(Astralwerks)
Among those in the know, some of the trend-setting dance music that is making its way through the underground clubs will be the major breakthrough on radio in 1997. If this truly does happen, it's likely that the Chemical Brothers will be up at the forefront of the movement.
Their latest single, "Setting Sun", shows why things could go their way. Sounding like a re-recorded 1990's version of the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows" while tripping on acid, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have taken the next step in restoring something those former Manchesterites (England) can dance to when Black Grape isn't around.
So what makes "Setting Sun" so different? The collaboration with Oasis' lead vocalist Noel Gallagher. The band explains how the unusual pairing came about: "He (Gallagher) came up to us at Glastonbury (England's largest annual rock festival) and said 'I love your album; next time you're doing something, I'd love to do a track with you.'"
The comparison to "Tomorrow Never Knows" should now come as no surprise to the man who religiously rips off riffs from the Fab Four. "He'd written the melody and the lyrics (for "Setting Sun") and then we did a version which we tweaked a bit." The collaboration worked in their homeland; the single entered the British charts at #1.
And working with Gallagher wasn't the first time the pair had merged the world between acid-dance and British alternative music; they've already worked with Tim Burgess of the Charlatans U.K.
While the Chemical Brothers are preparing work on their second album (which will include a track with Mercury Rev), fans will have to satisfy themselves with this 4 track (2 versions, an instrumental, and "Buzz Tracks") single.
