| Product Summary | | Label: Caroline Distribution | | UPC: 00094639415823 | | Release Date: 7/17/2007 | | Buy.com Sku: 204543406 | | Item#: M3LYEU | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Path To Follow, A ~ The Chemical Brothers |  | | 2. We Are The Night ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 3. All Rights Reversed ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 4. Saturate ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 5. Do It Again ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 6. Das Spiegel ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 7. Salmon Dance, The ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 8. Burst Generator ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 9. Modern Midnight Conversation, A ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 10. Battle Scars ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 11. Harpoons ~ The Chemical Brothers | | | 12. Pills Won't Help You Now, The ~ The Chemical Brothers | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Additional personnel: Little Barrie (guitar); Martin Duffy (keyboards); Seggs (bass guitar). | | When the Chemical Brothers debuted in 1995 with their stunning first album, EXIT PLANET DUST, they virtually plotted electronic music's ascent into the mainstream. Their fresh take on breaks-based big-beat electronica--mixing elements of hip-hop, acid house, and hard rock--would win them both critical and popular accolades, and propel them to arena-sized stages around the world. Now, with the electronic and rock worlds fully bridged, the Chemicals offer us a more nuanced version of musical fusion on WE ARE THE NIGHT (2007). | | The cut-and-paste musical radicalism of their hip-hop influenced past is now mitigated by the silky-smooth tech-R&B strains of disco, house, and their futuristic variants. On "Do It Again," modernized electro-funk beats churn robotically against guest vocalist Ali Love's appropriately dispassionate delivery. Reminiscent of the call-and-response verse/chorus rapping delivery of many dance-floor R&B hits, its appeal to pop audiences seems insured. Other tracks are definitive nods to their underground dance roots. The growling acid-house synths of "Saturate" blend seamlessly with bombastic stadium-rock drums. A peak-hour dance-floor slayer, it proves the Chemicals still have an assured footing with DJs and electronica purists. Proving again that electronic music need not wear a hair shirt to have a purpose; the Chemicals have delivered another vital blast of block-rocking beats for electronic party-people. |
Producer: The Chemical Brothers |
Engineer: Steve Dub; Tom Rowlands |
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Entertainment Reviews
 | The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night - CD Review By: Michael Cartwright - Cinema Blend CD Reviews Published on: 7/3/2007 1:35 PM | | Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands have arranged a gang of danceable trance jams, along with a few slow-paced spacey soundscapes that may be a little less conducive to busting a move. Not easily classifiable, the eclectic duo has been described as a combo of electronica, trance, techno, dance and house, among others. But this uneven album will likely fail to strike a chord with mainstream America.
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 07/17/2007 | | Original Release Date : 2007 | | Catalog ID : ASW-94158 | | Label : Astralwerks (Record Label) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 63m : 20s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00094639415823 |
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| Spin (p.94)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[They] continue to smear psychedelic synth cheese and stereophonic airplane noises over chewy grooves..."Entertainment Weekly (p.74)
- "NIGHT is a welcome return to form....[The songs] are more than dance-floor fodder: They're a lot of fun, too." -- Grade: B Uncut (p.99)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he Brothers prove they can still poleaxe a dancefloor with a well-aimed barrage of strobe-ing electro-house." Alternative Press (pp.173-174)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Ed Simons and Tim Rowlands have lost none of their enthusiasm for block-rocking beats....The duo remain committed to pushing electronica in ambitious new directions." |
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