Accelerator

Future Sound of London | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000001D7E
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,835 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #94 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Ambient

Track Listings

1. Expander

2. Stolen Documents

3. While Others Cry

4. Calcium

5. It's Not My Problem

6. Papua New Guinea

7. Moscow

8. 1 in 8

9. Pulse Slate

10. Central Industrial

11. Expander

12. Moscow

13. Papua New Guinea [Graham Massey Mix]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clearly the finest mind music I know..., September 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Accelerator (Audio CD)

FSOL Accelerator

FSOL have, for me, always produced the sounds that best reflect what's happening inside my head. This album is a classic, pure genius. and with the signature track being Papua New Guinea. This track has haunted me since I first heard it years ago, as a deep hum in the background to a BBC radio documentry on House and Rave culture in the UK. I had no idea what or who it was. All I knew was I had to hear it again. This is THE CD in my collection.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic FSOL, November 1, 2001

By 

Jason Lee (Grosse Ile, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accelerator (Audio CD)

FSOL's first album (released in '91)and also one of my favorites. Their early 90s work differs a lot from their ambient techno of the mid 90s - it's comparable to the work from Moby and Orbital around the same time. Fans of their ambient style might prefer their later work. This album was probably the first techno that I listened to, so for a long time it has been the standard to which I compare other albums. The track 'Papa New Guinea' has to be one of their best known tracks and one of my all-time favorites. For the fans that like all of FSOL's work also check out their alter ego Amorphous Androgynous.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well..., December 28, 1999

By 

Edgar Andy (Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Accelerator (Audio CD)

When it all comes down to comparing "Accelerator" with other FSOL works, it becomes apparent that the same ratings systems cannot be used. Afterall, "Accelerator" is FSOL's most accessable album, something which appeals both to hardcore FSOL fans, and the average techno-loving Joe who may not be into the whole "Ambient-Trance" genre which FSOL's "LifeForms" basically defined. And where "LifeForms" is full of natural sounds and music which is hypnotic and almost not music at all, "Accelerator" is full instead of beats, structure, and the usual odd sound clips which are thrown in on occaison to add variety. And while this does make it a good album, it is not FSOL's best; rating third, after "LifeForms" and "Dead Cities".