international news _ 2nd October, 2006
Back To The Future Sound Of London
Text by Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com) _ Photo by DI VIDOS
Ambient electronic pioneers The Future Sound Of London are poised for a new
lease of life with the upcoming release of their Greatest Hits album
"Teachings From the Electronic Brain" which is being accompanied by a
series of remixes by the likes of the Wighomy Brothers and King Roc.
The band enjoyed immediate massive commercial success with one of their
first singles 'Papau New Guinea' though rapidly shed the mainstream as
frontman Gary Cobain relentlessly concentrated on developing his
consciousness. Chatting to Skrufff two years ago, he admitted he’d virtually
renounced commercial success in favour of downsizing and pursuing his
dreams.
“I absolutely consider myself as a visionary and saying that I realize
people will be go ‘arrogant cock, what a wanker!’ But I must say in the same
breath, everybody is a visionary, everybody is the light and everybody has
the utmost power to be whatever they want to be,” said Gary,
“Life and every aspect of it is even more amazing, the more aware you are;
to breathe and fuck, whatever you want consciously becomes the most amazing
thing. But most people seek unconsciousness in their daily lives because
they find it too painful to be conscious,” he said.
“People are gradually realizing, ‘actually I’ll make less money, take more
risks, have more faith, sell my house, move out of London, work for
different people, find different people, then discover ‘My God, life’s a
trip, My God, life’s exciting, My God how did I ever accept the prison
walls’,” he continued, “and that’s what it’s all about.”
“I don’t need massive amounts of money, to be honest; I live very simply. At
those points when people threaten my freedom of expression, I just say
goodbye and go with people that love what I do.
“You need to throw off the fear, and take those acts of faith and leap and
operate out of this new centre; then you might just be surprised,” he added.
"Teachings From The Electronic Brain" is out now on Virgin Records.
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