Brotherhood

by The Chemical Brothers

Overview

The Chemical Brothers' second career-spanning compilation is basically a substitute for the first, including nine of the same tracks first reissued on 2003's Singles 93-03 and then making room for a few of the touchstones released between 2003 and 2008 (two of which are new to this collection). The early classics "Chemical Beats" and "Leave Home" are still among the best of their career, while "Block Rockin' Beats" and "Setting Sun" (featuring Noel Gallagher) found the mature Chemical Brothers quickly growing comfortable with a stadium-sized sound and profile. From there, the duo appeared to merely refine their approach, gathering in further psychedelic and house influences while they scored gradually more popular guests over the subsequent ten years. Brotherhood's track listing could easily be quarreled with, but it includes most of the approved highlights from each album, early or old, innovative or orthodox. One of the new tracks features an intriguing matchup, with Spank Rock's Naeem Juwan joining the ChemBros for "Keep My Composure," a rather clever piece of acid hip-hop. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	09/16/2008
Label:	Astralwerks / Virgin
UPC:	5099923481817
Rank:	49866

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Galvanize
2. Hey Boy Hey Girl
3. Block Rockin' Beats
4. Do It Again
5. Believe
6. Star Guitar
7. Let Forever Be
8. Leave Home

Disc 2

9. Keep My Composure
10. Saturate
11. Out of Control
12. Midnight Madness
13. The Golden Path
14. Setting Sun
15. Chemical Beats

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Chemical Brothers   Primary Artist
Noel Gallagher   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Steven Drozd   Vocals
Beverley Skeete   Vocals
The Flaming Lips   Featured Artist
Bobby Gillespie   Vocals
Wayne Coyne   Vocals
Spank Rock   Featured Artist
Q-Tip   Vocals,Featured Artist
Ali Love   Featured Artist
Kele Okereke   Featured Artist
Bernard Sumner   Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Alexander Williams   Composer,Composer
Trent Bell   Engineer
Steve Dub   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Steven Drozd   Composer
Blake Baxter   Composer
The Flaming Lips   Musician
The Chemical Brothers   Producer,Audio Production
James Ingram   Composer
Ed Simons   Composer
Wayne Coyne   Composer
Mike Marsh   Mastering
Noel Gallagher   Composer,Musician
Jim Ingram   Composer
Kamaal Fareed   Composer
Jonathan Dee   Engineer
Vaughan Merrick   Vocal Engineer
Ali Love   Composer
Kele Okereke   Composer
Bernard Sumner   Composer
Cheeky Paul   Editing
Jon Dee   Audio Engineer
Najat Aatabou   Composer
Tom Rowlands   Composer,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Jesse Weaver   Composer
Andy Nunez   Engineer
Julian Smith   Photography
Tappin Gofton   Design,Art Direction
Richard Fowler   Composer
Jamie Reynolds   Composer
Naeem Juwan   Composer
Devonte Hynes   Composer
Charles Pettiford   Composer
Gregory Wigfall   Composer
Jerry Bloodrock   Composer
Celite Evans   Composer
Edmund Simons   Composer
Tony Butler   Composer
Richard Hilary Fowler   Composer
James Wrighton   Composer