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Track Listings
| 1. Early |
| 2. Already There |
| 3. Offshore - Original |
| 4. Lost You Somewhere |
| 5. From Blue To Green |
| 6. Sunstroke - Disco Citizens |
| 7. Leaving Town |
| 8. Red Skies |
| 9. Sunstroke - Original |
| 10. Offshore `97 |
| 11. The Drive Home |
| 12. Offshore 2007 |
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This re-release has the same tracklisting as the original issue except for the addition of 'Offshore 2007.' This excellent new mix means there's something on it for even fans who already have the disc. If you want to hear an edit of this, go onto chicanemusic.com and have a listen.
Can't recommend this enough - buy it, you won't be disappointed.
Firstly, it really is hard to find anything negative to say about this masterpiece, other than it's a disappointment that it ends! Um, yeah, that's about it I think!
It's absolutely perfect if you're a fan of chillout or even trance music in general (which I was initially, when I first purchased this back in 2001) and every second of it will catch on very quickly, and you won't be able to let go. I've consistently listened to the album for over three years now and it never gets boring for some reason. Even hearing the tracks a hundred times over, they never seem to tire, which speaks volumes of how good 'FFTMC' is.
Take 'Offshore (original)' for example, the tune most of us have all heard before. At first it's simply an excellent example of chilled music, but it just grows and grows on you until you won't accept a lower quality of sound. It's repetative tune that plays along in the background throughout the 6 minutes of the song does not get irritating and does not get boring, and it seems incredible how Nick Bracegirdle (the main man behind it all) has managed to accomplish this. Only he can, it seems. The rest of the music that goes on top of the central tune, folds into it nicely and it becomes impossible to resist. It's this type of quality that should exist in all areas of music, but sadly not everyone has the talent.
The picks of the faultless bunch, apart from 'Offshore', have to be 'Lost You Somewhere', 'Leaving Town' and 'The Drive Home'. Remember though, the whole album is extremely consistent, does not get dull and is always of the highest quality! 'Lost You Somehwere' is magic. 'Leaving Town' is phenominal. And 'The Drive Home' really does feel like a drive home. The bassline that plays through the track gives you a feel of optimism, and therefore makes for an excellent end to the album. The relaxing pads pasted over the beat and bassline add to the experience and round everything off to a tea. You can't go wrong and is the perfect album for winding down to on a Sunday afternoon after a busy week. Brilliant.
And then there's the problem of finding music from the same genre of the same quality. I, so far, haven't been able to find it and I've tried my best! Chicane's other album, 'Behind the Sun' may be very good, but it can't match the brilliance of his original. FFTMC is just so... nice.
I'd also recommend any other work from Nick Bracegirdle, especially under his other name, Disco Citizens, which is more trance based but still of the same quality as Chicane. However, it's very difficult to find nowadays, but is well worth the effort.
But is FFTMC worth the asking price found above? Quite possibly! ;) There aren't many around now afterall...
I bought this album on the strength of Chicane's second major release 'Behind the Sun' which I got first. Having being really bowled over by the hit single 'Saltwater' and not knowing of any of Chicanes earlier work I purchased it out of hopeful curiosity. Having got it in July last year, 'Far from the Maddening Crowds' is still probably the most listened to of all my CDs and quite simply a masterpiece. The tunes grow on you to the extent that I enjoy listening to them more now than I did when I first bought it. An absolute must for all connoisseurs of good music!
Originally release many years ago, rumoured to be around 500 discs cut,... Read more
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