The Future Crayon

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The Future Crayon
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Compilation album by
Released21 August 2006 (2006-08-21)
Genre Indie electronic, dream pop
Length74:37
Label Warp
Broadcast chronology
Tender Buttons
(2005)
The Future Crayon
(2006)
Broadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
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Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
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Pitchfork 7.5/10 [5]
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The Future Crayon is a rarities and B-sides compilation by British indie electronic band Broadcast, released on 21 August 2006 by Warp. [7] It collects all the tracks released on singles, EPs and compilations from 1999 to 2003, [8] with the exception of "Drums on Fire" (from Extended Play Two ). The iTunes version added a 1997 instrumental from an NME compilation tape, and "Stupido" (the bonus track on the Japanese release of Haha Sound ).

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal ReleaseLength
1."Illumination"Extended Play Two, 20003:14
2."Still Feels Like Tears"Pendulum EP, 20033:41
3."Small Song IV"Pendulum EP, 20033:39
4."Where Youth and Laughter Go"Extended Play, 20002:43
5."One Hour Empire"Pendulum EP, 20031:42
6."Distant Call"B-side of "Come On Let's Go", 20003:33
7."Poem of Dead Song"Extended Play Two, 20002:30
8."Hammer Without a Master"Wap100 Promo, 1998 [9] 4:59
9."Locusts"B-side of "Come On Let's Go", 20005:00
10."Chord Simple"B-side of "Come On Let's Go", 20004:38
11."Daves Dream"Extended Play, 20004:01
12."DDL"All Tomorrow's Parties 1.0, 2001 [10] 2:28
13."Test Area"B-side of "Echo's Answer", 19995:53
14."Unchanging Window / Chord Simple"Extended Play Two, 20006:59
15."A Man for Atlantis"Extended Play Two, 20003:15
16."Minus Two"Pendulum EP, 20034:16
17."Violent Playground"Pendulum EP, 20032:11
18."Belly Dance"Extended Play, 20004:46
19."Misc" (iTunes download version only)NME Presents Radio 1 Sound City Oxford '97, 1997 [11] 1:34
20."Stupido" (iTunes download version only)Japanese release of Haha Sound, 2003 [12] 3:35

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