Brotherhood

エレクトロ･ミュージックの真の草分けとして不動の地位を確立し、今なおそのスーパー・キャリアを更新し続ける、トム＆エドによるザ・ケミカル・ブラザーズの軌跡を集約した新たなるベスト・アルバム！過去の膨大なアルバムの中からいわずと知れた定番ヒット・シングル13曲とスパンク・ロックを大フィーチャーした強力新曲「Keeping My Composure」を収録！

The Chemical Brothers' second career-spanning compilation is basically a substitute for the first, including nine of the same tracks first reissued on 2003's Singles 93-03 and then making room for a few of the touchstones released between 2003 and 2008 (two of which are new to this collection). The early classics "Chemical Beats" and "Leave Home" are still among the best of their career, while "Block Rockin' Beats" and "Setting Sun" (featuring Noel Gallagher) found the mature Chemical Brothers quickly growing comfortable with a stadium-sized sound and profile. From there, the duo appeared to merely refine their approach, gathering in further psychedelic and house influences while they scored gradually more popular guests over the subsequent ten years. Brotherhood's track listing could easily be quarreled with, but it includes most of the approved highlights from each album, early or old, innovative or orthodox. One of the new tracks features an intriguing matchup, with Spank Rock's Naeem Juwan joining the ChemBros for "Keep My Composure," a rather clever piece of acid hip-hop. ~ John Bush