The Chemical Brothers are the UK-based Grammy Award winning electronic music and rave duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Tom and Chemical Ed). Initially they called themselves "The Dust Brothers", after the noted United States production duo of the same name, but their burgeoning popularity and the threat of legal action from the originals led them to change their name in 1995. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim and The Crystal Method, as well as other lesser-known acts they were pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre, and are known for high-quality live sets.

The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons , who met at the University of Manchester. Initially they called themselves “The Dust Brothers.” They changed their name in 1995 given the preexisting American duo “ The Dust Brothers ,” their burgeoning popularity and the threat of legal action from the originals. Thus, their first CD as The Chemical Brothers is titled Exit Planet Dust . Along with The Prodigy , Fatboy Slim , The Crystal Metho