It was the winter of 1999, and i purchased a copy of 'dig your own hole'. It blew my mind, it was like nothing id ever heard. Now i own and love all the chemical brothers stuff. What im wondering is when did the chems hit you? when did you discover them and how??
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Posted 06 February 2003 - 11:07 AM
1999 when they promoted HBHG on german radio stations (the only time I ever heard them on the radio). It wasn't like anything I had ever heard before. Then there was silence.
In early 2002 I picked up the Exit Planet Dust / DYOH double pack... well and here I am now. :)
In early 2002 I picked up the Exit Planet Dust / DYOH double pack... well and here I am now. :)
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Posted 06 February 2003 - 12:21 PM
I heard HBHG on Radio 1, loved it and bought the single. I had heard of the chems before but I never took much notice (not sure why ). Somebody put Surrender onto a tape for me and I loved that as well. Then there was silence.........................................until I bought Block rockin' beats (CD1) the following January. Then there was another silence...................................until the following erm, January when I found Music: response for �1 in HMV (bet you're all jealous! :P ). Then I bought Exit planet dust and it carried on from there. I started 2001 with 2 chems cds and ended the year with 17 :o .
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Posted 06 February 2003 - 12:59 PM
My story is the best. It was at the summer of 1999. I was in my car with an ex-girlfriend. She was arguing with me about something when Hey Boy Hey Girl started on the radio. I putted the volume up to listen to that fantastic music. A few seconds later she ordered me to low the volume. I did but I was not listening to her anymore. A few days later I bought Surrender.
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Posted 06 February 2003 - 1:14 PM
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I putted the volume up to listen to that fantastic music. A few seconds later she ordered me to low the volume. I did but I was not listening to her anymore.
Is that why she became your ex-girlfriend ? }:-)
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Posted 06 February 2003 - 1:31 PM
1995 when i first heard 'leave home'. then i stole my sisters copy of 'exit planet dust'. cemented my love for the chemical brothers when i saw them play live for my first time at brixton academy in 1996, around the time 'setting sun' was no 1! the rest is history
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Posted 06 February 2003 - 9:53 PM
Well it began in 2000. First song that i heard was HGHB.that time i was new to the techno scene so i ignored HGHB as a cheesy disco song. Few Months later... i heard BRB..."another cheesy song",i said...few months later i was in my room going through my tapes and i found a tape labeled ' it will blow ya mind '...so i listen to it and Prodigy's Smack my bitch up come up followed by Get Busy child and at that time i was doing my math-homework... about half and hour later Where do i begin comes up and i say 'oh cool' and then TPPR and -like everybody said it- rest is history.
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Posted 06 February 2003 - 10:28 PM
Some time in 1999 on the way to school with my mom she put in Surrender... Music:response caught my attention and then at home that afternoon I put it on the stereo and listened to it all the way through. Since then, absolutely obsessed.
He put on a turn-down collar, a black bow, and wore his Sunday tail-coat. As such, he looked spruce, and what his clothes would not do, his instinct for making the most of his good looks would.
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Posted 07 February 2003 - 12:30 AM
ah now here's a good story, and true.
About 3 yrs ago I was getting into dance music, had none in my CD collection so went shopping one day. Saw a rack of sale stuff so had a look and there was Leftfield - Leftism, Morcheeba-Big Calm and Chems-Surrender.
I'd never heard anything by any of these before but heard ppl talking about em so just bought em and took them home for a listen. tbh didn't think that much of Surrender at 1st but after a few listens I really got into it. That's the CD that defines the Chems for me, still listen to it a lot now.
But how good are those 3 CDs to just pick up on a hunch and have no idea at the time what awesome albums they all are!!!! Mysterious forces at work 8)
About 3 yrs ago I was getting into dance music, had none in my CD collection so went shopping one day. Saw a rack of sale stuff so had a look and there was Leftfield - Leftism, Morcheeba-Big Calm and Chems-Surrender.
I'd never heard anything by any of these before but heard ppl talking about em so just bought em and took them home for a listen. tbh didn't think that much of Surrender at 1st but after a few listens I really got into it. That's the CD that defines the Chems for me, still listen to it a lot now.
But how good are those 3 CDs to just pick up on a hunch and have no idea at the time what awesome albums they all are!!!! Mysterious forces at work 8)
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Posted 07 February 2003 - 3:01 AM
Leftism and Surrender are two heavyweights. How were you able to listen to these two albums in one single day. It is indeed 'more brilliant work than a common man is able to handle'. But i still think that Surrender kicks more ass than leftism.
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Posted 07 February 2003 - 4:42 AM
Wow, it seems it HBHG that made half of the Chems fans today. I think my conversion into electronic music and the like, started with Garbage, then i bought Propellerheads, that was my first real dance music album....i just got really into big beat from then on....
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Posted 07 February 2003 - 5:49 AM
It was about 1997, and I was running through my brothers CD collection. I saw the alien green CD and grabbed it. It was EPD and I sat in my room and listened to it. I first heard Leave home, then changed it to Life is Sweet. The next summer (or so) I bought Surrender. I have been a Chemical brother since.
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Posted 07 February 2003 - 2:22 PM
Cool. You bought Surrender in 1998. hahaha ;D
He put on a turn-down collar, a black bow, and wore his Sunday tail-coat. As such, he looked spruce, and what his clothes would not do, his instinct for making the most of his good looks would.