|
FSOL
The Future Sound of London (often abbreviated FSOL) is a British electronic music duo composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. They have been described as a "boundary-pushing" electronic act, covering techno, ambient, house music, trip hop, psychedelia, and dub. While keeping an enigmatic image and releasing music under many aliases, the band found commercial success with singles "Papua New Guinea" (1991), " Cascade" (1993), and albums '' Lifeforms'' (1994) and ''Dead Cities'' (1996). In recent years, the duo has become more candid with their fanbase online. History Formation Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans met in the mid-1980s while studying electronics at university in Manchester, England. Dougans had already been making electronic music, working between Glasgow and Manchester, when the pair first began working together in local clubs. In 1988, Dougans embarked on a project for a graphic studio ''Stakker'', which resulted with a single "Stakker Humanoid" that reache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Dougans
Brian Dougans (born 1968) is a British musician, and a member of the British electronic duo, the Future Sound of London (FSOL). He is the more technical member of FSOL, doing most of the programming, circuit bending et cetera and creating electronic instruments at his home studio in Glastonbury, Somerset. He is currently head of FSOLdigital (FSOL's record label) and co designer of the FSOL:Digitana SX-1 Synthesiser. Dougans' first releases were as "Humanoid", releasing the acid house single "Stakker Humanoid", which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart in 1988, and also charted in 1992 and 2001. "Stakker Humanoid" was No.1 for five weeks in the UK Dance Chart (December 1988) and has been cited as a major influence on early Aphex Twin releases. Dougans music as Humanoid is also part of the MOMA NY collection via Stakker Eurotechno. Dougans has always been the quiet, technical workhorse of FSOL whilst Garry Cobain brings in his melody and softness to balance Dougans' techni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Cobain
Garry Cobain (sometimes styled as Gaz Cobain) (born 16 May 1967) is a British electronic musician, and one half of the Future Sound of London. Background Cobain was born on 16 May 1967 in Bedford. He left Bedford for Manchester in his late teens to study at a time when alternative music in that part of Britain was taking off; the dance music scene in particular was becoming more and more popular, not just in Manchester but all over the country and in the States too. Cobain, drawn to the city by bands like The Chameleons and The Smiths, embraced this atmosphere and joined a band he had seen rehearsing in a studio and stayed with them for a year; after his spell with that band he met Brian Dougans. Music After meeting Dougans they both started discussing their shared interest in electronic music and began to work together on small projects; Cobain then left the college to build his own studio on an Enterprise Allowance Course and he and Dougans began to release tracks under aliases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cascade (song)
"Cascade" is the first single from Future Sound of London The Future Sound of London (often abbreviated FSOL) is a British electronic music duo composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. They have been described as a "boundary-pushing" electronic act, covering techno, ambient, house music, trip ho ...'s 1994 album '' Lifeforms''. It is a series of variations on the song "Cascade", all different from the album's version as is customary for most FSOL singles. Track listing # "Cascade: Part 1" (7:22) # "Cascade: Part 2" (9:38) # "Cascade: Part 3" (4:24) # "Cascade: Part 4" (4:39) # "Cascade: Part 5" (6:12) # "Cascade: Shortform" (4:16) Crew *Written, produced, performed by FSOL *Artwork by Buggy G. Riphead. *The first sleeve to feature The Electronic Brain, the model by Olaf Wendt. *Part 3 is essentially an extended version of "Elaborate Burn", another song on ''Lifeforms''. Chart Position References External links * {{authority control 1993 songs 1994 singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Cities (album)
''Dead Cities'' is a 1996 album by electronic music group The Future Sound of London. Overview The album art consisted of 3D computer graphics, 3D graphics, photography, and writing complementing the album's themes, combined via digital image editing. This was created primarily by the band and then-frequent artistic collaborator Buggy G. Riphead. A limited edition release of the album included a 196-page book, containing additional artwork and writing in the same style. "My Kingdom" and "We Have Explosive" were released as singles. The "My Kingdom" music video was directed by the same artistic collaboration, whereas the "We Have Explosive" music video was directed by 2D-animator Run Wrake. Track listing Though the album contains 13 Track (CD), tracks, the track listing on the back insert of the CD is ambiguous, as 15 song titles are listed, with most of the second half of songs not numbered. The common interpretation, confirmed by the promo edition of the CD, is listed here: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of Ephidrina
''Tales of Ephidrina'' is an ambient/techno album by electronica duo Amorphous Androgynous, better known as The Future Sound of London (FSOL). It was released on 5 July 1993 through Quigley Records, a subsidiary label of Virgin. It was created from material the pair had been working on around the same time as their ambient FSOL title '' Lifeforms'', while still containing some of the techno feel of '' Accelerator''. In 1996, ''Mixmag'' ranked the album at number 27 in its list of the "Best Dance Albums of All Time". History This album was their first one after signing with Virgin; they moved to London from Manchester and were given a free hand to do what they wanted. The album is unique, in that it is the only album they released in the 1990s that wasn't recorded at their Earthbeat studio, and is also the only release on a short lived stem of Virgin Records, Quigley. It was the only electronic album recorded under the name Amorphous Androgynous, before the moniker's psychedeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolis (Metropolis Song)
"Metropolis" is a single released in 1992 by The Future Sound of London under the alias Alias may refer to: * Pseudonym * Pen name * Nickname Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film * ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006 * ''Alias the ... 'Metropolis'. It has a distinctly house feel with a funky break-beat and baseline with a choppy, repeating electroriff. Its unique sound had a major impact on early nineties electronica releases. It was made available to buy on their online shop in 2007, along with other rarities. It had a very big impact on house music at the time it was first released and set a standard for it and dance music in general. Track listing # "Metropolis (Original)" (5:47) # "Metropolis (Analog)" (3:59) # "Hyporeel" (5:01) # "Metropolis (Sueto Mix)" (5:35) Audio Below is a sample of the track. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Metropolis (So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stakker Humanoid
"Stakker Humanoid" is an 1988 track by Humanoid released in 1988 on the London-based label Westside Records. It is described by ''The Guardian'' as "the first truly credible UK acid techno record to break into the mainstream." History The project behind the track started out with Stakker, a collaborative project by the video artists Mark McClean and Colin Scott. They needed music to support their video and contacted Brian Dougans. They sent a demo video tape containing graphics and some music to Morgan Khan who (although he didn't appreciate the video) invited Brian Dougans to record two demos at his Dance Studios in Ealing London. The sample "Humanoid", taken from the video game '' Berzerk'', provided the name of the track. The track was originally called "Humanoid" to be put out by Stakker through Morgan Khan's label Westside Records, though Morgan released it as "Stakker Humanoid" by 'Humanoid' to avoid copyright issues. A dispute had arisen between Brian Dougans and Colin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global (Humanoid Album)
''Global'' is the debut album by Brian Dougans, most famous for being part of the British electronica group The Future Sound of London. Unlike FSOL's ambient, breakbeat and trip hop styles, it is composed largely of US style vocal house, including Ben Ofoedu, most famous for his work with duo Phats & Small in the 1990s. Also contained is the breakthrough acid house single, "Stakker Humanoid", and industrial track "Sunshine & Brick", featuring FSOL's Gaz Cobain on vocals. Track listing # "Stakker Humanoid" # "Tonight" # "Dream" # "Technoid" # "Cry Baby" # "Sunshine & Brick" # "The Deep" # "Slam" # "Crystals A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ..." # "Don't Stop" Crew *Written by Brian Dougans *Produced by Brian Dougans & John Laker *Executive Producer Morgan Khan *Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q (song)
"Q" is a single released in 1990/1991 by Mental Cube (better known as Future Sound of London The Future Sound of London (often abbreviated FSOL) is a British electronic music duo composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. They have been described as a "boundary-pushing" electronic act, covering techno, ambient, house music, trip ho ...). It is a widely respected dance classic among DJs and has a distinctive bleeping, electronica feel reminiscent of work by Orbital. Track listings 1990 release # Q (Original) (4:10) # Q (Santa Monica Mix) (4:10)1991 release # Q (Remix) (4:51) # Q (Santa Monica Mix) (4:12) # Q (Original Mix) (4:15)Crew *Art ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifeforms (The Future Sound Of London Album)
''Lifeforms'' is the second studio album by British electronica group The Future Sound of London. The album was released on 23 May 1994 by Virgin Records and later by Astralwerks. Background The Future Sound of London began work on the album around the same time as they were finishing ''Tales of Ephidrina'', and the more complex, ambient direction they were taking resulted in ''Lifeforms''. The artwork also progressed from previous works, with soon-to-be familiar images of the "Witch Girl" Sheuneen Ta and the "Spike" computer model having been previously used on the group's ''Cascade'' EP. Reception ''Lifeforms'' achieved commercial success and produced hit singles such as "Cascade" and "Lifeforms". The album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for over 60,000 units sold. AllMusic called it "one of the best experimental techno releases of the '90s" and "an inventive, fascinating aural experience, as rich and detailed as the Orb's best work." The Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accelerator (The Future Sound Of London Album)
''Accelerator'' is the debut studio album by British electronic group the Future Sound of London. It was released in April 1992 by the record label Jumpin' & Pumpin'. It includes the hit single "Papua New Guinea". Release ''Accelerator'' was released in the United Kingdom in 1992 by Jumpin' & Pumpin'. Following the commercial success of the single "Papua New Guinea", the album was re-released a year later with two additional remixes. 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 "Papua New Guinea", several of which had already been released on previous singles by the group. ''Accelerator'' marked the first time that The Future Sound of London worked with artist and frequent collaborator Buggy G. Riphead, who created the album's cover art. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampling (music)
In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, sounds or entire bars of music, and may be layered, equalized, sped up or slowed down, repitched, looped, or otherwise manipulated. They are usually integrated using hardware ( samplers) or software such as digital audio workstations. A process similar to sampling originated in the 1940s with '' musique concrète'', experimental music created by splicing and looping tape. The mid-20th century saw the introduction of keyboard instruments that played sounds recorded on tape, such as the Mellotron. The term ''sampling'' was coined in the late 1970s by the creators of the Fairlight CMI, a synthesizer with the ability to record and play back short sounds. As technology improved, cheaper standalone samplers with more memory emerged, such as the E-mu Emulator, Akai S950 and Akai MPC. Sampling is a foundation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
