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10 iconic The Chemical Brothers moments

From gigs in Manchester and Glastonbury and everything in between

  • Harrison Williams
  • 7 April 2017
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Support from Andrew Weatherall and signing to Virgin

After achieving little success commercially at the start of their career, a record by The Chems found its way to one Andrew Weatherall (pictured above), a DJ in London who also had a label called Junior Boy's Own. For many other DJs at the time, ‘Song To The Siren’ (above) was a bit too slow for their sets, but Weatherall found a place and relentlessly rinsed it. He signed the track and released it on his label in 1993. This led to the release of their debut album ‘Exit Planet Dust’ in '95 on the same label, but soon there was a chemical buzz in the industry and Tom and Simon were quickly snatched up by Virgin Records. Sometimes all it takes is the support of one tastemaker to help launch a career.

 
 
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