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".[2]
| Accelerator | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 April 1992[1] | |||
| Genre | Ambient techno, IDM | |||
| Length | 52:20 | |||
| Label | Jumpin' & Pumpin' | |||
| Producer | The Future Sound of London | |||
| The Future Sound of London chronology | ||||
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Release
editAccelerator 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.[3]
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.[3]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Q | [5] |
At the end of 1992, British music magazine Melody Maker 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.[6]
Reviewing the 1996 re-release, Option described Accelerator as "a weirdo futurist dreamland that's serene, exciting and even funny".[7] 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."[8] Ned Raggett of AllMusic 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."[9]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by The Future Sound of London (Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 52:20 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Expander" (Remix) | 4:51 |
| 12. | "Moscow" (Remix) | 4:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Expander" (Remix) | 4:51 |
| 12. | "Moscow" (Remix) | 4:53 |
| 13. | "Papua New Guinea" (Graham Massey Mix) | 3:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Personnel
edit- 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
edit| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 75 |
References
edit- ^ "Accelerator – The Future Sound of London – THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON)". Bandcamp.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Accelerator – The Future Sound of London". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Raggett, Ned. "Accelerator – The Future Sound of London". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "The Future Sound of London: Accelerator". Q (183): 138. November 2001.
- ^ "Melody Maker – Albums of the Year". Rocklist.net. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ "The Future Sound of London: Accelerator". Option: 104. July–August 1996.
- ^ "Future Sound of London". Clash. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Accelerator – The Future Sound of London". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
External links
edit- Accelerator at Discogs
- Accelerator at MusicBrainz (list of releases)