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At first I thought this was funky and fun and then the next song sounded exactly the same. By the time I git to the third song I was pretty sure I could be their drummer because it's the same pattern over and over and over....
listen. This is good background music. i definitely much prefer this to the rave music we have now, and it’s kind of crazy how modern this still feels despite being from the mid 90s, because i could easily hear this at a party and not think twice, maybe only that it’s a bit nostalgic. I don’t really have a top 3 though bc it’s hard for me to have certain songs stick out when they all sound very similar and there’s no emotional peaks, which i know isn’t the point, but still. I’d listen to it to study tho.
This was pretty solid. It blended all together for me and ended up sounding like a big wall of white noise but it was cool sounding white noise.
Guy Ritchie soundtrack. 3.25
Decent
Soundtrack for 1990s tech movie
I was expecting to dislike this, but it was fine and even pleasant at times. I actually added a few of the tracks to a trancey focus playlist I have. The first half of the album was a lot weaker than the second half to me.
fine but not amazing. this is the second chemical brothers album on the list that I've listened to, and while i did enjoy this one a bit more, i guess i just don't really care much for these guys either way. some of the songs were kinda groovy as background music but most were just long, boring, and repetitive. favorites: leave home, in dust we trust, one too many mornings
Decent enough for background music for work
Feels like I should be hacking windows 94, or escaping a 1990’s gangster.
3.5 probably my favorite electronic album so far. It still has the same problem all electronic albums have but to a lesser degree, too much repetition
Good!
Good for what it is, but not my groove. It will probably get more than this by an electronic music fan, and probably rightfully deserves it. But for me , the repetitiveness and nervous energy grates too much 3 stars
Good electronic album but not enough excitement for me
Cool instrumental
This really was something when it was released, but in retrospect I have to admit their second album is a lot better and is the one I still put on my record player every now and then. The first four songs on here have luckily really stood the test of time, but after 'Three Little Birdies Down Beats' the album drops off in the middle with uninteresting and at times - dare I say it - even boring beats, but luckily picks itself up again with Life is Sweet. Still, it's nice to hear this again after all these years. No matter how many synthesizers, drum loops and samples are used on this album, almost everything sounds warm and organic and lively. It's a 3,5* album
Wasn't expecting to like any of this...but... Leave Home - I give it 5/5 In Dust... 4/5 Song to the siren - 0/5 Three little... - has to be 3/5 Fuck Up... - 0/5 Chemical Beats - 2/5 Chico - 2/5 ...starting to get fed up with this drum machine. Overall a surprisingly decent 3 star
Decent. But not prime Chemical Brothers
Great party album, one of the first of it's kind. Doesn't sound too bad, even now, considering how many groups have come and done the same thing. Not as interesting or exciting as it was though. 3/5 for me.
Good, but I like other chemical brothers stuff better
Boring but not bad.
I liked this as far as background listening while doing tasks (Grant seems to feel the same way though I wrote this before reading his review)
Fun Big beat / electronica to have on while doing stuff. Reminded me of fatboy slim, I could see a connection to homework by daft punk as well.
Kinda of like being in a Matrix movie
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Fine. It's accessible house music for the masses. Dated with the technology but, as someone else put it "perfect for mindless work tasks on a Friday morning."
Started great but started to get bored after a while
This is fine, but I expected a bit more hype
Would be great at a festival or concert but at home it just doesn't hit quite right
funky
Electronica isn't usually on my list of music to seek out, but listening is fine most of the time when it's not too repetitious or annoying. Exit Planet Dust from the Chemical Brothers was a relaxing and easy listen and I actually enjoyed it. At least, I didn't feel like I was stuck inside a video game.
Not really my thing but, I listened to this while playing stardew valley and it definitely enhanced the experience. I also feel like that's the only reason I like it so idk.
This was fine as background music, but nothing special.
Want to give this 3.5 I think because I feel like I should like this more than I do. Think some of their later stuff is better but this all gets a bit samey. Disappointing
Ganz cool. Irgendwie anders als ichs mir vorgestellt habe, weil ich nur neuere Sachen kannte und davon wenig. Aber kann man mal hören.
Maybe it was my mood today, but this wasn't quite as difficult to listen to as my last adventure with the Chemical Brothers. Though objectively there are still some screechy, sireny noise, I felt this was more of a soundtrack to flying a spaceship over an alien landscape. As nearly all of it lacks lyrics, it is hard to differentiate tracks, but Chico's Groove was a bit more low key and something i enjoyed. Overall a fine adventure this time.
3 stars, decent 90s electronic
I don't get into much EDM but there's something about The Chemical Brothers that gets me going - must be the harder sound that differentiates them from the rest. 3/5.
Enpä ole tainnut kuunnella koskaan näin vanhaa TCB:tä. Viihdyttävä ja tasainen setti.
Perushyvää kemikaaliveljiltä
Those are some pretty big beats you have there, it'd be a shame if something happened to them.
It was alright it kinda felt like one song that was the length of an album
Even being a huge fan of them, the album has not aged well over the years and feels quickly repetitive. 3.75
3.5/5 Fun album, maybe a little to repetitive at times. Not a huge amount of variation song to song. Favorite was one too many mornings, great track.
A little too much as an album but still enjoyed some of it
Seems like a good record just not my favorite genre.
I liked this album more than I thought I would- I am not usually into this type of music, but it was a good one.
Interesting but sort of repetitive
Alright workout album. Solid beats and good tempo, not necessarily any major standouts
90's. Mega 90's.
A very interesting duo. I didn't really listen to this lot at the time of its release, but I remember all the buzz around them as The Dust Brothers. It wasn't until their follow up when I was made to listen to them properly as they had radio airplay by then. To fuse electro/ samples and psychedelia together was quite novel. Anyway, this effort is pretty solid for a debut. The standout track is 'Alive Alone' which could have been for Beth Orton's great vocals.i don't think it's as strong ad later efforts, but still pretty good for a mid 3.
Not horrible but I always feel like I need a shower after having listened to this genre of music.
This album definitely has some cool sounds, but even though they call it 'break beat', I consider it an offshoot of techno - and like techno, it's overly repetitive.
I am not the right person to jugde this album. The whole thing felt like being in a club, and I think that is where this music fits best. If I walked into a club playing this, I would not be offended. Probably wouldn’t stay too long either. However, there are some highlights towards the end (One too many Mornings and Alive Alone.)
Favorite song: the one that went beep beep boop bop Least favorite: the one that went bop boop beep beep boop bop
Okay vibe. I enjoyed it.
i'm not an edm fan, per se, but it was an enjoyable example of that genre
Ok album
This album is packed with great beats and grooves. I don’t think this is an album to actively sit and listen to, it’s more suited to background music. Not really my cup of tea, but still a great album.
I was into it when it started, but I think a whole album of whatever you call this type of beat was kind of wearing on me by the time I got to the end.
Okay I thought this was gonna be another blugh and while it’s not my favorite music style, I was pleasantly surprised to let it flow in the background. Good stuff. 3.5.
3 - So intense, feel like I need to be on something to really get into it. Felt like I was 9 again playing Tekken 3
3.5/5
3, war nicht schlecht, aber nicht unbedingt mein genre, würde es zwar auf einer party hören, aber so jetzt nicht mehr unbedingt, aber album cover is geil
Das Album hat mir überraschend gut gefallen. Im Normalfall höre ich weniger solche Musik. Habe das Album während einem Workout und danach unter der Dusche gehört. Dafür hat der Spannungsbogen perfekt gepasst. 7.0/10
7/10
Accessible techno music that the right mood would serve really well.
Life is Sweet gud
Blew my head off a bit that like felt like I was on crack in the office the tunes do not go with the cover but yeno what I enjoyed it a bit 3 stars mate
Some good stuff at the beginning of the album and trails off. Gets a little boring, I’m sure dancing in a club in the 90s it was great. Primal Scream, Chemical Brothers…god I hope Prodigy is not next!
Exceptional start. Then becomes a bit boring.
This went unnecessarily hard. Life is sweet was a banger right into playground for a wedge less firm
New genre for me. Wasn't the greatest for general listening in the car but I can see how it is an enjoyable album
This is one of the more tolerable electronica/techno albums on this list. At 49 minutes of runtime, the album doesn't overstay its welcome, which is so popular with other albums in the genre. This music also has a back beat, or pulse to it which is absent from so many other electronica acts. Most of the songs on the record flow into each other, making this record feel like one big concept album. This is neat, but makes it easy to zone out and miss a few song transitions making it hard to rate individual tracks. Overall, surprised to say that it wasn't bad. Nothing spectacular, but average. Favourite songs: Leave Home, In Dust We Trust, Song to the Siren, Three Little Birdies Down Beats, Chemical Beats Least favourite songs: One Too Many Mornings, Playground for a Wedgeless Firm, Chico's Groove 3/5
4/10 Not for me
Early Big Beat album. Enjoyed it at the time especially the collab with Beth Orton
Ok but not really my thing
Good, very mid-1990s sounding acid house/electronic/psychedelic album, which aged quite well and doesn't sound dated in 2023. I liked the second half of the album more than the first one. Overall it's weaker than their next album. Strong 3+.
Has aged pretty well for an electronic album. Not bad at all.
Not bad. Not my favorite kind of music, but albums like this are tough because you really have to be in the right mood to enjoy it. None of the songs stood out over the rest. 3/5 Probably won't listen again.
Wel geinig. Zit een lekker tempo in
Good! Just a bit repetitive.
Dated now
Best geinige muziek dit hoor. In mijn oren is het een doorontwikkeling van allerlei jazzy instrumentale (film)muziek uit met name de jaren zestig. Die track 'In dust we trust' hoor ik een riff van filmmuzikale eindbaas John Barry (Vendetta, helemaal leuk in de uitvoering van de Belgische gitaarmafketel Pierre Vervloesem). Maar goed, dat is mijn associatie. Wel valt het album in herhaling. Soms hoor je minuten lang hetzelfde. Hier had af en toe wel even de schaar in gekund.
"Oooh, while I work out, I'm going to listen to something to remind me how monotonous and repetitive it feels!" The only context I can think of where this makes any sense to listen to is while dancing or working out... And yet it would be at the bottom of my list for both of those things. Cool beats though. I think they achieved what they were going for, I just don't know why anyone would go for that.
I liked Surrender back in the day. This isn’t as good, and is kind of dated sounding, but still solid for what it is.
Not quite as good as their sophomore album but still quite good
Exactly what I would have imagined the Chemical Brothers' debut album to sound like. Big, energetic dance music. None of the hits are on here, but it's commercial, accessible and fun throughout. Turn this up to 11, add a big lightshow and you can't fail to have a good time. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Leave Home Date listened: 05/08/23
ASMR for GenX. 5/10, 3 stars
Love the chemical brothers but.for this album, it just sounded like one same song
not a genre i normally listen to, but honestly pretty listenable as background music. would consider listening to it again. not bad.
If you have seen my previous review of Fatboy slim, this is the exact same review. Techno. There we go.
First half of the album just made me feel like I was watching "blade" with Wesley snipes. Then a few real nice chill tracks. Then more forgettable trancey stuff.
on se croirait dans un film tout le long de l'album
Not much remarkable, but nothing I didn't like either. Chemical Brothers were on my radar from when they first became popular, and this is much like what I remember hearing in the 90's.
Still not into this style, but it had irs moments. C
A decent start for the Chemical Brothers, if less propulsive than their later work. Surprisingly dreamy.
Fun! Fine!
Time to "ketchup" on a few albums I forgot to review lately (that's a pun because the best one in the batch was Emperor Tomato Ketchup). Always enjoy the Chemical Bros, this album has one of my favorites from them, "Playground of a Wedgeless Firm." Very cool album, maybe not as explosive as I'd hoped, but still a good listen. Favorite tracks: Playground of a Wedgeless Firm, In Dust We Trust, Three Little Birdies Down Beats. Album art: A couple walking along side a car, seems very '60s or '70s. Nothing crazy to this one at all, very unassuming. 3.5/5
Pretty fun! Enjoyed it much more than I was expecting to. I’m not sure why but in my head this was gonna be a bit of a harsh and glitchy listen but I was pleasantly surprised at how strong some of the grooves were. Some great sounding blips and bloops but ultimately nothing that’s gonna have a lasting impression on me. Regardless, some fun bops I can definitely see myself getting silly to in someone’s shed. Calling it 3.5 Fav track : chemical beats Side note I forgot to add yesterday that the devendra banhart album was a 2.5 not a 3, but also might downgrade it to a 2 idk
High energy, electronic music. It was alright, everything kind of blended together to me, their other album on this list is better.
The Chemical Brothers take you on a journey of their electronic home planet on this, their almost soundtrack-like debut album. I find it hard to stay engaged through it all, but my head keeps bobbing and their sound is just classic.
Is this what it feels like to chew five gum???
Not my style of music.
"The brothers gonna work it out." -Leave Home, the first track, opens with that well-known Chemical Brothers pace and cadence. Since listening to this album, I've learned that the Chemical Brothers had to change their name to not conflict with the famed the Dust Brothers (both great names, IMO), early collaborators with my beloved Beastie Boys. Song to the Siren is an electro-jam! Very fast paced, 90s club music vibe.
I didn’t hate
In truth an entire album’s worth is a bit too much sensory overload but in bits and pieces can be a lot of fun.
Beth Orton’s vocals close this out so euphorically - a nice callback to having Central Reservation to listen to earlier in the week - and I made a delicious ciabatta while listening to this record. Great vibes, would background-listen again.
Ovo bi vjerojatno bio 10/10 album da sam nadrogirana Leave home - I hope the Brother worked it out Im dust we trust - funky ahh ime Song to the sirena - bome je sirena i malo drugacije zvuci od prve 2 Three little birdies down Beats - dobar transition al to je vjerojatno jer sve zvuci isto Odustala sam od rejtanja individualnih pjesama at this point Bilo mi je fora na prvu sad mi vise nije fora Opa kakav plot twist zadnja pjesma ima tekst Neočekivano
da moram birat, ne bi ovo slusala, iritantno i sve mi isto zvuci, al aj kao ok "one too many mornings" -najslusljivija na albumu, moze proc "life is sweet" - kao mellow verzija prodgyja (al sam mal zbog glazbe) "alive alone" - najbolja mi na albumu
the brother's gonna work it out - subjective genitive
В целом интереснее Нью формс, но сверх впечатляющего не нашел, так что 3+
Like so many electronica albums on this list, I listen to a lot of live DJed electronic music that album stuff just never works as well. It's fine but I've heard a lot better.
Great BPM, great momentum, unique sound perfectly fine poppy dance from the noughties computer drum-machine era. Serviceable for them that likes it
Makes me wish I could have gone to a garage party in '96. Loses point because their next two album are much better. Not sure what the obsession with debuts are on this list.
90s action movies called- they want their soundtrack back.
I only listened once which is not a fair reflection but it sounded good. Felix & I rocked to it ! So 3*
Meh
My college roommate played this album all the time and I feel this album belongs on the list because they helped to bring club culture to the forefront in the 90's. So this isn't my type of music or sound, as I do prefer more vocal-oriented club music.
Molto figo
Electronic vibe music. Kinda like Mobey. It’s better than that Goldie nonsense. Doubt I will re-listen but I wouldn’t say it’s bad.
Je l'ai mieux aimé que l'autre que j'ai eu d'eux, beaucoup plus mon vibe, mais reste que le big beat n'est vraiment pas mon genre préféré d'électro.
Kind of a strange choice for a representative record from this era and from this band - I can see though how it's kind of a bridge between the earlier and more 'underground' electronic music (Orbital, Underworld) to the late-90s 'big beat' stuff that became so mainstream (Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, Prodigy).
Pretty cool overall
Pretty good
Not my fave.
I'm not too well-versed in electronic music so this was pretty interesting. I don't have too much to say other than it was alright. There were a few shining moments in it for me. "One Too Many Mornings" was a pretty cool track and the rest of the record was good and meshed really well. I think it was a pretty good length too. Nothing here really surprised me, once it started I had a good idea of what I was in for and I was pretty much right. Personal Enjoyment - 6 Songwriting - 7.5 Originality - 7.5 Production Value - 10 Artwork - 9 Overall - 7.4
Repetitive. Nothing special. Early songs had good beats
not bad
Would be ok to listen to on a road trip somewhere.
A solid album for a genre that I usually can't get into. A lot of the songs reminded me of the Ultimate Spider-Man video game on PS2 that I played growing up. Most electronic music like this tends to blend together to me, and this album doesn't suffer from that too much but it's still enough. Chico's Groove might be my favorite track on the album. Considering how early I am in this project I'm still trying to figure out how I really want to rank these albums. Personally, I don't listen to this kind of music in my free time so I would probably give it a 2 based on replay value. As someone who can appreciate music objectively even if it's outside my wheelhouse I would give it a 4. Also considering my inexperience with the genre, especially in this time period, I don't really know what else to compare it to. I don't know if this record changed anything. I think I'll probably give it something around a weak 3, considering I want my personal taste to be a part of my rankings
2/27- Driving to school
This wasn't the thrill ride that it used to be back in the day. Disclaimer: I revisited this at 9am on a February morning in 2023, and not in a club whilst feeling tired and emotional. That probably explains the downgrading. It's still decent with some great samples. But not a record to listen to at home alone.
It’s fine
I think that this is a solid album, but 90's EDM definitely has more to offer than this.
Good to work too. Very samey
decent electronica for background
I seem to remember that my dad liked The Chemical Brothers when I was a kid, but I might have made that up. I don’t know whether I’m going to recognise anything off this album, as I don’t recognise any of the titles. Let’s find out! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: One Too Many Mornings, Alive Alone Well I didn’t recognise a single song, so I more than likely did make up my dad liking The Chemical Brothers! I wasn’t expecting quite as much grit as there was on this - I expected it to be typical dance music, but it was more drum and bass at times with some similarities to The Prodigy. A definite positive is than once Alive Alone was coming towards the end, I checked the track list as I was starting to get tired of listening, and that was the last song. Creating an album that doesn’t overstay it’s welcome, yet also doesn’t get cut too short is a very difficult thing to do, but this album aces that. Overall, a pretty good album, but not really something that I’ll be rushing back to listen to again.
Fun electronic album, 3.5
I accidentally started the album then got distracted and ended up listening all the way through. Not something I’d listen to otherwise but it was good background music for my trance for sure. If I liked the genre I feel like I’d really like this
good electronic sound, a bit more mellow than some I have heard.
Not listened to this from beginning to end before. Discovered Life is Sweet and Alive Alone with Tim Burgess and Beth Orton on vocals respectively, which were great.
EDM and such just doesn't usually do it for me. Would be fine playing in the background at Old Navy.
A bit too dark/nocturnal/industrial for my taste with electronic music. A few brighter, sunnier jams along the way but just too sparse. 5/10
First half was good, got very repetivie and messy at the end.
Beats
Fun electronic beats and some interesting ideas.
The brothers gonna work it out, and yes they did dragging all those GenX's raised on a diet of electronic music in 80's computer games into the clubs and raves. Not their best work but beats galore. Best served with a couple of eccy's on a Friday night
Good for electronic music, not usually my taste. Also I don't think it's the best album by this artist.
Beginning of the legend band.
The Big Beat manifesto goes 'Big beats are the best, get high all the time'. Best Tracks: Leave Home; In Dust We Trust; Three Little Birdies Down Beats;
Really solid electronic music album. While it doesn't do anything too particularly new or ground breaking it's pretty good for an easy listen if you're hesitant on listening to a more complex/alienating type of electronic sound. Definitely had me grooving along to it the first half, and the second half wasn't quite as "good" as I feel it slowed down a little more but still had solid musicianship and a good pacing overall. I like the group, I bet they sound good live. 3.5/5
i mean im not the biggest club music fan but this seems pretty good for what it is
This music evokes a certain time and place: Friday night in a remote field, Saturday night on a beach in the Balearics, Sunday morning in an abandoned warehouse in Kings Cross. You get the picture. I was never the bucket hat and glow sticks kind of person, but I can dance to a beat. It also reminded me of the best clubbing scene from a TV show. Check out Ep 6 of Spaced if you want a hearty laugh. The songs that stood out for me were Life is Sweet. Loving the Tim Burgess vocals. Also a very fun video. And who can mistake those haunting Beth Orton vocals on Alive Alone? I wouldn’t necessarily revisit this album but it was pleasantly evocative.
I enjoyed this music very much back in the days of late nights and questionable activities. Solid electronica. Please refer to Andy’s review of ‘Rockafeller Skank’. I feel it’s appropriate here. I saw them in the early 2000s and remember it being a good time.
I dig the groove and the repetition.
I wracked my brain for half an hour trying to figure out where I heard the melody in "Chico's Groove" before and I figured it out... it's very similar to "Trapped" by Bruce Springsteen. Now I can sleep. Seriously though, I enjoyed this album quite a bit. Top notch electronic music, really accessible, but smarter than most. A little trippy, a little atmospheric, just a spot of grit, never overbearing. Great flow, and a nice balance of styles. Fave Songs: Chico's Groove, In Dust We Trust, Three Little Birdies Down Beats, One Too Many Mornings, Alive Alone, Life Is Sweet
Nice beats but it’s not for me. Maybe as background music while working.
First of all, I like the cover. Cool photo. Musically, this is interesting stuff even though it's outside the usual stream of music to which I typically listen. There are some intriguing things going on in the several layers of music. I want to learn more about how this kind of music is put together because I have almost no knowledge of it. I usually listen to music performed by more "analog" or acoustic instruments (for my purposes, I consider electric basses, guitars, keyboards, etc., to be 'acoustic' in that it still takes a person's hands to play them) so I'm curious about the production of this and similar albums. And this was done with early 90s tech, which is obviously different than today's.
Solid effort but generally unspectacular. Bookends ‘Leave Home’ and ‘Alive Alone’ are great though.
Okay album. Not really my style though
Drum machine good but no galvanise
Vette beats, die tot mijn verbazing niet onmiddellijk verveelden.
This remains not my kind of music, but it's a little more interesting than other stuff from the same genre
Nothing stood out as good or bad. Solid 2.5.
Solid, pumping background music while I cleaned the apartment today. Don't know if I would recognize any of these tracks a few months down the road, but I don't think recognizability is the goal when your music is made to play in packed clubs while up on Molly.
Close to a 4, liked this a lot but faded on me a little as it went on. Still pretty solid.
The Chemical Brothers are great, and as the world's introduction to their squelchy, electrified beats I guess this is a pretty important album. I like the way the first half flows like a live set and the added variety in the second half. But, be honest, do any of these tracks make it into their top 10, or even top 20 greatest? Better was to come.
Repetitive and a bit dragging at times, but there were some great drum loops and bass lines
The Chemical Brothers have made some music that has broken into main stream, but techno has difficulty standing on its own. Similar to jam bands, it's difficult to generate appeal for 8 minute instrumentals. Especially in a world that has been pushing the more popular guitar solo into non-existence. This album does have some real innovations in the techno genres. The sounds they use and the seamless integration does make it stand out from typical EDM. Ultimately, it is modern elevator music. It's something to have on in the background that won't distract you while you work.
I can see that if I was into this kind of music I would probably like it, but I don't and I just found it too repetitious.
Put me in a trance.
3.5
This album is the music equivalent of “*hacker voice* I’m in.”
The album started off a bit confused. The early songs were more rock with a hint of techno. As you go through it, it turns into a House/techno feel. Something that I might listen to on the way to a techno club, but not something that I would have in my records collection.
I don't really listen to this genre, but it's not bad
medio bodrio...
Not my favorite of this duo. Leave Home was the only song that really stood out for me.
3. Bit aged. Good memories though!
not a huge electronic/club fan but this shit made me feel like I was in blade II.
most tracks in the first half of exit planet dust were rather repetitive to my ears. i don't necessarily enjoy that, so it got old quickly. since the lyrics were minimal, i had no choice but to focus on the music. the songs did contain interesting, unique sounds, especially for the year 1995! the second half somehow turned around for me--or perhaps i became used to repeated melodies. but i do think it sounded better. "chico's groove" in particular was where my mind changed. a respectable 3.
Enjoyed this more than I expected. Didn't have anything that blew me away but was just solidly fun throughout. Lost a bit of steam in the 2nd half but it does seem like this may have been intentional. Either way it meant the last few tracks were a bit of a slog. 3.5
Kolejny pick od duetu chemicznych braciszkow, tym razem ich debiutancki exit planet dust z 95, krazek 50 minutowy z o wiele bardziej sluchalnym kontentem dla mnie niz ostatni, bo zmienila sie relacja zawartosci trip hopu do techniawy, a chociaz jest to nadal ten sam gatunek, wiec muzyka elektroniczna breakbeatowa to jakos prosciej sie tego slucha i nie kluje po uszach przekombinowanym brzmieniem, a bardziej slychac samplowanie, wiec pozytywne zaskoczenie od strony duetu, na lofikowa plejke dodam one too many mornings, a guti szitowa in dust we trust, zeby z kazda stron byla jakos reprezentowana, bo 11 trakow mozna podzielic na strone A z pierwszymi szescioma utworami i B z kolejnymi piecioma, pierwsza strona to zdecydowanie hardy breakbeat, a druga przechodzi w wspomniany wczesniej wyluzowany trip hop, dobrze zbalansowany odsluch, bo nie czuc ze cos jest upchniete na sile, zwlaszcza jesli kolejne kawalki nastepuja po sobie plynnymi przejsciami co nadaje materialowi poczucia kompletnosci
Designed and sequenced for the dance floor. The "banging" block rocking beats too often fall into experimental blippyness, but generally it's a vibrant and energetic listen, if a little repetitive. I enjoyed the crossover work they did with The Charlatans and actually bought the Life is Sweet 12" single at the time.
Good DJ music but nothing amazing. Just good background music
Has a good vibe and a decent production of beats (plus a few grooves), but nothing to stand out from the Big Beat genre.
Ihan toimiva tapa popularisoida konemusiikkia suurille massoille 3/5
Näiden kaks seuraavaa levyä on kyl kovempia, mut hyvä tämäkin.
Chemical Brothers on musta ollu ihan kiinnostavaa, mutta ei mitään lempparimusaa. 3/5.
Bello, ma non come l'altro. Ah spetta , l'altro era di Fatboy slim. Ok, non è la stessa cosa.
Good background music
Ohm Sweet Ohm
Didn’t hate this nearly as much as I thought it would. Good for churning through balance sheet recs
Leave Home - the brothers gonna work, get out x 85. Almost as good as around the world x 137. In Dust we Trust - I love loop. Song to the Siren - was not expecting a live so g to be thrown on here. Three Little Birdies Down Beats - I hate loop. Fuck Up Beats - Im done with loop. Chemical Beats - I really wish there was more progression on this album rather than just additional layering as the song drones on. I would like to see a song transform from one thing I to another if nothing else than to break up the same intro beat going on and on and on and on. Chico's Groove - first change of pace song and I like how there was some progression here. May be hope for the rest of the album. The last 4 - decent. Varied from the first half of the album and a generally solid album overall. 3/5
ette å ha hørt gjennom 3 andre album idag va detta ganske nice første sangen va litt ssx3-aktig (fekk bekrefta av erlend i ettertid at den va fra ssx3) visste ikkje at da va dei som hadde galvanize, den huske eg me hadde på ein cd når eg va liten
pretty good electronica - it's not my genre but I bumpin' along. Feels like a 3.5. I was thinking of rounding up, but the end tapered off so I gotta stick with 3 for 3.5
Once again it's hard to rate these albums without being in club. Some good tracks overall. However it get's tedious listening to an entire album.
Fun dance tunes, a bit repetitive and would be better on a dance floor or at a party. A 90’s party.
Showing its age sadly. Was half decent when it was released.
I give this 3/5 mostly for the second half. The first half is a slog to get through.
5/10. Unmemorable, but not bad by any means
At first I got frustrated with the repetitive, strident nature of some of the tracks, but the back half was more enjoyable I suppose
Poor Keith, he was a firestarter. This was lesser known version of that band...
I know this was groundbreaking stuff at the time, but sounds like some standard beats today. Fun though.
6/10
Hard, fast. An album that flows well, almost a little too well. It's easy to get lost in the groove and not realize what track you're on. Think it finishes a bit weak, as well. Favorite tracks: "Chico's Groove", "One Too Many Mornings"
Good electronica album. Not something I’d listen to much, but can see why folks enjoy it. Good rhythms and changes
It's pretty good, but none of the songs stood out for me.
Oe vandaag weer zo'n klassieker: Chemical Bros! Ik denk dat het misschien wel 20 jaar geleden is dat ik dit album nog gehoord heb!! Klinkt allemaal toch wel heel lekker. Mijn favoriet: One Too Many Mornings ***
funky.
the phase pans are very of the time, prefer the sparser bits and really needs to be experienced live, as its not great car music
No screeching. Hooray!! A nice calm background beat session with subtle layering. Doesn't get too repetitive, and a nice groove to crush through some work. I particularly liked the last song "Alive Alone" - a bit more mellow. Ethereal, even.
I like it enough. Nothing fantastic, but enjoyable.
Good dance album, great start then slows down a bit, maybe gets a little repetitive
Cool! Niet hun beste, maar leuk plaatje
Niet hun beste, en hier en daar wat teveel van het goede maar kan dit toch altijd wel waarderen.
This is the debut album from the Chemical Brothers, formerly Dust Brothers, which are an edm DJ duo from London. After a few years of remixing songs and DJing in clubs, the duo saw an opportunity to bring electronica music to the young people of UK - and the world - who were so craving a new take on edm music. This album was a big hit in the UK, staying on the charts for 5 years. Only half a year after release, this album was certified platinum in the UK. The album did well in the US too. It was one of the first few European post-techno edm albums that gained popularity in the US. The music on this album inspired similar projects from Fatboy Slim and Daft Punk. I knew immediately that I would like this album, since I saw it was edm music, but the music has a nostalgic vibe to me because it was released before I was born. Listening to old edm music is super interesting, because you get a sense of how much the genre has changed over just a few decades. I highly recommend this album to any fan of edm/dance music!
Upphafslagið er alger banger, mjög góður tíundi áratugur. Restin er fín, en ekki nándar eins eftirminnileg.
2nd Listen. Standouts: Leave Home 3/5
pretty chill
background electronic music- sounds like a lot of phone ringing
Sort of background music
Felt like I was watching a Guy Ritchie movie
Mir phasenweise ein bissl zu hart / intense, mag ihre melodischen sachen lieber
Hui die geben schon Gas! Is mir heut a bissl zu stressig, aber wenn man Energie loswerden will, passt das schon.
Roher und Breakbeatiger als spätere Chemical Brothers Sachen. Prodigy ist da (Music for a jilted generation). Trocken und tanzbar - aber auf Albumlänge bissl ermüdend.
Bit too fancy for me. Some good stuff on there but didn’t blow me away and turn me into a fuckin rave ed
Good
It was good, but there were lots of repetitive points in each track that could've been reduced. It's the equivalent of using "very" while writing an essay xD
Kom mér mikið á óvart - er ekki mikið teknó/electró tónlist en það var mjög skemmtilegt að láta þessa plötu renna í gegn þegar ég var í göngutúr með Bond í dag. 3/5
Well that was kinda fun, I guess.
Nice working background music!
Big beat bombast, sirens and guitars - what’s not to love? Great hooks and lovely soundscapes the album has a good flow and delivers a few bangers as well. Still sounds great today but probably hints at the greatness this band will go on to achieve rather than delivering greatness itself.
The songs do tend to blur together on this, but that's how I always feel about techno. Eminem said it best: "Nobody listens to techno!" I like the groove, it's good background music. But there's nothing here that stood out.
What? I'm supposed to listen to an album from the Chemical Brothers and it doesn't include Block Rockin' Beats? And that wasn't their stuff in the first Matrix? That shows what I know of them coming in. Didn't know they were from Manchester (though much happier my cousin in-law from there and I bond over Oasis). It was surprisingly good...at least to start. Leave Home and in Dust We Trust had me bopping along. From there it went from meh song to good song and back again for the rest of the album. But it didn't grow on me with more listens.
Sounds like a soundtrack to a Tony hawk game
*Not quite sure how to describe this. *90's Techno/EDM? Uses guitars, drums, bass, synths, vocal ad libs, DJ scratches etc. *Up tempo and kind of gritty sounding *Song transitions are really good *Wouldn't be surprised if these have been sampled in rap/hip-hop tracks
I’m in, characters fizz over the membrane. There’s risk here, but no jeopardy: they might notice something’s different, can happen, they’re not total brats; but I’ll be in El Salvador - Dios, Unión, Libertad - by the time they’ve got a handle on the damage. I’m riding higher, every touch magnetic, the thrill in the code adrenaline-sugar-seduction. Underneath the beat of the taps in the deep dark humming between those bleeding pixel greens though, it’s her. Raven-haired, always somewhere else, her. But there’s no place in the interface for her, and she isn’t hiding. I keep looking all the same.
This is a good record, though SUPER abrasive and unpleasant for the cold november morning I had to listen to it. I just want cocoa and comfort!
Not my favorite genre but at least it was enjoyable
E3 B-Roll music
This would be great music to have in the background if I wore a trenchcoat and was invading the industrial district of a city trying to find an underground criminal network. Jokes aside it's a solid instrumental album - industrial techno sounding and it really sounds like the music in tons of videogames I played growing up. I have a preference for some of their later work which is more vocal heavy (aka they exist).
Bwam-dit-dit-dit-dit-duh-dum. Bwam-dit-dit-dit-dit-duh-dum. Bwam-dit-dit-dit-dit-duh-dum. Bwam-dit-dit-dit-dit-duh-dum. (x32) Best track: In Dust We Trust
Tried listening to it whilst driving fast in my car, as it seemed to be the right environment (no clubs or drugs where i live), but still didn't really tickle my fancy. A fee if the mkre melodic skngs appealed, however.
of this genre, the chemical brothers are my favorite. Their music is always driving forward.
No se si está muy acá o muy allá .... O si yo ya estoy muy acá.
Pos si aguanta como no.
Good background EDM.
This was ok, hasn't got most of my favourite chemical brothers songs on there though. Found a few tracks quite boring
I wonder what it’s like to have written the album that inspired 10 Fast & the Furious movies
I like the Chemical Brothers and their dancey electronic music. I also liked the break from the streak of pretty generic 60s music I've had all week. But I fail to see the "greatness" of such an album. It's good! I like it! But is it one of the 1001 most important albums? Or one of the 1001 I NEEDED to hear? Idk.
Not entirely gripping enough to demand full attention. But definitely not bad playing in the background. I imagine that for some things it'd be pretty great as background music, for example for action video games. For working, OK but not the best. Rounded down from a 3.5.
Electronic music with some cool beats. IT all kind of blends though.
Classic electronic still sounds a lot better than most stuff today. But have to admit I got a bit bored on this listen and probably wouldn't come back to it again for a while.
Olisin halunnut tykätä enemmän. Levy alkoi parilla kunnon bangerillä ja aloin jo innostua, sitten oli vähän yksitoikkoisempi ilmeisesti livebiisi ja loppulevy oli sitten sellaista enempi minun mielestä tunnusomaisempaa Chemical Brothers -jurnuttelua.
Pretty cool music. I think I had never heard a song from this album despite not being a complete stranger to The Chemical Brothers. But I think it's pretty neat.
Big beat bombast, sirens and guitars - what’s not to love? Great hooks and lovely soundscapes the album has a good flow and delivers a few bangers as well. Still sounds great today but probably hints at the greatness this band will go on to achieve rather than delivering greatness itself.
Decent music to zone out/game to
Solid, but not my speed at all. Literally.
This is not what I expected. It's...okay. I'm sure that if I was into electronic music, this would be a seminal work, but it's just kind of noise to me mostly. Not bad, per se, though.
Good beats, enjoyable
Reflections of a reformed raver... Yes, in college, I was a raver, and yes, I wore big doofy JNCOs. I was not a candy raver (no rainbow jewelry), but definitely hung out with some. I am so sorry to report that I have pretty much no pictures of that time. Such a shame... But the point - I listened to a lot of techno and electronic music from 98-02. And it was stuff like the Chemical Brothers that primed me for that in the mid-90s. It was their second album that I had more exposure to, not this one, but it's fingerprints are definitely on my musical journey in my late teens. So looking back, through significantly less bloodshot eyes, how does it hold up? Pretty well I think. I think there are more/better breaks on "Dig Your Own Hole," and just an overall positive evolution of their sound, but "Exit Planet Dust" is still good. The first half dragged at times, with sections going to long before a break or a new sample, but the second half was better. Apparently "Song to the Siren" was what got them their break, but it was my least favorite on the album. If you need to get in the right mood for this album, just imagine 20-year-old me (looking 16) in my enormous pants trying to do the liquid hands thing.
I had this album on in the background for many a homework session in high school because it’s not too slow but also not too distracting. Background music is all its good for though.
I listened to a little bit of these guys when I was in high school and had no idea they'd been around for so long. The sound here is definitely a bit different from what I knew of them but still equally not totally my taste. The whole album flows well enough - the songs are all fairly similar - but I couldn't shake this cloying grunginess that I felt throughout the album. Made the rainy weather here that much dingier.
I’m in to the house/club/trance-y music. It allows me to turn my brain off and just feel the groove. This is an a reputable example, not a shining star.
68. Joy Division
Why do I like this more than Eno or Gaton Project? A little more variation? A little more aggression? I don't know. But I do. Still, around the halfway mark - backgroundsville.
6/10
I remember when Chemical Brothers were emerging into the music scene. I didn't listen to them much, but I remember "Leave Home". I may know some of the other songs, but after a while it's a little hard to distinguish one song from the next. Would I listen to this again? Maybe not. There are some interesting sounds, on some of the tracks and the album does okay for me as some background music. I liked some tracks: "Three Little Birdies Down Beat", "Chemical Beats", "Chico's Groove". As a whole, the album gets a 3.
Nice little blast from the past. Sounds so dated now. Perhaps because it is?
Never really listened to them, not bad
Pretty good, not exactly my style of music, but I can see myself being in the mood for it.
Great stuff. Love some of the beats.
Good but as always quite repetitive.
I like me some chemical brothers. I do seem to be giving everything a 3 these days.. Struggling to expand my rating range
A surprisingly relaxing album, it's perfect to have on while working, it doesn't distract from the task at hand but decorates the space around you with sound instead. It's a nice place to spend some time.
The phases of my listening experience were: Phase 1: (1st 3 songs) I love this shit. Phase 2: (Next 3 songs) Are these brothers going to mix it up a bit? Phase 3: (Track 7) They mixed it up! Yippee! Phase 4: (Track 8) I like that they mixed it up but don't care for what they mixed it with. I'm getting bored. I hope they go back to the Track 1- 6 style. Phase 5: (Track 9 - Life is sweet) Sweet is not the word that comes to mind. I'm struggling. (Track 10) I'm not going to make it through the whole album. Phase 6: (Track 11) Hey that's Beth Orton. We like her. I think I'll make it through the whole album! Being able to finish listening to the whole album is not my test for a 3 rating. Let's just say the album didn't end strong. I did like the dance club stuff at the start - or more accurately, I project that I would have liked all six tracks if I were listening to it in a dance club in the mid 90s rather than listening to it in my kitchen in the early 20s.
This was better than I was expecting. Hasn’t dated as badly as their contemporaries
Regrettably this didn’t do it for me
So I noticed that this even pre-dates Fatboy Slim by a couple years. Like Daft Punk, they were very influential, and like DP, I think some of their later LPs that brought in different vocalists and experimented with different styles were more interesting.
Electronic. Interesting but not in my rotation
En su estilo. Pioneros. Con ritmo
Meio doido demais pra mim hoje, mas tem dia que pode ser legalzinho.
Schon zum mitwippen aber nicht meins
I actually owned a Chemical Brothers album in college. You know, the one with the “back with another one of those block rocking beats!” song. I like this stuff in small doses and this album is no exception. I forgot they did the score for that flick HANNAH. Which, btw, is way better than the score for the new MORTAL KOMBAT movie which I just watched the other night. I don’t know where I’m going with all of this, so I guess I’ll just exit planet dust.
Fine...
is okay
missing the nimbleness and texture of their best work but a taste of things to come (you know, at first i put 'dexterity' in place of nimbleness/texture, but the more i think about it, i think dexterity works)
Some pretty cool beats, definitely would have listened to them back in middle school real hard, but a tad bit repetitive for me.
Not bad. Generally not something I listen to all the time, but I like it in the background while working. At a club or rave it would be fun for sure. Also TIL that this is considered "Big Beat", which I looked up on Wikipedia. At first I thought it was acid house. I do like the breakbeats.
So nice to get something DIFFERENT!
This felt like the ambient soundtrack of a sonic game. Fun, techno-y, and mostly instrumental.
It's like a 3.5. This is really good electronic music with some alternative and rock undertones. Most these songs have a really nice beat - Very 90s Tom Cruise action movie vibes. The downfall is that it is solely electronic. No lyrics, just pure upbeat electronic. It'd be cool live, and it's great background for work or maybe skiing, but I wouldn't play it in most situations.
Definitely just feels like generic 90s electronic to me now. Nothing too spectacular sadly
Nice album. Not too much standout songs, but good study music.
3.5. All of this sounded like it should be a in a Matrix film
Liked at the time, but doesn't hold up. (2.6)
hard to judge, its good funky electronic music
I agree it would make good action movies or game music, but it's not something I necessarely enjoy listening to outside of that. Maybe as workout music?
Not normally my thing but i quite enjoyed it, only criticism is its a bit repetitive. Not something I would buy but not something I would turn off either.