| Artist |
The Future Sound of London |
| Album Title: |
Accelerator |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronica/Dance: Ambient Electronica |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
00/00/1991 |
| Reissue Date |
05/11/2022 |
| Label |
Jumpin' & Pumpin' |
| Catalog No |
LP TOT 2 |
| Bar Code No |
5 013993 900214 |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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Expander (5:40)
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| A2.
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Stolen Documents (5:13)
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| A3.
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While Others Cry (4:14)
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| A4.
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Calcium (6:43)
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| A5.
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It's Not My Problem (3:54)
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| B1.
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Papua New Guinea (6:46)
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| B2.
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Moscow (3:33)
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| B3.
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1 in 8 (4:24)
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| B4.
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Pulse State (7:27)
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| B5.
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Central Industrial (4:25)
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| Date Acquired |
11/13/2023 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Juno Records |
| Purchase Price |
20.00 |
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Notes |
Notes:
30th Anniversary Re-issue
All tracks recorded and engineered at Earthbeat Studios, London 1991.
℗ 1991 Passion Music Ltd
© 1991 Passion Music Ltd
They entered the vortex and the dream became reality.
Freaky Deek Profile Control.
Credits:
Artwork [Artwork And Profile Control] – Buggy G Riphead
Executive-Producer – Tim Jones
Lacquer Cut By – Greg
Producer – The Future Sound Of London (tracks: 3, 5 to 10)
Written-By – Brian Dougans, Garry Cobain, The Future Sound Of London (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10)
Companies, etc.:
Recorded At – Earthbeat Studios
Engineered At – Earthbeat Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Passion Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Passion Music Ltd.
Distributed By – Essential Music & Marketing
Manufactured By – Passion Music Ltd.
Marketed By – Passion Music Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Finyl Tweek
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 5 013993 900214
Matrix / Runout (Etched, Side A): LP TOT 2 A
Matrix / Runout (Etched, Side B): LP TOT 2 B GREG @ FT
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Ned Raggett:
Compared to where most of the band's career would later go, Accelerator is a fairly conventional debut from the duo. Certainly it's the most explicitly commercial-minded the duo ever was, slotting in well with many other early-'90s U.K. dance/techno outfits. As such it's also arguably the least-cryptic and most-approachable release for newcomers, holding up well a decade after its original appearance. Rather than focusing on ambient experimentalism or industrial noise destruction, here Future Sound of London sounds like a straightforward, if at times inspired, act whose tendencies to push the envelope are secondary to keeping the beat going. The main reason to listen remains its awesome single "Papua New Guinea," blending a treated vocal sample from Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard with a slightly sped-up James Brown drum loop and other, more shadowy touches like echoed piano. The result combines exaltation, energy, and atmosphere into a dramatic result, as danceable as it is subtly threatening. At various points on Accelerator, FSOL shows an inspired focus on breakbeats as much as acid pulses; while nowhere near as frenetic as other early hardcore/jungle creations, the music clearly leans toward those records in inspiration. "Expander," which also appears in a remix at the end, makes for a good start for the album along those lines, while "Central Industrial" plays around with more distorted rhythms. At other points FSOL follows in more conventional veins -- "Stolen Documents" is practically an early 808 State track in all but name -- while throwing in odd noises and background quirks which in later years would dominate their own compositions. "It's Not My Problem," in particular, is a fun little creep-out, a flat semi-robot voice declaiming the title as needed while buried synths create a darker mood amidst the regular beat and additional, echoed percussion hits. [Another version was released in the U.K. with the bonus tracks "Expander" and "Moscow" as well as a second disc featuring ten remixes of "Papua New Guinea."]
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