Cascade (song)
"Cascade" is the first single from Future Sound of London's 1994 album Lifeforms. It is a series of variations on the song "Cascade", all different from the album's version as is customary for most FSOL singles.[1] Garry Cobain said that the band "saw it as a great opportunity to write another album, but based around one song."[2]
"Cascade" | ||||
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Single by Future Sound of London | ||||
from the album Lifeforms | ||||
Released | 25 October 1993 | |||
Recorded | Earthbeat Studios | |||
Genre | Ambient techno | |||
Length | 36:31 | |||
Label | Astralwerks Cat. | |||
Songwriter(s) | FSOL | |||
Producer(s) | FSOL | |||
Future Sound of London singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
- "Cascade: Part 1" (7:22)
- "Cascade: Part 2" (9:38)
- "Cascade: Part 3" (4:24)
- "Cascade: Part 4" (4:39)
- "Cascade: Part 5" (6:12)
- "Cascade: Shortform" (4:16)
Crew
- Written, produced, performed by FSOL
- Artwork by Buggy G. Riphead.
- The first sleeve to feature The Electronic Brain, the model by Olaf Wendt.
- Part 3 is essentially an extended version of "Elaborate Burn", another song on Lifeforms.
Chart Position
Year | Chart | Position |
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1993 | UK Singles Chart | #27 |
Cascade 2020
In September 2020 FSOL released "Cascade 2020", an album that is a reimagination of the "Cascade" single from 1993. It includes recreations of "Cascade: Part 1" and "Cascade: Part 4", as well as two new parts of the piece (sixth and seventh) and nine other new tracks that are separately titled.[3]
The result was described as "a sprawl of gloopy acid downbeats, spine-tracing trance arps, intergalactic steppers techno ballistics and a ravishing jungle mix, reconnecting strands of arcane prog rock into dub and computer music".[4]
References
- "The Future Sound of London - Cascade". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- "Classic album: The Future Sound Of London on Lifeforms". MusicRadar.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- "Cascade 2020". FSOLdigital. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- "Cascade 2020". boomkat.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.