Future Songs

Future Songs Artist: Cranes
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 666017022529
EAN: 0666017022529
ASIN: B00005K200


Release Date: 2001-08-22

Future Songs


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Tracks:

  1. Future Song
  2. Submarine
  3. Flute Song
  4. Sunrise
  5. Don't Wake Me up
  6. Driving in the Sun
  7. Fragile
  8. Eight
  9. Even When
  10. Everything for
  11. Maker of Heavenly Trousers
  12. Fragile [Remix][*]
  13. Don't Wake Me up [Remix][*]
  14. In the Reeds [*]

Album Description

2001 album for the long-running UK trance-pop/shoegazing act. 11 tracks, 'Future Song', 'Submarine', 'Flute Song', 'Sunrise', 'Don't Wake Me Up', 'Driving in the Sun', 'Fragile', 'Eight', 'Even When', 'Everything For' & 'The Maker of Heavenly Trousers'.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Whatever may come.......2001-09-30

Cranes' newest effort, Future Songs, is 11 tracks' worth of quiet contemplation. It's a CD you can put on while drawing, reading a letter, or just sitting back and thinking. It works best in these kinds of surroundings, because this is very subtle music - and thus takes the right atmosphere to really hear the many different layers that it contains.

That said, the songs here range from murky, underwater affairs ("Submarine," "Don't Wake Me Up") to thunderous (the brief "Eight") to sunbeams ("The Maker of Heavenly Trousers" - simple, but so beautiful it's worth the price of the CD). Alison Shaw's keening vocal floats just above the musical accompaniment, singing straightforward, introspective lyrics. The whole CD seems to have been dipped in a big echo filter - not overdoing it and burying the music, but just enough to give each track a special resonance.

Don't listen to this in the car. Put it on at home when you have a quiet hour to spend, and Future Songs will be in its element. Recommended.

5 out of 5 stars A Return and a Metamorphosis.......2001-07-21

This album marks Jim Shaw's return to the production chair, to the relief of Cranes' fans. While I enjoyed the acoustic flavors and flawless sound engineering behind Population Four, I think everyone had to admit it lacked the production and symphonic tapestries of their previous works. Like Pop 4, Future Songs does not obscure the vocals into the sound field, nor do any of the lyrics appear to be in a foreign language, as "Adoration" seemed. For some reason, I'm most impressed with the first and last songs of the album, which are both less experimental than the other tracks. Yet those others show an intriguing new direction for the band. Some of Jim's production is very reminiscent of the electronics behind Depeche Mode's newest, "Exciter". No doubt some of the same Pro Tools samples and processing were used. The subtle layering also shows off the band's return to that deep soundstage fans have grown so fond of. The mixing and mastering strikes me as superbly neutral, but also rather unforgiving of wall reflections. So, it will definitely sound best in a treated room or with nearfield speakers positioned in the center of the listening space. Future Songs still isn't quite a total return to the Forever and Loved days, but it's an enticing path Cranes are heading down. I don't know about you, but I'm eager to hear their next one.

5 out of 5 stars Another Amazing Work!.......2001-06-28

This album is definitely another evolution for a band, you have to love a band that is able to continually reinvent themselves and yet maintain the soul that makes them who they are. The Cranes are a rare band that can do just that. The album has traded in the hard edge of "Lilies" and "Clear" and decided to make a bunch of tracks that could easily be theme songs to strange creatures that wander outside your window at night, almost deliciously evil sounding at times. Jim, again, proves that he is an excellent musician, and Alison's unique vocals creep into your soul. They compliment each other greatly on this album. Make sure to listen to "Don't wake me up" and "Submarine."

4 out of 5 stars After years of waiting...............2001-06-15

Cranes have finally released a new album. Once again, the band has moved in a new direction with their music. However, the sound is still unmistakably Cranes, with the heavenly vocals of Alison Shaw and the exceptional production of brother Jim Shaw. The songs are "lighter" than earlier releases, yet are more substantial than the band's previous offering, Population 4. If you've never heard the Cranes before, this album would be a wonderful introduction. If you're already a fan, do not miss this album! You will not be disappointed. Personal favorites: Don't Wake Me Up, Driving In The Sun, The Maker Of Heavenly Trousers.

5 out of 5 stars

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