THE NEW ALBUM RELEASED 7TH JUNE ON FREESTYLE DUST / PARLOPHONE RECORDS
It starts with what sounds like an alien morse code transmission; Earth bound signals bouncing off the side of orbiting space debris. Snatches of voices found out in the ether cut through the machine fog, drifting across burbling analogue equipment lovingly kept working long after supposed sell-by date. By the time the click and thump of snare and bass drum arrive, the sounds are all-encompassing, swirling around you with dizzying, disorientating effect. Noises come untethered by constraints of volume, seemingly leaping from the speakers with a life of their own. For a band used to dealing in psychedelics, this time round The Chemical Brothers have really pushed the proverbial envelope.
The Chemical Brothers release their seventh studio album, "Further", in June 2010. This album is the band's first to be released with corresponding films made specifically to match each of the 8 audio tracks.
Nearly three years on from the release of their fifth consecutive UK Number 1 "We Are The Night", "Further" sees Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons explore the boundless possibilities of their sound. Taking a trip through four decades of electronic noise, Tom & Ed have taken the template set up with their occasional "Electronic Battle Weapon" releases and allowed them to mutate gloriously into an entire album. Voice samples and snatches of vocals are woven through tracks to create a record that ebbs and flows like one of the band's legendary live sets. Here, West Coast power pop harmonies sit beside German Motorik rhythms while Valentines-esque sonic manipulations plane across the top of early house basslines. "Further" is the culmination of nearly two decades of psychedelic exploration, an immersive collection that finds The Chemical Brothers at their least-restrained and most-melodic best.
As well as an eight-track album, "Further" is the band's first proper partnership with long-time visuals collaborators Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall. Now as respected TV and film director (recently having completed the first episode of the forthcoming series of Doctor Who) Adam - aka Flat Nose George - has been responsible for creating the visual backdrop for every Chemical Brothers gig since their live debut in 1994. Visuals for "Further" have been created to correspond with each track on the album and have been planned during the recording of the record.
The band's four shows running from the 20th - 23rd May at the Roundhouse (which sold out in record time) and gigs at Sonar Festival and selected festivals in Europe will see the band play the album and Smith and Lyall's new films in their entirety. These will only be seen in sequence at those gigs. The Roundhouse shows will be the first chance to hear the album anywhere. After the gigs, the films will feature on a special edition DVD release and on iTunes LP.
And the tracklist:
The Chemical Brothers have revealed the tracklist of their seventh studio album, "Further", released June 2010:
TRACKLIST
1. snow
2. escape velocity
3. another world
4. dissolve
5. horse power
6. swoon
7. k+d+b
8. wonders of the deep
This album is the band's first to be released with corresponding films made specifically to match each of the 8 audio tracks.
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SYSTEM-J
I'm going to have to disagree with the bot on this one: the last album was ing boring and I haven't played it once since I first heard it.
Glaniskanis
Haha at the bot :D
I liked Midnight Madness though from the last album!
SYSTEM-J
Midnight Madness was on their greatest hits, not the last album.
Glaniskanis
Ahhh alright... misunderstood that. Then I'd say I quite liked Do It Again (in the Huntemann Remix) :)
Palladium
i heard escape velocity played by Sasha, i think is good or at least works on the dancefloor
Glaniskanis
quote:
Originally posted by Palladium
i heard escape velocity played by Sasha, i think is good or at least works on the dancefloor
Sasha pitched it down by I reckon about 6-7% for that, and it was still mad fast (its 140bpm normally :eyes: ). I'm also still hammering Escape Velocity wild atm though :D
netroM
quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I'm going to have to disagree with the bot on this one: the last album was ing boring and I haven't played it once since I first heard it.
What?
There was a bot in this thread? :stongue:
I agree, "We Own The Night" was definately the lowest point of the chems' career so far, for me.
netroM
ESCAPE VELOCITY VISUALS TEASER
A teaser clip of the visual accompaniment to Escape Velocity. Escape Velocity is taken from the astonishing new audio/visual album Further and released on June 14th.
Credit: Flat Nose George
Mr.Mystery
Just took a listen to Escape Velocity and... what the was that? Does this world really need any more 8-bit Nintendo music soundtracks?
The Chems have been getting worse with each record they've put out after Dig Your Own Hole and it sounds like they're not about to break the pattern.
vinnie97
yup, new tune sounds like equal parts rave and equal parts Underworld inspiration. Both Nick Warren and Sasha are in love with it, the geezers.
