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