| Accelerator | ||||
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| Released | 5 April 1992 [1] | |||
| Genre | Ambient techno | |||
| Length | 52:20 | |||
| Label | Jumpin' & Pumpin' | |||
| Producer | The Future Sound of London | |||
| The Future Sound of London chronology | ||||
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Accelerator is the debut studio album by British electronic group the Future Sound of London. It was released in April 1992 by the record label Jumpin' & Pumpin'. It includes the hit single "Papua New Guinea". [2]
Accelerator was released in the United Kingdom in 1992 by Jumpin' & Pumpin'. Following the commercial success of the single "Papua New Guinea", the album was re-released a year later with two additional remixes. Due to record label difficulties, it could not be released in the United States until 1996, where it contained a further remix. It was re-released, enhanced, in 2001 worldwide, with a bonus CD entitled Papua New Guinea Remix Anthology, which contained both old and new remixes of "Papua New Guinea", several of which had already been released on previous singles by the group. [3]
Accelerator marked the first time that The Future Sound of London worked with artist and frequent collaborator Buggy G. Riphead, who created the album's cover art. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Q | [5] |
At the end of 1992, British music magazine Melody Maker included Accelerator at number 21 in its list of the year's best albums, while "Papua New Guinea" was included in the magazine's list of the year's best singles. [6]
Reviewing the 1996 re-release, Option described Accelerator as "a weirdo futurist dreamland that's serene, exciting and even funny". [7] Clash wrote that the album "pushed techno into new spheres of consciousness, one populated by pulsing rave waves, flickering ambient moods and giant dub squalls." [8] Ned Raggett of AllMusic called it "the most explicitly commercial-minded the duo ever was, slotting in well with many other early-'90s U.K. dance/techno outfits. As such it's also arguably the least cryptic and most approachable release for newcomers, holding up well a decade after its original appearance." [9]
All tracks are written by The Future Sound of London (Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Expander" | 5:40 |
| 2. | "Stolen Documents" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "While Others Cry" | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Calcium" | 5:22 |
| 5. | "It's Not My Problem" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Papua New Guinea" | 6:45 |
| 7. | "Moscow" | 3:35 |
| 8. | "1 in 8" | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Pulse State" | 7:14 |
| 10. | "Central Industrial" | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 52:20 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Expander" (Remix) | 4:51 |
| 12. | "Moscow" (Remix) | 4:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Expander" (Remix) | 4:51 |
| 12. | "Moscow" (Remix) | 4:53 |
| 13. | "Papua New Guinea" (Graham Massey Mix) | 3:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Papua New Guinea" (Blue States Full Length Mix) | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Papua New Guinea" (Mellow Magic Maze Mix) | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Papua New Guinea" (Simian Mix) | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Papua New Guinea" (Oil Funk Dub Mix) | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Papua New Guinea" (Dub Child of Q Mix) | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Papua New Guinea" (Hybrid Full Length Mix) | 8:31 |
| 7. | "Papua New Guinea" (Satoshi Tomiie Main-Path) | 10:42 |
| 8. | "Papua New Guinea" (Monsoon Mix) | 4:49 |
| 9. | "Papua New Guinea" (Andrew Weatherall Full Length Mix) | 11:37 |
| 10. | "Papua New Guinea" (Dub Mix) | 1:20 |
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) [10] | 75 |
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