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Here I am again, writing a review, after a long time...
This album particularly captured my attention while I was exploring the electronic brothers, but let's start from the beginning.
Released in 1997, this LP was a launching pad in sales for the two, and overall, it is more than successful. In fact, for lovers of the genre, it can be proposed as a cult album where electronics and melody blend perfectly, creating an exciting and catchy mix.
It starts with "Block Rockin Beats," a song that to call catchy is an understatement; the sounds intertwine perfectly, and the result is a truly thrilling electro-house track.
It continues on the same line with "Dig Your Own Hole," another catchy track, quite similar to track No.1.
"Elektrobank" has a dark start, then flows into the band's characteristic electronic rhythm with a chorus repeated endlessly; the piece abruptly ends, and the rhythm that characterizes the last two minutes of this piece seems to be external to the rest of the song.
Noteworthy are "Setting Sun," a song where Noel Gallagher's voice perfectly merges with the electronic rhythms of the two brothers, "It Doesn't Matter," the track definitely with more house tendencies in this album, and finally the closing song: "The Private Psychedelic Reel," a long electronic ballad with "oriental" influences.
This record should probably be labeled as the band's best, definitely innovative, it will satisfy everyone, and lovers of the genre will surely be mesmerized by the rhythms that characterize the entire duration of the LP.
For those who don't own it yet, I urge you to buy this album immediately, also because it is now available at bargain prices.
Definitely a pillar in the history of electronics and a worthy chapter for music in general.
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Block Rockin' Beats (05:13)
Back on one of those other block rockin' beats
Back on one of those other block rockin' beats
Back on one of those other block rockin' beats
Back on one of those other block rockin' beats
Back on one of those other block rockin' beats
We are about to rock steady
We are about to rock steady
Back on one of those other block rockin' beats
Back on one of those other block rockin' beats
03 Elektrobank (08:18)
I'm tellin ya, I can not wait for this band to come on
Because I've got a few left over here
I'm gonna dance with their own shockin' feel and I'm a foreign
Man so Irvine, I'll bring it home... a one two... I'm gonna have another sound check
And then we're sending for the Chemical Brothers...
Y'all want the Chemical Brothers?...
Aic aiChemical brothers
They knew all about soul so I'm gonna show them Irvine...
Are Irvine lookin' for the Chemical Brothers?...
Aaaiik Aaaiik, I like that...
That's right, we gonna get the Chemical Brothers...
Some funky music...
We got the band comin' up here in two so... hold on tight... Alright check this out!!!
Who is dis doin' this synthetic type of alpha beta psychedelic funkin'?
07 Don't Stop the Rock (04:49)
get up on it
get up on it like this (X4)
you are a bit early, but dust (?) anyway
get up on it like this (X3)
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By babaz
"Ten years have passed since 'Dig Your Own Hole' was birthed by the Chemical Brothers and honestly, it hasn't lost an ounce of its freshness and innovation!"
"'The Private Psychedelic Reel' stands as a MASTERPIECE of an album that already is on its own."
By lucarandi80
Is it possible to create a vigorously rock album without using guitar, bass, drums, and natural voice? Yes.
Dig Your Own Hole shattered barriers and paradoxically had more influence on rock music than on electronic music.
