“Further” is The Chemical Brothers’ seventh studio album, an eight track masterpiece of modern psychedelia. Effortlessly fusing free from analogue wig-outs to juggernaut dance floor dynamics on the album’s first single, Escape Velocity, the record sees Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons explore the boundless possibilities of their sound. Taking a trip through four decades of electronic noise, Tom & Ed have taken the template set up with their occasional Electronic Battle Weapon releases and allowed them to mutate gloriously into an entire album. Vocal samples are woven through tracks to create a record that ebbs and flows like one of the band’s legendary live sets. Here, the West Coast power pop harmonies of Dissolve sit beside German Motorik rhythms of K+D+B while Valentines-esque sonic manipulations plane across the top of early house basslines (Swoon). “Further” is the culmination of nearly two decades of psychedelic exploration, an immersive collection that sees The Chemical Brothers at their least-restrained and most-melodic best. “Further” also marks the band's first proper partnership with long-time visuals collaborators Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall. Visuals for “Further” have been created to correspond with each track on the album and have been planned during the recording of the record. Double LP released 14th June, at around £18.
“Further” is The Chemical Brothers’ seventh studio album, an eight track masterpiece of modern psychedelia. Effortlessly fusing free from analogue wig-outs to juggernaut dance floor dynamics on the album’s first single, Escape Velocity, the record sees Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons explore the boundless possibilities of their sound. Taking a trip through four decades of electronic noise, Tom & Ed have taken the template set up with their occasional Electronic Battle Weapon releases and allowed them to mutate gloriously into an entire album. Vocal samples are woven through tracks to create a record that ebbs and flows like one of the band’s legendary live sets. Here, the West Coast power pop harmonies of Dissolve sit beside German Motorik rhythms of K+D+B while Valentines-esque sonic manipulations plane across the top of early house basslines (Swoon). “Further” is the culmination of nearly two decades of psychedelic exploration, an immersive collection that sees The Chemical Brothers at their least-restrained and most-melodic best. “Further” also marks the band's first proper partnership with long-time visuals collaborators Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall. Visuals for “Further” have been created to correspond with each track on the album and have been planned during the recording of the record. Double LP released 14th June, at around £18.
