Further [CD & DVD]

by The Chemical Brothers, Ed Simons, Tom Rowlands

Overview

Further is the first Chemical Brothers album without a guest vocalist since their debut. Consequently, with no worries about crafting tracks around a Q-Tip or a Richard Ashcroft, the duo has full freedom to focus on enveloping listeners in the sound world usually just experienced at shows -- although, naturally, without the lights and atmosphere to accompany the music. After a beatless first track titled "Snow," the 12-minute single "Escape Velocity" approximates a rocket launch, the impressive effects continually rising over the first few minutes until the beat kicks in with full force. The effects and distortion would do Kevin Shields or Sonic Boom proud, while the lockstep beats, when they do come in, are practically an anticlimax. From there, Ed and Tom go in differing directions, none better than "Another World," an appropriately otherworldly and shimmering throwback to the '80s capable of provoking jealousy in chillwave maestros like Neon Indian and Washed Out. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	06/22/2010
Label:	Parlophone / Virgin
UPC:	5099964113029
Rank:	95838

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Snow
2. Escape Velocity
3. Another World
4. Dissolve
5. Horse Power
6. Swoon
7. K+D+B
8. Wonders Of The Deep

Disc 2

9. Snow
10. Escape Velocity
11. Another World
12. Dissolve
13. Horse Power
14. Swoon
15. K+D+B
16. Wonders Of The Deep

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Chemical Brothers   Primary Artist
Tom Rowlands   Primary Artist
Ed Simons   Primary Artist
Stephanie Dosen   Vocals

Technical Credits

The Chemical Brothers   Editing,Producer,Mixing
Ed Simons   Arranger,Composer
Robert James   Composer
Martin Hall   Composer
Cheeky Paul   Editing
Tom Rowlands   Arranger,Composer,Engineer
Laurence Aldridge   Assistant
Rob Schurgin   Composer
Anthony Ferguson   Composer
Tom Hingston   Design
Flat Nose George   Creative Director
Jez Tozer   Photography
Steve Dub   Mixing,Engineer