The Nov 16th Rolling Stone (with the Smashing Pumpkins on the cover) has
a story about artists who define the expanding boundaries of rock music.
One of the artists featured is Future Sound of London. They are
pictured in a food joint, and look rather bored. Cobain looks like he's
sporting the Bono/Achtung look, too.
Where they trail from: Industrial London neighborhood Dollis Hill
What they sound like: A sonic collage of techno, dance funk and found
noises compiled from their electronic library
Musical Ancestors: Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream and Brian Eno
Are they techno, ambient, trip-hop or what? None of the above. "We're
trying to make an album that takes on the whole history of music and loses,"
says Gary Cobain.
Their notion of really cool entertaiment: Radio broadcasts transmitted
live from the studio.
Enemies: Guitar-rock noodges, hairy roadies
Gary Cobain's relation to that other guy: None.
Andrew
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Andrew Bennett
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