Dig Your Own Hole

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studio album
First released:
Apr 7 1997

Overview Edit

Dig Your Own Hole is the second album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released in the UK on 7 April 1997 (see 1997 in music). It features Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Beth Orton as guest vocalists. The album sleeve depicts a black and white photo of a fan, Sarah Atherton, taken at one their gigs.

In 1998, Q magazine readers voted Dig Your Own Hole the 49th greatest album of all time. In 2000, the same magazine placed it at number 42 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.

In 2004, the album was packaged with 1995's Exit Planet Dust in a limited edition box set as part of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection. It was certified platinum by the BPI on 21 January 2000.

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
Catalog number:
6180
Release dates:
  • Apr 8 1997 in United States

Genres

Acid Jazz, Chillout, Downtempo, House, Trip-hop, Lounge, Dance, Electronica. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Groundbreaking album
Much has been written about this album in the past 8 years since its release and it has been appraised by many people - they were right. However, this is not your kind of music, if you're not into experimental music or you turn away from unusual patterns. Anyway, this album is Chemical Brothers and techno music at their best.

The album's first part manages to mix big beat techno music with rock and it blows down your head. Tracks 1 to 5 are as exhasuting a trip as they can be. Most people know …
Written by Marcell Orosz
3 stars I Don't Like Their Chemistry On This Release
Allright, I just finished giving this CD a listen and I'm not too happy with it, when I compare it to the other Chemical Brother LPs... Let's go through it song by song.

Block Rockin' Beats - The music in it isn't really my style. Even if a lot of people like it, I think this song is just noise mixed in together... Not a very good song at all.

Dig Your Own Hole - I must say, I wasn't very impressed with this track at all. It seemed like the first one, a drum beat with noise mixed in... Don't lik…
Written by Dave Boyle

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Block Rockin' Beats
    5:13
    2
    Dig Your Own Hole
    5:27
    3
    Elektrobank
    8:18
    4
    Piku
    4:55
    5
    Setting Sun
    5:28
    6
    It Doesn't Matter
    6:14
    7
    Don't Stop the Rock
    4:49
    8
    Get Up on It Like This
    2:46
    9
    Lost in the K-Hole
    3:52
    10
    Where Do I Begin
    6:56
    11
    The Private Psychedelic Reel
    9:21

Other versions Edit

Dig Your Own Hole 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Freestyle Dust
catalog number: 7243 8 42950 2 8 XDUSTCD2
release dates: Apr 7 1997 in United Kingdom
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Dig Your Own Hole 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 6180
release dates: 1997
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Dig Your Own Hole 11 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
record label: Astralwerks
release dates: Apr 22 1997
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