The Chemical Brothers - Push The Button The Chemical Brothers

€34.99

Vinyl 2LP

Genre: Dance and Electronic
New / Used: Brand New
Release Date: Nov 18, 2016
Catalogue Number: XDUSTLP7
Barcode: 0724356330214
3 in stock
Format: Vinyl 2LP

The Chemical Brothers marked their 10th anniversary at the top of British dance music with a greatest hits collection, but Push The Button proved to be a spectacular return to the top of their game, intensified by the rise of dance music in 2005.

First single and opening track, Galvanize, features Q-Tip on vocals. It's a little more downtempo than the Brothers of late as they got wrapped up in a need to produce a dance-floor killer to match the heady days of Hey Boy, Hey Girl. It's not too different, not too clever, but has enough of the necessary "oomph" to make it an excellent start to the album.

In terms of classic sounding tracks, there are Come Inside and The Big Jump, the former a big-beat spectacular and the latter a definite tune to be heard "out", replete with enormous slidey bassline and sticky acid stabs. A standout in a similar vein to Galvanize (although possibly better) is Left Right featuring Anwar Superstar. It's got a bold hip-hop swagger and politically charged lyrics over a chunky riff that wouldn't sound out of place in a seventies TV cop show.

There are only two of the customary chill-out tracks (think Beth Orton): Hold Tight London, an upbeat soca-styled song that's okay but not nearly as beautiful as the sweeping epic Close Your Eyes featuring The Magic Numbers.

Closing Push The Button are two more guitar-based tracks, the country-rocking loop of Marvo Ging and the brilliant mish-mash of styles that is Surface To Air, a sort of rapturous amalgam of the Brothers' own Golden Path, The Strokes, and festival favourites Dreadzone.

Track List

A1        Galvanize
A2        The Boxer
B1        Believe
B2        Hold Tight London
B3        Come Inside
C1        The Big Jump
C2        Left Right
C3        Close Your Eyes
D1        Shake Break Bounce
D2        Marvo Ging
D3        Surface To Air
Format: Vinyl 2LP

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