CHEMICAL WEEK #6 - We Are The Night (2007)

Well, it seems we are back with Chemical Week, which isn't a week anymore, I guess? Well, let's just say I got lost in other chemicals, and my time perception was a little off. But laziness aside, here we are, with the sixth album by the Chemical Brothers, We Are the Night.

In June 2006, the brothers announced on their website that they were working on a brand new set of tunes under the codename "Chemical 6." Soon, two tracks on ... read more

This album sounds like unfinished Flying Lotus tracks, and yet, it is still intriguing.

Splazsh is a record of profound juxtapositions and contrasts presented in the form of unorthodox house and techno, or at least that is what it most closely resembles. It lives in a state of musical indeterminacy, without an outlined genre other than electronic. No feature is too glaring or stark to classify it under a certain style, and the moods are too varied to pin it down to a single emotion or feeling. ... read more

If there is an album that deserves the Microhouse label, it has got to be this one.

Jan Jelinek's production style is one of the most unique in the electronic scene, and in Loop-finding-jazz-records, he displays his technical apogee in finding samples and in completely morphing them into minimal yet tender compositions. From melody to percussion, every element and instrument derives from the same source, cut and altered unrecognizably. Vinyl crackle fills the roles of both the snare and ... read more

Movement is fascinating, really.

Each time we walk, the gusts of wind hit our faces, the terrain shapes with our steps, and the stasis of time is breached. Each bent articulation and moment of transition between one position and another doesn't just symbolize action—a display of resistance against the crushing power of time—but also reminds us of how change haunts our very existence. We capitalize on movement, be it from the clock hands or from our own hard work, but either ... read more

What is fairness in a world of injustice?
What is peace in a world of war?
What is love in a world of facades?

In less than two decades, the 21st century has already presented a wide array of controversial events and headlines. Nations fighting over natural resources. An exponential increase to the price of living. Rising concerns regarding climate change and the ecological future of our planet. Mega-corporations controlling a large share of the entertainment industry and surveilling our ... read more

FAR SIDE VIRTUAL: Shrink-wrapped in HD fidelity as glossy as a 2012 Toyota Prius 📱⭐

Ah yes, the album that is more interesting to talk about than to listen to.

James Ferraro is a very unique figure in experimental music. Ever since his first works in groups such as The Skaters, Ferraro has experimented with the most varied (when I say varied, I mean from noise music to alt RnB to a fricking machinima of 9/11 in Roblox) types of music, production, and art styles. Said experimentation led ... read more

The best live album of all time.
Juanita/Kiteless live is the best, most ethereal, utterly blissful and heavenly song I've heard
The rest is just as transcendental

´Nuf said. Go listen to this

The intro song is great, and so is the outro. However, I feel like the album loses its steam around the middle, since it becomes quite repetitive and sometimes annoying. Nevertheless, great soundtrack record by Kraftwerk. They managed to transpose the movement of bicycles so well in these tracks, and it feels very futuristic. Overall, not their best but certainly has some great tunes

This album is surprisingly very fun. It has a handful of nice Trip Hop tunes to listen in the background, which blend tribal drums with some other interesting elements, which makes for a chill experience. I still believe carboot soul is better, since sometimes it gets to repetitive, but Smokers Delight is overall a good album.

In 1968, 1 year before Apollo 11 landed on the moon, Stanley Kubrick released arguably one of the greatest movies of all time: 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film was revolutionary for its cinematography and practical effects, combined with an instigatingly rich plot that is still being discussed to this day. Funnily enough, a future that once seemed so far away is now 24 years behind us. There were no spaceships or monoliths in 2001, and we were (and still are) very far off from exploring even our ... read more

In July of 2025, I took the bus to the city center very frequently. Those days were very mundane, rainy, and grey. While seated, I observed the cars, and they too looked grey. The buildings were no different. It is almost as if a melancholic haze took over the whole city. The people moving left and right were indifferent, probably too busy with their personal lives to notice the griminess of it all. And I just watched it all unfold; after all, I was bound to time and to the traffic, and there ... read more

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When I first looked at the cover of Oblivion With Bells, I thought it would be a return to form for the group. The similarities with the cover of their “debut” record are pretty evident and therefore it is easy to assume this album has the dark, gritty club centric sound of their 1994 classic. In reality, this could not be further from the truth.

Being ... read more

Wow, something new which I'm actually excited about

This short EP is a preview of OPN's new record "Tranquilizer", and from what I've heard so far, it is definetly up there with his Replica work. These 3 tracks are really just a culmination of 18 years of an artist's carrer. They manage to merge all of Lopatin's best qualities as a music writer, and it is riveting to see that such immersive, well produced and foward thinking music is coming out.

In a year ... read more

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The year is 1998, and Massive Attack just released their most widely acclaimed and recognizable record Mezzanine. Although the album is deemed a quintessential trip hop release and a must-listen to anynone that considers themselves as a music fan, the production behind it was a stressful and arduous process.

Robert “3D” Del Naja first ... read more

Bola is an often overlooked figure in IDM. And yet, he has very close ties to very notable arists such as Autechre, being a frequent collaborator of their side project Gescom. Moreover, he has appeared in arguably one of IDM's most recognized and chilling releases, the audio documentary "The Fire This Time".

Shapes is a pretty amazing record, and it honestly baffles me how underrated it is. Bola managed to evolve on the ambient techno formula by introducing a subtle complexity ... read more

This is ... good I guess.

I mean, the last 2 tracks alone make the whole experience worth it, but I'd say the rest of the album is lacking the overall phzaz and depht of earlier Underworld albums. The synths, while very well produced, are put in the songs in a not so apealling way, and the drums are very simplistic (I mean "I Exhale" has just a very standard rock drum).

However, when this record wants to shine, goddamn does it shine. The development of the synths on Low Burn ... read more

The beauty of this album is that even with such simplicity and several limitations due to the time it was released, Kraftwerk still managed to create iconic, ground-breaking electronic anthems that are still relevant more than 40 years later. Also, very goofy at times

Marat was a hell of a snitch

How can I not talk about this song after doing my Dubnobasswithmyheadman review?

Born Slippy .NUXX is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of Underworld's most popular and acclaimed songs. It gathered its popularity after being featured in the film "Trainspotting", known for its incredible soundtrack which blended tunes from a myriad of different British artists from different decades and genres.

While a huge part of the success of Born Slippy NUXX might derive from Trainspotting, ... read more

Been my favorite brainrot album for some time now. It's very funny, well produced and overall, an overdose of a record.