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The Future’s What It Used to Be
Electronic · 2012 · 11 tracks · 46m

The Future’s What It Used to Be

Apollo 440

High-octane big beat revivalism meeting heavy dub and rock grit. A loud, sample-dense record that feels like a midnight drive through a neon-lit metropolis.

January 30, 2012 · Radikal Records

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A high-octane blend of urban aggression and nostalgic electronic celebration.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 46m
01
Stay Frosty
2:47
02
The Future’s What It Used to Be
4:49
03
Smoke & Mirrors
4:56
04
Stealth Cantorum
0:10
05
A Deeper Dub
5:23
06
Love Is Evil
5:11
07
Odessa Dubstep
4:57
08
Motorbootee
4:13
09
Traumarama
3:50
10
Fuzzy Logic
5:38
11
Music Don’t Die
4:43
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive entry of the title track where the breakbeat finally catches up to the guitar riff.
The deep, sub-heavy drop in A Deeper Dub that shifts the album from rock energy to sound-system culture.
The frantic, high-bpm percussion breakdown in Stay Frosty that sets a relentless pace for the record.
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 The Future’s What It Used to Be sound next to the rest of Apollo 440's catalogue?

Nostalgia+3.9σ

The writing leans far further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

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