''Accelerator'' is the debut

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. It was released in April 1992 by the record label Jumpin' & Pumpin'. It includes the hit single "

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Release

''Accelerator'' was released in the United Kingdom in 1992 by Jumpin' & Pumpin'. Following the commercial success of the single "

", 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.

Reception

At the end of 1992, British music magazine ''

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'' included ''Accelerator'' at number 21 in its list of the year's best albums, while "Papua New Guinea" was included in the magazine's list of the year's best singles. Reviewing the 1996 re-release, '' Option'' described ''Accelerator'' as "a weirdo futurist dreamland that's serene, exciting and even funny". '' Clash'' wrote that the album "pushed techno into new spheres of consciousness, one populated by pulsing rave waves, flickering ambient moods and giant dub squalls." Ned Raggett of

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called it "the most explicitly commercial-minded the duo ever was, slotting in well with many other early-'90s U.K. dance/techno outfits. As such it's also arguably the least cryptic and most approachable release for newcomers, holding up well a decade after its original appearance."

Track listing

Personnel

* The Future Sound of London – mixing, production, writing ;Additional personnel * Buggy G. Riphead – artwork and profile control * Eunah Lee – graphic design (1996 release) ;Notes * The original 1992 release also included the following credits: production on "Expander" by Mental Cube, production on "Stolen Documents" by Luco, and writing on "Calcium" by Yage. These three credits were removed for the 2001 release, which simply states: "All titles written by Brian Dougans / Garry Cobain. Produced and mixed by The Future Sound of London."

Charts

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1992 debut albums The Future Sound of London albums