Nearly everyone in the US and UK (and anywhere else I would imagine) can recognize the signature chemical beat. Prevolent especially in the Chemical Brothers' later works, it refers to a snare-based sway within a beat (as well as heavy use of hats.) Now everyone can rip their signature style, as the beat has been decyphered:

 
1 = light hit
2 = med   hit
3 = heavy hit

Snare
|3___|3__1|_12_|3___| 1234 5678 9...

Add some Bassdrums, lots of open/closed hats and flams on the snares and you have what could easily pass for a chemical brothers' beat.
(Is this piracy?)

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