Teachings From The Electronic Brain (The Best Of The Future Sound Of London)

90年代初頭からシーンで活躍するGarry CobainとBrian Dougansの2人によるThe Future Sound Of Londonのベスト・アルバム。選曲はメンバー2人によるもので、UKクラブ・シーンの歴史を語る上で外せない大傑作「Pupua New Quinea」をはじめ、12インチやアルバム収録曲、ラジオ・エディットのシングル・ヴァージョンなどを収録予定。プログレッシヴ～ディープなチル・アンビエンス・・トリップ空間への入り口はこちら。

One of the first of the blissed-out rave acts to storm the charts, and also one of the longest lasting, the Future Sound of London deserved a good singles compilation, and fortunately they get one with the Virgin retrospective Teachings from the Electronic Brain. Their highest moments were virtually always their singles, and short-form tracks offer a much easier path to understanding the music of Brian Dougans and Garry Cobain than their occasionally bloated LPs. Teachings from the Electronic Brain neglects nothing of real value, beginning with their first chart hit ("Papua New Guinea") and grabbing the best tracks from their albums Accelerator ("Expander"), Lifeforms (the title track), the live-in-the-studio ISDN ("Far-Out Son of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman," "Smokin' Japanese Babe"), and Dead Cities ("We Have Explosive"). Best of all, licensing requirements prevented the addition of material from 2002's half-baked The Isness. ~ John Bush