The Chemical Brothers emerged in the early 1990s an electronic music duo consisting of Tom
Rowlands and Ed Simons. Alongside The Prodigy and Fat Boy Slim they made the leap from the
underground into the mainstream on the back of the 'big beat' genre and the million-selling
success of their debut Exit Planet Dust. Their second album Dig Your Own Hole went
stratospheric in 1997 and they have collectively had 6 number one albums. Their original and
incredibly influential but tiny residency was at the Heavenly Social in 1994. They have
collaborated with a host of internationally famous artists from Noel Gallagher to Mazzy Star
and Richard Ashcroft. This is the story of the band in their own words and with contributions
from intimate friends and collaborators. The book will be fully illustrated with photography
and design work from the archives. The Chemical Brothers have headlined major festivals
including Glastonbury and won six Grammys. They are unquestionably one of the biggest
electronic music acts in the world today.
