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Dead Cities
Electronic · 1996 · 13 tracks

Dead Cities

The Future Sound of London

A cinematic descent into a decaying digital metropolis. Gritty breakbeats and biological field recordings merge to create the ultimate 90s dystopian soundscape.

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It's like Blade Runner but the replicants are the ones making the music.

A tense, cinematic exploration of urban decay and technological isolation.

Dead Cities · vs · The Future Sound of London
Spoken Word+2.3σ

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

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Herd Killing
2:38
02
Dead Cities
6:37
03
Her Face Forms in Summertime
5:39
04
We Have Explosive
6:19
05
Everyone in the World Is Doing Something Without Me
4:10
06
My Kingdom
5:47
07
Max
2:49
08
Antique Toy
5:44
09
Quagmire / In a State of Permanent Abyss
6:57
10
Glass
5:38
11
Yage
7:32
12
Vit Drowning / Through Your Gills I Breathe
5:32
13
First Death in the Family / Dead Cities Reprise
4:46
Moments Worth Waiting For
The aggressive, distorted breakbeats of We Have Explosive cutting through the atmospheric dread.
The haunting flute melody in My Kingdom that feels like a ghost of the natural world.
The transition into Glass where the industrial grime gives way to fragile, crystalline textures.
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