The Future Sound Of London – Dead Cities
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Virgin – 7243 8 42231 2 0 |
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UK & Europe |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| 1 | The Future Sound Of London– | Herd Killing | 2:37 |
| 2 | The Future Sound Of London– | Dead Cities | 6:37 |
| 3 | The Future Sound Of London– | Her Face Forms In Summertime | 5:38 |
| 4 | The Future Sound Of London– | We Have Explosive | 6:19 |
| 5 | The Future Sound Of London– | Everyone In The World Is Doing Something Without Me | 4:10 |
| 6 | The Future Sound Of London– | My Kingdom | 5:47 |
| 7 | The Future Sound Of London– | Max | 2:48 |
| 8 | The Future Sound Of London– | Antique Toy | 5:43 |
| 9.1 | The Future Sound Of London– | Quagmire | 5:13 |
| 9.2 | The Future Sound Of London– | In A State Of Permanent Abyss | 1:44 |
| 10 | The Future Sound Of London– | Glass | 5:38 |
| 11 | The Future Sound Of London– | Yage | 7:32 |
| 12.1 | The Future Sound Of London– | Vit Drowning | 4:48 |
| 12.2 | The Future Sound Of London– | Through Your Gills I Breathe | 0:44 |
| 13.1 | The Future Sound Of London– | First Death In The Family | 2:18 |
| 13.2 | Headstone Lane– | Dead Cities Reprise | 1:28 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Earthbeat Studios
- Recorded At – The Womb, London
- Recorded At – Sordid Accomodation
- Recorded At – Headstone Lane
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Published By – Sony Music Publishing
- Glass Mastered At – EMI Swindon
- Pressed By – EMI Swindon
Credits
- Artwork [Choked Up / Sunshine And Brick-image], Artwork [Spike And Dome / Old Woman / Herd Killing-art], Photography By [Dead Cities-city Ruins] – Riphead*
- Artwork [Choked Up / Sunshine And Brick-text], Artwork [Dead Cities-overall Image Construction] – Cobain*
- Artwork [Praying Hands / Eduador / Dead Cities Graffiti / Eggs] – Buggy G. Riphead
- Artwork [Spike And Dome / Old Woman / Herd Killing-concept] – Electronic Brain Violence
- Artwork [Spike Modelling] – Olaf Wendt
- Engineer – Yage
- Logo [Liquide / Dead Cities Logo], Photography By [Dead Cities-human Computer Manipulation] – B Dougans*
- Photography By [Dead Cities-human] – Andrea Giacobbe
- Written-By, Producer – The Future Sound Of London
Notes
Recorded at Earthbeat Studios, London '96.
1, 4: Guitar stab, wah guitar and vocal yell sourced from Run DMC "Tougher Than Leather".
5: Vocals by Cobain from 'I need Re-Calibrate' recorded at The Womb - London. Intro Breath environment sourced from an orchestral re-working of Eggshell.
6: Guitar sample swapped with Ozric Tentacles for Cubase.
7: Child's voice recorded 'Outside of the web' at Little Venice. Piano fed through the machines - restructured and recollaged from midi-files. Alto-Sax sample mechanically removed from a day's recording.
11: Moroccan flute recorded at Sordid Accomodation - London - 1989.
13.2: Honey Sunshine' from a hi-8 'Putts Goes to Sri Lanka'. Recorded at Headstone Lane from Suff Recordings, 'The Disappearance of Troy Motherwell'.
℗ 1996 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1996 Virgin Records Ltd
Published by Sony Music Publishing
Printed in UK
Made in the UK
Incidental info:
Limited to 10,000 copies. Released in a cardboard slipcase, containing the album in a jewel case sleeve and a 196-page artwork book.
The credits on the CD are misleading as to what the actual tracklist is, the back cover of the CD shows 15 tracks, the CD itself has 13 tracks. Two of the tracks are actually two songs in one.
By reading the booklet notes carefully, there are actually 16 tracks. The last hidden song "Dead Cities Reprise" starts at around 3:17 after 0:59 seconds of silence and is credited to Headstone Lane (Simon Wells).
The total running time of track 9 is 6:57, of track 12 is 5:32 and of track 13 is 4:45.
Manufacturer identified via matrix.
Some copies have been labelled on the back of the carboard slipcase upon the barcode with Promotional Copy Not For Resale sticker (these were used for the UK and Europe countries in which the album hadn't a dedicated promo pressing).
1, 4: Guitar stab, wah guitar and vocal yell sourced from Run DMC "Tougher Than Leather".
5: Vocals by Cobain from 'I need Re-Calibrate' recorded at The Womb - London. Intro Breath environment sourced from an orchestral re-working of Eggshell.
6: Guitar sample swapped with Ozric Tentacles for Cubase.
7: Child's voice recorded 'Outside of the web' at Little Venice. Piano fed through the machines - restructured and recollaged from midi-files. Alto-Sax sample mechanically removed from a day's recording.
11: Moroccan flute recorded at Sordid Accomodation - London - 1989.
13.2: Honey Sunshine' from a hi-8 'Putts Goes to Sri Lanka'. Recorded at Headstone Lane from Suff Recordings, 'The Disappearance of Troy Motherwell'.
℗ 1996 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1996 Virgin Records Ltd
Published by Sony Music Publishing
Printed in UK
Made in the UK
Incidental info:
Limited to 10,000 copies. Released in a cardboard slipcase, containing the album in a jewel case sleeve and a 196-page artwork book.
The credits on the CD are misleading as to what the actual tracklist is, the back cover of the CD shows 15 tracks, the CD itself has 13 tracks. Two of the tracks are actually two songs in one.
By reading the booklet notes carefully, there are actually 16 tracks. The last hidden song "Dead Cities Reprise" starts at around 3:17 after 0:59 seconds of silence and is credited to Headstone Lane (Simon Wells).
The total running time of track 9 is 6:57, of track 12 is 5:32 and of track 13 is 4:45.
Manufacturer identified via matrix.
Some copies have been labelled on the back of the carboard slipcase upon the barcode with Promotional Copy Not For Resale sticker (these were used for the UK and Europe countries in which the album hadn't a dedicated promo pressing).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 24384 22312 0
- Barcode (Scanned): 724384223120
- Label Code: LC3098
- Price Code (On sleeve, F:): PM513
- Price Code (On disc): PM 538
- Rights Society: bel BIEM
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 842231 2 . 1 EMI SWINDON
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 842231 2 . 1:1:7 EMI SWINDON
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 & 8): 842231 2 . 1:1:8 EMI SWINDON
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): 842231 2 . 1:1:2 EMI SWINDON
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): 842231 2 . 1: 1 : 4 EMI SWINDON
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): 842231 2 . 1:1:9 EMI SWINDON
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): 842231 2 . 1:1:6 EMI SWINDON
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 to 8): IFPI L042
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1 to 4): ifpi 1444
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): ifpi 1424
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): ifpi 1443
- Mould SID Code (Variant 7): ifpi 1431
- Mould SID Code (Variant 8): ifpi 1442
Other Versions (5 of 37)
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Dead Cities (CD, Album) | Astralwerks | ASW 6181 | US | 1996 | ||
| Dead Cities (CD, Album, Stereo) | Virgin | CDV2814, 7243 8 42068 2 6 | Europe | 1996 | |||
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Dead Cities (2×LP, Album) | EBV | V2814, 7243 8 42068 1 9 | UK | 1996 | ||
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Dead Cities (CD, Album, Promo) | Astralwerks | ASW 6181 AD | US | 1996 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Dead Cities (CD, Album) | Virgin | CDV 2814, 7243 8 42068 2 6 | UK | 1996 |
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What I want is the release but in vinyl, with the book sized accordingly. That would be awesome
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<I>Dead Cities</I> is much more dark than the Future Sound of London’s other albums -- not that the others were all sweetness and light. But the more sinister vibe is evident right from the first two tracks, “Herd Killing,” with its rough percussion, and “Dead Cities,” with its ominous tones. But the darkness is balanced with sadness too, as if there are mourners for the dead cities, as well, in gorgeously beautiful tracks like “Everyone in the World is Doing Something Without Me” and the sublime “Max.” “My Kingdom” shuffles along in a soundscape of urban decay, while “Yage” shimmers like a glass bubble. “First Death in the Family” closes the album on another dark note -- beautiful and sad. Just like the album as a whole. Outstanding.
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awesome booklet - mini book ala the various artists Volume series. They figured out how to visualize and create what their music carved out our imaginations. Worth an extended look if you ever see one -oh the album is a quality recording as you already know.
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