Forecast (album)

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Forecast
File:Forecast (album).jpg
Compilation album by
Released25 May 1993[1]
Length53:17
LabelZTT
808 State chronology
Gorgeous
(1993)
Forecast
(1993)
Don Solaris
(1996)

Forecast is a compilation album by the English electronic music group 808 State, released on 25 May 1993 by ZTT Records, exclusively in Japan. The album contains a collection of B-sides and remixes from the Gorgeous era.[2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4]
Calgary HeraldB−[5]
Martin C. Strong6/10[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties MusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[7]

The Calgary Herald wrote that "the beats-per-minute do not lash the body like industrial or heavy-duty techno and elements of New Age infiltrate its club world of synthesizer-driven music."[5]

Original track listing

  1. "Plan 9" (Choki Galaxy Mix) – 4:45
  2. "One in Ten" (808 Original Mix) – 4:19
  3. "Reaper Repo" (12" Mix) – 8:27
  4. "Plan 9" (Guitars on Fire Mix) – 4:45
  5. "One in Ten" (UB40 Full Instrumental) – 5:02
  6. "One in Ten" (UB40 Vocal) – 4:03
  7. "Nbambi" (The April Showers Mix) – 4:20
  8. "Femme Deluxe" – 3:22
  9. "Lemon" – 4:52
  10. "Purple Dust" – 4:24
  11. "Olympic '93" (The Word Mix) – 4:58

References

  1. "808 State - Discography". www.808state.com.
  2. "808 State Biography by Paul Simpson". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. "808 State - Forecast (album)". www.808state.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "Forecast - 808 State | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Muretich, James (14 March 1993). "808 State: Gorgeous". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  6. Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate U.S. pp. 484–485.
  7. Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. MUZE. p. 170.