The Chemical Generation refers to a collection of writers in the 1990s who created work responding to the hedonistic ecstasy and rave culture of the era.[1] Irvine Welsh's book Trainspotting is often described as inciting the movement. The Chemical Generation created DJ-led literature where the key aspiration was authenticity. Stylistically, texts recreated the characteristic rhythms of rave music. Welsh said that he wrote in Scottish vernacular because he "...just liked the beat, the 4/4 beat. The English language is weights and measures - controlling, imperialistic - and I don't want to be controlled"
And chemical is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Science 101: What is a Chemical? A chemical is any substance that has a defined composition. In other words, a chemical is always made up of the same "stuff." Some chemicals occur in nature, such as water.
As the relevance of club culture decreased with a return to guitar-based bands, the writers moved onto other projects. They often appear in 2000's New Puritans anthology. Their style and approach have been mirrored among later British writers such as Richard Milward and Michael Smith.