- Mini-Disc (30 Oct 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Virgin
- ASIN: B0000574QQ
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,310,106 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A key record of the 1990s, Exit Planet Dust invented the big-beat style that dominated British dance music in the second half of the decade, and it still sounds superb in its own right. Skull-crunching hip-hop loops, fuzz guitar, insistently repetitive spoken samples and thunderous basslines make up the blueprint for one of the most instantly energising albums ever recorded. Many of the titles--"Chemical Beats", "Fuck Up Beats", "Chico's Groove"--are fairly self-explanatory. Others show a level of erudite humour; "Song To The Siren" filches the name of a Tim Buckley ballad for a track more in keeping with the mysteries of a car alarm, while "One Too Many Mornings" is nothing that Bob Dylan would recognise in a hurry. Collaborations with Beth Orton ("Alive Alone") and the Charlatans' Tim Burgess ("Life Is Sweet") add human voices to the brilliant mechanical formula. --David Bennun
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For years before the release of Exit Planet Dust, the production duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons were cranking out slabs of the biggest sounds around on the U.K. label Junior Boys' Own. Before screeching guitars and massive breakdowns were par for the course in dance music, they were unleashing monsters like "Chemical Beats" and "Song to the Siren"; their distorted beats and rock mentality were years ahead of their time. And, not surprisingly, they still hold up today, collected and rereleased, along with several newer tracks, on Exit Planet Dust. All the singles that established the trademark Chemicals sound are present, as are explorations of pop-song forms with vocalists Beth Orton ("Alive Alone") and Tim Burgess ("Life Is Sweet"). While a more evolved sound can be heard on their follow-up, Dig Your Own Hole, the roots of big beat can be found here. --Matthew Corwine
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Exit Planet Dust was Tom and Ed's first album as The Chemical Brothers, the patenters of Big Beat. Drawing from work by the likes of The Dust Brothers (the Chem's previous name, as a sign of respect to the original American Duo), Big Beats was a hybrid of hiphop scratching and vocals, fuzzy guitars, hosts of acid bleeps, shreaking sirens and good ol' British bass. Beginning with the definitive Big Beats tracks Leave Home and In Dust We Trust, The Bros journey through the oncoming traffic of heavy beats, ear piercing sounds and the sweet vocal talents of Tim Burgess and Beth Orton, in the evil-sounding-but-superb Life is Sweet and slow, downbeat-but-still-bigbeat Alive Alone respectively. This was the birth of the finest form of dance on this planet and a landmark album. -Daniel Murtha
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This albumn is raw but has so many great beats like "chemical beats", "song to the siren", "in dust we trust" and "fucked up beats" that is a must for all chemical brothers and dance lovers. You will be boping to it for ever and it is better than most of todays stuff.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This has to be the biggest big beat albums ever. The anthem song Leave home, is just the beginning of a freaky dance scape where they explore all manner of cool sounds. My favourite has to be the mellow No way of knowing if she's ever coming home, I don't know if it's called that but it has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
cool
Since I was 15 was listening to CHM. This is sort of music, I listened to when I skate. Now when I am a bit bigger 16 yrs later, there still time to listen to the old school ones. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Marcin
First but not there best work.
This might be The Chemical Brothers first full album but,not there best next to Dig Your Own Hole & Surrender along with Come With Us. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. N. Fraser
Their Finest Hour
I did write a whole review on this before my pc crashed at the vital moment. I just thought i'd give it the 5 stars it deserves. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. S. Bennett
in my opinion "THE BEST"
i have all the albums (apart from we are the night) and i think this has to be the best. yes the beats are quite simple, but they are genius! Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2007 by a_burn
a legendary album
Took me a while to buy this, ten years after its release. I thought the beats would be quite dated,which is kind of true,but then it was recorded 12 years ago. Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2006 by M. Jones
ein klein elevator music?!
For a while I used to believe that the Chem's singles were the only audiable listenable stuf they could produce, and the rest is just to fill in the gaps, but this album prooves... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2005
The first and the worst
Released in 1996, this was the Chemical Brothers debut album. Unfortunately, it is also the weakest of the Chem's collections. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2005 by "angus_prior"
pop
the most poppy of their albums i think. still worth a listen.
Published on 8 July 2003 by "gnang"
Good, but a tad slow sometimes
I bought this CD on the recommendation of a friend, and was a little disappointed. Aside from the first track, some of it gets a little slow and repetetive. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2000
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