The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands in Manchester in 1992. They were pioneers in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. Originally known as The Dust Brothers, they took the name The Chemical Brothers in order to avoid confusion with a similarly named US production duo, Dust Brothers. Their first album Exit Planet Dust (the title referencing their recent name change) sold over one million copies and debuted at No. 9...
