The Future Sound of London - Accelerator [UK 2-CD]

Compared to where most of the band's career would later go, Accelerator is a fairly conventional debut from the duo. Certainly it's the most explicitly commercial-minded the duo ever was, slotting in well with many other early-'90s U.K. dance/techno outfits. As such it's also arguably the least-cryptic and most-approachable release for newcomers, holding up well a decade after its original appearance. Rather than focusing on ambient experimentalism or industrial noise destruction, here Future Sound Of London sounds like a straightforward, if at times inspired, act whose tendencies to push the envelope are secondary to keeping the beat going. Read More