Earth Beat Visions - A History of The Future Sound of London 7: The Final Jumpin' & Pumpin' Releases

A history of the electronic music group and broadcast system The Future Sound of London, consisting of Brian Dougans and Garry Cobain.
Chapter 6 explores mid 1992, and covers the following releases:
Mental Cube / Smart Systems / Yage - Pulse Four
Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid '92
Aircut - Visual Attack (1992)
Semi Real - People Livin' Today
Various - Earthbeat
Earthbeat 2LP on FSOLDigital: fsol.bandcamp.com/album/earth...
Earthbeat CD on FSOLDigital: fsol.bandcamp.com/album/earth...
Stakker Humanoid download on FSOLDigital: fsol.bandcamp.com/album/remix...

[@hoppy303]

Sensational, again. Great work.

[@Floorquake]

Well done! I’m loving this look back into history.

[@garglebard]

Another quality upload - thanks :)

[@supamarx5782]

Very detailed but also very interesting. You have a great delivery style. Will you be covering their Radio 1 Essential Mix from 1993? This was from the era before streaming and my tape recordings of radio shows were the only financially viable way of possessing lots of music. The mix was a key part of my love and lore for FSOL and this musical journey stands the test of time. "You can't travel in space, you can't go out into space, you know, without, like, you know, uh, with fractions - what are you going to land on - one-quarter, three-eighths?. I know they play very little of their own stuff but the mix tells you so much about their inspirations.

[@absentwithconcept]

Oh yep, I'll be covering all of their transmissions as well as their releases. Starting with the Kiss broadcasts in the next video, in fact!

[@nezz42]

This series has given me a nice prompt to listen to FSOL's pre-93 output, which I rarely do besides Accelerator & PNG. A lot of the material is better than I remembered since my last listens. The added context you bring to the table helps me appreciate these musical styles that I was not really exposed to in their day. I grew up in the USA near Seattle, so UK electronic music did not find its way to my ears until much later in life. I did wonder though, if Garry used the Cobain surname as a nod toward a certain other Cobain who was rocketing toward stardom at the time. While plenty of the tracks covered in this video are inventive and fun to listen to... as soon as those rave whistles kick in, I find myself reaching for the skip button in a big hurry.

[@absentwithconcept]

I know what you mean, I have a certain amount of tolerance for the rave cliches, but the better earlier tracks are almost exclusively the ones that don't employ them haha. I think Garry's name change was probably just, spotting FSOL were on the rise, avoiding any confusion and the awkwardness of a larger group of people accidentally (or intentionally) calling him Cock-bain. But the Kurt thing is an interesting coincidence.