Earth Beat Visions - A History of The Future Sound of London 4: Pulse EPs, Intelligent Communication

A history of the electronic music group and broadcast system The Future Sound of London, consisting of Brian Dougans and Garry Cobain.
Chapter 4 explores the first half of 1991, and covers the following releases: Indo Tribe & The Future Sound of London - The Pulse EP
Aircut - Visual Attack
The Future Sound of London / Smart Systems / Indo Tribe - Pulse Two
Intelligent Communication - Principles of Motion
Yage / Indo Tribe / Smart Systems - Pulse Three
Principles of Motion (download) on FSOLDigital: fsol.bandcamp.com/album/princ...
Principles of Motion (12") on FSOLDigital: fsol.bandcamp.com/album/princ...
The Pulse E.P. on FSOLDigital: fsol.bandcamp.com/album/pulse...
The Pulse EPs on FSOLDigital: fsol.bandcamp.com/album/fsol-...
By Any Other Name on FSOLdigital: fsol.bandcamp.com/album/by-an...

[@Phonaut]

Your richly detailed blog posts and now these video discussions are a blessing to FSOL fans worldwide. Wonderfully researched and offering fans new and old a deeper appreciation for their sounds.

[@absentwithconcept]

Thank you! Really appreciate the support, glad you're enjoying the series!

[@mrlinden]

Loving this series. Thank you!

[@garglebard]

Very interesting... thanks for sharing 👍

[@creamabdul-jabbar]

Thanks for doing these man; I've been into the big 90s FSOL albums for a long time, but I didn't know about any of this pre-Accelerator stuff!

[@absentwithconcept]

That's the great thing about FSOL, no matter how deep you dig, there's always more stuff to find. I've been an obsessive fan for decades and I'm still turning up tracks I had no idea existed!

[@nezz42]

The breakdown of various versions of these tracks is right up my alley. I did not realize that the original Pulse EPs had some differences with the 2008 compilation. The different versions of Calcium on Accelerator are just track indexing, right? Not musically different... Totally agree that I've Become What You Were is a weird track, especially for its time. In the video you said your message to Brian was 'In The Mind Of A Child, fucking weird track?' I'm guessing you meant I've Become What You Were. Keep up the excellent work. Looking forward to dissecting the next video :)

[@absentwithconcept]

Yeah, I'm always discovering weird little differences between tracks and stuff, there are so many strange roads to explore with FSOL. And yeah, the two Accelerator versions of Calcium are just down to the placement of the linking section, the indexing being different on the different versions of the album. And yup, I meant I've Become What You Were. I always get those two titles mixed up, but right as I'm talking about one seems like a pretty daft place to get it wrong haha! Thanks for pointing that out!

[@nezz42]

@@absentwithconcept Misdirection and inconsistency are classic FSOL calling cards. It can be frustrating, but ultimately makes deep dives into their discography rewarding

[@absentwithconcept]

​@@nezz42 Oh absolutely. For a while it really bugged me but I've learned to embrace it now, all part of the FSOL experience!

[@MrSethticles]

Any idea where the Owl sample comes from? Step to me and let your mind flip As I let it rip on the industrial tip

[@absentwithconcept]

I'm yet to identify it, seems to be one of those real obscurities without any reference online at all. I'll see if I can get the info from Brian next time I speak to him!

[@MrSethticles]

@@absentwithconcept yeah a few my mates including myself have been on the search since we all first heard it, that sample was the sound of Melbourne back in the day we all loved it... I love this track more than Q