| The Chemical Brothers are made up of childhood | | | | After a break of almost two years, the Chemical |
| friends Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, and are a | | | | Brothers returned with a new single which |
| Grammy Award winning electronic music | | | | signalled a subtle change in direction. Hey Boy, Hey |
| sensation. Originally referred to as the The Dust | | | | Girl was immediately a more commercial record, |
| Brothers until a legal threat from another band of | | | | and as a result went to number 3 in the UK |
| the same name, they changed their name in 1995 | | | | charts and gained them huge publicity. |
| after a successful tour of the U.S. | | | | The third album, Surrender, was released in June |
| The Chemical Brothers are one of the few bands | | | | 1999, again featuring the likes of Noel Gallagher on |
| that successfully made the transition to | | | | backing vocals. The album reached number 1 in |
| arena-sized concerts, and the fact they are an | | | | the UK and received widespread recognition from |
| electronic act makes this feat even more | | | | all sections of the music press. |
| impressive. Along with The Prodigy, The Chemical | | | | Memorable gigs at Glastonbury and a UK tour |
| Brothers have become known as pioneers of the | | | | followed. The album Come With Us was released |
| big-beat electronic dance genre, and have a | | | | in 2001, but it was less well received than any of |
| reputation unsurpassed for their use of | | | | their previous work. This didn't prevent it topping |
| complicated sound and light effects to produce | | | | the UK charts in its first week of release |
| amazing live gigs. | | | | however, as they proved their fan base was loyal |
| In the studio, they have been releasing albums | | | | to the core. |
| since 1995, when they first put out Exit Planet | | | | Early in 2003, the Chemical Brothers went back |
| Dust. Shortly after its release they were snapped | | | | into the studio to work on new material, including |
| up by Virgin Records, under which they started | | | | The Golden Path, a collaboration with Wayne |
| their own offshoot label, Freestyle Dust. | | | | Coyne, lead singer of The Flaming Lips. This came |
| During that year's Glastonbury Festival, Rowlands | | | | out in September 2003, around the same time |
| and Simons met up with Noel Gallagher from | | | | their Singles 93-03 (best of) album was released. |
| Oasis, who told them how much he liked their | | | | The following year, they were back in the studio |
| debut album, and that he would like to sing on a | | | | to work on their fifth studio album, Push The |
| future track. They got together and recorded | | | | Button, again featuring collaborations with Tim |
| Setting Sun, the song being released in October | | | | Burgess, Kele Okereke and Anwar Superstar, |
| 1996. It gave the duo their first number one | | | | amongst others. The album was released in |
| single, and also starting a popular trend they would | | | | January 2005 and saw good initial sales, but it |
| continue, of working with guest vocalists. | | | | wasn't until July 2007 that the Chemical Brothers |
| In 1997 the Chemical Brothers released their | | | | released their best-selling sixth album, We Are the |
| second album, Dig Your Own Hole, after recording | | | | Night. |
| it at their studio in south London. During that | | | | To help promote this, the Chemical Brothers |
| summer they toured extensively, playing clubs | | | | embarked on a hugely sucessful UK tour this |
| and festivals, particularly in the United States. In | | | | December. Their latest single from the album, The |
| Tokyo, they became residents in the Liquid | | | | Salmon Dance, is out now. |
| Rooms. | | | | |