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unusual facts about The Chemical Brothers


Ultraviolet catastrophe

In 1998, The Chemical Brothers released a DJ mix CD called Brothers Gonna Work It Out, which featured a song by a San Francisco techno / breakbeat band named The Ultraviolet Catastrophe.


Dynamix II

Their older songs have been sampled by bands like EON, The Cotton Club and The Chemical Brothers.

Jane Gazzo

In her career, Jane has interviewed an array of musical stars including Kesha, Jessie J, David Guetta, The Chemical Brothers, Lily Allen, Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Strokes, Elton John, Kylie Minogue, Marilyn Manson, Silverchair, Nick Cave, Arctic Monkeys, The Vines, The Presets, Queens of the Stone Age, Green Day, Good Charlotte, Lady Gaga, Delta Goodrem and The Ting Tings.

Kam Tang

Kam has also designed and created images for many music campaigns, which have included work for Athlete, Gnarls Barkley, Morning Runner, Two Culture Clash and more recently The Chemical Brothers.

Mark Daley

As BBC America’s Music Expert from 1999 to 2003, Daley was at the forefront of exposing UK bands such as The Chemical Brothers, Stereophonics, and The Beta Band to the US audience.

Marlay Park

During the Summer the park holds many concerts and events, some of the more popular artists have been : Foo Fighters, Green Day, Muse, The Killers, Westlife, Van Morrison, Sting, David Gray, Meat Loaf, UB40, The Waterboys, R.E.M., Oasis, Coldplay, The Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx, Underworld, Metallica and many others.

Midlake

Tim Smith is featured on the Chemical Brothers' 2007 album We Are the Night, contributing vocals to the track "The Pills Won't Help You Now".

Radio 1 Anti-Nazi Mix

Radio 1 Anti-Nazi Mix is a promotional mix album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released in the UK in May 1997 (see 1997 in music).

Stephanie Dosen

Since then, Dosen has appeared on the BBC TV programme Later... with Jools Holland and on the Australian TV rock quiz entertainment show RocKwiz, and has worked with Massive Attack and The Chemical Brothers.

Tappin Gofton

They designed the cover for the Coldplay album X&Y and the 1960s-style cover for The Chemical Brothers' album Push the Button, and the cover for The Chemical Brothers' album We Are The Night.

Ways of Hearing

The book includes short essays on a number of performers, including alternative rocker Blixa Bargeld, contemporary composer John Cale, Captain Beefheart, The Chemical Brothers, hip-hop artists Missy Elliott and Eminem, Montreal avant-garde band Godspeed You Black Emperor!, heavy metal singer-bassist Lemmy, Meatloaf (singer), Rolling Stones guitarist Cliff Richard, Pet Shop Boys and country rockers Wilco.

Wipeout 3

Wipeout 3, continuing the tradition set by the first game, contains techno and electronica offerings from various artists, including The Chemical Brothers, Orbital, and the Propellerheads.


see also

Come with Us/The Test

The 2002 music video for "The Test" features actress Holly Weston and is directed by Nick Goffey and Dominic Hawley, and was uploaded onto YouTube via The Chemical Brothers' vevo page on 5 August 2011 at a length of six minutes and six seconds.

Jonathan Donahue

After leaving The Flaming Lips, Donahue returned to Buffalo and focused his time on reforming Mercury Rev. Jonathan Donahue was credited as having played the clarinet line for The Chemical Brothers' 1997 cult hit "The Private Psychedelic Reel", which has been the on and off closing song to their shows ever since.

Let Forever Be

"Let Forever Be" was The Chemical Brothers' fourth top ten single in the UK, peaking at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.

Rick Warden

He also appears in the Chemical Brothers 1999 music video Hey Boy Hey Girl.