Pete Tong has played The Boxer on today's essential selection. I think this is one of the funkiest tracks they've made! The sounds just gripped me from the start (there's also a catchy sample with repetition/stutter) :D 8O. I had a premonition they might play some more tracks as the album launch is getting closer and closer. Go to the usual links but I don't think the listen again feature will work til tomorrow morning.

think they'll play most of the album on radio1 in these days. crap german radio stations! at least some of them play galvanize and announce PTB, but not in my area :x

Stop winging! You will have the album soon enough right.

It's a proper ace track! Not so much a EE World Exclusive though ;) I heard it on radio here on Thursday 'arvo.



Open this in Real player: rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio1/essselection.ra



Fast-forward to 2:26:12.

I'm trying not to listen to all these bad quality previews of the songs, but I'm weak and I can't control my curiosity, so I had a listen.



I must say I realy enjoyed this track, a classic Chems work :P Uplifting synths, cool 'rockish' drums - thumbs up.

BTW, did anybody notice the ripping synth sounds from 'Orange Wedge'.



I just hope they dont play all of the songs on the radio before the album is in stores. That would kinda kill the fun of buying a new album.

Alchemist Escribi�:

BTW, did anybody notice the ripping synth sounds from 'Orange Wedge'.

Yes. Nice little inclusion I reckon.

iguanapunk Escribi�:

Stop winging! You will have the album soon enough right.

iggy, that's nothing about me because i am strong 8) and wait for my copy of PTB. i can wait for those 2 more weeks. i'll just spend some more time with my girl and the weeks will pass like nothing.

thing is, i want more chemical brothers airplay here in germany as i want more people to listen to their music. in the past it always used to be me, some kind of weirdo, listening to "that kind of music"

Boy with the Golden Eyes Escribi�:

thing is, i want more chemical brothers airplay here in germany as i want more people to listen to their music. in the past it always used to be me, some kind of weirdo, listening to "that kind of music"

Welcome To My World. :P



The only station which ever played some Chems on german radio was Sunshine Live, and the other stuff aired on it does not make it worthwhile waiting for Tom & Ed, no matter how good their own stuff is. That's more of a personal punishment.



I dream of a radio station playing out Chems, Evil Nine, Freeland, Fluke and the likes. :(

Well, i'm not bothered if radio plays chems songs, I have the songs on CD and i'm not happy with those fools jumping on board saying they like the music, because of the hype or it's regarded as cool. I like to have the chems all to myself (in a non-homosexual way of course).

Currently: Resisting.

c-Row Escribi�:

Boy with the Golden Eyes Escribi�:

thing is, i want more chemical brothers airplay here in germany as i want more people to listen to their music. in the past it always used to be me, some kind of weirdo, listening to "that kind of music"

Welcome To My World. :P



The only station which ever played some Chems on german radio was Sunshine Live, and the other stuff aired on it does not make it worthwhile waiting for Tom & Ed, no matter how good their own stuff is. That's more of a personal punishment.



I dream of a radio station playing out Chems, Evil Nine, Freeland, Fluke and the likes. :(

in 99 i managed -with a little help of my friends :D - to vote HBHG in the N-Joy-Radio listener charts up to no.4. made it a hit tip first and then manipulated the whole thing so they were forced to play it! as well, i heard Out Of Control on 1Live and 1Live and Fritz as well play Galvanize

Well, 1Live is the only exception from above's rule I think. Hey, they even played MY music once or twice. 8)

I didn't notice the 'orange wedge' noises b4 (I am now on my 3rd listen). There is also an explosion sound a la elektrobank and another really short sample just like from the mercury rev remix! :D So far from what I've heard, I think this is the best track :) .

yeah that orange wedge thingi was great. also on believe you hear the bell used on Rize up.

I have the promo and listen to the boxer frequently but haven't noticed this bit of orange wedge you mension. Can you tell me the seconds where it's located?

ElectronicBattleWarrior Escribi�:

I have the promo and listen to the boxer frequently but haven't noticed this bit of orange wedge you mension. Can you tell me the seconds where it's located?

I'll have a try. Going from that BBC stream and after some calculations I'd say around 1:35-1:50 into the track and again around 2:25.



The synth doing it in The Boxer sounds a couple of octaves lower than the one in OW.

the boxer sounds very old school-ish ! really loving it ! :):)



and the baseline on come inside remind me of 'White Lines'.

The Boxer is my fave track do far, i have a feeling that this track will be the biggest success except perhaps for galvanize.



It kind of reminds me of the happy mondays, god knows why, just got that feel good factor. Vocals are really good, and that suttering hook is awesome.The bleeps do it for me also.

Young_fan Escribi�:

It kind of reminds me of the happy mondays....... Vocals are really good

as a huge mondays fan i would like to point out the huge contradiction in what you have said!!!

yea i did think about that wen i was writing that, but didnt want to say that the mondays lyrics were shite incase i offended any1