ISDN (30th Anniversary)

~ Release by The Future Sound of London (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

30th Anniversary Edition - combines exclusive tracks from the black ISDN and white ISDN editions.
Recorded live at Earthbeat Studios London 1994 during various ISDN transmissions:
- 1-1, 1-4, 1-6, 1-8: Live to Holland via VPRO Radio 9/9/94
- 2-1, 2-8: Live to Europe via Radio 1 FM 14/5/94
- 2-8: Guitar textures sourced from Robert Fripp live with FSOL Radio 1 FM 14/5/94
- 1-3, 1-6: Live to The Kitchen New York 3/11/94
- 1-5, 2-6, 2-7: John Williams - acoustic bassloops sourced from the album Cavatina - put through the machines
- 1-2: Bassballs - Far - Out Son Of Lung And The Ramblings Of A Madman - Phillip Pin
- 2-9: Contains horn sample from Vegas El Bandito and additional percussion loop from Kundalini (23 Skidoo) used courtesy of Buddha Palm Music Ltd; performed by 23 Skidoo under license from Ronin Records Ltd.

Uncredited:
Synth string loop on track 1-3 is taken from "Entrance (Hohner Afternooning)" by Sun Electric, from "Sun Electric - Aaah! EP"
Both the title of track 1-7 and the vocal sample on the intro of track 1-8 ("You know the way everybody's into weirdness right now? Cosmic unconscious.") are taken from the 1984 movie "Repo Man".

Track 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 seem to be misnamed.

Countries excluded (Deezer + Spotify + iTunes)

(As of 2024-06-04).

  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2024-06-06 10:58 UTC.

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Just a Fuckin’ Idiot
engineer:
Yage (pseudonym of Brian Dougans & Garry Cobain from FSOL)
producer:
The Future Sound of London
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Earthbeat Studios in Dollis Hill, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1994-09-09)
recording of:
Just a Fuckin’ Idiot (on 1994-09-09)
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
3.555:45
2The Far Out Son of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman
recording of:
The Far‐Out Son of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
4:09
3Appendage
producer:
The Future Sound of London
samples:
Entrance (Hohner Aftermooning) by Sun Electric (German electronic duo)
recording of:
Appendage
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
3.42:36
4Slider
engineer:
Yage (pseudonym of Brian Dougans & Garry Cobain from FSOL)
producer:
The Future Sound of London
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Earthbeat Studios in Dollis Hill, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1994-09-09)
recording of:
Slider (on 1994-09-09)
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
3.37:22
5Smokin’ Japanese Babe
recording of:
Smokin’ Japanese Babe
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
4:46
6You’re Creeping Me Out
recording of:
You’re Creeping Me Out
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
7:11
7Eyes Pop – Skin Explodes – Everybody Dead
recording of:
Eyes Pop – Skin Explodes – Everybody Dead
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
3:04
8It’s My Mind That Works
engineer:
Yage (pseudonym of Brian Dougans & Garry Cobain from FSOL)
producer:
The Future Sound of London
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Earthbeat Studios in Dollis Hill, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1994-09-09)
recording of:
It’s My Mind That Works (on 1994-09-09)
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
3:29
9Dirty Shadows
recording of:
Dirty Shadows
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
6:45
10Tired
recording of:
Tired
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
6:05
11Egypt
recording of:
Egypt
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
4:29
12Are They Fighting Us?
recording of:
Are They Fighting Us?
composer:
Brian Robert Dougans and Garry John Cockbain
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
6:16
13Hot Knives
recording of:
Hot Knives
composer:
Brian Robert Dougans and Garry John Cockbain
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
2:52
14A Study of Six Guitars
engineer:
Yage (pseudonym of Brian Dougans & Garry Cobain from FSOL)
producer:
The Future Sound of London
guitar [guitar textures]:
Robert Fripp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Earthbeat Studios in Dollis Hill, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1994-05-14)
recording of:
A Study of Six Guitars (on 1994-05-14)
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
24:23
15An End of Sorts
producer:
The Future Sound of London
recording of:
An End of Sorts
composer:
Brian Robert Dougans and Garry John Cockbain
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
5:24
16Kai
engineer:
Yage (pseudonym of Brian Dougans & Garry Cobain from FSOL)
producer:
The Future Sound of London
contains samples by:
John Williams (classical guitarist) (bass [acoustic bass loops])
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Earthbeat Studios in Dollis Hill, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Kai
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
3.84:04
17Amoeba
engineer:
Yage (pseudonym of Brian Dougans & Garry Cobain from FSOL)
producer:
The Future Sound of London
contains samples by:
John Williams (classical guitarist) (bass [acoustic bass loops])
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Earthbeat Studios in Dollis Hill, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Amoeba
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
3.85:59
18Snake Hips
recording of:
Snake Hips
additional composer:
Larry Fast (American synthesizer player and composer), Geoffrey Catlin, Tom Heslop, Sam Mills, Alex Turnbull and Johnny Turnbull
composer:
Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995)
5:33