Artist.......: Bomb the Bass
Album........: Future Chaos
Label........: !K7 Records
Genre........: Electronic
Catnr........: !K7230CD
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Oct-22-2008
str.date.....: Sep-15-2008
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
CD1
01. Smog (Feat. Paul Conboy) 05:30
02. Butterfingers (Feat. Fujiya and Miyagi) 05:34
03. Old John (Feat. Paul Conboy) 04:32
04. Burn the Bunker (Feat. Toob) 05:25
05. So Special (Feat. Paul Conboy) 05:55
06. No Bones (Feat. Paul Conboy) 04:57
07. Black River (Feat. Mark Lanegan) 04:14
08. Hold Me Up (Feat. Paul Conboy) 04:53
09. Fuzzbox (Feat. Jon Spencer) 05:27
CD2
01. Butterfingers (Adam Sky Ravebummer Mix) 07:11
02. Butterfingers (Dan Aykroyd Mix by Various) 03:25
03. Old John (Future Funk Squad's 'jonboy' Remix) 05:37
04. Burn the Bunker 05:55
(Toob's Whatgoesoninhembsbystayinhemsby Mix)
05. So Special (Specialized by Michael Fakesch) 03:56
06. So Special (Toob's Special Special Mix) 04:43
07. Black River (Gui Borrato Remix) 07:15
08. Star (Exclusive Bonus Edition Track) 06:03
Runtime 90:32 min
Size 120,7 MB
Release Notes:
Twenty-one years after their first hit shot into
the charts, Bomb The Bass are back, and this time
there's not a sample in sight. In the money
obsessed, showboating 80s, life was simple, showing
off was the way forward, and 'bombing' something
was graffiti culture's term for writing on it. For
the credit-crunching, planet-saving Noughties, Bomb
The Bass have gone back to basics û and Future
Chaos is close to perfection.
This is all about the music û stripped back, pared
down, simplistic. Think Tim Simenon, co-producer
Paul Conboy, a laptop, a mic and a Minimoog at
Conboy's kitchen table. Far from an explosion of
new techniques, or a blizzard of samples, Future
Chaos is old school û but that doesn't mean it
isn't also cutting edge.
The nine-song disc kicks off with Smog û a
hypnotic, futuristic dirge with fantastic vocals
from Conboy. Big dance names Fujiya and Myagi guest
on Butterfingers, with atmospheric whispery lines
like, ''I play Tetris in my eyelids''. First
single, So Special, is filled with twinkly synths,
and Fuzzbox is a squelchy funkfest û a fitting end
to the album.
It's entirely a masterpiece û No Bones is
unsettlingly ethereal while Hold Me Up is just
unmemorable û but it's pretty damn close. It's
taken time û the album was first being talked about
as far back as 2006 û but this is worth the wait.
Expect the accompanying live performances û
purported to feature live video scratching û to be
epic.
Future Chaos isn't just dance. In Simenon's words,
itÆs ''electronic music with soul'' but there are
so many other elements too. Just like in the old
days, when Neneh Cherry and Sinead O'Connor were
the big names that popped up, pop rock even gets an
unexpected look in û with Mark Lanegan's stylish,
gravelly turn on Black River.
In an age of Mark Ronsons and Timbalands pushing
the sampling and producing envelope, the originator
has moved on. Back to basics is such a clichΘ, but
it takes a hell of a talent to be so stunning with
such a simplistic album. This is Bomb The Bass'
take on 21st-century minimalism and at points it's
breathtaking.