[holden]

After a couple so-so releases (Push The Button, We Are The Night), my faith in the Chems was restored with last year's "Further". Definitely a growth album, full of ideas and proggy sounds and aside from unrecognized female vocalist, just Tom's vocals. No collaborations.

These snippets seem like logical continuation - the Chemical Brothers are aging gracefully and trying new things rather than pumping out the big beats of the 90's or the hip hop singles of the 00's.

"Hannas Theme" could be a backing track to anything on Further.
"Quayside Synthesis" evolves from organic percussion into a spooky organ-laden dance track.
"Container Park", the longest (full?) track here has a horror movie vibe, replete with windy shrieks, choir effects, reverb-heavy beats, and a very Orbitalesque bassline (reminds me a lot of "Meltdown" off The Altogether), not to mention more builds and stops than a track ought to legally have!