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The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, who met at the
Universityof Manchester, England, United Kingdom in 1992. Initially they called themselves The Dust Brothers. They changed
their namein 1995 given the preexisting American production duo The Dust Brothers, their burgeoning popularity and the
threat of legalaction from the originals. Thus, their first album as The Chemical Brothers was titled Exit Planet Dust.
Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, Underworld, Orbital, Apollo 440 and a few other less-
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The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, who met at the
Universityof Manchester, England, United Kingdom in 1992. Initially they called themselves The Dust Brothers. They changed
their namein 1995 given the preexisting American production duo The Dust Brothers, their burgeoning popularity and the
threat of legalaction from the originals. Thus, their first album as The Chemical Brothers was titled Exit Planet Dust.
Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, Underworld, Orbital, Apollo 440 and a few other less-
knownacts,they were pioneers at bringing the big beat electronic dance genre to the forefront of pop culture. They are
known fortheir high-quality DJ sets, an example of which can be found on their album Brothers Gonna Work It Out.
Many of their tracks have been in the UK charts as well as those in other countries. Wide belief is that their best
albumisSurrender, however Dig Your Own Hole is considered their masterwork by a significant number of Chemical
Brotherconnoisseurs and they are known for producing a style which evolves greatly between albums.
Their song 'Galvanize' was featured in Budweiser TV commercials in the U.S. giving it a great degree of exposure
andpopularity.
They composed the original soundtrack for the feature film Hanna.
Songfacts reports that 'Theme From Velodrome' was one of five official tracks selected by the Olympic committee
tosoundtrack the London 2012 Games. « hide |
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