The Chemical Brothers are back and, unlike some of their contemporaries, they refuse to fade away. On Push the Button, the Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons enlist a interesting set of collaborators, giving the album a variety of sounds without sounding fragmented. Push the Button is the CB’s fifth studio album, and it’s a… Read More Chemical Brothers – Push the Button
BT’s soundtrack to Stealth, an action movie about 3 top gun pilots that have to deal with a robotic fighter plane gone bad, seems promising, because it provides BT with the opportunity to mix his trademark hyperkinetic production style with full-on orchestral power. Unfortunately, the soundtrack CD is a bit of a disappointment. While there… Read More BT-Stealth
Fatboy Slim delivers the big-beat techno sounds that he is famous for. This Funk Soul Brother may be a middle-aged white guy named Norman Cook, but on this release, he proves that he can lay down the beats with the best of them. Cook’s pop approach to techno has made him one of the leading… Read More Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
Before “Rockefeller Skank” and “Praise You”, Fatboy Slim released this 1977 techno album. It’s full of bass and big beats, and like much of Slim’s music, it makes extensive and original use of sampled loops. It targets the dance floor, and the beats and songs are heavy enough and catchy enough to do the trick.… Read More Fatboy Slim – Better Living Through Chemistry
If you thought the two Matrix sequels were overhyped, you’re not alone. On the other hand, if you missed the animated feature The Animatrix, you missed some of the most exciting visuals and storytelling of the series. The soundtrack is also exceptional. The Animatrix soundtrack features some great electronica that evokes the dark mood of… Read More Various – Animatrix
This 1995 album put ‘big beat’ into the lingo. Plenty of sampled loops, squelchy TB303 basslines, and a compressed kick that won’t quit add up to upbeat, danceable techno. If you’ve listened to much electronic music, you’ve probably heard some of the cuts on this album. “Leave Home” starts the album off, with a sampled… Read More The Chemical Brothers – Exit Planet Dust
