The Chemical Brothers will release their seventh studio album, Further, on June 4, 2010. This album marks a first for the band, as it will be released with corresponding films made specifically to match each of the 8 audio tracks.
Nearly three years on from the release of their fifth consecutive UK #1 We Are The Night, Further sees Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons explore the boundless possibilities of their sound.
Taking a trip through four decades of electronic noise, Tom & Ed have taken the template set up with their occasional Electronic Battle Weapon releases and allowed them to mutate gloriously into an entire album.
Voice samples and snatches of vocals are woven through tracks to create a record that ebbs and flows like one of the band’s legendary live sets. Here, West Coast power pop harmonies sit beside German Motorik rhythms while Valentines-esque sonic manipulations plane across the top of early house basslines.
Further is the culmination of nearly two decades of psychedelic exploration, an immersive collection that finds The Chemical Brothers at their least-restrained and most-melodic best.
As well as an eight-track album, Further signals the band’s first proper partnership with long-time visuals collaborators Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall.
Now as respected TV and film director (recently having completed the first episode of the forthcoming series of Doctor Who) Adam – aka Flat Nose George - has been responsible for creating the visual backdrop for every Chemical Brothers gig since their live debut in 1994.
Visuals for Further have been created to correspond with each track on the album and have been planned during the recording of the album.
Further is available from June 4 through EMI Music.