Group The Chemical Brothers - Photo, History of Creation, Composition, News, Songs 2021

Biography

The Chemical Brothers is a musical group consisting of two participants - Tom Rowlends and Ed Sims. When in the 1990s, the Big-bit genre was formed in the UK, which was called dance electronic music, the duet was among his hedlemen.Embed from getty images

The compositions were created using special equipment, and the sound was distinguished by the presence of powerful bass, broken rhythm and samples of various melodes. For the creative career, the artists became owners of several figurines "Grammy" and idols of fans in different countries of the world. The composition of the collective remains unchanged since the foundation and to today.

The history of creation and composition

Both duet participants were engaged in creativity from the young age. The fateful acquaintance of musicians took place in the University of Manchester, where Tom and ED acted. The first one then dreamed of a professional scene, and the second just liked to study the history of the Middle Ages. Admission to the university gave future perspectives and new knowledge to future artists.

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Having met for the first time in 1989, subsequently, pleasures often spent time in clubs, where dance music played. Both behind the shoulders had the experience of independent experiments, so young people decided to cooperate. The history of the creation of the team started with the appearance of the name of the group. At first they attracted the name The 237 Turbo Nutters. The duet gave concerts in clubs and played at parties, offering the public Mix from Techno, House and Hip-Hop.

Behind, the guys began to associate themselves with producers, known as The Dust Brothers, and, forgetting about copyright, copied the name of the team. The first compositions of the duet were remixes. Realizing that it was time for the author's material, they began to create it. On the own label of Diamond Records, the guys released the song "Song To the Siren". They made 500 copies of the disk, but the album was not sold, since the tempo of music was too slow for dance.

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The composition was sent by DJ Andrew Weatherall, which turned it on to the set and released on its own label. By this time, the musicians graduated from the university. They worked on the remix "Packet of Peace" and the release of Fourtenth Century Sky.

By the 1994th The Chemical Brothers became the stars of the famous London club The Heavenly Social and even managed to work with cult prodigy. Many artists wanted a duet to make a remix on their songs, but did not agree with each of the coasple.

Music

In 1995, the team proposed a contract of the developing label Virgin Records. A record of the debut plate "EXIT PLANET DUST", which caused critics praise. In support of the album, artists went on tour in the world as a group of heating. The musician performed, opening joint concerts with Orbital and Underworld. The trip to the United States became fatal, since at that moment The Dust Brothers appealed to the court due to the similarity in the names of the teams.

That And Edu did not have anything else, how to come up with a new name. Duet took the name The Chemical Brothers. At that moment, the work of artists has enjoyed great interest from the public. They brought acquainted with many musicians and collaborated several times with Oasis, speaking at warming up. The first album was in the top ten leaders of world charts and entered the 100 best plates of the 1990s according to Select Magazine.

In 1996, the release of the "SETTING SUN" single was released, which became the leader of the charts. After releasing a couple of premiere compositions, Rowlands and Simons prepared for the release of the Album "Dig Your Own Hole". The plate received "Grammy" and became the premiere of the month according to Mixmag magazine. The team went to the tour of the United States, Japan and the UK.

During this period, the name The Chemical Brothers was at all hearing. Popular groups asked to make remixes on their songs. Among the teams that offered cooperation was even Metallica. But the artists once again denied the famous team. Focusing on DJing, in 1998, the group released the album "Brothers Gonna Work IT OUT", containing remixes on the composition of the musicians who made the impression on Tom and Ed.

At the same time, the single "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" started in the rotation, and in the summer of 1999, the collective discography was replenished with the Surrender plate. The album was created with the participation of invited artists and was filled with household sound.

The duo became the chadliner of the Glastonbury festival and gave a large-scale tour of the UK. Tom and Ed participated in the music festivals, invariably collecting the army of fans of their creativity. In 2001, they started writing "Chemical Four". The release was appointed for January 2002, "Star Guitar" was shot at the single. Immediately after the release, the disk took the 1st place in the British charts. In the first 7 days of sales, 100 thousand album instances were implemented. Treasured tour of European cities started.

By the end of the year, the artists returned to work in the studio and recorded new tracks. In parallel, a disk appeared on the shelves of music stores with the best compositions of the "Singles 93-03" duet. It was on the record and the new composition "Get Yourself High", recorded with the participation of RPER K-OS. In 2003, the light saw the 5th album of the musicians "Push The Button". The Trek "Galvanize" was the title theme. The second Single was the song "Believe". In 2006, The Chemical Brothers received 2 Grammy: for the album and track.

The next disk in the creative biography of the duet was "We Are The Night". In his support, the musicians went on tour where the fans were pleased with high-tech and spectacular speeches. Together with the SPANK Rock team, the duet recorded the track "Keep My Composure", used as a soundtrack for the "Heroes" series.

The plans of the musicians were already the following album "Brotherhood". It turned out to be the hits of the group, as well as several new tracks. Coming out in 2008, the record became very popular. The Chemical Brothers continued to work in the usual direction, periodically voicing the DJ sets with a new material. After 2 years, the "Further" disk appeared. He gained positive feedback from critics. Recorded songs were created with the participation of invited vocalists.

In 2010, Tom and ED received an interesting offer from Joe Wright, who worked on the shooting of the Hannah project. The duet created a soundtrack to film. The disconnect plate came out in 2011, after the film premiere. A year later, the release of the composition "Theme for Velodrome", dedicated to the Olympic Games held in London. The song was dedicated to cycling. As he confessed in an interview, he himself was not indifferent to this sport. Working on the track, the duet tried to recreate the feeling of speed and experiences.

The Chemical Brothers are known for high-quality performances within concerts and mass festivals. The duet show is always accompanied by installations, special effects, the use of the laser and stroboscopes. Lovers of dance music such concerts do not leave indifferent.

The Chemical Brothers now

In 2019, the duet continues to perform at large musical events and tours the world. In the summer, they managed to give a concert in Kiev, Moscow and St. Petersburg. The enchanting visual show accompanied the presentation of the new album "No Geography".

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5 clips came to support the record. Now, as before, the musicians are striking the fans with a scrupulous approach to the preparation of concerts that turn into a bright performance.

The Chemical Brothers own a verified account in the Instagram network and regularly publish in the profile of photos and videos from events and touring, promoter and passages of clips. Posters and advertising dilute rare personal pictures.

Discography

• 1995 - "EXIT PLANET DUST"
• 1997 - "Dig Your Own Hole"
• 1999 - "Surrender"
• 2002 - "Come With US"
• 2005 - "PUSH THE BUTTON"
• 2007 - "WE ARE THE NIGHT"
• 2010 - "Further"
• 2011 - "Hanna"

Clips

• 1995 - "Life Is Sweet"
• 1996 - "SETTING SUN"
• 1997 - "Block Rockin Beats"
• 1999 - "Hey Boy Hey Girl"
• 1999 - "Out Of Control"
• 2002 - "Star Guitar"
• 2003 - "Get Yourself High"
• 2005 - "Galvanize"
• 2005 - BELIEVE
• 2007 - "DO IT AGAIN"
• 2007 - "The Salmon Dance"
• 2010 - "ANOTHER WORLD"