Cascade (single)
1993 single by Future Sound of London
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"Cascade" is the first single from the British electronic music duo Future Sound of London's second album, Lifeforms (1994). The record entered the Dance Singles Chart at number 6 on 6 November 1993.[1] Garry Cobain said that the band "saw it as a great opportunity to write another album, but based around one song."[2]
| "Cascade" | ||||
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| Single by Future Sound of London | ||||
| from the album Lifeforms | ||||
| Released | 25 October 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Earthbeat Studios | |||
| Genre | Ambient techno | |||
| Length | 36:31 | |||
| Label | Astralwerks Cat. | |||
| Songwriter | FSOL | |||
| Producer | FSOL | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Cascade" on YouTube | ||||
Track listing
- "Cascade: Part 1" (7:22)
- "Cascade: Part 2" (9:38)
- "Cascade: Part 3" (4:24)
- "Cascade: Part 4" (4:39)
- "Cascade: Part 5" (6:12)
- "Cascade: Shortform" (4:16)
Crew
- Written, produced, performed by FSOL
- Artwork by Buggy G. Riphead.
- The first sleeve to feature The Electronic Brain, the model by Olaf Wendt.
- Part 3 is essentially an extended version of "Elaborate Burn", another song on Lifeforms.
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] | 90 |
| UK Singles (CIN)[4] | 27 |
| UK Dance Singles (CIN)[1] | 6 |
Cascade 2020
In September 2020 FSOL released "Cascade 2020", an album that is a reimagination of the "Cascade" single from 1993. It includes recreations of "Cascade: Part 1" and "Cascade: Part 4", as well as two new parts of the piece (sixth and seventh) and nine other new tracks that are separately titled.[5]
The result was described as "a sprawl of gloopy acid downbeats, spine-tracing trance arps, intergalactic steppers techno ballistics and a ravishing jungle mix, reconnecting strands of arcane prog rock into dub and computer music".[6]