The Chemical Brothers are British electronic duo that were a major pioneers for the big beat electronic dance genre that became a popular choice in the 1990s. Reaching the peak of their popularity on their second LP Dig Your Own Hole, The Chemical Brothers continue to fill the studios with trippy big beat dance hits that are played at every single rave and parties around the world. Now on their seventh studio album Further, The Chemical Brothers bring back the same trippy big beat sound that has surrounded them for a decade.
Further kicks off with the a very glitched guitar on "Snow" and carries over to the very exciting progressive single "Escape Velocity" that can probably define the whole entire electronic big beat in one epic 11 minute set. Vintage synths and repetitious drum beats fill the landscape on "Escape Veolocity" and continue to build and build until peaking off into a fuzzy ending leading into the very soulful song "Another World". One thing that is very noticable on Further that The Chems didn't include a guest vocalist, which is the first time they've done on an album.
"Another World" sounds a lot like psych rockers like Neon Indian and Washed Out, but it still delivers a very crafty sound. The heavy hitter "Dissolve" begins with a very vivid guitar intro and blast into a heavy distorted guitar riff that blast its way into a break that again builds into a very dramatic distortion and ends with an African beat on the drums floods into the next song "Horse Power". From the chessy horse effects to the annoying robot voice continuing to say "horse power", it's probably the lamest effort on Further. It reminds me of The Prodigy's major heavy hitters on The Fat of the Land.
The next song is a very dreamy and progressive rave. "Swoon" does impress with a perfect set up for a very atmospheric light show that will be something to look for in The Chemical Brother's very electrifying live sets. "Swoon" is followed by the very distorted and psychedelic "K+D+B" which has a very high-pitched finish that will annoy your pets. The most experimental of the songs on Further is "Wonders of the Deep" which presents a very progressive dreamy landscape of noise and texture that is a highlight for The Chem's seventh LP.
Further is just another basic Chemical Brother's LP. It follows The Chemical Brother's formula to perfection; put psychedelic landscapes behind big beat drums and leave the audience squinting their eyes at the heavy distortion of the whole album. If you're looking for some good psych dance music, go ahead and try out Further, it won't disappoint if you're looking to party.
Overall: 6.8/10 FAIR
Track Listing:
1. Snow - 7.0
2. Escape Velocity - 7.5 *
3. Another World - 7.5 *
4. Dissolve - 7.0
5. Horse Power - 5.0
6. Swoon - 8.0 *
7. K+D+B - 6.0
8. Wonders of the Deep - 7.0
* - Notable Track
Sample:
"Swoon"
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