The Chemical Brothers - Further

[holden]

ok, no one is doing UW covers. Sure, we compare to what we know. But the Chems have never really been on the same wavelength as Underworld. Big beat in one corner, with delusions of psychodelia and hip hop versus something entirely more progressive and genre-bending in the other under world.

Still, i'm not disappointed after hearing but ONE new Chemical Brothers track. I like the concept of "Further", i like the long instru jam of this track, and i hope it's sustainable over a full LP. If the Chems have the guts to make a mostly instrumental record of sustained jams, it'll be an improvement over the last 2 LPs and more in the spirit of their first 2 records.

[chems1919]

The cover for the album:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA600_.jpg

Looks awesome; reminds me of the artwork for elektrobank.

[holden]

Yeah, nice cover photo... i really liked the psychodelic/random photos of the Exit Planet Dust and Dig Your Own Hole era, designed by Blue Source. The incorporation of screenprints got kind of old after four albums.

Really hoping the music's a throwback to their mid-late 90's era, too!

[chems1919]

Originally Posted by holden

Really hoping the music's a throwback to their mid-late 90's era, too!

Same here. I've been hoping they would release an album that would incorporate more of their big-beat sound from their first 2 albums. I doubt Further will have that same big-beat style, but maybe they'll hint at it somehow...

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Originally Posted by chems1919

The cover for the album:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA600_.jpg

Looks awesome; reminds me of the artwork for elektrobank.

puts me in mind of 'the test'