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Forecast (album)

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Forecast
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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Calgary HeraldB−[5]
Martin C. Strong6/10[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music[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

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  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

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  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. ^ a b 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.