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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Chems are back!,
By DodgyDan (Newcastle, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Further (Audio CD)
Opinion seems to be mixed on The Chemical Brothers' new album. If you love the more melodic and psychedelic side of the duo then your more likely to be a big fan of ''Further,'' but if you prefer the more accessible (''Hey Boy,Hey Girl'' ''Believe'' - you get get the idea) side then your likely to be a bit dissapointed. Thats not to say ''Further'' doesnt have its standout tracks, ''Escape Velocity,'' ''Another World,'' ''Horse Power'' and ''Swoon'' are all worthy of being single releases. Listeners should approach ''Further'' as a listening experience rather than fishing for the big moments. The way ''Snow'' ''Escape Velocity'' and ''Another World'' blend into each other is sublime, from there ''Dissolve'' leads us into ''Horse Power'' and ''Swoon'' before the album takes its foot off the gas a little with ''K + D + B'' then finishes with the nice and shoegazey feel of ''Another World.'' The only gripes for me are that with only 8 tracks ''Further'' is a little on the short side & overall lacks the variation as on previous albums but the plus side on that is that the album seems more focussed and flows really well. 8.5/10 for me!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Eight New Little Wonders,
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This review is from: Further (Audio CD)
As seventh albums go The Chemical Brothers new release'Further' is a cracker in every respect. Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons latest offering is a transcendent success. The duo's capacity to push the boundaries of their muse just a little bit further forward into new territories is a credit to their long-term collaboration and friendship. 'Further' has got guts but it also has magically subtle shades too. Tom Rowlands shows off his voice where the script demands and this in itself adds to the overall intimacy of the project. (I didn't miss the absence of guest vocalists for a moment!) There are some real treasures here. First up is 'Snow', whose opening bars crackle with ambient electricity. The stripped-down pulsing motif carries Mr Rowland's fragile elfin falsetto quite beautifully. (Elements of Mr Jonsi's recent masterpiece 'Go' came to mind here and there). The simple but highly engaging arrangement leads directly into the monolithic track 'Escape Velocity'. It is an extraordinary work, crammed with vibrant dark energy. Building slowly, wave upon wave of spiralling synth layers eventually explode in an epically uplifting trance-like Dionysian dance. The whirling sonic maelstrom is truly thrilling! Even when the foreboding clouds gather at its heart we somehow know that the resolution will be an optimistic one. The sunshine bursts out of the momentary melancholy lull with such force that we can feel its heat on our faces! The enormous crashing chords at the beginning of 'Another World' give way to a curiously shifting staccato invention and another somewhat otherworldly vocal performance from Mr Rowland. The building blocks of the composition are unashamedly simple and all the better because of it. 'Dissolve' materialises out of thin air but quickly builds into another gargantuan riff-laden structure with fragments of quasi-Eastern melodic ideas running through it. Play it loud and the plaster will fall from your ceiling! 'Horse Power' made me laugh out loud. There is a real horse in the studio! I'm sure of it! I heard it neighing! (An image of a horse behind a drum-kit comes and goes for a moment in my mind's eye!) The tasty synth bleeps and whoops and big chunky beats are an absolute hoot! Not since The Osmonds' 1972 hit 'Crazy Horses' has one of our equine friends been so well represented (or employed!!) 'Swoon' does what it says on the can. It swoons, swoops and dives in lush harmonic arabesques. A firebird leaving its flaming trail across the heavens. Joyful primal stuff! 'K+d+b' is an infectious and addictive percussion-fest. A wobbly (Scottish?) carnival procession; a pipe and drum dream; a gloriously eccentric musical confection. Final track 'Wonders Of The Deep' is a curiously old-fashioned composition. A psychedelic anthem for a new generation. Full of light and shade and bold, buxom harmonies, it brings the project to a strangely affecting anachronistic close. An album full of little wonders. If Messrs Rowlands and Simons had not already created The Chemical Brothers it is very likely that we would have had to invent them for ourselves. Their music, in a small way, really does make the world a better place. Essential.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Cracking!,
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This review is from: Further (MP3 Download)
This is the best reaction I've had to any Chem's albums for a very long time! After you fast-forward to just over half-way through the first track, which is a tad overlong, especially as an introduction track. Stick in there though, and you are soon shown what pleasures lie behind the curtain. 'Dig your own Hole' and 'Loops of Fury' are still my - any many others' favourite albums/EP's, along with their club/dance-night mixes of 'Live at the Social' and 'Brothers Gonna Work it Out', but after the dirge of rubbish made after that (in my humble opinion!) 'Further' comes back to a different intelligence , like 'the second footstep on the moon'. (which sounds like a great album name. You can buy it from me if you like!)I love it.
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