The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All

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Released2006
Label Acuarela Discos
Frog Eyes chronology
Ego Scriptor
(2004)
The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All
(2006)
Tears of the Valedictorian
(2007)
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Review scores
SourceRating
Coke Machine Glow54% [1]
Pitchfork Media (5.2/10) [2]

The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All is an EP by Frog Eyes, released by Acuarela Discos in Spain in 2006.

The EP was not as well received as previous releases. Cokemachineglow claimed the EP "isn't good", and the level to which it can frustrate longtime Frog Eyes fans is "staggering". [1] Pitchfork Media calls the album "disappointing". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Future Fortress"
  2. "Really the End of Time?"
  3. "Sheldon's Phone Calling the Future That Is All Alive"
  4. "A Feeling: I Feel It"
  5. "I Am Telling You That Cities Were Never Ever Conceived Like This"
  6. "Politics"
  7. "Of Friendship"
  8. "A Future Begs a Hero"

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References

  1. 1 2 Reid, Scott (30 July 2006). "Review: The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All". cokemachineglow.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  2. 1 2 Motley, John (July 14, 2006). "Review: The Future Is Inter-Disciplinary or Not at All". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 3 August 2009.