The Future Crayon

The Future Crayon
Compilation album by
Broadcast
Released21 August 2006 (2006-08-21)
Genres
Length74:37
LabelWarp
Broadcast chronology
Tender Buttons
(2005)		 The Future Crayon
(2006)		 Broadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
MojoStarStarStarStar
The ObserverStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork7.5/10
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStarStar

The Future Crayon is a compilation album by English band Broadcast, released on 21 August 2006 by Warp. It collects all the tracks the band released on singles, EPs and compilations from 1999 to 2003, including rarities and B-sides, with the exception of "Drums on Fire" (from Extended Play Two). The iTunes version adds a 1997 instrumental from an NME compilation tape, as well as "Stupido" (the bonus track on the Japanese release of Haha Sound).

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal ReleaseLength
1."Illumination"Extended Play Two, 20003:14
2."Still Feels Like Tears"Pendulum EP, 20033:41
3."Small Song IV"Pendulum EP, 20033:39
4."Where Youth and Laughter Go"Extended Play, 20002:43
5."One Hour Empire"Pendulum EP, 20031:42
6."Distant Call"B-side of "Come On Let's Go", 20003:33
7."Poem of Dead Song"Extended Play Two, 20002:30
8."Hammer Without a Master"Wap100 Promo, 19984:59
9."Locusts"B-side of "Come On Let's Go", 20005:00
10."Chord Simple"B-side of "Come On Let's Go", 20004:38
11."Daves Dream"Extended Play, 20004:01
12."DDL"All Tomorrow's Parties 1.0, 20012:28
13."Test Area"B-side of "Echo's Answer", 19995:53
14."Unchanging Window / Chord Simple"Extended Play Two, 20006:59
15."A Man for Atlantis"Extended Play Two, 20003:15
16."Minus Two"Pendulum EP, 20034:16
17."Violent Playground"Pendulum EP, 20032:11
18."Belly Dance"Extended Play, 20004:46
iTunes version
No.TitleOriginal ReleaseLength
19."Misc"NME Presents Radio 1 Sound City Oxford '97, 19971:34
20."Stupido"Japanese release of Haha Sound, 20033:35

References

  1. ↑ "'The Future Crayon' reviews, Metacritic". Metacritic.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Future Crayon - Broadcast". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Broadcast - The Future Crayon". Mojo (154–157). EMAP Performance Limited. 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Broadcast, The Future Crayon". The Observer. 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Broadcast: The Future Crayon". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Gurney, Dave. "Broadcast - Future Crayon". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Official Bandcamp page for the album. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Future Crayon". Pitchfork.
  9. ↑ "Various - Wap100 Promo". Discogs. 29 June 1998.
  10. ↑ "Various - All Tomorrow's Parties 1.0". Discogs. 2 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Various - NME Presents Radio 1 Sound City Oxford '97". Discogs. 2 October 1997.
  12. ↑ "Broadcast - Haha Sound". Discogs. 2 October 2023.