Earthbeat (The Future Sound of London album)

Earthbeat is a compilation album of Future Sound of London's early releases, using several aliases. All of the tracks on this album are by Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans (FSOL) but under pseudonyms such as 'Mental Cube' and 'Yage'. The duo had been releasing songs under these aliases for around two years before they recorded "Accelerator" as FSOL.[1]

Earthbeat
Compilation album by The Future Sound of London
Released	1992
Recorded	1988–1992
Genre	Electronica, house, techno, IDM
Length	72:03
Label	Jumpin' & Pumpin' CD TOT 7
Producer	Brian Dougans, Garry Cobain
The Future Sound of London chronology
Accelerator (1992) Earthbeat (1992) Tales of Ephidrina (1993)

The reason given by Cobain for releasing it is that they wanted to release an EP with loads of singles on it and that at the time they were strapped for cash and they were getting £1000 a track. This album is also very rare as it has been out of print for years.[1]

Track listing

1. Mental Cube - Q (Original) - 4:15
2. Yage - Quazi - 6:32
3. Candese - You Took My Love - 4:19
4. The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child Of Q) - 4:23
5. Indo Tribe - Owl - 4:57
6. Semi Real - People Livin' Today - 5:03
7. Yage - Theme From Hot Burst - 4:35
8. Indo Tribe - Shrink - 4:27
9. Mental Cube - So This Is Love - 4:51
10. Mental Cube - Chile Of The Bass Generation - 4:02
11. Smart Systems - Tingler (Remix) - 5:04
12. Yage - Coda Coma - 4:51
13. Indo Tribe - In The Mind Of A Child - 5:04
14. Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid (Coby '94 Mix) - 6:06
15. Smart Systems - Creator - 2:58
16. Indo Tribe - Bite The Bullet Baby - 3:16

Crew

• Written, composed and produced by FSOL
• Cover art by Buggy G. Riphead
• Vocalists are uncredited.
• Vocal sample in "Bite the Bullet Baby" from Twin Peaks.

References

1. http://www.secondthought.co.uk/fsol/

External links

• Future Sound of London.com - official website
• Earthbeat at Discogs