ISDN (album)

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ISDN
Second edition cover
Live album by Future Sound of London
Released	December 5, 1994 (limited) June 2, 1995 (second)
Recorded	???
Genre	Ambient, Techno, Experimental
Length	74:57 (limited) 75:27 (second)
Label	Astralwerks
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Future Sound of London chronology
Lifeforms (1994)	ISDN (1994/1995)	Dead Cities (1996)

ISDN is a music album by experimental electronic artists The Future Sound of London which was released in two different versions in 1994 and 1995. The music on the album is edited together from various live broadcasts that the band had broadcasted to radio stations all over the world using ISDN, which at the time was a relatively new technology.

The two released versions have different track listings and cover art. The limited edition, a 10,000-copy pressing released in December 1994, has a black cover. The later release, which first appeared in June 1995, has a white cover with black writing, and a different track listing.

The album contains numerous references to the cult film Repo Man. For example, "Eyes Pop - Skin Explodes - Everybody Dead" is a line spoken by the character J. Frank Parnell, and another track samples Miller saying "you know how everybody's into weirdness right now" and "it's all part of a cosmic unconsciousness."

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Limited edition

1. "Just a Fuckin Idiot" – 5:39
2. "The Far Out Son Of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman" – 4:29
3. "Appendage" – 2:26
4. "Slider" – 7:22
5. "Smokin Japanese Babe" – 4:59
6. "You're Creeping Me Out" – 6:32
7. "Eyes Pop - Skin Explodes - Everybody Dead" – 3:45
8. "It's My Mind That Works" – 3:25
9. "Dirty Shadows" – 6:15
10. "Tired" – 6:32
11. "Egypt" – 4:11
12. "Are They Fightin Us" – 6:23
13. "Hot Knives" – 3:20
14. "A Study Of Six Guitars" – 4:13
15. "An End of Sorts" – 5:26

[edit] Second edition

1. "Just a Fuckin Idiot" – 5:39
2. "The Far Out Son Of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman" – 4:29
3. "Appendage" – 2:26
4. "Slider" – 7:22
5. "Smokin Japanese Babe" – 4:59
6. "You're Creeping Me Out" – 6:32
7. "Eyes Pop - Skin Explodes - Everybody Dead" – 3:45
8. "It's My Mind That Works" – 3:25
9. "Dirty Shadows" – 6:15
10. "Tired" – 6:32
11. "Egypt" – 4:11
12. "Kai" – 4:24
13. "Amoeba" – 5:21
14. "A Study Of Six Guitars" – 4:13
15. "Snake Hips" – 5:52