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August 8, 2007

New Chemical Brothers (Feat. Fatlip) Video - "The Salmon Dance"

The Chem Bros' Electronic Battle Weapon series had us psyched for electro duo's new LP for months -- sorta surprising 'cause we've revisited the Chemical archives rarely since throwing away that last pair of yellow sunglasses. But We Are The Night's carefully constructed beatsmithery hit the spot, first with the bubblegum brained oral hygiene of "Do It Again," and now with the clip for our true fave from the record, "The Salmon Dance."

Haven't actually tried dancing like a salmon floating upstream, but the Neptunes-y "I'm floaaaatin'" caught ears on spin one, sweetly setting off the squiggly verse beat -- inspiring repeat listens while Fatlip and Sammy educate on salmon behavior. The clip sees a kid probably tripping face in his bedroom, watching a tank of fish give him a primer in Salmon Dancing 101. "All my peeps spend part of their life in fresh water / And part of their life in salt water." How are you gonna argue with that?

Keen sense of smell? Swimming to Japan? You'll never be able to eat ikura sushi without remembering Sammy's lesson, we know. Instead, go for a yellowtail/jalapeno roll. Ask for it by name.

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Man, I like the Chemical Brothers, but thats a novelty song if I ever heard one, and its not even that good or funny.

Posted by: steve at 08/08/07 12:07 PM | Reply
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I had yellow sunglasses too, but that new albums SUCKS!

Posted by: Mo at 08/08/07 12:37 PM | Reply
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utter garbage

Posted by: Lucas at 08/08/07 3:32 PM | Reply
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Oh my, is that ever bad. How the mighty have fallen. And how.

Shit sounds like a B-side from the "Shark Tale" soundtrack or something.

Posted by: KingHater at 08/08/07 3:53 PM | Reply
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FAVORITE TRACK? LOL

I cant even listen to the album anymore with so much more interesting stuff that has been released this year, but when I was, that was the only song that I had removed from autoplay in itunes. GARBAGE.

Posted by: adrienne at 08/08/07 6:25 PM | Reply
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I'm a HUGE Chem's fan... and this song blows. Worst song on their new record.

Posted by: Mikey T at 08/08/07 6:33 PM | Reply
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The Chemical Brothers haven't been good since the '90s, and that's that.

Posted by: Jeff at 08/08/07 8:14 PM | Reply
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I can't believe that was Fatlip. That might be the stupidest track he ever laid down. Just awful.

Posted by: nathan at 08/08/07 8:38 PM | Reply
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Tough crowd. I thought it was the most interesting thing on the album. And the most fun. But I'm not THAT surprised y'all hate it.

Posted by: scott at 08/08/07 11:35 PM | Reply
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i've caught Fatlip on IMF. I thought he was over

Posted by: Vince at 08/09/07 12:50 AM | Reply
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the best track is the klaxons track.

Posted by: jeffry at 08/09/07 3:11 AM | Reply
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i really love the midlake track, too. midlake's playing it in their live show now (they did at battery park on the 4th, anyway), but it sounds better on the record.

Posted by: amrit at 08/09/07 9:06 AM | Reply
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That track does indeed suck arse. It might be a grower though, a few more hundred listens may do the trick.

I think I'm due my first bad review on Brit Music Scene. I never thought it'd be a Chemical Brothers track though :S

Posted by: DaveP at 08/09/07 7:24 PM | Reply
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The Salmon Dance is a joke, but some of the tracks off the new album are just so good, even great: the Klaxons track, the Midlake track, "Saturate", "A Modern Midnight Conversation" and "Das Spiegel" in particular.

Posted by: Michelle at 08/10/07 4:46 PM | Reply
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The kid is cuuute though. It's got that going for it.

Posted by: Danni at 08/15/07 12:04 AM | Reply
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I just realized my happy drug days are way behind me after hearing this track.

Posted by: bobo at 08/26/07 12:48 PM | Reply
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How could you say that you're drug days are over!?! They just released a track condemning people that use drugs to listen to them you retard. I Think that it is a novelty song, it's not supposed to be awesome. That song was made for a music video. Not an album. You're all idiots if you think that Chemical Brothers Have fallen so far. This music can be rendered in so many different ways. Just because their new lack of drug use has changed their style doesn't mean that they are no good!

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