Even though the Electronica craze predicted two years ago -- when records such as the Chemical Brothers' "Block Rockin' Beats" broke big in clubs -- failed to ever really materialize, there is definitely some noise being made these days by acts like Fatboy Slim and the Lo Fidelity Allstars.
The buzz on those acts should ensure a fairly warm commercial welcome for the Chemical Brothers' third album, "Surrender," when it arrives in stores this summer. The record boasts appearances by New Order's Bernard Sumner, Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval and Oasis' Noel Gallagher, who lent licks to the Brothers' 1997 single, "Setting Sun."
But as the Chemical Brothers' Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands recently told MTV News, it takes more than a few guest stars or a few fat beats to make a certified dance hit.
"When you DJ and [the energy in the room] is going up and up and up," Simons said,
"Our records are always louder than anyone else's records," Simons added, "because of the way they're cut and pressed, so there's always that. We've got to make an impact, and we know we can always rely on volume."
"Yeah, not on content," Rowlands joked, "just on volume."
The Chemical Brothers' "Surrender" is due out on June 15.
