The Chemical BrothersDig Your Own HoleOne of my biggest regrets was never getting into electronic music. Have a nice face, some fancy equipment, push a few buttons in front of thousands - profit. Yes, I used to believe that crap. Until one day, I listened to Burial.
I had once seen a 'top 50 electronic albums of the 00s' list, and because I had a friend who was into the genre (and with that I mean the so called "mainstream DJs" like Guetta and Avicii), I shared it with him. He didn't recognise any of the albums there! And the top choice intrigued me:
Untrue. So decided to give it a chance, purely out of curiosity. Modified samples, strange beats, no crazy buildups. Quite a weird album. But here was a charm, a special vibe that kept me returning to it. It grew and grew in me and I was in awe - damn, electronic music could be more fantastic than I'd imagined!
But... never got deeper into of it. I can only guess I was fucking lazy - and my current project (the one in my sig - shameless plug I know), has allowed me to mend it.
Dig Your Own Hole was a pleasant surprise. I knew electronic beats could be fun, but ignored they could fucking rock. It starts with their hit,
Block Rockin' Beats, one of the most entertaining songs I've heard in a while. If the rest of the record was like that, I wouldn't have complained - but it actually goes in quite an experimental journey, bringing sounds from the middle east and even some pop sensibilities, while keeping a fast tempo and lots of fun. Fantastic Big Beat album.
You don't see such experimental yet accessible records every day.
A song:
Block Rockin' Beats