after all the other electronica albums on this list.
This was really cool - yet another one that I would never have had a chance to hear but for this project. Had it on in the background during work and, weirdly, was absolutely awesome for that purpose.
Surprisingly enjoyed this. When I see a 90s album from a pioneering electronic artist, I am prepared to be let down. This time it actually resembled dance music and was fun
Sometimes, you wonder just how random this machine is, because this is the second consecutive day I've generated a British Electronica album that was released in the mid 1990s. With that being said, this one is much better than yesterday's. This is definitely catchy club music, and it ends on a high note as well. Favorite Track: "Alive Alone".
I've heard some songs in isolation, but never a full album of theirs. I loved how it flowed into one superset.
Had to be a bit patient with this one, on first listen I was a bit distracted and found it all kind of bled together. Gave it some more time to appreciate the nuances. Starts really strong with the opening track ultimately being one of the standouts on the album but I really enjoyed its transition into In Dust We Trust. The album has a breezy vibe to it but not so chill that you won’t be encouraged to bop along to it. I really appreciated Playground of a Wedgeless Firm at the back end of the album, it has a bit of a spooky feel to it and had me thinking of DJ Shadow. This was a good listen. 4 stars
Debut album from the Chemical Brothers was another enjoyable album I hadn't listened to in a long time. Combined good beats and dancy numbers like Leave Home and Chemical Beats with some chilled numbers like Chicos Groove and One Too Many Mornings. 4 stars
90s electronica, trip hop. Debut. Action-Movie electronica.
Ikke lige så godt som det sidste vi havde med dem men virkelig fedt. Elsker når vi får et godt elektronisk album
Pretty solid electronic album start to finish. Couldn't really tell where one song ended and another began, but together it seemed great
I'm kind of torn on this because this is like, from start-to-finish the soundtrack for diving through the air with two berettas in a 90's action movie. Depending on how I'm feeling at that moment that can either be cheesy, awesome or both. It's not my favorite but it goes really hard the whole time. I almost wanted to do a begrudging 5 star because it is probably worth hearing and it is a distinct era in music history.
This album is a lot of fun! I really adore the first half, the second half isn’t bad, it just doesn’t hit like first half. The best tracks in no order is “leave home” “in dust we trust” “three little birdies down beats” and “chemical beats”. It’s so original and creative, and it’s just exploding with personality and energy. This is another artist I’m totally sold on now and it’s entirely because of this list. Just a great album.
Dope album!
It seems the beginning of electronic music mixed with rock n' roll. The sound is great!
Banger.
Very funky!
Very cool, I liked it! Stand-outs - Leave Home - Chico's Groove - Alive Alone
Exquisito. No tanto como Dig pero vamos a reescuchar seguro. Nota: 4.0
Good.
Enjoyable house electronica. To me they are the essence of what 90s electronica sounded like, and though I some tracks fade into the background a bit, overall I really enjoy it.
Superior
Nice music for studying lol
The most 1995 techno-adjacent album I've ever heard. I can imagine many deep into the scene thought this already sounded dated back in the late 90s, and while it certainly shows its influence is firmly rooted in previous century, there's nothing actually wrong with Exit Planet Dust. In fact, the music inside is quintessential big beat, a perfect introduction to the genre and for the loud, abrasive, dancey-but-not-always type of electronica that swept across the UK in the 90s. The most energetic songs are all up front, and the second half takes on a more relaxed vibe (I mean, they got Beth Orton to sing an honest-to-God pop song for the closer!) Orton's languid, sweet voice contrasts sharply with those swirling electronics on that last song, and it's proof the Chemical Brothers hadn't shown all of their tricks to the public just yet. Honestly, it pays to have some more mellow beats after track 8 since they're all high-octane pedal-to-the-metal material before that. This, to me, mimics an album made for the era of flipping records over rather than playing a single continuous CD. The whole thing is more or less sequenced like a DJ set, with tracks leading into each other and building off of elements left behind in the transition. Take "Song to the Siren," which picks up the final residual elements of its predecessor before being warped and twisted as it ends and becomes "Three Little Birdies Down Beat." The heavy snare hits are eventually replaced by jarring beats that cluster together and repeat for minutes at a time. It's a remarkably live feel for an album so meticulously tailored in studio. All in all this a fine release in the big beat cannon, and while The Prodigy's Fat of the Land might have arguably done big beat the best, Exit Planet Dust serves as the godfather of the genre, providing all the tropes and elements to build off of. Key Tracks: Song to the Siren/Three Little Birdies Down Beat, Life Is Sweet, Alive Alone
I did not expect to wake up and rave my face off while making waffles for my family, but at this point in middle age I just accept the rave when it finds me . This album is obviously a classic. I love the upbeat vibes in the first half, but the downtempo tracks are even better and had me missing a proper chill room. The acid synths, big beats, and wobbly base lines are infectious and fun. This is always a great album to revisit.
cool
The Crystal Method we're all over the place in the late 90s. Soundtracks, guest appearances, remixes, all over. I had several friends that got into them at the time, but I never really hit expired to any of their full albums. Though after listening to this, I certainly would have. 90s electronica in the general vain of The Prodigy? Yes please.
Much more like it from the Chems here, after feeling a little let down by Red Snapper a couple of days ago. This feels like ever-so-slightly before their absolutely best phase, but it's still great. I don't know how they do it, but I'd say they're one of few EDM bands that are perfectly acceptable even on a workday at 2.30pm.
It’s alright. Pretty good in fact. 3.5 stars.
I love the big beat, and preferred it back in the day over the Fatboy. This is really good rock and roll, Tom and Ed always had one eye on the sixties, which kept it away from the endless techno stuff. It kicks, it hits,it is big. Really enjoyed this, I'd reckon a great car trip album to keep you going through the night.
Great sound. I’ve never listened to them before.
Chem Bros are ahead of the game by supplying Skynet with victory music after supreme victory.
Good album! I listened to it on my own (ie not as part of this project) just a couple weeks ago and was glad to listen to it again today.
I love this style of music from late 90s electronic, such as Moby and in Ratchet and Clank. This album Is very good, with some interesting sounds, but not quite as polished as some others for the Chemical Brothers debut.
I'll be coming back to this for sure.
I get the Chemical Brothers and the Dust Brother confused sometimes. And that was BEFORE I even read about the name controversy. I'm not usually a fan of electronic music, but this is so damn good (like the Dust Brothers) I can't help myself. Solid, energetic beats. Precision sample selection and placement. A lot of times I find this music repetitive to exhaustion, but these guys have figured out just how to manipulate things so it never really feels that way. Speaking of repetitive... Damn this is good.
a fun electronic album
used to listen to them a lot!
I really enjoyed this one and unlike the previous day's album by Underworld, these tracks evolved. I've added it to my playlist.
Compared to my consumption of all things Rock related, I very rarely listen to Electronic music or at least listen to a full album. This is mainly due to the repetitive and sprawling nature of the music which is always a factor. I grew up listening to The Chemical Brothers with their big hits like Forever Be and Hey Boy Hey Girl, however, i don't recall hearing anything from this album. If I can compare it to a rock album it would be Bleach by Nirvana due it only being loved by purists and the group's sound evolving to something more charts friendly on the follow-up. So the question is, are the purists correct as this is seen as a pioneer in Big Beat electronic music. I will say as a positive the 50 minute runtime did not feel like an endurance test here, a lot of the tracks flowed nicely into each other. In fact it almost plays like a live set with a real band which gives it its charm. Would I say this is worthy of 5 stars though? Not quite. For how well the songs flowed, except for the Brothers Gonna Work It Out sample on Leave Home (which I knew from Public Enemy) unfortunately the majority of these songs don't necessarily have a memorable hook. Nonetheless, its a fine album and time has been kind to it.
Glad to get a dance album during this project. Far too few. Not the best, but better than most previous singer songwriter output
Cant believe it was 1995. Exciting and genre bending
Weirdly, I know “Dig Your Own Hole” really well and then stopped paying attention to the Chemical Brothers. This is alright. More like a mixtape or a DJ set than an album - which I suppose is the point. It all grooves along well enough but not a lot stuck in my head after one listen. “Leave Home” is the stand out track.
Classic debut chems.
Chem bros got the chem beats and we all live better through chemistry
Still fun! I like their style.
Iconic Big Beat record. Just an absolute slab. Love the blown out basslines and pummeling breakbeats. None of it is subtle, but sometimes music is meant to just rattle your bones. If you don't like this one at first, try playing it painfully loud.
this album is very… interesting but in a good way. i have no idea if i’ll ever listen to any of these songs ever again, but they were pretty good and psychedelic
Favourite Songs: Leave Home In Dust We Trust Playground For A Wedgeless Firm
Very cool! I love sample-based electronic music like this.
Great Album.
Pre-hype Big Beat that still hits. Hypnotic, motorik, and cool in a way that doesn't try too hard. A couch-melter with a pulse.
Enjoyable but forgettable electronic music. Good for a Matrix cosplay party or something like that. I will say though… it definitely had a distinct sound. Once it ended another CB song started and I knew it wasn’t from this album immediately
Exit Planet Dust estuvo super divertido. Buen album to work out or just dance to, mucha energia, un buen sonido. Me gusto mucho como las canciones seemed to blend into one another pero se sentian distintas cada una. Super cool! 4/5
Yes!
Another electronic album! Very fun and I can see why people really enjoy them.
Another genre I’m generally lukewarm towards but I liked this execution. I was nodding along to most of it and particularly liked Life is Sweet.
My washing machine enjoyed it.
this may be my favorite electronic album on this list so far, as a comprehensive *album*. the usual complaints about electronic albums on this list -- too long, too unfocused, desperately in need of a dj -- did not apply.
Always down for some chemical bros
Not necessarily something for active listening, but solid background music
# Album Name: Exit Planet Dust # Artist: Chemical Brothers # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: An album i should not enjoy but i kinda did. There wasnt a track that really stood out but it was good as an overall listen. # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? Yes
4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-chemical-brothers/exit-planet-dust/ Misses some of their charting monster hits that follow, which might actually make it work better as an album. I’ll always have a soft spot for Chemical Brothers, but mainly focused on those big hits.
Yuck Drugs music.
So vibey and atmospheric that I almost forgot to party
This is one of my favorites. I somehow stumbled upon this album around the time it was released and it instantly hooked me. The first 3 tracks and Life is Sweet, especially the transition from that into Playground for a Wedgeless Firm, are the standouts. The whole album is tremendous though.
Makesbme want to rave on my commute.
Didn’t finish it but added to a few playlists. These albums are tough to listen to front to back for me unless I’m doing something else at the same time. But, I dug it more than I usually do this sort of thing.
BEATS BEATS BEATS
I'm not a rave person but this was such a fun ride I will definitely listen again.
Best experienced walking through a city in the early morning when it's still dark. Pure vibes.
Brought the underground rave EDM to the main stream in the mid 90s. I enjoyed their next album more back in the day, but this one set the stage. It gets a bit repetitive, but the beats are foundational to the genre.
enjoyable tunes to work to Would I listen again? Yes Deserves to be on this list? Probably 4.2
The Chemical Brothers have been incredible producers right from the start. If only everyone had heard this album when it first came out. It was a game-changer, so unique and way ahead of its time. Their beats are like nothing else, with a raw, unpolished production style that brings out tons of color and texture. Think breakbeats fused with neo-psychedelia, plus influences from house, rock, hip-hop, and just about every genre under the sun.
Debut de un trío imprescindible de álbumes para definir la música eléctrónica de finales de siglo. En este está todo lo que luego se expandiría en Dig your own hole y Surrender. Song to the Siren fue su carta de presentación. El ¿batacazo? de los U2 de Pop (que venían de joyas como Achtung baby y Zooropa) se debe a este y al de The Prodigy, desde entonces no han levantado cabeza.
kapoot salud
Haven't listened to this one in a while. It's great but not as great as Dig Your Own Hole. I absolutely love the first and last song, but find the bits in the middle hit and miss.
Very cool hypnotic grooves and beats. Just makes you move. Not what I’d typically listen to, but this is great.
Vibes of a big Guy Ritchie montage. Good variety and fun listen.