Chemical Brothers' magic formula brought to life in evocative music book

The Chemical Brothers: Paused in Cosmic Reflection is a great read, brimming with anecdotes — and it's also a sumptuous coffee table book, brimming with evocative pictures that bring the 1990s to life

Chemical Brothers: new book brings their 30+ year body of work to life

In the early 1990s, a group of friends in London began throwing a Sunday night party in the dingy downstairs of an old-school boozer. Nobody involved could have suspected it then... but they were about to change music. 

They certainly left an instant impression on the UK indie scene: regulars at the Heavenly Social at the Albany on Great Portland Street soon included Blur, Pulp, and Elastica.