Chemical Brothers - Surrender

The Chemical Bros. have taken turntable technology and created nirvana. When you pop this disk into your player, be prepared to move. This music will make you instantly envision dancing on a packed dance floor and may cause you to create a small rave in your own living room. This is a must-have for fans of this genre. There are also a couple of cuts on "Surrender" that are soft and melodic which are pure sonic delights. Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have cooked up a concoction that’s sweeter that any confection you could buy at a candy store. Surrender has beats packed with the stuff dreams are made of; light airy and much too sweet to be true. This is a collection of tight, bubbly and extremely exuberant beats.

Tom and Ed announce their intent clearly from the start with the first track ‘Music: Response’- stating loud and clear that "music should trigger some kind of response." The boys shared a writing credit on the album’s first track with Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. One of the catchiest cuts on this CD is ‘Hey Boy Hey Girl.’ Which features a sample from the old hip-hop standard ‘The Roof is on Fire.’ The song ‘Let Forever Be’ has got to be one of the happiest tunes I‘ve heard in a long time; it’s a musical joy drug. The guys had a little help on this one from Noel Gallagher of Oasis, who lent both his writing and vocal talents to the record. ‘Asleep From Day’ brings imagery of a lazy Sunday afternoon. Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval sings drowsy vocals layered over a child-like carousel melody. Sandoval’s dry and sexy vocals are perfect for this tune. I’m not sure what ‘Got Glint’ means, but it sounds highly cool! The centerpiece of this tune is an electronic android voice which spews brief punctuated lyrics, detailing colors of skin. The mechanical vocals are marked on either side by a circular rhythm that repeats a while before expanding into a loose and trippy melody.

The Chemical Brothers’ third album is powered with imagination. It’s fun and energetic from start to end. Never suffering from the endless redundancy of the techno form days of old. The Chemical Bros. create real songs with beginnings, middles, and endings, but invent them with the newest technology. If you dig on electronic grooves "Surrender" will have you under its influence. You will respond!


		CHEMICAL BROTHERS Surrender By Lina Reyes The Chemical Bros. have taken turntable technology and created nirvana. When you pop this disk into your player, be prepared to move. This music will make you instantly envision dancing on a packed dance floor and may cause you to create a small rave in your own living room. This is a must-have for fans of this genre. There are also a couple of cuts on "Surrender" that are soft and melodic which are pure sonic delights. Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have cooked up a concoction that’s sweeter that any confection you could buy at a candy store. Surrender has beats packed with the stuff dreams are made of; light airy and much too sweet to be true. This is a collection of tight, bubbly and extremely exuberant beats. Tom and Ed announce their intent clearly from the start with the first track ‘Music: Response’- stating loud and clear that "music should trigger some kind of response." The boys shared a writing credit on the album’s first track with Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. One of the catchiest cuts on this CD is ‘Hey Boy Hey Girl.’ Which features a sample from the old hip-hop standard ‘The Roof is on Fire.’ The song ‘Let Forever Be’ has got to be one of the happiest tunes I‘ve heard in a long time; it’s a musical joy drug. The guys had a little help on this one from Noel Gallagher of Oasis, who lent both his writing and vocal talents to the record. ‘Asleep From Day’ brings imagery of a lazy Sunday afternoon. Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval sings drowsy vocals layered over a child-like carousel melody. Sandoval’s dry and sexy vocals are perfect for this tune. I’m not sure what ‘Got Glint’ means, but it sounds highly cool! The centerpiece of this tune is an electronic android voice which spews brief punctuated lyrics, detailing colors of skin. The mechanical vocals are marked on either side by a circular rhythm that repeats a while before expanding into a loose and trippy melody. The Chemical Brothers’ third album is powered with imagination. It’s fun and energetic from start to end. Never suffering from the endless redundancy of the techno form days of old. The Chemical Bros. create real songs with beginnings, middles, and endings, but invent them with the newest technology. If you dig on electronic grooves "Surrender" will have you under its influence. You will respond!