Future : A Journey Through The Electronic Underground - Compiled By Gillian Anderson

Future : A Journey Through The Electronic Underground - Compiled By Gillian Anderson

Editorial Reviews
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"Extremis," the truly lame single on which X-Filer Gillian Anderson makes the first of what will likely be many bad career moves, sounds and feels like electronica's death knell. The rest of Disc one here redeems the genre with fine body slams by Fluke and Chemical Bros. Disc two delves into the past with ambient trips by David Sylvian, Brian Eno, and William Orbit, among others. --Jeff Bateman

Tracks:

Extremis - Hal
Atom Bomb (Atomix 1) - Fluke
KJZ - Photek
Smokin' Japanese Babe - FSOL
Karmacoma (Bumper Ball Dub) - Massive Attack
Winter Ceremony (Howie B Left Foot Mix) - Sacred Spirits
Loops Of Fury - The Chemical Brothers
Snake Hips - FSOL
Extremis (Qattara Remix) - Hal

Tracks:

Absurd (Landslide Mix) - Fluke
Salsa With Mesquite - Y-Ziq
Ostiak (CP Emporium Mix) - Hal
Water From A Vine Leaf - William Orbit
Smokebelch II - The Sabres Of Paradise
Crystal Clear (Clear, Like An Unmuddied Lake) - The Grid
Space Diary 1 - Brian Eno & Jah Wobble
Sleep 2 - Paul Schutze
Spiritual Invocation - Air
Lizard Point - Brian Eno
Mr. Lullaby Should Have Rocked You - David Toop
Their Memories - Harold Budd & Brian Eno
Home - David Sylvian

Amazon.com

"Extremis," the truly lame single on which X-Filer Gillian Anderson makes the first of what will likely be many bad career moves, sounds and feels like electronica's death knell. The rest of Disc one here redeems the genre with fine body slams by Fluke and Chemical Bros. Disc two delves into the past with ambient trips by David Sylvian, Brian Eno, and William Orbit, among others. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

it's the music.......2006-02-17

at the peak of the late-90's electronica craze, compilations like this were popping up all over the place. as grunge faded and rock seemed moribund, the music industry was desperate for something new, something original, something to spark the public's interest enough for them to buy buy buy. labels big and small thought they'd hit on the next big thing, and tried any gimmick to promote it. hence this cd of tracks purportedly selected by gillian anderson herself.
at the time she was a big name on a huge television series, though now, nearly ten years after this release, no one seems to know where she is. how this deal got made we won't know. did she approach someone about this project? maybe she knew someone making electronica and wanted to mumble over a track. maybe someone thought putting her name on a cd would boost sales. however it happened, this cd resulted. and what a cd it is.
you can ignore the track with ms. anderson on it--it's standard electronica fare with her vocalising something vaguely in line with her character on the x-files. after that, the album really takes off. though the flow might not be ideal, the selection is stunning, and the very fact of one great track coming after another is reason enough to get this.
the album is frontloaded with the more energetic tracks on the first disc. this is also the more diverse disc, with everything from the chemical brothers to the future sound of london to mu-ziq making an appearance. most of the would-be stars (some of whom did in fact become temporary stars) of the electronica movement are here. pretty much every song on this disc should prompt you to do out and buy an album by each artist.
the second disc is more relaxed, meandering into ambience towards the end. this is by no means a knock on its quality, but after the first disc it feels like a bit of a let down. the songs are still great, but they wind down into dreamland pretty quickly. still, you should probably have an album from each of these artists as well.
at least, that's the idea of this compilation, to develop a wider audience for this music, to push it into the popular consciousness. the lack of a follow-up, or any future mixes connected with gillian anderson, implies that this was not a successful move. instead, rap-metal took over, with its own consessions to electronics and atmosphere, and electronica faded back to the subculture from which it rose.

Heaven Sent... I first heard this in 1998.......2003-11-18

it was out in double cassette then. the only reason I'm writting this review is because of "cdnow's" review. HA HA! nothing but top reviews. Shows how out of touch this guy is!

Anyway... the music.... loved all but two tracks.... the salsa and mesq. was a little monotonous as was??? whatever.

his cd is in my top 10 of the 1500 cd's in my collection. I've been into electronica since 1988 and it really doesn't get much better than this.... the next best thing being a live show... check out Ladytron, they are the next beig thing in electronica... 70's mellow acid beets meets 2003!

Werd to kyla.... david from Vancouver Canada

Very Good!!!.......2003-08-07

If you are a techno fan, then this c.d is a must-have!!! I have to admit that I only checked out this c.d because I am a huge Gillian Anderson fan but after listening to it I totally forgot she compiled the songs and even sang one herself.

I really enjoyed listening to it and am now a fan of techno. My reason for this review is that if you are not a Gillian Anderson fan, then you don't have to put down this c.d or ignore it because you see her name on the cover. It has a lot of great material and any techno fan will love it. And if you are a Gillian Anderson fan, then more power to ya because this is one more thing that you can enjoy of hers!

Well Worth Your Time!.......2002-04-25

If you like techno/electronica, you are going to love this album. There is a good cross-sampling of songs that give you a flavor of the artists featured. I ended up buying other CDs after hearing some of the selections featured here. I first heard this CD compilation from a friend at work who shares my taste in music and had to buy a copy of my own. I didn't realize that it was compiled by Gillian Anderson until I came to Amazon.com to buy it. Don't base your purchase decision on what some of the "reviewers" have to say about their personal feelings for Ms. Anderson, the artists and selections featured on this compilation are great. If you don't believe me, then sample the selections for yourself on this page.

Why?.......2001-06-30

I think the only possible way to react to this release is: "Who Cares"?

Who cares what Gillian Anderson listens to? Is she famous for her friggin 'taste'? I don't think so.

What's next? Assorted Chocolates compiled by Gillian Anderson? Swimsuit hunks compiled by Gillian Anderson?

Gimme a break. I'm dying to know how much it cost the record company to stick her name on a friggin mix-tape.

Buy this CD if you like the music, but I can't for the life of me figure out why her name's on it.

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