Who else thinks that the Bros have gotten away with an
quoted 2 lines ingenious scam by making totally similar-sounding>ingenious scam by making totally similar-sounding
>records....
<<<<<<<Rockist they may be, but these are two guys who have never pretended
to be techno boffins. They're two guys who love beats and breaks and samples
just as much as they love acid house and big fuck-off guitars.
They are products of their environment, but don't necessarily wear their
influences on their sleeves either.
They may have created the formula, but it works! So what! They have spawned
a clique of producers who have essentially copied their formula and done the
exact same thing (Crystal Method, Bassbin Twins, DJ Who, DJ Icee/Icey, to
name a few)
Unfortunately, we live in a country that has a love affair with guitars. It
is because dance music (i.e.: disco) was dismissed as a black and gay
movement or as it progressed, a cheesy straight white guy thing, that America
didn't want anything to do with it. So if it takes someone like the Chemical
Brothers or Josh Wink to lead someone to the music, great - because hopefully
they'll realize that there is more to this music, there's people like Derrick
May, Oliver Leib, Jeff Mills, LTJ Bukem, Pete Namlook, Stefan Robbers, Dan
Curtin, Ken Ishii, and this list can go on and on. If it takes them to be a
catalyst, it's great for all of us who like more underground sounds and are
trying to educate people.
And one more thing, you all probably weren't saying shit like this two years
ago when "Chemical Beats" dropped.
Peace,
Peter Wohelski
Astralwerks