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Accelerator
Electronic · 1991 · 10 tracks

Accelerator

A foundational bridge between the sweaty warehouse rave and the cerebral home-listening experience. Heavy breakbeats meet haunting, ethereal vocal samples.

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The record that proved rave music could have a soul and a brain at the same time.

A high-octane nocturnal journey that balances industrial grit with moments of serene, ethereal beauty.

Accelerator · vs · The Future Sound of London
Ethereal+2.5σ

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

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Expander
5:41
02
Stolen Documents
5:13
03
While Others Cry
4:14
04
Calcium
6:43
05
It’s Not My Problem
3:54
06
Papua New Guinea
6:46
07
Moscow
3:34
08
1 in 8
4:25
09
Pulse State
7:28
10
Central Industrial
4:26
Moments Worth Waiting For
The iconic Dead Can Dance vocal sample soaring over the breakbeats in Papua New Guinea.
The aggressive, metallic percussion of Expander giving way to lush, wide-panned synth pads.
The way Pulse State dissolves into a long, drifting ambient tail that feels like floating in deep water.
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