Future Sound Of London, The ‎– Dead Cities

Label:

Virgin – CDV2814, Virgin – 7243 8 42068 2 6

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

UK & Europe

Released:

Oct 1996

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Leftfield, IDM, Downtempo, Experimental, Ambient

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Future Sound Of London, The –	Herd Killing Effects [Vocal Processing Tools] – B* Performer ['guitar Stab, Wah Guitar And Vocal Yell'] – Run DMC* Written-by ['guitar Stab, Wah Guitar And Vocal Yell'] – D.McDaniels, J.Mizell, J.Simmons*	2:36
2	Future Sound Of London, The –	Dead Cities Voice ['outro Poetry'] – Dick Verbatim	6:36
3	Future Sound Of London, The –	Her Face Forms In Summertime	5:39
4	Future Sound Of London, The –	We Have Explosive Performer ['guitar Stab, Wah Guitar And Vocal Yell'] – Run DMC* Written-by ['guitar Stab, Wah Guitar And Vocal Yell'] – D.McDaniels, J.Mizell, J.Simmons*	6:19
5	Future Sound Of London, The –	Everyone In The World Is Doing Something Without Me Performer [Intro Breath] – Craig Armstrong Vocals – Cobain* Voice [Layered Voices Sampled From An Improvisation] – Rebecca Caine	4:10
6	Future Sound Of London, The –	My Kingdom Drums – Richie Thomas 'Caught With The Dat Running'* Voice [Sample From 'rachel's Song'] – Mary Hopkin Written-by [Flute Sample From 'once Upon A Time In America'] – Ennio Morricone Written-by [Guitar Sample From 'pungent Effulgent'] – Ozric Tentacles Written-by [Voice Sample From 'rachel's Song'] – Vangelis	5:46
7	Future Sound Of London, The –	Max Piano, Written-by [Midi-files] – Max Richter Recorded By [Child's Voice] – Bloke's A Nutter, The Saxophone – Richie Thomas*	2:49
8	Future Sound Of London, The –	Antique Toy	5:43
9	Future Sound Of London, The –	Quagmire / In A State Of Permanent Abyss Piano, Written-by [Environment From From A Lost Recording Of "ripple"] – Max Richter Sampler ['environment Sourced From "childhood Memories Of Pin"'] – Philip Pin Sampler ['original Samples Collected And Collated'] – Baker St. Mythology	6:57
10	Future Sound Of London, The –	Glass	5:38
11	Future Sound Of London, The –	Yage Flute [Moroccan] – Yage Performer ['jane Jane' Sourced From Shrine 1983'] – Riz Maslen Performer ['some Weird Greek Instrument No One Can Remember The Name Of Apart From The Greeks Who Are In Greece'] – Byron Con Technician ['regurgitated Bits'] – Leon Mar	7:32
12	Future Sound Of London, The –	Vit Drowning / Through Your Gills I Breathe	5:32
13.1	Future Sound Of London, The –	First Death In The Family Performer, Recorded By ['on An Unscheduled Baker St-dollis Hill Day Trip] – B*	2:18
13.2	Headstone Lane –	Dead Cities Reprise Recorded By – Simon Wells Whistle [Mouth Whistle From The Best Selling Show Laughter] – Inert Armchair	1:28

Companies etc

Recorded At – Earthbeat Studios
Published By – Sony Music Publishing
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.

Credits

Artwork [Choked Up / Sunshine And Brick-image] – Riphead*
Artwork [Choked Up / Sunshine And Brick-text] – Cobain*
Artwork [Liquide / Dead Cities Logo] – B Dougans*
Artwork [Praying Hands / Ecuador / Dead Cities Graffiti / Eggs] – Buggy G. Riphead
Artwork [Spike And Dome / Old Woman / Herd Killing-art] – Riphead*
Artwork [Spike And Dome / Old Woman / Herd Killing-concept] – Riphead*, Electronic Brain Violence
Artwork [Spike Modelling] – Olaf Wendt
Engineer – Yage
Photography By [Dead Cities-city Ruins] – Riphead*
Photography By [Dead Cities-human Computer Manipulation] – B Dougans*
Photography By [Dead Cities-human] – Andrea Giacobbe
Photography By [Dead Cities-overall Image Construction] – Cobain*
Producer, Written-By – Future Sound Of London, The

Notes

In jewel case.
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.

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 Snuff Recordings, 'The Disappearance Of Troy Motherwell'.

Recorded at Earthbeat Studios, London '96.
Printed in Holland. Made in Holland.

℗1996 Virgin Records Ltd.
©1996 Virgin Records Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 24384 20682 6
Barcode (Scanned): 724384206826
Label Code (Label Code): LC3098
Rights Society: bel BIEM
Matrix / Runout: 82068 2 .1 EMI SWINDON 1-1-21-NL
Other (Distribution Code on backsleeve): F: PM 502
Other (Distribution Code on CD): PM 538

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 12) View All

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Dead Cities (CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	CDV 2814, 7243 8 42068 2 6	UK	1996
Dead Cities (CD, Album)	Virgin	VJCP-25275	Japan	1996
Dead Cities (CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin, EMI Music Group Australasia	CDV 2814, 7243 8 42068 2 6, 8420682	Australasia	1996
Dead Cities (2xLP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	V2814, 7243 8 42068 1 9	UK	1996
Dead Cities (CD, Album)	Not On Label (SPU Series)	SPU 0152	Russia	1996

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Rated 4/5

We.Have.Explosive Nov 01, 2011 (edited 4 months ago)

I love this album. I used to put headphones on and listen to it before I went to sleep. Dead Cities is not as nice as Lifeforms and it would take my dreams to very strange places, I remember staying up late watching the 40 minute music video that FSOL put together with many of the tracks off this CD, I think it was played on MTV at one point - "chillout zone" I think it was called.
That was bloody strange (fantastic) as well.

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ttooyyss Jul 08, 2010 (edited about 1 year ago)

I do clearly remember when I first met this album. It was boring and discusting, empty lack of real ideas and musicality and melody. Boring sonic textures. Today I feel the same. Amatheur work, bad soundqaulity. I know many will disagree. I'm sorry, this era is absolutely mindless. FSOL had a great contribution to that all...

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