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February 01, 2008
The Future Sound Of London
Whenever I hear The Future Sound of London, I'm immediately taken back to a golden age in my memory, where the promise of electronic music was still largely unfulfilled and uncoopted by television commercials and ubiquitous in store music channels. Well, to be precise, I'm taken back whenever I hear '90s-era FSOL, since the most recent output by the group was less than memorable. If you've drifted away from paying attention to the group (like I had), you might not realize that last summer saw the release of a three-part anthology of B-sides and remixes and other miscellany from the band's best years. Although these aren't the band's best tracks, they're still a good reminder of FSOL's intriguing and distinctive sound; it remains a murky and ethereal kind of ambient music that doesn't seem to be bubbling up so much these days.
FSOL - Hallucination, from From The Archives Vol. 1
FSOL - Wanting, from From The Archives Vol. 2
FSOL - Long Shadows, from From The Archives Vol. 3
Recently on Comfort Radio:
DJ Cheb I Sabbah - Shri Durga (FunDaMental Organic Chill Mix)
Numantra - Hypnagogic
Electronic Eye - Inta-Stellar
Posted by Scotto at February 1, 2008 08:00 AM