So I’m guessing that Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands were messing around in the studio of a day, twiddling and fiddling with their knobs in an effort to create some classic new sounds. They’ve gone through their extensive list of contacts for folk to sing lead vocals, but are still on the hunt for that something different. So they get in touch with Bobby Gillespie having worked with him on some recent Primal Scream stuff.
But to their horror, Bobby turns them down. And even worse, he suggests they haul in Bernard Sumner as Bobby has been working with him on some fresh material that New Order are recording….
That’s really a bit unfair. Barney might not possess the greatest vocal talent in the world, but he’s nowhere near as bad as many like to make out.
Whatever the circumstances, and how it came about, I reckon this is a brilliant piece of indie-dance-pop:-
mp3 : The Chemical Brothers – Out Of Control
It’s a song credited to Rowlands/Simons/Sumner, so Barney must have contributed a fair bit to the collaboration. Oh and Bobby does provide some back-up vocals….
This was the third and final single lifted from the truly outstanding LP Surrender, It was released in October 1999 but only reached a rather disappointing #21. But then again, I’m guessing that most folk already had it on the LP as it had already been in the shops for five months. But that meant missing out on a new song and a dapper remix:-
mp3 : The Chemical Brothers – Power Move
mp3 : The Chemical Brothers – Out Of Control (Sasha remix)
Happy Listening. And Dancing.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 
Holding up a sign on the bus that reads ‘TUNE’.
Seconded!
thirded (not on a bus though)
there was a time when they could do no wrong… maybe a candidate for an imaginary compilation… but almost impossible to stray beyond the singles…
anyway… my favourite track by them is the private psychedelic reel…
I’ll happily give the imaginary compilation a go. Gives me an excuse to shout ‘it began in Afrika ka ka ka’ at random people.
deal!!!!!