In the five years since The Chemical Brothers' last album Further, electronic dance music has turned into an even bigger monster. Avicii dominates Spotify, David Guetta headlines festivals, and Calvin Harris is one of the world's highest-paid performers, all embodying the twosome's "superstar DJs, here we go" '90s callout. It means that festival line-ups, the charts, and some would even argue Ibiza, are oversaturated with the stuff. But 20 years on and The Chemical Brothers prove they can still hold their own relevance in a very busy genre.

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Like most of their albums before, Born in the Echoes is a record of two halves. On the one side are the intriguing collaborations, strewn with catchy hooks but never so saccharine as to suggest they've "gone pop". Then on the other are their glitchy, futuristic squiggles, dipping in and out of different dimensions, as long, immersive instrumentals. It's a formula that works well only because of the Brothers' acute ability to keep the electronics fascinating and atmospheric without the need of a topline.

This is best demonstrated on 'Reflexion'; a bewildered number unsteady with its mix of smooth synth stabs and whirling - almost screechy - riffs, while its bass and beats rumble beneath. At six and a half minutes it could easily feel overdrawn, but the peaks and dips are timed effectively here to hold attention. Don't get us wrong, this isn't a radio hit, but one that will hypnotise with accompanying visuals at a massive headline show, or soundtrack the depths of an all-night warehouse rave.

Where the radio hit does present itself though, is on the Q-Tip assisted 'Go'. It already has potential to join the ranks of their other famous blowouts 'Hey Boy Hey Girl' and 'Do It Again', the rapper's slick verses and the chewy synthed-up chorus making it an easy contender for song of the summer. Again on Beck team-up 'Wide Open', their knack for producing a smooth crossover hit to colour in a Balearic sunset is effortless. It builds at just the right pace, before gliding off completely.

More could have been made of St. Vincent's contribution to 'Under Neon Lights' though, despite its namesake being endorsed with an array of luminous riffs and flickering production, while the spiralling 'EML Ritual' is so kaleidoscopically mesmerising you almost ignore Ali Love's vocals until the striking alarm jolts force you out of a stupor midway through.

Born in the Echoes takes heed of its title and is, overall, an updated reverberation of The Chemical Brothers' earlier work. There's nothing truly radical here, but that's not to diminish the record. What Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have produced is an intriguing and captivating soundscape with their choir of machines. It's enough to be a resolute instalment in their impressive back catalogue, and one that certifies their position as the Godfathers of dance.

Tracks to download: 'Go', 'EML Ritual', 'Wide Open'