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The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea is a 1991 song by the electronic music group The Future Sound of London. It was the group’s debut single and later appeared on their full-length album Accelerator it reached #22 on the UK singles chart. The track has been remixed and released many times since its original release, both legitimately and in bootleg format on CD, Vinyl and Cassette.
The song became a popular rave and club track almost immediately upon its release. The original mix notably samples the bassline from Meat Beat Manifesto’s proto-jungle track “Radio Babylon”, vocal samples of Lisa Gerrard’s singing lifted from the Dead Can Dance song “Dawn Of The Iconoclast”, from their 1987 album Within the Realm of a Dying Sun and “Shelter Me” by Circuit. “Papua New Guinea” was perhaps FSOL’s most club-oriented track; most of the remixes on the single are very dancefloor-friendly. After Accelerator’s release, however, they moved in increasingly ambient and experimental directions.
In 2001, a new set of remixes was released by FSOL’s label, Jumpin’ & Pumpin’. Soon after that, Future Sound of London themselves released Papua New Guinea Translations, which extended the track into a 45-minute-long EP.
The track was featured in the 1992 film Cool World, in which Garry Cobain was mis-credited as “Garry Cockbain”, which was the original spelling of his name.
The song became a popular rave and club track almost immediately upon its release. The original mix notably samples the bassline from Meat Beat Manifesto’s proto-jungle track “Radio Babylon”, vocal samples of Lisa Gerrard’s singing lifted from the Dead Can Dance song “Dawn Of The Iconoclast”, from their 1987 album Within the Realm of a Dying Sun and “Shelter Me” by Circuit. “Papua New Guinea” was perhaps FSOL’s most club-oriented track; most of the remixes on the single are very dancefloor-friendly. After Accelerator’s release, however, they moved in increasingly ambient and experimental directions.
In 2001, a new set of remixes was released by FSOL’s label, Jumpin’ & Pumpin’. Soon after that, Future Sound of London themselves released Papua New Guinea Translations, which extended the track into a 45-minute-long EP.
The track was featured in the 1992 film Cool World, in which Garry Cobain was mis-credited as “Garry Cockbain”, which was the original spelling of his name.
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GasserOfMattoon wrote:
This is a classic, it is made of memories...
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SoonerJoe wrote:
Brilliant!
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ozto wrote:
çüşşş
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Terrasidius wrote:
This track should have Epic at the top of the tags, get to it! :) <3
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alinutaerror wrote:
oh!
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EatThiis wrote:
meowmeowmeow
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MANGUSTAMUSIC wrote:
MOVING TOWARD THE EDGE
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korgull73 wrote:
This track still manages to send shivers down my spin after all this time :)
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Terrasidius wrote:
Total utter work of genius, i adore this song so much.
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Mindjack wrote:
They are gay.
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TropicalPunch wrote:
=)
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wazzosan wrote:
genius
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paul5k1 wrote:
the signature of a classic is its ability to stand the test of time...
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darkoromanov wrote:
very cool
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ryadeum wrote:
love it
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Backslash0 wrote:
Wow, this song has barely aged after all these years.
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redterrain wrote:
this song takes me somewhere....Papua New Guinea!
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retoxified wrote:
In all honesty, this is probably the best electronic song ever released.
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FlibbleT wrote:
Total Ecstasy
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Blessedheart wrote:
I recognised that Dead Can Dance sample instantly. It's used very well.
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