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Chemical
Brothers
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
label: freestyle dut / astralwerks
released: 09.22.98
our score: 4.0 out of 5.0
buy it: here
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I hate categorization,
don't you? I always run into problems when I write my reviews
when I reach the part of deciding what category I want to put
the CD under. Is Rage Against the Machine rock, rap, metal,
or alternative? Things like this bother me, and I feel bad
when I put things in the wrong category. What I am getting
to is this - don't kill me for putting the new Chemical Brothers
under electronica.
Brother's
Gonna Work it Out is not new original material from
the Chemical Brothers. Instead, it is a DJ Mixtape.
This is their first DJ album, and the first album on their new
label Freestyle Dust. It marks a step in a different
direction for the Brothers, straying from their earlier works.
The CD is a straight mix of music from various genres and time
periods. (The title of the CD is taken from a song sampled
on the first track - "Brother's Gonna Work it Out" by
Willie Hutch, 1973). Like the Beastie Boys, they have a
wide range of musical tastes and influences, all of which are
included in the mix. "These are tunes that Tom and
Ed will probably never stop playing and an album that we'll be
pulling out in ten years time." - liner notes.
With the departure
from their usual big beats, and funky flavor, the Brothers are
leading the world into yet another musical area. While DJ's
have been popular in the underground, this is one of the first
major releases of a mixtape. (The only other big name I
can bring to mind is Mixmaster Mike - who received the majority
of his popularity through the Beastie Boys). While there
may be plenty of people to follow suit in releases like this,
the Brothers are going to be remembered as pioneers in the popularization
of the art of mixing. This is one of the best mixes I have
ever heard - due to the seamless changes of beat and song, as
well as the wide selection of material included.
If you
liked Brothers Gonna Work It Out...
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| Tracklist:
1.
Brothers Gonna Work It Out / Not Another Drugstore
/ Block Rockin' Beats / This Ain't Chicago /
It's Just Begun - Willie Hutch / Chemical Brothers
/ Justin Warfield / On The House / The Jimmy
Castor Bunch
2. Makin' A Living / Hot Wheels (The Chase)
/ The Theme / Gimmie Some Love - Kenny Dope
/ The Powerhouse Three / Badder Than Evil /
Unique 3 / Love Corporation
3. The Jazz / Sidewinder / Doin' After Dark
(D-Ski's Dance) / Don't Stop The Rock / To a
Nation Rockin' - The Micronauts / Serotonin
Project / Carlos Berrios / Freestyle / Metro
L.A.
4. Morning Lemon / Mars Needs Women / Thunder
/ Losing Control / Mother Earth - The Chemical
Brothers / Meat Beat Manifesto / Renegade Soundwave
/ DBX / Dubtribe Sound System
5. The Riot / Trip Harder / Everything Must
Go / I Think I'm In Love - Barry DeVorzon /
Perry Botkin / Ultraviolet Catastrophe / Manic
Street Preachers / Spiritualized
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