Accelerator (The Future Sound of London album)

For other albums titled Accelerator, see Accelerator (disambiguation).
Accelerator
Studio album by The Future Sound of London
Released 1991, 1992 (United Kingdom)
1996 (United States)
2001 (Worldwide)
Genre Techno
Acid House
Electronica
Ambient
IDM
Length 62:11
Label Jumpin' & Pumpin'
Producer FSOL
The Future Sound of London chronology
Global
(1989)		 Accelerator
(1992)		 Earthbeat
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Accelerator is the debut album by British electronica group The Future Sound of London. It is widely regarded as their most "club oriented" album in that almost all the tracks have a sonic, dance friendly vibe and it does not contain much of their later, more off-beat, complex, ambient techniques.

Contents

The album

It was released in Britain in 1991, and re-released a year later with two remixes after the commercial success of the "Papua New Guinea" single. Due to record label difficulties it could not be released in the United States until 1996, where it contained a further remix. It was re-released, enhanced, in 2001 worldwide, with a bonus CD entitled "Papua New Guinea Remix Anthology", which contained both old and new remixes of the band's most famous song. Half of the tracks from the album had already been released on previous singles by the pair, making it, a sort of compilation album.[2]

Accelerator includes the track that is one of the group's biggest commercial hits, "Papua New Guinea" this track became an instant club hit in Europe and the States and was featured in the soundtrack for the film Cool World.

It was also the first time that they worked with frequent collaborator, artist, Buggy G. Riphead who created the albums cover art.[2]

Track listing

1991 release

  1. "Expander" – 5:40
  2. "Stolen Documents" – 5:12
  3. "While Others Cry" – 5:27
  4. "Calcium" – 5:22
  5. "It's Not My Problem" – 4:02
  6. "Papua New Guinea" – 6:45
  7. "Moscow" – 3:35
  8. "1 in 8" – 4:36
  9. "Pulse State" – 7:14
  10. "Central Industrial" – 4:27

1992 re-release

  1. "Expander" – 5:40
  2. "Stolen Documents" – 5:12
  3. "While Others Cry" – 5:27
  4. "Calcium" – 5:22
  5. "It's Not My Problem" – 4:02
  6. "Papua New Guinea" – 6:45
  7. "Moscow" – 3:35
  8. "1 in 8" – 4:36
  9. "Pulse State" – 7:14
  10. "Central Industrial" – 4:27
  11. "Expander (remix)" – 4:51
  12. "Moscow (remix)" – 4:53

1996 re-release

  1. "Expander" – 5:40
  2. "Stolen Documents" – 5:12
  3. "While Others Cry" – 5:27
  4. "Calcium" – 5:22
  5. "It's Not My Problem" – 4:02
  6. "Papua New Guinea" – 6:45
  7. "Moscow" – 3:35
  8. "1 in 8" – 4:36
  9. "Pulse State" – 7:14
  10. "Central Industrial" – 4:27
  11. "Expander (Remix)" – 4:51
  12. "Moscow (Remix)" – 4:53
  13. "Papua New Guinea (Graham Massey Mix)" – 3:45

2001 bonus disc "Papua New Guinea Mix Anthology"

  1. "Papua New Guinea (Blue States Full Length Mix)" – 5:46
  2. "Papua New Guinea (Mellow Magic Maze Mix)" – 5:28
  3. "Papua New Guinea (Simian Mix)" – 3:43
  4. "Papua New Guinea (Oil Funk Dub Mix)" – 5:08
  5. "Papua New Guinea (Dub Child Of Q Mix)" – 4:22
  6. "Papua New Guinea (Hybrid Full Length Mix)" – 8:31
  7. "Papua New Guinea (Satoshi Tomiie Main-Path)" – 10:42
  8. "Papua New Guinea (Monsoon Mix)" – 4:49
  9. "Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall Full Length Mix)" – 11:37
  10. "Papua New Guinea (Dub Mix)" – 1:20

Crew

Press & accolades

“ Clash – "‘Accelerator'...pushed techno into new spheres of consciousness, one populated by pulsing rave waves, flickering ambient moods and giant dub squalls." ”

[3]

“ Q (11/01, p.138) – 4 out of 5 stars – "...Largely excellent..." ”
“ Option (7-8/96, p.104) – "...a weirdo futurist dreamland that's serene, exciting and even funny..." ”

The album (and single Papua New Guinea) was also included in British music magazine Melody Maker's, end-of-year, best albums / singles retrospective.

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Melody Maker United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[4] 1992 21

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b http://www.secondthought.co.uk/fsol/
  3. ^ Future Sound of London : Music News Feature | Clash Music
  4. ^ "Melody Maker – Albums of the Year". AcclaimedMusic.net. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mmlists_p2.htm#1992. Retrieved 2009-05-21. 

External links

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