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Principally recorded at Orinoco Studios and Da Da Studios, London, England between August and November 1994.
The Chemical Brothers were formerly known as the Dust Brothers. The name change seems particularly appropriate, as many observers viewing the disc's cover would be hard-pressed to perceive this as anything remotely electronic-based. Rave faves and flamboyant studio techies in their native England, the Brothers may be the '90s inheritors of Adrian Sherwood and his On-U Sound legacy.
EXIT PLANET DUST is a record concerned more with the urban jungle than space-time continuums, although there's no shortage of tripped-out effects, stereo panning, reverb, and a healthy amount of studio gimcrackery. Mobile fidelity is the nucleus here, so anyone expecting ambience need look elsewhere. With this record, one of the first to break so-called "electronica" mainstream and on Main Street, USA, The Brothers have assimilated so many dancefloor ideologies that their stance within the "big beat" genre should ultimately get them through the next musical revolution--and beyond. To many, this is the possible future of pop: Spock & roll, anyone?
The electronica duo's acclaimed 1995 debut album. Contains 11 tracks, including the singles 'Leave Home' & 'Loops Of Fury'. An Astralwerks release.
Engineers: Steve "Dub" Jones, Dan Zamani, Tim Holmes.
Composers: Ed Simons; Tom Rowlands.
Personnel: Tim Burgess, Beth Orton (vocals).
Recording information: Da Da Studio, London, England (08/1994-11/1994); Orinoco Studios, London, England (08/1994-11/1994).
Editor: Cheeky Paul.
The Chemical Brothers: Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons.
Additional personnel: Tim Burgess, Beth Orton (vocals); Seggs (bass).
Q (2/96, p.63) - Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995.
Q (9/95, p.115) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...a seamless, electro-gliding whole, the Brothers show...their ability to weave hip hop breakbeats and techno thumping, before everything subsides for the lush, chilled-out `One Too Many Mornings'..."
Alternative Press (10/95, p.88) - "...The overused epithet `slammin'' really does apply to the music of Brothers Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Subtle it ain't, but EXIT PLANET DUST will trigger more hedonism per square foot than any other dance album this year..."
Melody Maker (12/23-30/95, pp.66-67) - Ranked #36 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's `Albums Of The Year' - "...percussive mayhem....breakbeat-driven, anthemic debut opus..."
Village Voice (2/20/96) - Ranked #24 in Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
Village Voice (2/20/96) - "...Starts out whomping irrepressibly, ends up schlocking imperturbably, and either way provides the noise, beats, and basslines us earthlings like in our electrically enhanched popular music..." - Rating: A-
NME (Magazine) (12/23-30/95, pp.22-23) - Ranked #20 on NME's `Top 50 Albums Of The Year' for 1995 - "...full-on snarling rock beasts of electronica, laying waste with skyscraper-sized breakbeats and much burbling acid house..." Exit Planet Dust Music | List Price | $14.98 (You save $3.83) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Dance, Electronica, Alternative, Rock/Pop, Trip Hop | | Label | Astralwerks (Record Label) | | Orig Year | 1995 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3384  | | CD Universe Part number | 1153608 | | Catalog number | 6157 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 15, 1995 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Ed Simons; Tom Rowlands; Cheeky Paul (Compilation) | | Personnel | Tom Rowlands
Seggs - bass
Also: Beth Orton, Tim Burgess, London, Ed Simons.
Additional Personnel: K-OS, Dan Zamani, Steve "Dub" Jones, Tim Holmes.
Principally recorded at Orinoco Studios and Da Da Studios |
Chemical Brothers Exit Planet Dust Songs Exit Planet Dust Music Review Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews So-So
The Chemical Brothers didn't really hit their stride untill Dig Your Own Hole.This album is not their best
Submitted by leasley (Texas,USA) 
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 this one was the best
sorry quys, this is the best release, they ever did!
Submitted by oldskull ("czech republic")
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A good start
Not their best, but it was a pretty good start to the Brothers block rockin' career. Listen to Song to the Siren, Three Little Birdies Down Beats and Leave Home.
Submitted by Sammy D (JHB, SA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No absolute classic record
anyone who says that the chems got into their stride for dig your own hole and this is not their best work is wrong. this is the greatest dance record of all time - bar none. i hope the other loser reviews don't put you off. this is better than leftism, dubnobasewithmyheadman, jilted and all the other classics put together.
Submitted by nev (meath)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No nice cd
not as good as the rest, but there is something interesting about their method of making music, though this method failed at some point most recently, you can see how they came to grow from this first record.
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