Chemical Brothers: Whoever put Féile 95 bill together should be the booking agent for the world
The Chemical Brothers: Tom Rowlands (left) and Ed Simons became one of the biggest musical acts of the dance music era in the 90s and early 2000s
The summer of 1995 was a thrilling time in the lives of The Chemical Brothers. Funnelling the energy of rave culture and the urgency of hip-hop into a run of classic singles, the UK duo of Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands were coming into their own as among the hottest partnerships in dance music. Artists as far-flung at Metallica and Duran Duran would soon be seeking out the pair’s golden touch as remixers (they politely turned down the majority of requests, working only with musicians with whom they felt a connection).
But when he thinks back to that period, one of Simons’ most vivid memories is of standing in a slightly faded GAA stadium in Cork, his jaw agape.
