OpticalTo Shape The Future

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Electronic

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Downtempo

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Tracklist

Optical To Shape The Future 5:49
Optical Raging Calm 7:39
Matrix Undersea Flight 3:09

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    Cover of To Shape The Future, 1997, Vinyl To Shape The Future
    12", 33 ⅓ RPM
    Metalheadz – MET H 027 UK 1997 UK1997
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    Cover of To Shape The Future, 1997-00-00, Vinyl To Shape The Future
    12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
    Metalheadz – METH 027 UK 1997 UK1997
    Recently Edited
    Cover of To Shape The Future, 2007, Vinyl To Shape The Future
    12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress
    Metalheadz – METH 027 UK 2007 UK2007
    Recently Edited
    Cover of To Shape The Future / Raging Calm / Undersea Flight (2017 Remasters), 2017-08-11, File To Shape The Future / Raging Calm / Undersea Flight (2017 Remasters)
    3×File, WAV, Reissue, Remastered
    Metalheadz – METH027X UK 2017 UK2017
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    Cover of To Shape The Future, , Vinyl To Shape The Future
    12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing
    Metalheadz – METH 027 UK UK

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    Reviews

    • borstalscum's avatar
      borstalscum
      Very much of its time, but a signpost of that time, similar in tone and break treatment to his Moving 808s 12" on Prototype around that time. To a later ear, it's nicely amusing that the vocal sample 'To Shape the Future' is then prefaced by a dial-up modem connection sound, which is very mid-90's. The vocal sample according to DOA is not from a film or a documentary, but a sample CD. The b-side 'Raging Calm' is good too, not a banger, but certainly a cracker.
      • Kerensky236's avatar
        Kerensky236
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        • anonymus's avatar
          anonymus
          Edited 20 years ago
          I very well when I got my hands on this record for the very first time. This was really the future to me, it had nothing to do with any other drum'n'bass record I had heard so far. Most likely this is due to the way Optical arranged elements at that time. It's not just breaks and bassline and some effects... every sample and sound used in here is contributing to the movement of the whole thing.

          The Matrix track is absolutely outstanding, too. These 2 guys really shifted aesthetics at that time.

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