Taking the swirling eclecticism of their post-techno debut,Exit Planet Dust, to the extreme, the Chemical Brothers blow all stylistic boundaries down with their second album,Dig Your Own Hole. Read more about Dig Your Own Hole on All Music Guide
Rolling Stone
For two guys who just play records for a living -- records that get chopped up, digitally reconfigured and rendered otherwise unrecognizable to the original copyright holders -- the Chemicals (Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons) are truly gifted composers. Read more about Dig Your Own Hole on Rolling Stone
Techno albums typically receive a bad rap, especially in the mainstream community. Sometimes, some of the criticisms merit the stigma: it's all a bunch of bass and computer bleeps, there is no song structure, unless your're on ecstacy, it sucks. ...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews
For two guys who just play records for a living -- records that get chopped up, digitally reconfigured and rendered otherwise unrecognizable to the original copyright holders -- the Chemicals (Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons) are truly gifted composers. ...read the complete review at Rolling Stone