Music for an Accelerated Culture
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Music for an Accelerated Culture is the debut album from new rave
/grindie
band Hadouken!
. The album contains nine new songs, three of which ("Spend Your Life", "What She Did" and "Declaration of War") have been previously played on tour, the album also includes two older Hadouken! songs; Liquid Lives
and That Boy That Girl
. The title is thought to be a reference to both Douglas Coupland
's book Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
and The Prodigy
's album, Music for the Jilted Generation
.
YouTube
channel.
The first track, "Get Smashed Gate Crash
" was added to the bands' MySpace
in February 2008.
The album was supposedly leaked onto various torrent sites however it has been confirmed to be fake.
A clip of "Declaration of War" became available on the internet on 25 March 2008. It was later announced that the song would be a single, and that the video would begin screening at several locations around the country in an unconventional method;
A further fake copy surfaced two weeks before the release of the album which used 30 second previews of the songs on a loop, the band responded to this stating: "Some moronic blog writers have downloaded this version, failed to spot it's not actually the album and written reviews of it saying that all the songs are really repetitive. Errr megalolzeleven at them. Please buy your own copy and make up your own mind as to whether it's any cop or look out for genuine reviews in all the usual magazines in the next few weeks.".
On 16 May 2008 it was announced that "Crank It Up" would be the fifth single from the album.
The album was released in America on 28 October 2008.
New Rave
New rave is a term applied to several types of music that fuse elements of electronic music, new wave, rock, indie, techno, bastard pop, breakbeat hardcore and electro house...
/grindie
Grindie
Grindie is a form of music that emerged in early 2006. It is a fusion of both indie and grime music.Arguably, the first release to fall into the grindie subgenre was a song by Marvin the Martian aka Marv the Marsh and his group Why Lout? sampling Art Brut's "Emily Kane" to make a song called 'Stay...
band Hadouken!
Hadouken!
Hadouken! are an English grime, electronica, dance band who formed in Leeds in October 2006 by singer, writer and producer James Smith, alongside his girlfriend, synth player Alice Spooner, guitarist Daniel "Pilau" Rice, and drummer Nick Rice. The band name is taken from the name of a special...
. The album contains nine new songs, three of which ("Spend Your Life", "What She Did" and "Declaration of War") have been previously played on tour, the album also includes two older Hadouken! songs; Liquid Lives
Liquid Lives
"Liquid Lives" is the second single by British band Hadouken!. The single reached the top 40 in the UK and currently the albums best selling single.-Background:...
and That Boy That Girl
That Boy That Girl
"That Boy That Girl" is the first single by British band Hadouken!. The first track later re-appeared as the second track on their 2008 debut studio album Music for an Accelerated Culture...
. The title is thought to be a reference to both Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularized terms such as McJob and...
's book Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, published by St. Martin's Press in 1991, is the first novel by Douglas Coupland. The novel popularized the term Generation X, which refers to Americans and Canadians who reached adulthood in the late 1980s...
and The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
's album, Music for the Jilted Generation
Music for the Jilted Generation
Music for the Jilted Generation is the second album by English electronic dance music band The Prodigy. The album was released through XL Recordings in July 1994...
.
History
Live versions of "What She Did" and "Declaration of War" were made available for a limited time on the Atlantic RecordsAtlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
YouTube
YouTube
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channel.
The first track, "Get Smashed Gate Crash
Get Smashed Gate Crash
Get Smashed Gate Crash is the first single from Hadouken's debut album Music for an Accelerated Culture, released on 4 May 2008. The physical single was available from 17 March 2008, with the digital version being released on 4 April 2008....
" was added to the bands' MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
in February 2008.
The album was supposedly leaked onto various torrent sites however it has been confirmed to be fake.
A clip of "Declaration of War" became available on the internet on 25 March 2008. It was later announced that the song would be a single, and that the video would begin screening at several locations around the country in an unconventional method;
- 28 March 2008 - The Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London
- 29 March 2008 - Leeds Cockpit
- 30 March 2008 - Manchester MEN Arena
- 31 March 2008 - Glasgow ABC2
A further fake copy surfaced two weeks before the release of the album which used 30 second previews of the songs on a loop, the band responded to this stating: "Some moronic blog writers have downloaded this version, failed to spot it's not actually the album and written reviews of it saying that all the songs are really repetitive. Errr megalolzeleven at them. Please buy your own copy and make up your own mind as to whether it's any cop or look out for genuine reviews in all the usual magazines in the next few weeks.".
On 16 May 2008 it was announced that "Crank It Up" would be the fifth single from the album.
The album was released in America on 28 October 2008.
Track listing
- "Get Smashed Gate CrashGet Smashed Gate CrashGet Smashed Gate Crash is the first single from Hadouken's debut album Music for an Accelerated Culture, released on 4 May 2008. The physical single was available from 17 March 2008, with the digital version being released on 4 April 2008....
" - 3:21 - "That Boy That GirlThat Boy That Girl"That Boy That Girl" is the first single by British band Hadouken!. The first track later re-appeared as the second track on their 2008 debut studio album Music for an Accelerated Culture...
" - 3:32 - "Game Over" - 3:35
- "Declaration of WarDeclaration of War (single)"Declaration of War" is the second single from Hadouken's debut album released on 4 May 2008. , it is the band's second most successful single, after Liquid Lives, charting at #66 in the UK.-Track listing:7digital download...
" - 3:11 - "Mr Misfortune" - 3:17
- "Crank It UpCrank It Up (Hadouken song)"Crank It Up" is the fifth single from English Grime band Hadouken!'s first album Music for an Accelerated Culture. It was released on 7 July 2008 following the recent releases of their singles Get Smashed Gate Crash and Declaration of War from the same album...
" - 3:00 - "What She Did" - 3:18
- "Driving Nowhere" - 3:48
- "Liquid LivesLiquid Lives"Liquid Lives" is the second single by British band Hadouken!. The single reached the top 40 in the UK and currently the albums best selling single.-Background:...
" 2:51 - "Spend Your Life" - 3:13
- "Wait for You" - 4:00
Japan Bonus Tracks
- "Leap of FaithLeap of Faith (Hadouken! song)"Leap of Faith" is the third single by British band Hadouken!, the single was released on the bands mixtape Not Here to Please You, the single itself was digitally released on 18 November 2007.-Background:...
" - "Declaration of War (Hadouken! Vs Kissy Sell Out Remix)"