ISDN (album)

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ISDN
Second edition cover
Live album by The Future Sound of London
Released	December 5, 1994 (limited) June 2, 1995 (second)
Recorded	Earthbeat Studios
Genre	Ambient, Techno, Experimental
Length	74:57 (limited) 75:27 (second)
Label	Astralwerks
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Almostcool.org link
The Future Sound of London chronology
Lifeforms (1994) ISDN (1994/1995) Dead Cities (1996)
Alternate cover
Alternate, black covered limited edition

ISDN is a music album by experimental electronica 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. Stylistically, the record features some of the ambient of their previous work, but brings in elements of hip-hop, trip-hop and acid jazz.^[1]

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 several films such as Repo Man in "Eyes Pop - Skin Explodes - Everybody Dead" is a line spoken by the character J. Frank Parnell, and the track "It's My Mind That Works" samples Miller saying "you know how everybody's into weirdness right now" and "it's all part of a cosmic unconsciousness." There are also a samples from the sci-fi epic movie Aliens in the track "The Far Out Son Of A Lung And The Ramblings Of A Madman"^[2], along with samples from films Escape From New York, Predator and The Exorcist II scattered throughout the record.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Limited edition 1.2 Second edition 1.3 Vinyl edition 2 References 3 External Links

[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

[edit] Vinyl 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. "Kai" – 4:24
14. "Amoeba" – 5:21
15. "A Study Of Six Guitars" – 4:13
16. "Snake Hips" – 5:52

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• ISDN at Discogs