The Nature of Time
2001 studio album by Future Perfect Sound System
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The Nature of Time is the second album by Twin Cities-based electronica collective Future Perfect Sound System. The album features work from a diverse range of electronica genres. It was produced by Future Perfect organizer and Minneapolis record producer Chris Strouth, and released by Minneapolis record label Innova Recordings.[4] A loose-knit concept album revolving around allegorical notions of time, The Nature of Time was conceived as a continuation of a March 2000 Future Perfect performance at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art[5] in Minneapolis, though the individual songs were recorded by the various groups separately in the studio.
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| Studio album by Future Perfect Sound System | ||||
| Released | 25 September 2001 | |||
| Genre | Electronic music, new music, ambient music, indie rock | |||
| Length | 65:48 | |||
| Label | Innova Recordings | |||
| Producer | Chris Strouth | |||
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Critical reception to the album was mixed. Sonoloco reviewer Ingvar Loco Nordin praised it as "illustrious and very original."[2] François Couture of Allmusic called it "perplexing" but acknowledged that it covered a wide range of sound.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer (composer) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Nature of Time" | A Most Happy Sound (Chris Strouth) | 6:44 |
| 2. | "Thin Air, Longitude, Tres Elements" | Zaftig | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Thank You Starts" | Big Daddy, Jr. & the Spook | 6:50 |
| 4. | "The Boxer" | Christian Erickson (Paul Simon) | 8:59 |
| 5. | "Remote Delay" | Alpha 61 | 7:46 |
| 6. | "Longitude" | Zaftig | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Sex and Violins" | TS & Filmore Diggz | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Infengal Decrapulation" | The Radar Threat | 5:15 |
| 9. | "Psycho Duo" | Drone | 5:42 |
| 10. | "Tres Elements" | Zaftig | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Essence" | Podling | 2:31 |