Far from the Maddening Crowds

Far From The Maddening Crowds is the debut album by Chicane, the pseudonym of electronic musician Nick Bracegirdle. It is highly regarded as a seminal release in the trance community, and is highly sought after.

After licencing issues resulted in the album being deleted for a period of five years, the album became hightly sought after. However, it was re-released on the 22nd October 2007 with all the tracks from the original version, plus a new mix, "Offshore 2007", which is a remix of the original track "Offshore '97".

"Offshore", the earliest song produced and released, is also among the best-known of Chicane's songs; aside from single sales and being a major dance club hit, resulting on its inclusion on what has been said to be over 130 compilation albums,^[1] it has also been featured in the UK on TV programs ranging from travel reviews to the BBC's Gardener's World and Grandstand.^[2]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Nick Bracegirdle except where otherwise indicated.

"Early" – 4:17
"Already There" – 2:55
"Offshore (Original)" (Bracegirdle, Leo Elstob) – 6:45
"Lost You Somewhere" (Bracegirdle, Caroline Lavelle) – 8:26
- Vocals: Caroline Lavelle
"From Blue to Green" – 5:51
"Sunstroke (Disco Citizens Remix)" – 9:06
"Leaving Town" – 5:58
"Red Skies" (Bracegirdle, David Gates, Malcolm Stanners) – 7:35
"Sunstroke (Original)" – 6:18
- Vocals: Luce Dayton
"Offshore '97" (Bracegirdle, Elstob, Richie Sullivan, Graham Dear, Louise Burton) – 9:12
- Vocals: Louise Burton (as Power Circle)
"The Drive Home" – 6:06
"Offshore 2007" – 7:53 (Only available on the 2007 re-release)

[edit] Audio sample

"Chicane - Offshore (Original ambient version)" Image:Chicane - Offshore (Original ambient version).ogg

Sample of "Offshore".

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[edit] Notes and references

^ Chicane. Offitsface.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
^ Chicane - Sound of the Sunset. Dotmusic (retrieved from Chicane.cc) (March 2000). Retrieved on 2006-12-05.