seraph Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON - ACCELERATOR 1992 HYPNOTIC 1. EXPANDER 2. STOLEN DOCUMENTS 3. WHILE OTHERS CRY 4. CALCIUM 5. IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM 6. PAPUA NEW GUINEA 7. MOSCOW 8. 1 IN 8 9. PULSE STATE 10. CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL 11. EXPANDER RMX 12. MOSCOW RMX 13. PAPUA NEW GUINEA ( GRAHAM MASSEY RMX ) Well, being asked to review this album as well, I had to put, in any case cause it belongs to their discography and even though it is the most commerical album they made it is pretty good considering when it was made. I like when artists present idea in a creative way and these guys surely know how to set the atmospheres. This first effort as Future Sound Of London project came shortly after their first Amorphous Androgynous album which was great, even better than this one, cause it mostly sounded like their latest works, less commercial and more conceptual. This album do tend to go even too much into commerical housey realms but it was this album that set the genre as acid house music with bits of trance and trip hop parts. So, basically they made fresh album, more for a beach or caffe but with some club hits as well. There is one of their biggest hit singles on this one - PAPUA NEW GUINEA which is the best on album in any case. That song was so popular, it was released on numerous compilations as well hitting the music charts. Beside that creamy song there are Expander, Moscow, Pulse State, Central Industrial and It's Not My Problem that are my favourites...7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopie Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 what the duck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted December 20, 2004 Author Share Posted December 20, 2004 Well, you are somehow right, I don't mind constructive crticism but I don't like reviewing album song by song cause that is a little bit intelectual approach and I am not that kind of intelectual. I like saying the general things about the album and not elaborating about it cause I base my perception of music on the feeling and not on examining the music. I understand that you need more information about the album but you can always check the professional reviews on the net after you read this as an intro, as something you heard for the first time, maybe got interested and then go and check for some elaborate reviews. I would function like that. The point is that if you are looking for an album that won't 'hurt' your brain but would rather make it comfortable then you'd like this album. Along those acid lines and housey rhyhtms, you'd find some groovy breakbeat techno structures and it is perfect album as I said to sit at home with friends or for a beach or caffe. It has mellow, tame atmosphere but at the same time it is not cheesy and bad. BTW, how come you never heard about them ? They are so long in the scene, I even heard about them when I was little kid...heheh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasa Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 the tracks in general sounds pretty dated, but the big hits (papua new guinea, expander, moscow) still sound pretty good to me, though this may be due to nostalgia - that's why i requested the review as the review says, this isn't quite the timeless classics like their later, ambient releases, but still interesting buy - gives you a sense of the sound back in early '90 - it was the time when the techno/acid house sound and warehouse parties took off (in the u.s.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest .::E.P Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 the tracks in general sounds pretty dated, but the big hits (papua new guinea, expander, moscow) still sound pretty good to me, though this may be due to nostalgia - that's why i requested the review as the review says, this isn't quite the timeless classics like their later, ambient releases, but still interesting buy - gives you a sense of the sound back in early '90 - it was the time when the techno/acid house sound and warehouse parties took off (in the u.s.). 207521[/snapback] I would say that Papua New Guinea is the most timeless track they've ever made followed by Blue Room (Blue Room Released used the name for the Loudspeaker Company and later their label as a tribute to ORB) and Towers Of Dub from the Album U.F.Orb. btw. Check out some of the many various remixes of Papua New Guinea... There's some gems to be found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rezwalker Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 btw. Check out some of the many various remixes of Papua New Guinea... There's some gems to be found 209236[/snapback] Imagine a track from Pleiadians with "Papua New Guinea" elements...yeap there is that track and it's one of their unreleased tracks (almost 16 minutes track!!) .. personally i have no doubt that this track is the best Pleiadians track ever...and for that "faults" their huge talent and the incredible Papua new guinea track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepingzombie Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I don't own the album but I know papua new guinea (and who doesn't ?)... I think this song sounds very good even today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I don't own the album but I know papua new guinea (and who doesn't ?)... I think this song sounds very good even today One of the best albums I have ever heard, and for sure papa ng is one of the best tracks I have ever heard as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepingzombie Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 The point is that if you are looking for an album that won't 'hurt' your brain but would rather make it comfortable then you'd like this album. Along those acid lines and housey rhyhtms, you'd find some groovy breakbeat techno structures and it is perfect album as I said to sit at home with friends or for a beach or caffe. After having listened to the whole album, I agree 100%. Btw, I liked more Tales Of Ephidrina, because it has more dark/ambient passages and it's more similar to Lifeforms, even being "not hurting". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Not that excited about that album to be honest. I still prefer the ambient works of FSOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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