OFF: Chemical Bro's / The ORB

[Jon Browne]

In message <Pine.SUN.3.95.970410111233.13610D-
100000 at markov.utdallas.edu>, QUEST <dcapehar at UTDALLAS.EDU> writes
>On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Jon Browne wrote:
>> ObCD - The new Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole.
>> Fan-f*cking-TASTIC!!!!!  Stupendous! Headflop!!!
>
>Question:  Some friends and I will be going to the Chem.Bros / ORB concert
>at the Bomb Factory on the 24th.  Now, I have most of the ORB material,
>but how do the Chem.Bros compare, if at all?  What are they like in
>general?
>
>Thanks,
>Damon
lucky so-and-so!

Not terribly Orb-like for starters. These guys are not ambient. this is
very up front moshpit dance most of the time, but with some of the most
mind-mangling sounds I've ever heard. Imagine a cross between Prodigy
and Kraftwerk but with unspeakably psyche Sound FX, really exciting
synth-rock. Amongst Prodigy, Orbital, Leftfield, FSOL, Underworld these
guys retain their rock-the-fuck-out sensibilities. They do have a couple
of sunday morning gentler pieces on the albums, a bit of light and
shade, but most of the time you're going through a time/space-warp.
Backwards.

bryan lists...
>-Exit Planet dust   (the used to be called the dust brothers)
>-Loops of fury
>-Setting Sun (or whatever the name is w/ the guy from Oasis)
>-and the new one
"Block Rockin' Beats"
There was also the most excellant singles "Leave Home" "Life is Sweet"
And "Song to The Siren"   I'm petty sure there's more as The Dust
Brothers. I think it's time I sourced a full discog.


>very dub/dance oriented but there is some really good stuff

most of their early stuff was re-mixing other people, e.g. Manic Street
Preachers on the Playstation soundtrack CD - Whooah!! there's about 20-
30 of these remixes out there. Some the best of them were on a tape free
with the NME called "X-mas Dust Up" if anyone sees this tape, it gets my
highest recommendation. There's also a CD of this tape floating around.
If anyone sees this - do *not* listen to it. Just send it to me,
immediately! Good price paid!

--
Jon Browne