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asw06157 ifpil043 Mastered by EMI MFG. Exit Planet Dust is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers. It was first released on 26 June 1995 in the United Kingdom by Junior Boy's Own, Freestyle Dust, and Virgin Records, and on 15 August 1995 in the United States by Astralwerks. The album was recorded between August and November 1994, with "Song to the Siren" performed live. Its title is a reference to their departure from their earlier name the Dust Brothers. The album received critical acclaim and was in the UK charts for many weeks, charting in each year from its release in 1995 until 2000; its highest peak was number 9 in 1995.[4] For years before the release of exit planet dust the production duo of tom rowlands and ed simons were cranking out slabs of the biggest sounds around on the u.k. label junior boys own. before screeching guitars and massive breakdowns were par for the course in dance music they were unleashing monsters like chemical beats and song to the siren ; their distorted beats and rock mentality were years ahead of their time. and not surprisingly they still hold up today collected and rereleased along with several newer tracks on exit planet dust. all the singles that established the trademark chemicals sound are present as are explorations of pop-song forms with vocalists beth orton ( alive alone ) and tim burgess ( life is sweet ). while a more evolved sound can be heard on their follow-up dig your own hole the roots of big beat can be found here. --matthew corwine SKU:ADIB000003RXC.