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ISDN (RSD24 EDITION)

    THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 20TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

    IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM ON MONDAY APRIL 22ND.


    Future Sound of London released ISDN in December 1994, originally with a black cover as a limited release. June 1995 saw an alternative white-covered version released, this had a different track listing on the 4th side of the LP set with new tracks. The music on the album is edited together from various live broadcasts that the duo had transmitted to radio stations all over the world using ISDN networking. At the time ISDN was a relatively new technology that had the bandwidth to carry high-quality digital audio. 2024 Marks the 30th anniversary of this fan-favourite album, to celebrate this the audio from both versions has been amalgamated and sequenced by FSOL. Pressed on clear vinyl with a brand-new front cover, this will also be pressed on 2CD as an RSD exclusive.

    Future Sound Of London

    ISDN (RSD24 EDITION)

      THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 20TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

      IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM ON MONDAY APRIL 22ND.


      Future Sound of London released ISDN in December 1994, originally with a black cover as a limited release. June 1995 saw an alternative white-covered version released, this had a different track listing on the 4th side of the LP set with new tracks. The music on the album is edited together from various live broadcasts that the duo had transmitted to radio stations all over the world using ISDN networking. At the time ISDN was a relatively new technology that had the bandwidth to carry high-quality digital audio. 2024 Marks the 30th anniversary of this fan-favourite album, to celebrate this the audio from both versions has been amalgamated and sequenced by FSOL. Pressed on clear vinyl with a brand-new front cover, this will also be pressed on 2CD as an RSD exclusive.

      Future Sound Of London

      From The Archives (RSD24 EDITION)

        THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 20TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

        IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM ON MONDAY APRIL 22ND.



        The Future Sound Of London

        By Any Other Name

          A collection of unreleased tracks from the early 90's "Jumpin' & Pumpin'" era, when FSOL hid behind various guises. Generally revolving around bleep, hardcore and ambient house; three, then-recently-established genres that FSOL would explore and develop on throughout the extensive discography. A lot of these tracks have been out of print and quite sought after for many years, making this anthology quite a special releases for fans of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans' boundary-pushing project. 

          TRACK LISTING

          01. Sightings
          02. 1st Calling
          03. Across The Rivers
          04. Great Danger
          05. Corridor Lm3
          06. Shes So Automatic
          07. Keep Walking
          08. In A Cage
          09. Under The Rock
          10. Visual Attack
          11. You Might
          12. Garden Bridge
          13. We Bring It
          14. Kremlin Taped
          15 .travellers
          16 .just Look
          17. 831am

          The Future Sound Of London

          Papua New Guinea - Re-booted

            Four elusive, somewhat previously unofficial club remixes of the iconic "Papua New Guinea" come together on one 12" vinyl EP. All underground dance hits now in demand.

            STAFF COMMENTS

            Matt says: Tasty remixes of one of the biggest dance tracks of all time. Two jungle remixes, one breakbeat and one for the house brigade. Lovely jubbly.

            TRACK LISTING

            1. Papua New Guinea (Soul Central Remix)
            2. Papua New Guinea (L. Major Remix)
            3. Papua New Guinea (Nishesque Remix)
            4. Papua New Guinea (Dee Montero Remix)

            The Future Sound Of London

            Environment 7.003

              FSOL present the final instalment in the Environments Trilogy. “7.003” goes deeper and darker than the previous two albums, the flavour here harping back with memories of the groups 90s sounding pre “Dead Cities” album. On this release we have swamp laden electronics dripping from cavernous breakbeats weaving in and out of otherworldly chords and strings firmly back in the driving seat. FSOL deliver not only the final piece of the jigsaw but a clever jaw-dropingly sensorium.

              STAFF COMMENTS

              Barry says: Crisp percussive trickles and paddling guitar snippets weave around each-other into echoing electronic chirps. There are moments of jagged, glitched unease but the soaring melodic direction and airy, echoic haze more than offset that. As ever, a wonderful and perfectly produced outing from FSOS.

              TRACK LISTING

              1. Future Testaments
              2. Resting Point
              3. A Desolate Stretch Of Night Road
              4. Where All Is Ending
              5. Overwrite
              6. I'm Eating Here
              7. Echos Of Inherent Sense
              8. A Space In The Subsequent Familiar
              9. Drift Incline
              10. Trichome
              11. Absence Of Solution
              12. Kwaahu
              13. Ruler
              14. Awkward Shape

              The Future Sound Of London

              Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall / Graham Massey Remixes) - 2023 Reissuee

                Originally out in 1991, FSOL's "Papua New Guinea" is one of those classic rave era moments. Combining a huge dub bassline with breakbeats, piano lines and synth washes, ethereal Bulgarian vocals and other atmospheric efx the track was a monster club / field tune back in the day. So much so that it got reissued a year later with a whole new set of remixes. UK techno originals Andrew Weatherall (Sabres Of Paradise) and Graham Massey (808 State) serve up a remix each while FSOL's Brian Dougans and Garry Cobain bring us four more. All that and the original too. It's all you need.

                TRACK LISTING

                SIDE 1
                1. Papua New Guinea (12" Original)
                2. Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall Mix)
                3. Papua New Guinea (Dub Mix)

                SIDE 2
                1. Papua New Guinea (Journey To Pyramid)
                2. Papua New Guinea (Monsoon Mix)
                3. Papua New Guinea (Graham Massey Mix)
                4. Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child Of Q Mix)

                Future Sound Of London

                Music From Calendars

                  Since 2017 FSOL have released whats called "Calendar" albums, which are digitally delivered monthly tracks that form a 12 track album by the end of the year. This release picks the best tracks from the last 4 years and brings them together in a seamlessly mixed 50 minute journey - 11 songs from FSOL, Humanoid and Synth-a, engineered and mixed by Yage at FSOL's 9Lwest Studios.

                  I’ll tell you whut: FSOL have long none of the impetusand drive to conjure up sounds of the future. Much like Autechre every release seems to conjure up new, unfathomable levels of synthesis that have remained unattainable. Infact, few electronica luminaries have achieved the varied and down right arresting cataglogue of sounds, rhythms, atmospheres and sequences that this pioneering act have.

                  “Music From Calendars” sees a beautifully plotted journey through their most recent soundscapes. Contrasting utopic and dystopic, multi-dimensional sonic vistas with blasted machine rhythms, overdriven synthesizer functions and atmospheres grabbed from galaxies far, far away. It’s a transportive journey that leaves you gasping for air as soon as it leaves the cerebral orbit and by the record’s finally should have you parachuted back into your consciousness reborn and invigorated. Highly recommended! 


                  TRACK LISTING

                  1. Frozen Air
                  2. Surrounding The Garden Is A Fog - Synthi-a
                  3. Artificial Placement Of Emotion
                  4. Blacked Out Windows
                  5. Commensalism
                  6. Near Field
                  7. Alertions
                  8. Riverbed
                  9. Obscured By Dark Intervals
                  10. Propagate - Humanoid
                  11. Memories Of Yesterday 

                  The Future Sound Of London

                  Music For 3 Books

                    Over the past 5 years, The Future Sound of London have released three A6 booklets, filled with stories of FSOL's past, images and accompanied by 20 mins of music. For the first time, these have now been put these together to form a 1 hour seamless journey.


                    TRACK LISTING

                    1. Viewed From Outside
                    2. The Whispering Masses
                    3. Orrery
                    4. Fracti
                    5. Episode
                    6. Magnify Within The Thought
                    7. Replace I With You
                    8. Viewed From Trains
                    9. External Limits
                    10. To Become Silent
                    11. Skylines
                    12. Turbulent Haze
                    13. Restricted Conversation Between Occupants
                    14. Take Umbrage
                    15. Outsourced
                    16. Viewed From Pedestrian's Angle
                    17. Desseminate

                    The Future Sound Of London

                    Cascade 2020

                      Black vinyl pressing of the now sold out RSD 2020 reissue. 'Cascade' was first released in 1993 reaching a chart position of 27. A whopping 26 years later FSOL rebuilt and created 10 new compositions inspired by the original to celebrate RSD 2020. Now, due to popular demand, this superb LP is back on vinyl - so don't miss out again!

                      TRACK LISTING

                      A1. Cascade (part 1 - Recreated) 
                      A2. Flood Of Reflection 
                      A3. Amid The Overwhelm 
                      A4. Cascade (part 6)
                      A5. Brief Silence In The Distance 
                      B1. Cascade (part 4 - Recreated) 
                      B2. Dark Hours Of Your Being 
                      B3. Sluice 
                      B4. Multiple Falling Objects
                      B5. Deep Sea Of Clouds

                      The Future Sound Of London

                      Yage 2019

                        In 1986 iconic group The Future Sound of London released the UK Top 40 chart album "Dead Cities", from which came a track "Yage". Such has been the interest in this masterpiece of electronica over the years that the guys have been back into the studio to revisit it. "Yage 2019" takes the core of the original and rebuilds it. All together there are eleven tracks reconstructions and interpretations, woven together (as FSOL do) into a 42 minute dreamscape journey. A wonderful update to this iconic release. 

                        TRACK LISTING

                        1. Yage 2019
                        2. Floating Into Focus And Then Moving Away
                        3. Purged
                        4. We Flew Together
                        5. Yage (Rhodesia)/Insulin
                        6. Voodoo Doll
                        7. Earth Spirit
                        8. Ayahuasca
                        9. Slowly Stumbled
                        10. The People Of Yage (Humanoid Rebuild)
                        11. Yage Sunset Strip
                        12. A Sensation Of Vagueness
                        13. The Images Were Simple And Few

                        The Future Sound Of London

                        Archived 9

                          The Future Sound of London's long and varied history stretches back almost 25 years and as such a vast amount of unreleased material exists in the FSOL archives. "Archived 9" brings together another 12 such tracks; in some cases these are completed but unreleased songs from that time, in others the songs have been reconstructed or enhanced and then further mixed to form the journey. This album is not just a collection of random off-cuts. It is a fully realized album, worthy of sitting alongside the rest of the band's critically acclaimed work. Did you know - The Future Sound of London were the first band to distribute their music via the internet, in 1994. Did you know - The Future Sound of London were the first band to use ISDN technology to transmit their music via the internet and also to radio stations across the world - a system that has now been adopted by the radio industry worldwide. (No I did not; but as I often say, every day's a school day here at Piccadilly Records... - ed).

                          TRACK LISTING

                          1. Ocea
                          2. Semi Conscious Participant
                          3. Silent Midnight
                          4. Halfer
                          5. Embodied
                          6. Super Tide
                          7. Without You It's Meaningless
                          8. Oska Traveller
                          9. Slow Moving World
                          10. Propagate
                          11. Photographs Of An Object
                          12. A Constantly Changing Mind
                          13. Confirmation Bias
                          14. These Days
                          15. Riverbed
                          16. Extruded
                          17. Views Of A Empty Sky

                          The Future Sound Of London

                          Environments

                            First time ever on vinyl!!! "Environments" is generally regarded as ‘the great lost album’ by The Future Sound Of London. It has taken on almost mythical status with the group’s fan base. “Environments” was due for release much sooner after the 1993 release of the UK Top 10 album hit “Lifeforms”, and only now is it being released - back on the group’s original home, Jumpin’  & Pumpin’ Records.

                            This release also comes after the recent success of the ‘Archive’ series which has so far sold over 20,000 units across the different volumes and still climbing.

                            To re-cap, Brian Dougans and Garry Cobain began their musical partnership and friendship in Manchester, England, in the mid 1980s whilst the two were studying at Manchester University. Dougans had already been making electronic music for some time when they first began working in various local clubs. In 1988, Brian embarked on a project for the Stakker graphics company. The result was Stakker Humanoid. In the following three years the pair produced music under a variety of aliases, followed by the breakthrough classic ambient dub track Papua New Guinea in 1992, which was also the first release under the Future Sound of London moniker.


                            The Future Sound Of London

                            Environments 4

                              This is the fourth release in the critically acclaimed 'Environments' series and continues where the third left off. It is a fourteen track journey from the river's delta to no-man’s land where murmurations lead across supercontinents and back to the clear light of reality. Strings meet choirs - cascading down to the glass valleys of synthesised biophany.

                              “Murmurations” was the track featured on an exclusive vinyl 10” release for Record Store Day in 2012, it coincided with the CD version of this album’s release that year. The album also has collaborations with Riz Maslen (Neotropic) and Ivor Novello award winning composer Daniel Pemberton.



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