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Cascade 2020
Electronic · 2020 · 13 tracks · 59m

Cascade 2020

The Future Sound of London

A lush, aquatic reimagining of 90s electronica. FSOL deconstructs their own legacy into a dense, biomorphic swamp of shimmering synths and fragmented memories.

September 3, 2020 · fsoldigital.com

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Cascade 2020 feels like diving into a high-definition recreation of a dream you had thirty years ago. It is a sonic ecosystem where the boundaries between the organic and the synthetic have completely dissolved. The music moves with the slow, deliberate grace of deep-sea currents, carrying fragments of familiar melodies that surface and submerge within a dense thicket of micro-samples and digital gurgles. It is less a collection of songs and more a continuous, breathing environment that demands your full immersion.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 59m
01
Cascade, Part 1 Recreated
4:21
02
Flood of Reflection
5:28
03
Amid the Overwhelm
3:49
04
Cascade, Part 6
5:13
05
Cascade, Part 4 Recreated
5:09
06
Dark Hours of Your Being
4:56
07
Sluice
5:18
08
Multiple Falling Objects
4:15
09
Deep Sea of Clouds
5:00
10
What Falls Away Is Always
2:43
11
Brief Silence in the Distance
4:10
12
Things That Mattered
4:06
13
Cascade, Part 7
5:11
Moments Worth Listening For
The moment the original 1993 lead melody emerges through a thicket of digital static in the opening track.
The transition into deep, sub-aquatic bass pulses that anchor the mid-album drift.
The subtle layering of bird-like chirps and mechanical clicks that create a synthetic rainforest environment.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Cascade 2020 sound next to the rest of The Future Sound of London's catalogue?

Absent+3.3σ

The vocals lean far further into absent than the rest of the catalogue.

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