[.ca] Dig Your Own Hole

From Amazon.com:
To follow up their bombastic 1995 album Exit Planet Dust, the Chemical Brothers fine-tuned their bombastic beats and produced a rock-solid pop album (pun intended). Dig Your Own Hole finds the common ground between rock & roll and techno, both in spirit and substance. Singles like "Block Rockin' Beats," "Elektrobank," and "Setting Sun" (featuring vocals by Oasis's Noel Gallagher) may lack the big hair and pomposity of rock music, but they make up for it in spades, with sampled and real guitars battling for space with sirens and distorted hip-hop drums. The album reeks of pure enthusiasm and energy, evoking a crowd-pleasing exuberance that makes Dig Your Own Hole a Back in Black for the late 1990s. Pure stadium techno. --Matthew Corwine

Chronique amazon.fr:
Plus abouti que Exit Planet Dust, moins produit que Surrender, le deuxième album d'Ed Simons et Tom Rowlands confirme tout le bien que l'on pense de ces faux frères au vrai talent. S'il est difficile de résister aux basses tonitruantes de "It Doesn't Matter" ou aux breakbeats dévastateurs de "Setting Sun" et de "Block Rockin' Beats", Dig Your Own Hole n'est pourtant pas qu'une bombe dancefloor qui explose sur tous les morceaux. Entre deux assauts telluriques, les Frères chimiques s'essaient aussi à la pop psychédélique (cf. les envolées de cordes de "Where Do I Begin" et de "Lost In The K-Hole"), préfigurant ainsi le brassage électroacoustique de Surrender. Fureur ! -- Stéphanie Lopez

the right album, the right time:
Dig Your Own Hole is a bit of musical-cultural document that was released at the perfect time, when techno cast its largest net on the pop populace, in the wake of the dearth of "next big things". What Dig Your Own Hole has that other techno albums don't is a personality, even without the presence of people (or, singers). The two sung songs are the records undeniable greats - Beth Orton gives astonishing atmosphere to the still-iconic "Where do I Begin" and Noel Gallagher's vocals on "Setting Sun" elevate that song to the level of the best techno singles. Yet the space around them is full not only of personality, but of music that you can grasp onto - it's a pulsating accomplishment, but one that doesn't require much energy to fall in love with.

brilliant:
except for "it doesn't matter" and "Where do I begin" this album is the bomb. killer singles and excellent beats on the other tracks.

The Ultimate Techno CD!!!!!!!!!!!:
This is one of my favorite techno CDs of all time, along with mr.deviant's "Techno Obsession". "Dig Your Own Hole" is the Chemical Brothers greatest work to date. I can listen to this one from start to finish. Forget the one reviewer that said "It Doesn't Matter" is no good, that happens to be the best track!!!!! Many of the songs feature the Chemical Brothers signature use of 1970's style drum sounds and bass sounds to perfection. If you're looking to buy this CD, I'm guessing it's because you dig "Block Rockin' Beats", well, I've got news for you, that is the worst track on here. So, if you dig that one, then you'll be in heaven if you buy the CD!!!!!! A must buy for any Techno fan.

Great stuff, the best Chem. Bros album.:
After I got Surrender and listened to it constantly, I thought nothing could top it. I was wrong. Dig Your Own Hole is a much more solid and listenable album than Surrender, and it doesn't have Sleep For Day on it (I hate that song). Anyway, the album has only 2 vocal collaborations, so it's more musical. There's some great innovation on this album, such as the vocal sample on It Doesn't Matter. There's some great beats and some unpredictability on this album too. Elektrobank comes to mind. You think it's going to be a constant fast groove, then it goes into a weird slow pound. Also, there's a little Pink Floyd in it too, in which most of the songs go into each other. My favorites are Block Rockin' Beats, the title track, Elektrobank, Piku, Setting Sun, Get Up On It Like This, Where Do I Begin, and The Private Psycahdelic Reel, a song that just has to be heard to be believed. Great album.

Dig your own fat bottomed groove:
This revolutionary ditigal techno rock artist can funk in a funny,strange way,fueled by the modern drum'n bass approach.These club organizers stepped into the rock field with a sharp knife edge that can make many people dace to their music.Also,these guys can ruthlessly whip our brain and our perception into the world unknown.This album is the crossroad between club music and what is called "ROCK MUSIC".This is the well-organized and well-woven music you have to listen to.

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