Singles 93-03 [LIMITED EDITION]

The Chemical Brothers

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 2003)
• Original Release Date: September 30, 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Astralwerks
• ASIN: B0000C7PSI
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,373 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Song To The Siren

2. Chemical Beats

3. Leave Home

4. Setting Sun

5. Block Rockin' Beats

6. The Private Psychedelic Reel

7. Hey Boy Hey Girl

8. Let Forever Be

9. Out Of Control

10. Star Guitar

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Not Another Drugstore (Planet Nine Mix)

2. The Duke

3. If You Kling to Me I'll Klong To You

4. Otter Rock

5. Morning Lemon

6. Galaxy Bounce (Original Version)

7. Loops Of Fury

8. Delik

9. Elektrobank (Live From The Roxy: NYC '96)

10. Under The Influence (Mix 2)

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

To remain relevant after a decade in the music industry is rare indeed; for a dance act, it's virtually unique. Singles 93-03 ably demonstrates how the Chemical Brothers have managed it. Having first carved a reputation as DJs the Dust Brothers in the early 1990s, the two history graduates narrowly avoided calling themselves the London Dust Explosion before spearheading big beat, becoming a huge live draw, collaborating with Noel Gallagher and having Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis play "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" at his wedding. It's been 10 years of fun, frolics, and gigantean left-field beats for Ed Simmons and Tom Rowland and, as this faultless singles collection testifies, continual reinvention.

From the seething siren, pounding breaks, breathy vocals and spellbinding post-acid electronica of album opener "Song to the Siren" to the ingenious collaboration with the Flaming Lips, "The Golden Path," Tom 'n' Ed have somehow managed to carve tracks that appeal equally to radio, clubs, and the live arena. Alongside the cement-cracking bass of "Leave Home" and "Block Rockin' Beats" comes the high-inducing sonic debauchery of "The Private Psychedelic Reel" and dancefloor filler "Star Guitar," to name but a few of the many highlights. Ingenious, boundary-baffling stuff, this compilation offers a hypnotic historical tour of one of the most creative careers in dance music. --Christopher Barrett

From URB Magazine

Ordinary logic tells us that if you've supported a band's career by buying their albums, there's no real reason to fork out two tenners for their greatest-hits package. At its heart, that's essentially what Singles 93-03 is, but the Chemical Brothers were never ordinary so you can expect a few bonuses for your buck. For the 10-year anniversary disc, they've packed in some of their greatest and most beloved hits: debut single "Song to the Siren," the Noel "Oasis" Gallagher-fronted "Setting Sun," the forever-familiar bass line of "Block Rockin' Beats" and the well-worn classic groove of "Hey Boy Hey Girl." What distinguishes this comp from one you can compile and burn yourself are two new tracks, which the band has said signify a "new phase" in their career: the beautiful and psychedelically spacey "The Golden Path" (featuring the Flaming Lips) and the rough-and-ready "Get Yourself High" (featuring Canadian rapper K-Os). If you get the package early, it comes with a bonus disc of B-sides and remixes you may never have heard, such as the rather un-Chems "The Duke," which barely hints at their trademark sound. Altogether, Singles is a nice reminder of where they've come from and a good road map for what is to come.

Jolie Lash

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd never heard of the Chemical Brothers, October 19, 2004

By	Tammi L. Coles "book group moderator" (Berlin, Germany) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A friend recounted that he was searching through the personals one day when he came across the ad of a woman who claimed to be a Chemical Bros. fan. He was thrilled and I was mystified -- who are the Chemical Brothers?

And now it's love.

For casual listeners of electronica/dance music, there is plenty in this compilation to make it worth the price. Star Guitar is the kind of music you want to play when you're racing down a dark highway on your way into the city, Get Yourself High is head-bop fantastic and both Loops of Fury and Chemical Beats sounds like they should have made it onto a Matrix soundtrack.

In short, this is a great compilation for the Johnny-come-lately Chemical Brothers fan.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get it while you can!!, January 5, 2005

By	homogénica "lolaremixe" (Chile) - See all my reviews

Ok. The songs included in this compilation are the most know ones. The unmissable ones. What I liked a lot about this album was that they sort of made special edits to the song, which doesn't meant they cut parts or something. I loved how they selected them and put them together. It is perfect. Plus, this singles collection has 2 new tracks: The Golden Path (can be funny and beautiful at the same time) and Get Yourself High (a very distorted and electric hiphop-like song). The real reason why I got this Cd was because of the bonus album. It has 2 live tracks (so incredible because they are amazing and very original when they go live), some unreleased tunes and mixes, and includes other tracks that were singles. It's a wonderful tracklisting. If you have liked what the Chems have done in the past, you're gonna be happy with this cd, just like me. I am a fan, and I'm satisfied with this singles album.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take that, motherf*%ckers!, September 26, 2004

By	Douglas King (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love electronic music, and as far as I'm concerned "The Chemical Brothers" are the absolute best in the genre. Few (if any) other electronic acts have consistently delivered outstanding material over such a great length of time (this collection spans 10 years). Their music never fails to get my ass shakin' and expand my consciousness. And yet the brothers always seem to maintain some kind of a signature sound that lets you know that you're listening to the Chemical Brothers and no one else.

As far as the first disk goes, which is the actual singles collection, I already had most of the tracks in my music library, although it's still cool to hear all the singles together in one CD. The two new tracks on the first CD are both really fresh: "Get Yourself High" is a hip-hop energy boost, and "The Golden Path" (a collaboration with the outstanding "Flaming Lips"), is a stream-of-consciousness spiritual trip. For the tried-and-true fans (like me), the biggest draw to owning this collection is the second CD, which is filled with unreleased and live tracks. "Not Another Drugstore", "The Duke" and "Morning Lemon" are just as inventive, unpredictable, and brilliant as anything on the Chemical Brothers' last few albums. The alternate mixes of "Galaxy Bounce" and "Under the Influence" are sweet too.

The ending vocals to the track "Morning Lemon" sum up my feelings for this collection of superb material perfectly: "Take that, mtherf*%kers!"