File Under Futurism

• Artist: DJ Spooky Vs. the Freight Elevator Quartet
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• Release Date: September 21, 1999
• Genre: Electronica

Review

DJ Spooky's File Under Futurism is the result of a six-month collaboration with the Freight Elevator Quartet, an avant-garde electronic and acoustic group dedicated to pioneering new musical sounds and techniques. File Under Futurism features variations on compositions by DJ Spooky that were then reworked and remixed by both Spooky and the Freight Elevator Quartet. Each of the album's pieces reflects society's increasing speed and reliance on technology while exploring different subgenres of electronic music, from the breakbeat-inflected "File Under Futurism (Groove Protocol Mix)" to the minimalist, cello-driven "Downtempo Manifesto," to the heavily processed digital hardcore of "Experimental Asynchronicity," to the gentler, ambient "Chromatic Aberration." File Under Futurism also includes DJ Spooky turntablisms "Interstitial A" and "Interstitial B," as well as Freight Elevator Quartet compositions like "Bring Me My Mental Health" and "The RCA Mark II Synthesizer," which was composed on the first synthesizer ever built. An ambitious and fascinating album, File Under Futurism is a rare successful combination of academics and kinetics. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
File Under Futurism [Grooveprotocol Mix]		Freight Elevator Quartet	(7:22)
Interstitial A		Freight Elevator Quartet	(2:19)
Bring Me Mental Health		Freight Elevator Quartet	(6:58)
The RCA Mark II Synthesizer		Freight Elevator Quartet	(:51)
Downtempo Manifesto		Freight Elevator Quartet	(3:56)
Infared		Freight Elevator Quartet	(4:19)
The Revolution Will Be Streamed		Freight Elevator Quartet	(6:15)
Experimental Asyncronicity		Freight Elevator Quartet	(8:11)
Interstital B		Freight Elevator Quartet	(:50)
This Is What Happens [Live]		Freight Elevator Quartet	(7:01)
Variation on a Freight Theme [Live]		Freight Elevator Quartet	(5:26)
Chromatic Aberration		Freight Elevator Quartet	(5:13)

Credits

Stephen Krieger (Producer), Luke Dubois (Producer), Paul D. Miller (Vocals), Stephen Krieger (Digital Editing), Luke Dubois (Bass), Luke Dubois (Digital Editing), Stephen Krieger (Artwork), Paul D. Miller (Bass), Taylor Deupree (Mastering), Rachael Finn (Effects), Lauren Walsh (Vocals (Background)), Paul Feuer (Didjeridu), Rachael Finn (Cello), Paul Feuer (Keyboards), Freight Elevator Quartet (Performer), Luke Dubois (Producer), Luke Dubois (Mixing), Stephen Krieger (Mixing), Paul D. Miller (Turntables), Paul D. Miller (Sampling), Stephen Krieger (Producer)