The Futurist (Shellac album)
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| The Futurist | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
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| Length | 27:45 | |||
| Label | self-released | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Futurist is the second studio album issued by the American band Shellac. The album, of which only 779 original copies were created, was issued exclusively to friends of the band. The album was originally used as music for a performance by La La La Human Steps.[2]
The cover of the album contains 779 names—one for each copy of the album. At the bottom of the cover is a blank space for anyone not named on the cover to write their name. Each person who received the album got a copy with their name circled on the cover; this was done for identification of a "culprit" should the album ever end up for sale.
The Futurist was never released commercially. There is speculation that this was because Shellac were not satisfied with the finished product. A year later, Shellac released their second commercial full-length, Terraform.
Movements
The music on The Futurist is divided into ten total movements. Versions have floated around on file-sharing communities which have divided the album into five movements, and into two sides (vinyl sides A and B—Shellac are notorious vinyl purists, and The Futurist was only issued on LP).
