Track Listing

1. Galvanize
2. The Boxer
3. Believe
4. Hold Tight London
5. Come Inside
6. The Big Jump
7. Left Right
8. Close Your Eyes
9. Shake Break Bounce
10. Marvo Ging
11. Surface To Air

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14450 in Music
• Released on: 2005-01-24
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Having marked their 10th anniversary at the top of British dance music with a greatest hits collection, it would be easy to write the Chemical Brothers off in a genre that requires a certain freshness. However, Push the Button is a spectacular jump back to the top of their game, intensified by the rise of dance music in 2005.

First single and opening track, "Galvanize", features Q-tip on vocals. It's a little more downtempo than the brothers of late as they got wrapped up in a need to produce a dancefloor killer to match the heady days of "Hey Boy, Hey Girl"--it's not too different, not too clever, but has enough of the necessary "oomph" to make it an excellent start to the album. In terms of classic sounding tracks, there are "Come Inside" and "The Big Jump", the former a big-beat spectacular and the latter a definite tune to be heard "out", replete with enormous slidey bassline and sticky acid stabs. A standout in a similar vein to "Galvanize" (although possibly better) is "Left Right" featuring Anwar Superstar. It's got a bold hip-hop swagger and politically charged lyrics over a chunky riff that wouldn't sound out of place in a seventies TV cop show. There are only two of the customary chillout tracks (think Beth Orton), there's "Hold tight London", an upbeat soca-styled song that's okay but not nearly as beautiful as sweeping epic "Close Your Eyes" featuring the Magic Numbers.

Closing Push the Button are two more guitar-based tracks, the country-rocking loop of "Marvo Ging" and the brilliant mish-mash of styles that is "Surface to Air", a sort of rapturous amalgam of the brothers' own "Golden Path", the Strokes and festival favourites Dreadzone. A fantastic end to a consistent album that easily outshines its predecessor, Come with Us, and will hopefully herald a great year for electronic music.--David Trueman

CD Description
'Push The Button' is the fifth album from UK dance duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Continuing with their mix of big beat, dirty house, and electro, the album sees the boys joined by a whole host of guest vocalists including The Charlatans'Tim Burgess, Bloc Party's Kele Okerek, and Mos Def's brother Anwar Superstar. The single 'Galvanise' which features A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip on vocals is also included.

Customer Reviews

Push the Button - The Verdict
Having been a big fan of the 'Brothers' since their first album, I was excited to see what musical route the lads had taken on this latest offering, having been slightly disappointed with their previous record 'Come with Us'. The album explodes from the word go with the latest single 'Galvanise' which has obviously had a lot of air play recently, but is still the best single of the year so far. However, I recommend that you skip to track 2 straight away with 'The Boxer' which thuds and screeches with bangin beats and piercing vocals. For me though, the album hits its highest points during the next few tracks. 'Believe' with vocals from Bloc Party is pure Chemicals with superb sampling and catchy riffs. The brothers adopt a trancy feel for 'Hold Tight London', and achieve a gorgeous sound with soothing vocals whilst at the same time losing none of that Chemical beat. 'Come Inside' is possibly the best track on the album and hopefully the next single to be released. It possesses a sexiness not seen elsewhere on the album and again a thumpin' riff that will lodge itself in your brain for a long time. Other highlights on the album include 'The Big Jump' and 'Shake Break Bounce', both very listenable and diverse in their musical feel. Overall, this is the 'Brothers' most consistent album to date and one that I would thoroughly recommend to fans of dance, trance, electronica and funky house music.

Push The Button Review
This album vields the return of the worlds number 1 techno/acid house/big beat duo, in full out pumping, earth shattering, Chemical form like youve never witnessed previously. Many people quickly say that dance music is 'game out' but after listening to this you quickley realize that Ed and Tom(The Chemical Brothers) are back and are out to prove all the snotty nosed non belivers wrong.

It is clear after listening to this album that the Chemicals have had a clear change in direction with a much fresher sound after what some considered a disapointing effort with 'Come With Us'. It is a compleate back to the drawing board album that is according to Tom Chemical is 'free, closer, like a sound you couldn't ignore, and he had to be wilder'.

The album boasts some interesting guest vocalists from old friends such as Tim Burgess and new ones such as Q-Tip, Anwar Superstar, Kele Okereke and The Magic Numbers, that all prove this is something not to be overlooked speaking for themselves.

The 11 track head-rushing album begins well with 'Galvanize' featureing Q-Tip, this tune is quite different from other Chemical sounds that at first is difficult to get the head around, but has catchy hip hop vocals and the phase 'Push The Button' in an electronic robotic voice overlaying a nice jerky beat and violin. After this follows 'The Boxer' featureing Tim Burgess with a very clear well defined voice. 'Belive' featureing Kele Okereke is next which has a kinda electro light acid sound, the track is very rushing and fastly flows very well and is not the type of club tune that can just be danced to but can enjoyed at home with the relaxing lyrics 'I needed to believe in something'. 'Hold Tight London' is next up which im very sure will become a live favorite like the next track 'Come Inside' which was played over the summer at festivals such as Glastonbury going down a treat, it is kinda simular to 'Under the Influence' from the 'Surrender' album, with the words 'Would you like to come inside' looped in a sexy female voice after a clear build up that when released pure estasy is felt. Other future athems on the album include 'The Big Jump', 'Left Right', 'Close Your Eyes' featureing The Magic Numbers, 'Shake Bounce Break' and 'Marvo Ging' which still have that chemical formula but this time with a little extra that forces a newer sound. The final track also previewed live over the summer is 'Surface to Air' which is a kinda chilled house tune reminding me of the feeling of being underwater, this could be the most well recived track of the album due to its simularities to the amazing 'Star Guitar' from'Come With Us'.

Over all a good clear cut album that i feel will prove to be a big seller of 2005 that is essential to all Chemical fans and those who want something that is cool and different to normal clubland.

Dance music: not dead, never was
As Billy Corgan prematurely delivered the last rites on rock music a few years back, so has the ubiquitous fashion mag NME lined up to take a pop at this, the Chemical Brothers' fine comeback.

I can't understand how people can slate this album. It's not the most original dance album you'll ever hear, but how many original rock bands are there and yet they're still worshipped? Galvanize has a killer Banghra hook and is a cool opener. Believe has some mellow vocals from Kele Okereke over a thumping 80s electro beat and is a real highlight. This segues into the chilled Hold Tight London, an uptempo yet dreamy track. The Big Jump is quality as well, containing a wrecking ball of a bassline. The next single has to be Left Right featuring Anwar. His aggressive hip hop delivery over a stonking 70s theme tune is a great departure from the usual Chemicals material, mixed in with some intelligent political bile. Close Your Eyes and Surface To Air are also awesome tracks, showing that the Brothers were right in taking their time to put this album together.

Put simply, this makes a nice change from the usual guitar based fare at the moment. Albums like this show that dance music still has a very bright future, even if the genre has been spliced into several more recognisable styles since its early to mid 90s heyday. Hopefully the Chemical Brothers have awakened a sleeping giant.