Fourteenth Century Sky
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Fourteenth Century Sky is an EP
by English big beat
duo The Chemical Brothers
, their second release under the name The Dust Brothers. The EP contains "Chemical Beats" and "One Too Many Mornings", later released on the Brothers' debut album Exit Planet Dust
.
"One Too Many Mornings" found fame in 2001 after appearing in a UK TV advertisement. The version of "Chemical Beats" is the full-length version, with an extended intro. The full version of the song wasn't included on Exit Planet Dust due to an uncleared vocal sample and has not been available since. The sample was "Take This Brother, May it Serve You Well", later featured in the booklet for Brothers Gonna Work It Out, which was in The Beatles
' song "Revolution 9
". They were later credited as sampling a Beatles song in "Setting Sun
", to the point where they were almost sued. The Chemical Brothers and Virgin Records proved they did not sample the song.
Another EP, My Mercury Mouth EP
, was released the same day.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by English big beat
Big beat
Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...
duo The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
, their second release under the name The Dust Brothers. The EP contains "Chemical Beats" and "One Too Many Mornings", later released on the Brothers' debut album Exit Planet Dust
Exit Planet Dust
Exit Planet Dust is the debut album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released in the UK on 26 June 26 1995 and the US on 15 August 1995. The title is a reference to their departure from their earlier name "The Dust Brothers"....
.
"One Too Many Mornings" found fame in 2001 after appearing in a UK TV advertisement. The version of "Chemical Beats" is the full-length version, with an extended intro. The full version of the song wasn't included on Exit Planet Dust due to an uncleared vocal sample and has not been available since. The sample was "Take This Brother, May it Serve You Well", later featured in the booklet for Brothers Gonna Work It Out, which was in The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' song "Revolution 9
Revolution 9
"Revolution 9" is a recorded composition that appeared on The Beatles' 1968 self-titled LP release . The sound collage, credited to Lennon–McCartney, was created primarily by John Lennon with assistance from George Harrison and Yoko Ono. Lennon said he was trying to paint a picture of a revolution...
". They were later credited as sampling a Beatles song in "Setting Sun
Setting Sun
"Setting Sun" is a song by The Chemical Brothers, released as a single in 1996 from their second album Dig Your Own Hole. With vocals by Noel Gallagher, it reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and number 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100, their highest position there so far. The song sampled The...
", to the point where they were almost sued. The Chemical Brothers and Virgin Records proved they did not sample the song.
Another EP, My Mercury Mouth EP
My Mercury Mouth EP
My Mercury Mouth E.P is an EP by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, and their final release under the name The Dust Brothers. The EP contains two new songs, "My Mercury Mouth" and "Dust-Up-Beats", as well as the B-side "If You Kling To Me I'll Klong You", later released on the Japan "Leave...
, was released the same day.
Track listings
- "Chemical Beats" – 5:41
- "One Too Many Mornings" – 4:17
- "Dope Coil" – 5:05
- "Her Jazz" – 8:40