Reviews (page 5 of 9)
Initially thought I was being pleasantly surprised by a genre I rarely give the time if day, but after almost half an hour of the same droning beat carrying over multiple tracks, I was reminded of why that is. Leave Home (7/10) In Dust We Trust (5/10) Song to the Siren (2/10) Three Little Birdies Down Beats (5/10) Fuck Up Beats (N/A) Chemical Beats (3/10) Chico’s Groove (7/10) One Too Many Mornings (6/10) Life Is Sweet (5/10) Playground For a Wedgeless Firm (1/10) Alive Alone (5/10)
A great album, feels aimed for the clubs. I like what they eventually morphed into better, but this is a solid album. An actual score of 3.5 would be apt
Not usually a big fan of EDM, but this album is pretty great.
My two least favorite genres are "shoe gaze" followed closely by "acid house". Exit Planet Dust is rhythm forward, high energy but repetitive within each song and from song-to-song. I don't see the point (probably because I am not currently not stoned).
While listening to this I was walking to the gym and it gave me big 90s runway energy.
Standout song Three little birdies down beats
You Wouldn't Steal A Car... Chemical Brothers have always been on the cheesier side of electronic music for me. Kinda like Fatboy Slim, iconic and beloved but not quite my jam. Is it maybe just Big Beat electronica I don't like? Just find it all a little bit naff. This album in particular I find unremarkable. I like One Too Many Mornings and Alive Alone.
Kraftwerk was a good lead into this.
mal wieder so ein "Mjoah, weiß nich digga" Album. Hat mich nicht überzeugt, aber hat sicher seine Zielgruppe. Ich gehöre nicht dazu, fühlte mich aber auch nicht missbraucht beim Hören - 3 Sterne
Leider zu repetetiv und anstrengend zu hören. Hat seine Momente, aber reicht nicht für mehr.
Good album though I'm not sure I'll return to it a lot.
Fine. A couple standout tracks. But this album’s inclusion on this list feels like another example of the book’s bias. Exit planet dust? More like: ex, it plane, T dust.
So done with techno music, this was fine, not as dull as the others. But not great.
It’s been awhile, but this flavor of electronics shows up again. Could it be the last time? (This is a plea, not a speculation)
The first half of this album is a blast and has the feel of one of their live sets from the time. In the second half they obviously want to be taken more seriously as musicians (vocal tracks, more chill out tunes), but are less convincing as a result. The first six tracks are 5 star but the gloss taken off my the second half a tad.
What a terribly boring album. It starts off quite okay with the first two tracks, then it becomes just a pile of bleep bleep without any music. 'Chico's groove' is once again rather listenable. But that's not enough. Really really boring.
More edm. What shock
This is a fun one. I desperately wanted to be back in a big city during college, but was instead in Colorado Springs. I missed going to clubs like I did in high school because Germany does not give a fuck about how old you are around alcohol. Fortunately I spent roughly half of my college years across Germany and no matter how small the town, you could find some abandoned factory site that had been repurposed for club nights almost entirely for the kids, crazy stuff. Big beat largely missed those spots, so I never heard the Chemical Brothers or their compatriots at FABRIK or whatever, but back in Colorado, this at least sounded like what I thought going to a club might be like circa 1996. But back in reality, this just ended up being really good music to study to. A lot of this kinda sounded dated by then, which is not inaccurate - a lot of the record had been kicking around clubs for a few years before Astralwerks pressed it up - and I mostly looked to the Bros for their collaborations with britpoppers and the occasional dispassionate female singer. My favourite track on this was always the least big beat, “One Too Many Mornings” the kinda sorta remix of a forgotten 4AD band - Swallow - who had released a set of dub remixes of their only album, which the Bros borrowed from liberally here, but in service of creating some new. It’s impressive to hear the original songs, the subsequent dub versions, and then how they pulled that together. I still checked in with the not Dust Bros over the next few records and I’m not sure they ever pulled together a single cohesive album, which feels like the product of how they worked, putting out singles and EPs which couldn’t all hang together as one. Strike while the iron’s hot and such.
Wasn't captivated by it in any way. Had higher hopes. Should probably give it a relisten at some point.
Every song sounds exactly the same. But I will say I love their OST for fight club
I prefer my dance music to lean into funk, rather than electronic. I find this lacking in soul. But I can picture the rave culture having fun with it.
This is better than most electronic music, but it still sounds like video game music left on repeat.
This is good for the electronica that’s on this list but it manages to over correct, so instead of being boring and tedious it’s exhausting and tedious.
Album goes so hard and carrys a ton of energy. Feels like a tracklist for an old Playstation game. Transitions between songs are amazing. Novelty wore off a bit about halfway through. 4 album
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.
Honestly? I have neither the knowledge or taste to weigh in on an electronica/techno album or artist. I can appreciate it not being another tired house music album, but it honestly didn't do anything for me all. Some of the tracks are fine, some of them overstay their welcome (Chemical Beats for example just goes on for far too long without enough variety).
The beats are huge. You dont know how innovative these drums were
This was enjoyable, nothing wrong with it.
Pretty good 90's EDM
Decent old school EDM. It's kind of what I expected. Pleasant though.
inspiring musical paysages
Techno? Reminded me of the Tekken 3 soundtrack, which is awesome, but kinda bogged down at the end.
I was 2 minutes into a track from another band before I realized the album was over and another was autoplaying. That is to say it all sounded the same and I didn’t care at all.
One of the most boring albums I've listened to on this list and that's saying something
I don't know whether to give this a 1 or a 5. First, I really liked it. I was surprised at how enjoyable it was. But then, it was just the same thing again and again, and it began to tire me. Then, it was something different again and great. Then it was more and more repetition. It became like nails on a chalkboard. I tried so hard to like it. After the first track I wanted to give it a 5. But then it just wore me down to the point where it was just painful. 1.
I'm a fan of the genre, and enjoy a lot of stuff from The Chemical Brothers. That being said, I feel a lot of these tracks need a little more substance. They lean heavily on repetition, so the listener is left with the same beat for sometimes minutes on end. The tracks that incorporate lyrics seem to provide additional depth, which helps. The Chemical Brothers would refine their approach on later records, but this one still tastes like it needed a little more time in the oven.
It’s ambient background music- it’s good ambient background music, but background nonetheless.
Transported me to the 90's. I felt like I was watching The Matrix while I was listening to it. I felt like it dragged, though.
нормалек, по вайбу напомнили бойцовский клуб. (там были другие бразерс, я знаю)
Not all bad. A bit like the soundtrack to a Guy Ritchie film.
This is outrageous.
Retrospectively can see where the outstanding album, in my opinion, surrender evolved from. Could listen to it bit it didn't capture me as much as the chemicals later albums
I understand why people like it, but I don't. It's not terrible, but it's not for me. Favorite song: alive alone
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.
An interesting listen. I know some of the hit singles by The Chemical Brothers but has never dived into any of their albums. It is a pleasant listen with many shifts in style and beats throughout the album. Favs: - Leave Home - One Too Many Mornings - Alive Alone
Erg sterk begin zoals vaker gebeurt hier. Veel nummers hebben echt een goede groove. Ik ga zelf wel beter op artiesten zoals Fatboy slim uit dezelfde tijd. Vind veel nummers nogal vergeetbaar. Ik zal zeker terugkeren naar dit album voor een evt update.
Ijzersterk begin, de eerste 3-4 tracks gaan heerlijk in elkaar over. Het voelt alsof ik naar een erg goede DJ set luister en in het publiek sta om mee te genieten. De tweede helft heeft gevoeligere en rustigere nummers, hier zit een goed nummer tussen, maar de meeste zijn helaas teleurstellend
I enjoyed this but not any more than any other halfway decent electronica album from the mid 1990s.
Rather enjoy this type of music from time to time. There were some sections that became annoying repetitive, so it was hard to listen to at times. Overall worth the listen though.
All the ingredients of their later albums are here: the tight, euphoric grooves, the Britpop cameos, the final comedown track. It's not quite as polished or confident as the follow-up albums, but it makes up for it with sheer innovation and charm.
I get it. Chemical Brothers because you have to be on drugs to enjoy it
I had no idea this was electronic music prior to listening. Sounds like video game music.
Pozadinska muzika. Bolje od prošlog albuma koji je bio pozadinska muzika. Ali još uvijek samo pozadinska muzika. Žao mi je što ne mogu dati polovičnu zvjezdicu.
This is the soundtrack to a Bourne movie. This is every action scene in the 90s. it's fine in those contexts, but I'm not a techno guy so I don't enjoy this on it's own. I like ranch dressing, I don't eat it by the spoonful.
Þetta er nú aldeilis prýðilegt dansiballapopp. Ég þekki einhver af lögunum og þótt ég hlusti ekki mikið á svona tónlist skil ég vel af hverju öðrum þykir hún skemmtileg.
Not for me
This is a pretty industrial sounding techno album from back in the day. That being said, it still has groove. I'll always prefer Dig Your Own Hole to this one, but this still has its moments. Chico's Groove is the standout for me. Kind of has that slightly wistful sense that Chemical Brothers came to be in later albums.
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.
Not bad. Chill electronica.
I feel that the big problem I have with electronica is that it feels like background music. The type of music that is solely “set it and forget it”. This album, however, isn’t background music. It’s a soundtrack. This music doesn’t recede, but enhances activities. It doesn’t matter if it’s driving home from, exercising, or staring at a wall. It’s hard to resist the bopping nature of these tracks. Some of the tracks might sound a bit similar to one another. That’s kind of a genre issue than an artist issue. But consider the Chemical Brothers on my radar. Hope to see more stuff from them on here. Favorite track: Life is Sweet Other hits: Leave Home, Chico’s Groove, Song to the Siren, Alive Alone, Chemical Beats, In Dust We Trust
Refreshing
2.5
I liked this a hell of a lot better than I was expecting, especially when it got meaty beaty, big... maybe not bouncy. Seriously, I loved the dirty sound. (8.85) ★★★★
Big Beat is my favourite type of electronica, and I like this quite a lot. 4 stars
I'm not super high on electronica or big beat, but this is decent. My favorites were "One Too Many Mornings" and "Alive Alone". Still, a lot of it is just too repetitive, which is tough for the largely instrumental tracks. 3 stars.
2.5
A very solid debut from the Chem Bros filled variously with cool head-bobbing grooves, general cool trancey danciness, cooly cool chill out sections, cooler than thou futuristic racing game background beats and towards the end even a couple of actual song highlights with the baggytastic Life Is Sweet featuring Tim Burgess and sweeping majestic closer Alive Alone featuring cool Dido clone Beth Orton… which is cool. The main thing keeping this from a 5 is that their next album Dig Your Own Hole is even more of a cooler, fantastic big beaty beast that has better tunes and hits way harder. Another way to make this album better is if it were called Exit Planet Rust and Neil Young appeared on a track to say “yep, gonna retire. Not gonna sing anymore. And I’m gonna delete half my albums because I got too many of them”.
I enjoyed this one too. I liked the other one by them a bit better but they seem to be an exception in this genre in that I like the music.
Not bad for doing work, but pretty standard electronic music. Feels very 90s. Also it is odd when we get an album from a somewhat well-known band or artist but the album doesn't have any of their most popular songs.
6/10 - it was not great but kind of faded into the background when working. I enjoyed overall listening to it
The hard on that this list has for mediocre 90s electronica is ridiculous
Not usually my kind of music, but I went for a walk while listening to this and I was walking on sunshine. I enjoyed this album and really liked the driving rhythm section.
Standard 90s electronic album. Could be better or worse depending on what you're doing or where you are as you're listening.
I do love these guys. I consider them best in class for this genre. Great album.
hectic and eclectic.
Great rave music
Classic Chemical Brothers techno album
inject this into my veins
This is pretty fun. A bit dated but still enjoyable.
When I was in college about ten years after this album came out there was a dude on campus that everyone knew as "Techno Guy" who would sit outside the student union building all day blasting loud techno from a giant boom box and doing these weird sort of robotic dances. He also wore a newsie hat and I don't know if he ever went to class because he was always there. I'm pretty sure this was one of his go to album. And like Techno Guy, this album was sort of interesting for about two minutes then just got annoying and I wanted it to go away. I will say that this album isn't nearly as bad as a lot of the electronic music that's out there. So an extra star for that I guess. 2/5
Exemplary construction of beats. Might be the highest ranking I will give an electronic dance album.
Sounds like the other one.
Some of the bass on this album is PAINFUL to listen to (sub wise). I also don't give a shit that you guys do drugs, stop yelling it in the group AND album name. Acid basses are ok I guess but the main problem which I knew was going to be the case is that there's just too much damn repetition, which isn't always bad but the whole songs are just really short sections, like sometimes a 1 bar loop which is probably cool live I guess, but its REALLY boring to actively listen to. (to prove a point, the Chico's groove song really doesn't loop that much and feels like its progressing and I think its probably the best song on here). Favourite songs: leave home, song to the siren, fuck up beats, Chico's groove, one too many mornings, life is sweet, alive alone (BETH ORTON IDC what the instrumental is like) Overall around 6/10
Great background music, but not good for driving if you’re even if a bit drowsy - it will lull you with it’s hypnotic beats.
Alot of sounds. Kinda rave-y. Few decent songs, probably nothing i would actually listen in my own time. Did not hate it but did not really like either. The best song was 'One Too Many Mornings'
This was pretty dull. Was expecting some bangers.
This album is groovy as can be. Never listened before but I really enjoyed it. Thank you album generator for giving me another solid.
I enjoyed this in a banging British block rocking beats way. Not my thing, by any stretch, and I'm not going to listen to it again, but it's part of a British musical movement that is worth noting.
In sequence the second album with skill - testing of programming drum computers and loop recorders. It starts to get boaring.
good listen, would add a few songs to my playlist
not for me
The first half of the album is annoying and the second half is kinda nice.
So groovy and good, I’ll probably make the style of music if I was in the 90’s.
Wish there was more hype in this album, it started well and just fizzed out over time. It's like a weird balance between club music and your more typical electronic album which might work in niche environments but not in most occasions.
#539. Any one of these songs sound like they could have been used in a 'preparing for the heist' montage scene from Ocean's 11 or something. 2/5: it's something.
A little bit too repetitive for me.
An ok electronic album in my eyes. No song really pulled me in but no song sounded really bad either. Very middle of the road for me
Not into it.
Better than Incubus, which isn’t saying much.
This historically famous album was used by the British to finalize plans to kill the Irish? How much ecstasy was in England in the 90s? This music has no appeal to me.
I already really like The Chemical Brothers but I had never heard this album. I am pleased to report it's a goodie!
Kind of fire?
Their singles are bangers but this as an album was quite boring. Can see them finding their voice in this though
Enjoyable enough background music but nothing caught me. Not a genre I normally listen to.
I hate to sound so old but this kinda stuff sounds to me like disco did back in the 70s. I don't dance. So this does not make my feet itch.
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
genuinely loving this. I don't know if it's ground breaking and I don't think it's the soundtrack to the revolution, but sometimes my brain just wants to latch on to that thing where it goes doom doom doom doom and then that other weedy weedy weedle wit wee wee part happens and then the doom doom drops out and you're like where did the doom doom go but it the doom doom comes back because the music knows what you want
Classic 3 for me, not bad, bits that are interesting, would not object to revisiting.
Fun album, would definitely listen to this one again and I'll be going back into the rest of their catalogue too. Always liked Dig Your Own Hole by these guys, I need to listen to it more often.
Listened to the whole album, never really focused on it and I do believe it may have been one looooong song. Just a meh from me, this has a time and a place but in general not my thing..
A pretty good album, I liked Chemical Beats the most.
Pretty cool but a little same samey after a while
Big Chem Bros fan, but this album is just okay... Dig Your Own Hole is much better All in all, The Chemical Brothers are definitely in the top-5 brothers of the 90s along with Dust, Mario and Wayans
I guess I needed chemicals to enjoy
I could draw a line to Daft Punk and Glass Animals, and that’s beautiful
It was okay work background music
Almost had a panic attack to Three Little Birdies Down Beat. Otherwise, good subway reading music.
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Fantastic tracks! You can hear the influence it must have had on albums like The Crystal Method’s “Vegas,” for example. Impressive indeed.
Een knappe productie. Er wordt op je ingebeukt tot je je verzet staakt of het zelfs leuk gaat vinden. Veel herhaling, zoals het hoort bij dit soort muziek. Het klinkt tegelijk gedateerd en helemaal niet gedateerd. De kwaliteit staat buiten kijf en ik denk dat er weinig artiesten zijn die dit nu, ook al zijn alle muzikale gadgets enorm doorontwikkeld, zouden kunnen namaken. Al moet ik zeggen dat ik helemaal niet thuis ben in dit gedeelte van het muzikale spectrum, dus misschien zit ik er compleet naast en wordt dit tegenwoordig in elke middelgrote stad door handige gastjes in groep 4 bij elkaar geklikt in de tijd die ze overhouden omdat ze tegenwoordig niet meer hun eerste communie hoeven te doen. Dit album is voor mij geen persoonlijke favoriet, maar ik kan het vooral technisch wel waarderen. Ik vind hem ook iets makkelijker te luisteren dan Dig Your Own Hole (3 sterren), als ik het me goed herinner. Ik geef daarom wel een 4, maar ik weet nu al dat ik deze nooit meer voor m'n plezier zal aanzetten.
Meh, some of this was okay but constant repetitive beats are really not my thing. Had to skip a lot before my brain overloaded.
Cool album, not really my thing.
Not the most exciting Electronica, but still enjoyable enough to give it a second listen.
A bit too industrial and tedious, but it did lay the groundwork for a lot of good things to come.
I don't like this kind of music and that's just what it is. 2.
This was fine for the genre. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
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.
Meh
Maybe not that well versed in techno beats like this but not my fav
304/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
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Really good grooves / energy. Not something I would seek out, but enjoyable to listen to. Good background for working.
Call it electronica or big beat, the sub genre from the mid to late 90s certainly had a lot of forgettable acts. A handful, like the Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk, found the right formula though. Synths, bass and beats weren't quite enough. The music needed a heavy tribute to the past to give it more character. The Chemical Brothers knew how to make it work with elements of psychedelic rock, funk, and hip hop all mixed in for variety. Even their artwork from the period recalled a different era, picked from unused 70s stock photos to feel more classic and also more human than most of their contemporaries. Their first hit, "Song to Siren" found a home on dance floors, but what's great about "Exit Planet Dust" is that it works so well outside of the club setting. Some of their best songs work best as radio-friendly pop songs, like "Life is Sweet" or their frequent collaborations with Beth Orton. This is an impressive debut and really survives the test of time better than you might expect.
A great example of how dance/electronic music was evolving in the UK during the mid 90's. Took me right back to those years. In doing so it made me feel fucking old.
Good bg music for working or a chill party but not really for me.
Push The Button is one of my favourite electronic dance albums OAT. So this was interesting as I've never visited the roots of The Chemical Brothers. As soon as it played, I knew is love this album. And by God, I did. Fave Songs: - Leave Home (guys I think the brother might be the one working it out..??) - Three Little Birdies Down Beat (this gave me Prodigy vibes ngl and that's why I loved it) - Fuck Up The Beats (great Interlude if it is?!) - Chemical Beats - Life Is Sweet - Alive Alone (this weirdly feels like late 90s early 00s)
What in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater menu music was that? Can't ever think of a time I'd want to listen to it again but I still didn't hate it. Could have been a single song and I wouldn't have noticed a difference.
This is pretty lame stuff. Some kind of techno-rap or some shit. Like listening to video game music. Probably an apt musical metaphor for 20th century grindstone existence, I guess. Musically it pretty much sucks.
I totally forgot about this album. It was so much fun to listen to it again. BANGER. This was the first electronic show I had ever been to. It was Chicago, I was in college and there was quadrophonic sound, they "don't do" encores.
Listened to in the gym. Not bad but not very interesting. No real changes to shock you. No standout song
Well, this exists.
So, I don't hate this. It's fine. But I'm not on ecstasy, and as a result it's all a bit dull and background.
Pretty meh. Some decent beats but nothing really to get excited about.
If the longs weren’t so long while having very little variation throughout it would have been a 4, but I think that’s an issue with the genre altogether for me
Some interesting sounds, love the bass. Overall, just too repetitive for me.
Pretty nice; solid mix of tracks; 4/5
I can never fully get into these alternative dance 90s electronic beats that are so expertly crafted and at times undeniably effective. I respect the hell out of it though, even if I really can only enjoy this kinda music in small doses
This was pretty good, my experience with Chemical Brothers is that they usually have 2 or 3 real standouts per record and a lot of repetition. I’d say this album follows suit, with the first three tracks establishing a great energy. Listened to the record twice and can’t really remember too much else about it, but I will certainly return to it again. Rating: 3.0
This genre just doesn’t really hit for me, the songs tend to blend together for me. Nothing really to dislike but nothing I’m impressed by.
Its ok but no instrumental electronic music album should be in this list. Too repetitive and sometimes boring. Nothing special but a really good song thou
*Exit Planet Dust* is worth listening to for mostly three reasons: it sets up the Big Beat sound with which the "brothers" would later fully hit the charts ; with classic opener "Leave Home" they had a visit card that proved their potential in that realm -- the sort of potential that would be taken a notch further in *Dig Your Own Hole* ; and with closer "Alive Alone", they made an interesting foray into their own electronic version of ambient psychedelia, later further explored in *Surrender*. The thing is, between those two tracks, everything pales a little in comparison to their later output. Back then, it was a small revolution for British electronic music. But they did better, went for catchier hooks, and left a more memorable imprint with their two following albums. There's a reason no track from this record is present in the ten most played songs on Spotify. There are acts where this sort of absence doesn't really matter. But for that particular music style, it speaks volumes. 3/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 8/10 for more general purposes (5 + 3) Number of albums left to review: around thirty or twenty, as I've gone over the 1000 line and this generator is including albums from all editions of the book. Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 464 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 279 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 335 (including this one)
Dance music you can't dance to. Not for me Clive
Did a good job of utilizing loops without becoming annoyingly repetitive
I don’t listen to a lot of electronic music but, this album was not bad. I liked how it started out really heavy and then mellowed out at the end. It’s one of those albums that needs to be listened to from start to finish.
Very enjoyable background music. Will listen again
Great album
Not awful but just not my thing at all. One song is fine. Whole album is just too repetitive. 2.5
Not bad
8/10. Loved the transitions and vibes.
Can’t believe this album is 40 years old! It holds up well
It’s the sort of thing you’d hear at 1990s UK house parties, presumably. An event like this is a worst nightmare for me, but the actual music in question isn’t half bad. It’s ‘just’ 50 minutes of electronic, bassy, ‘big beat’ sound. There’s nothing spectacular, and there’s nothing too awful. It’s a 1990s British album, so it’s the sort of thing that blokes in their 40s wank over, much like the britpop of the time. And that’s fine, just don’t come near me and wax lyrical about your Oasises and your Blurs. There’s some good music hidden amongst the general festival-goer 1990s British scene, this album doesn’t really fit the bill. But at least it didn’t make me feel ill, the way some of the other stuff does. I’ve turned this into a general hate letter to britpop. This isn’t that, it’s Big Beat. And the beats are big. That’s for sure.
Better than I would have expected for an electronic album. I like how each song blends into each other, as I'd the whole album is one big song. But there isn't much variance from track to track, so it does start to get stale by the end. Good for club music or exercising, but boring if you actually want to pay attention to what's going on. Definitely better than more standard EDM, so I do have to give props where they're due.
Not my cup of tea.
Album 668 of 1001 The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust (1995) Rating : 1 / 5 More of the Electronica I don't care for. Not much to offer musically. Wouldn't be a bad choice for the bedroom, though.
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
Sure, fine
Good, albeit cliche, 90’s electronic. I’m just glad this one didn’t overstay its welcome. 50 minutes was a good length.
one of my favourite Chemical Brothers albums ❤️ Alive Alone is brilliant
fire album
listening to this feeling like the protagonist of a 2010s CBBC show. Didn't think I could enjoy techno this much?
A good listen that starts great but gets tiring in the long run. It doesn't really stand out. I think their later works are better than their debut album.
If this is my initiation in electronic music, it worked. It was awesome from start to finish. Definitely gonna listen to this more.
Enjoyed this way more than I expected to, given my track record with electronic, beat-focused albums. "Song to the Siren" is super cool. Dynamic, bottom-heavy, and dark.
pretty cool overall. i never have much to say with techno albums but these guys are always a good listen
this is not normally the kind of music i listen to in my own time, but i enjoyed myself! i might even add some tracks to my running playlist because they have a good drive behind them. the final track with the kind of folksy melody mixed with electronica is a cool concept
Both dreamy & acidic, some songs meander a bit but I enjoyed it.
Absolute blinder that seemingly came out of nowhere.
Heard other Chemical Brothers albums before and sadly this one lacks something. Or maybe it's just because I'm in a different mood today. But there are no real bangers on the album. 2/5
Good stuff.
A likely grower
Beats, not grooves. Insubstantial.
Siis nää tälläset electronicat ei ikinä kuulll8sta ibterestkbg vaikka hyvää bassoa muytamassa kappeleessa olisikinnii h jolh tuota ei saa xtra tähtiä..
Dance electronica, not my cup of tea.
2,4
3.8/5
pretty good but not for me.
Excepto tres temas (muy buenos la verdad), el disco es una verga.
It's fine. Nothing really stood out.
Nice wel
I would suppose that if I was 23 years old trippin on X and surrounded by barely dressed 23 year old women grooving out at an EDM festival - I would totally dig this. But instead I’m 59 and prefer shrooms and jam bands.
Are they making club music a little less clubby by infusing more live rocking? I do appreciate that and will rate a 4 so that I reinvestigate at some point.
Is this actually music?
Agent Smith stands no chance when I pump these jamz.
Boring af. Doesn’t take advantage of electronic music production to do anything interesting at all.
Really cool album... I was cleaning listening to it and it was so funny and amazing... I gave me so much energy...
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.
No me convence del todo aunque no me desagradan algunos temas de chemical brothers a lo largo de su carrera, pero no sé si es que no tuve un día bueno o que pasó, que no me atrapó el disco 2 estrellas.
high 3, couldn’t quite crack 4 for me, but still legit
Pre-listening thoughts: how did the generator know I saw sonic 3 today (iykyk) Post/during listening thoughts: this is… not as good as the song in sonic 3. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a vacuum cleaner. Sometimes I feel like I’m in outer space which is cool. Then I feel like I’m in someone’s mouth and I’m getting chewed, which is not as cool. 4/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: One Too Many Mornings Least fav tracks: meh on most of it
Creative and intense
Fine, fun, playful tracks that are sorely missing a rad MC.
Good trance music. Pretty much Prodigy with no lyrics.
A good start
Fast paced, bass thumping Beats to make your body bob With a swirl of chill
i’m not much of a techno person but this wasn’t bad
A bit redundant after 10 minutes in but not bad for background music.
I own this on CD. Classic big beat sounds
Trippy! But there's better chemical brothers albums out there
It’s a dance album, I’m not in a club, I’m not on drugs. It’s a decent dance album but I didn’t make it to the end.
whatever. the brothers gonna work it out
Would be a banger vg ost. Chicos Groove and One Too Many Mornings is so killer
gotta admit…i do really like this big beat stuff
I much prefer their later stuff, but I still enjoyed this album generally. This one is more rave-y and repetitive I’d say, where they developed songs with more substance and structure in their later albums. I thought this would be a nailed on 4, but sadly not.
"leave Home" gehört zu den fantastischen Songs , die einen unglaublichen tollen Beginn haben. Mich hat dieses elektronische Album total mitgenommen, auch wenn es immer wieder ähnlich klang. Störte aber nicht. Wieder eine tolle Gruppe entdeckt.
Why did anyone even bother to write a soundtrack for The Matrix, when this album already fit the bill perfectly? There’s some cool breakbeats and some fun music in this record, it’s not something I really care for. I can respect how groundbreaking this record was at the time, but it’s just so boring in retrospect. Electronic music is a genre that has evolved so quickly and so violently since the mid 90’s, this just feels antiquated, and not in a charming way. It’s fine I guess. 2.5*
Music for planning a heist and/or character selection screens in ps2 games. It’s kinda fun but it’s kinda meh. 6/10
Apparently I like The Chemical Brothers. Didn't know that.
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...
Competent, but only sometimes interesting.
Probably still my favourite Chemical Brothers album, even after all these years. A true pillar of 90s UK electronica. The better-known tracks are great of course, some mash up between house, big beat, with an indie influence and something new at the time and quite distinctively British. Some of my favourites though are little off-piste moments like the drop on Three Little Birdies Down Beats, of the clank of Playground. All told, awesome.
very good music to be active too 3.5 stars
Impulsively grabbed for candy necklace. I feel parched.
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.
дорогой дневник, мне не подобрать слов чтобы описать боль и унижение которые я испытал сегодня, моя жизнь поломана навсегда
Not bad.
It's fine
Very repetitive electronica. There was one song in particular where it felt like it was stuck on an endless loop of 2 bars.
Thanks for having this on the list. I haven’t listened to this in almost 30 years. Used to get home from work late at 9pm, veg out watching my roommate playing video games listening to this (and Prodigy), then going to bed and waking up at 5am to go back to work. Feel I can appreciate this more. Brings back memories.
I really like this surprisingly, Chico's groove especially. One Too Many Mornings is so good. LIFE IS SWEET!!!!
Perfect
Man all 90s electronica is just terrible, isn't it? Just ages so, so poorly. 4/10
Previously rated: Dig Your Own Hole (3/5) **************************** I forgot I heard one of their albums already. Starts off strong, but with most electronic music, it just slowly fades into the background and it eventually ends. If I get another Chemical Brothers album in the future, I'll probably forget I've already heard two.
Not bad this one. Indierock fro night clubbing. WOuld have liked more vocals, but still there is a lot of cool groovy stuff going on here
Kinda interesting I guess
Video game music
I never orbited Planet Dust. More like Planet Crap. Only brainless drones listen to this crap.
Inoffensive, but endless repetition just isn’t my thing.
pretty good
I didn't like this album so much. It's the band's very first and they've grown so much since then! It's a shame really that I have to downvote it, but for electronic music there have been so many advancements since the 90s I can't say it's any good. The band is fantastic though - 10/10. I'm starting to think this is a flaw with this book/list. The list was published in 2005, and it considers albums you "MUST LISTEN TO BEFORE YOU DIE" so they must have had the time to really hit the public. I'm afraid it sadly means it's mostly 70s/80s and dad rock :( anything outside that time/genre will probably suck.
Holy shit! A techno record under an hour long! They tried to respect my time!
Big beat debut the Chems. Think I prefer the second album but it's engaging stuff.
Exit Planet Dust is the debut studio album by The Chemical Brothers, originally released in 1995. I'm generally not into this type of music, but this was OK. The Chemical Brothers are pretty legendary figures within the electronic/house music scene. This was strong for a debut record. The first half is more hard-hitting and hype while the second half I found focused more on ambient and slower tempos. It was cool to hear that kind of range on here. They don't overdo it on the samples (which so many of the electronic artists from this era did). Some cool interludes between tracks too. Important album that definitely belongs on this list. And that album cover is absolutely sick.
Groupe inconnu. Et rapidement détesté. Les morceaux sont trop longs et terriblement répétitifs. Aucun intérêt musical pour moi. Finalement je ne regrette pas l'erreur de note que j'ai faite sur l'album précédent de la liste (je lui ai collé 2 au lieu de 1, note réservée pour les albums que je n'arrive pas à terminer) et qui était, lui, musicalement très travaillé. =>1/5
I listened to this as it was intended to be listened to: through my speakerphone speaker while drafting a letter in my office.
Not what I’d usually listen to but I didn’t mind it.
Great music to work to. Pleasantly suprised
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.
EDM or whatever you call it isn’t my thing. But I don’t hate this for background music.
Decent debut album. Nice EDM with good beats and rhythms. One plus for the Kraftwerk sample.
Too repetitive and boring. I’m sure there’s a time and a place for this, but it was not today 2.5
Decent.
I’m not too into this kind of music, but I can appreciate Prodigy. This sounds like their well behaved little brother who always dors his homework and never gets into trouble. It’s not bad, I even like the two first tracks, which have cool beats, but as a whole, the album gets too monotonous.
Surprisingly solid listen.
Elektrik
Any Chemical Brothers album is a guaranteed great listen. Big beat American electronica. Does feel like them finding their feet on their first album though. Standouts: Leave Home, Three Little Birdies Down and One Too Many Mornings
Low key sick
The high profile timeline of the Chemical Brothers. A solid output for their own album which would bled into the 90s collaborations.
Comme souvent en electro, on travaille la répétition, l’accumulation, la progression. Mais on n’est pas dans un régime percussions implacable, il y a de la texture et des variations, des nuances
1. home - 1 2. duzt - 1.5 3. ziren- 1 4. birdiez - 1 5. beatz - 1.5 6. chemical - 2 7. chicoz - 1 8. morningz - 1 9. zuueet - 1.5 10. firm - 1.5 11. alive - 1
Listened Before? N Pretty good for EDM. I don't necessarily groove on the repetitive lyrics but the beats are nice and something I probably wouldn't have given a chance without this list. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Leave Home
Thirty years ago, the Dust Brothers were ready to shed their skin. They’d already made waves in Manchester and London’s DJ and club scene, been approached by the likes of Manic Street Preachers, Charlatans and Primal Scream to make remixes, released EP’s and 12 inch singles to wild acclaim and hype, toured with the Prodigy and Orbital. On the strength of one of their new songs, “Chemical Beats”, and perhaps the threat of a lawsuit from the other Dust Brothers (LA-based Beastie Boys producers) they opted to make a slight alteration to their name… and one of the most enduring bands of electronica and big-beats was reborn. “Exit Planet Dust” is the debut album proper by the Chemical Brothers, featuring many previously recorded tracks in one mostly satisfying package. It’s the bombast of this brand of electronica that helps me to enjoy it much more than so many of the band’s peers or successors, and it’s most apparent in the first half. The opening six tracks, from the popping “Leave Home” thru the live “Song for the Siren” to the swaggering “Chemical Beats”, were designed to run into each other in one fell swoop. The effect is solid and ensures no momentum is lost, but by “Fuck You Beats” I was struggling to distinguish each track from the last. The true test of “Exit Planet Dust”, then, is whether the Chemical Brothers can stick the landing in the second half after diverging from big beat. The mid-tempo, laid back feel of “Chico’s Groove” is a great diversion, with its relentless one note bass-riff and long holds on the synth lead (suggesting that rarest of beasts in electronic music: A CHORD PROGRESSION) “One Too Many Mornings” takes this further, with an indecipherable ethereal vocal floating over the top. It’s like the Brothers drafted in Brian Eno and Cocteau Twins. Then “Life Is Sweet” and “Alive Alone” are full blown bona-fide songs, with straightforward structures, hooks and sung-through vocals. They may not be the most memorable tracks here, but they’re crucial for showcasing another side to the duo. I’d love to say I experienced this album as it was intended: at an all-night lysergic rave, or a ket-fuelled bender, or losing my head at a festival with ten thousand people. Alas… today, “Exit Planet Dust” soundtracked my absolutely chaotic London commute. We’re talking nine a.m rush, delayed trains, changing at Westminster, faces in armpits, uncontrollable back-sweat… if you don’t know the drill, you’re very lucky. Somehow, though, the big beats and titanic sound of the Chemical Brothers fit perfectly. No longer do I see this band as music for the club alone: this is, in every sense of the word, a true rush-hour album.
OH MY GOD I DID IT I WENT BACK IN TIME TO THE 90S
Bien a secas. Los dos siguientes son mucho mejores, me parece.
Best Chemical Brothers CD.
NPC music
Kinda boring at times
I've never heard this before. This is okay, but doesn't really resonate with me. A soft 3 stars.
It was OK, but no real highlights for me.
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.
Really liked this...would listen to it again.
Enjoyed this one quite a bit but not as much as I thought I would.
I think up until now I've only really heard their newer stuff, so this didn't sound how I expected it to. Having said that I still enjoyed it.
It’s a fantastic electronic album it’s just not for me
a good one, if you like nineties electronic
Awesome club music. I need to buy this album
Ok
I don't know what kind of chemicals the're on but it clearly rotted their memory as repeating the same sentence over and over and over and over is not exactly a sign of an excellent memory (or talent).
Best Song: Three Little Birdies Down Beat. Just a truly undeniable groove. Worst Song: Playground for a Wedgeless Firm. I really didn't like that buzzy background sound that permeated the whole track. Overall: Pretty fun electronic album. Nothing too novel, but still great at quickly and efficiently diving into chunky, toothsome grooves. Great music for focus, working, exercise.
Nice ambient sound with a driving beat. Enjoyable listen!
Decent. 3/5
Almost perfect techno, only a few songs that kinda stray from the path detract from it
certain this rages in the club but it's no DJ Sabrina 8/10
The album cover had me thinking I was going into a country or a classic rock type album then the first play is a 90’s underground club soundtrack. Goes alright for the genre
It's just good Big Beat club music. Interesting to see where they started. The first half of the album is definitely weaker than the second half though imo.
Sounds like an album full of Ps2 game music.
This music made me want to steal a car or pirate a movie Robbie music
I did not have to listen to this Before I die
this sounds like something you’d heard in the matrix movies.
Really really really really boring
Good old music
This is very much the product of its time, it doesn't hold up and although it still sounds fine, it is very forgettable.
Hvis man vil ha elektronisk, så er det vel godt nok
Solid background music, nothing more, nothing less.
Like a lot of electronic music, this is sonically interesting, but compositionally lacking. While I don't know much about this genre, I do vividly remember the fervor for outfits like the Chemical Brothers and the Orb, and I especially recall that people whose taste I respected enjoyed them. Even though this isn't the genre for me, that's worth a star or two. However, it is worth noting that the Chemical Brothers always rise to the occasion when collaborating with other artists on more straight-forward rock-and-pop songs. Alive Alone, featuring Beth Orton, stands out in this regard, harkening to other outstanding collabs with Orton as well as each of the Gallagher brothers. Unfortunately, the reimagining of Song of the Siren is confusing to the point of irritation. 2.5/5
Sounds like it would make for a pretty good workout tape, or a mix to listen to while driving (though that might lead to speeding tickets). Fun enough to move to. It's possible that part of my problem with electronica is that I mostly know the genre through use on TV or movies. So the songs all seem about a minute or two too long. After about 3 minutes, I feel like we've established we're in a club/crime scene, Keanu Reeves has shot a bunch of guys, Vin Diesel has flipped a car over an orphanage, I get it, let's move on. That's not really fair to the music, but it's the cultural reference I have.
solid album, cool concept, i liked how the songs blended
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It was a journey but it didnt amaze me