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What would a Chemical Brother curated Despacio playlist look like?

Started by Bosco, May 20, 2025, 06:37

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In the spirit of Dewaele Brothers (Soulwax/2manyDJs) and James Murphy's (LCD Soundsystem) Despacio being a big highlight among music festivals, I was wondering what a Chemical Brother playlist would look like if they took the helm of Despacio.

For the record, I have not experienced Despacio, but from what is described, all of these tracks on this spotify playlist have been performed in its existence: 


From that list, my assessment of a Despacio track would be something that:

  • Exists on vinyl
  • A dynamically rich track that that can utilize the full high fidelity speaker setup they have
  • Not exclusive to dance or club mixed type tracks
  • Have a personal influential quality

With that in mind, what do YOU think would be on a Chemical Brothers Despacio playlist?

Some tips I would give what would make a good track for this playlist:

  • Tracks where they have borrowed or sampled music from
  • Tracks that can be heard in their DJ mixes
  • Tracks that they have specifically spoken about
  • Tracks that have close proximity to their career and thus likely to be a Chemical Brother friendly track.



I'll start us off :


Kylie Minogue - 'Slow'

Kraftwerk - 'Europe Endless'

Freestyle - 'Don't Stop the Rock'

The Bugaloos - 'The Senses of Our World'



What you guys got? I'll try and keep us updated with a masterlist.
Last Edit: May 21, 2025, 02:21 by Bosco

That early version of "It Began In Afrika" that was just the vocal sample over a montage of famous breakbeats might be a good pull.
(btw, anyone know where the DJ set they played that in can be found? iirc it was a New Year's show and they also played "Free Nelson Mandela" at some point)
Quote from: androidgeoff on Apr 17, 2019, 20:16

I need the Miguel version of the album

The Rolling Stones - 'Miss You'

New Order - 'Your Silent Face'
(this is probably interchangeable with 'Europe Endless' considering how similar they are)

Joy Divison - 'Isolation'

Spiritualized - 'I think I'm in Love'

Barbara & Ernie - 'Somebody To Love'


The Micronauts - 'The Jag'
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