Dead Cities (album)

This article is about the Future Sound of London album. For the M83 album, see Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts.

Dead Cities
Studio album by
The Future Sound of London
Released28 October 1996 (1996-10-28)
Recorded1996
StudioEarthbeat Studios, London
GenreIDM, ambient techno, big beat, dark ambient
Length70:11
LabelVirgin
ProducerThe Future Sound of London
The Future Sound of London chronology
ISDN
(1994) 		Dead Cities
(1996) 		Environments
(2007)
Singles from Dead Cities
  1. "My Kingdom"
    Released: 14 October 1996
  2. "We Have Explosive"
    Released: 31 March 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The Guardian[4]
Muzik[5]
Pitchfork8.0/10[6]
Q[7]
Sputnikmusic4/5[8]
Tom Hull – on the WebB[9]

Dead Cities is the third studio album by the British electronic music duo The Future Sound of London. It was released through Virgin Records in October 1996. The record entered the Dance Albums Chart at No. 2 and the Albums Chart at No. 26.[10]

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Dead Cities – The Future Sound of London". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ "The Future Sound of London: Dead Cities". Alternative Press (101): 74. December 1996.
  3. ^ Sacharow, Anya (22 November 1996). "Dead Cities". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ Bennun, David (1 November 1996). "Hell out there". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Howe, Rupert (November 1996). "Future Sound of London: Dead Cities (Virgin)" (PDF). Muzik (18): 128. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ Josephes, Jason (November 1996). "Future Sound of London: Dead Cities". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 January 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  7. ^ "The Future Sound of London: Dead Cities". Q (122): 122. November 1996.
  8. ^ STAFF, Trey (2 November 2007). "The Future Sound of London – Dead Cities". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  9. ^ Tom Hull, Hull (12 November 2023). "Grade List: Future Sound of London". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference MwNov96 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).