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B-Sides
Electronic · 2000 · 8 tracks

B-Sides

The Chemical Brothers

Gritty, unpolished breakbeats and acid-drenched experiments. A raw look at the duo's studio laboratory during their peak big beat era.

2000 · Virgin (2)

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B-Sides offers a fascinating, less-manicured glimpse into the sonic laboratory of The Chemical Brothers during their most influential period. While their studio albums are known for stadium-sized hooks and polished psychedelic pop crossover, this collection leans into the grit. It sounds like the dust on a sampler's pads and the heat radiating from a rack of analog gear. The tracks here are often longer, more repetitive, and more focused on the hypnotic power of the groove than the immediate gratification of a radio chorus. It is the sound of the duo exploring the darker corners of the warehouse.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
03
Music: Response (Gentleman Thief mix)
7:38
04
Music: Response (Futureshock Main Response)
8:24
05
Out of Control (live from Glastonbury 2000)
8:18
06
Got Glint? (Live From Glastonbury 2000)
4:00
08
Scale
3:46
10
Studio K
5:51
11
Piku Playground (live from Glastonbury 2000)
4:56
12
Setting Sun (live from Glastonbury 2000)
8:42
Moments Worth Listening For
the moment a distorted acid bassline slowly filters in over a dry breakbeat
a sudden shift from a heavy beat to a washed-out psychedelic ambient bridge
the way a vocal sample is chopped into a rhythmic percussive element
the gradual buildup of white noise that resolves into a crushing snare hit
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does B-Sides sound next to the rest of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue?

Instrumental Only+3.0σ

The vocals lean far further into instrumental only than the rest of the catalogue.

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