The Nature of Time is the second album by Twin Cities-based electronica collective Future Perfect Sound System. The album features work from a diverse range of electronica genres. It was produced by Future Perfect organizer and Minneapolis record producer Chris Strouth, and released by Minneapolis record label Innova Recordings.[4] A loose-knit concept album revolving around allegorical notions of time, The Nature of Time was conceived as a continuation of a March 2000 Future Perfect performance at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art[5] in Minneapolis, though the individual songs were recorded by the various groups separately in the studio.
The Nature of Time | ||||
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Studio album by Future Perfect Sound System | ||||
Released | 25 September 2001 | |||
Genre | Electronic music, new music, ambient music, indie rock | |||
Length | 65:48 | |||
Label | Innova Recordings | |||
Producer | Chris Strouth | |||
Future Perfect Sound System chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Sonoloco Record Reviews | (positive)[2] |
Computer Music Journal | (positive)[3] |
Critical reception to the album was mixed. Sonoloco reviewer Ingvar Loco Nordin praised it as "illustrious and very original."[2] François Couture of Allmusic called it "perplexing" but acknowledged that it covered a wide range of sound.[1]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Performer (composer) | Length |
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1. | "The Nature of Time" | A Most Happy Sound (Chris Strouth) | 6:44 |
2. | "Thin Air, Longitude, Tres Elements" | Zaftig | 5:31 |
3. | "Thank You Starts" | Big Daddy, Jr. & the Spook | 6:50 |
4. | "The Boxer" | Christian Erickson (Paul Simon) | 8:59 |
5. | "Remote Delay" | Alpha 61 | 7:46 |
6. | "Longitude" | Zaftig | 5:05 |
7. | "Sex and Violins" | TS & Filmore Diggz | 4:05 |
8. | "Infengal Decrapulation" | The Radar Threat | 5:15 |
9. | "Psycho Duo" | Drone | 5:42 |
10. | "Tres Elements" | Zaftig | 4:01 |
11. | "Essence" | Podling | 2:31 |
References
edit- ^ a b Couture, François. "Future Perfect: The Nature of Time" at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ a b Loco Nordin, Ingvar (2001). "Future Perfect; The Nature of Time". Sonoloco Record Reviews. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ Whalley, Ian (Spring 2003). "The Nature of Time (review)". Computer Music Journal. 27 (1): 97.
- ^ "Future Perfect Sound System: The Nature of Time". Innova Recordings. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ^ "Future Perfect Sound System: The Nature of Time". Sounding Board. 27: 18. 2000.