Papua New Guinea (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Papua New Guinea


Artist = Future Sound of London
from Album = Accelerator
B-side =
Released = 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007
Format = CD
Vinyl
Cassette
Recorded = Earthbeat Studios
Genre = Electronica
Techno
Ambient
Length = 6:45
Label = Jumpin' & Pumpin' Records
"Cat. 12 TOT 17 (first pressing)"
Writer = Brian Dougans Garry Cobain
Producer = FSOL Andrew Weatherall Graham Massey Hamish McDonald
"among others"
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Pulse 3 EP" (1991)
This single = "Papua New Guinea" (1991)
Next single = "Papua New Guinea '92" (1992)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Re-release
Type = single


Lower caption = Cover of the re-release in 2003
Border = yes

"Papua New Guinea" is a 1991 song by the electronic music group Future Sound of London. It was the group's debut single and later appeared on their full-length album "Accelerator" it reached #22 on the UK singles chart. The track has been remixed and released many times since its original release, both legitimately and in bootleg format on CD, Vinyl and Cassette. [ [http://www.astralwerks.com/fsol/ Future Sound of London ] ]

The track

The song became a popular rave and club track almost immediately upon its release. The original mix notably samples the bassline from Meat Beat Manifesto's proto-jungle track "Radio Babylon", vocal samples of Lisa Gerrard's singing lifted from the Dead Can Dance song "Dawn Of The Iconoclast", from their 1987 album "Within the Realm of a Dying Sun" and "Shelter Me" by Circuit. "Papua New Guinea" was perhaps FSOL's most club-oriented track; most of the remixes on the single are very dancefloor-friendly. After "Accelerator"'s release, however, they moved in increasingly ambient and experimental directions.

In 2001, a new set of remixes was released by FSOL's label, Jumpin' & Pumpin'. Soon after that, Future Sound of London themselves released "Papua New Guinea Translations", which extended the track into a 45-minute-long EP.

Papua New Guinea was featured in the 1992 film "Cool World". In the film, Garry Cobain was mis-credited as "Garry Cockbain", which was the original spelling of his name. [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Garry+Cobain Garry Cobain ] ] .

The track remains arguably their most recognizable and celebrated song, it has made several (British) "...best songs ever" polls and track specific accolades. [http://www.atforumz.com/showthread.php?t=295531] [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q1001_songs.htm] [http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov06/articles/classictracks_1106.htm] .

Releases

1991/2003 release

The original recording was released twice in 1991 and 2003 on CD and Vinyl and Cassette with time totaling at 13:10. The Dali Mix features elsewhere as "12" Original Mix" ergo the "single" version as opposed to the 6:45 long album version. The catalog number is "12 TOT 17" and "S12DJ-107" on the 2003 version.
# "Papua New Guinea (Dali Mix)" – (4.57)
# "Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child Of Q Mix)" – (4.21)
# "Papua New Guinea (Qube Mix)" – (4.32)Infobox Single
Name = Papua New Guinea '92


Artist = FSOL
from Album =
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Last single = "Papua New Guinea" (1991)
This single = "Papua New Guinea '92" (1992)
Next single = "Fuzzy Logic EP" (1993)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Re-release
Type = single


Lower caption = Cover of the re-release in 1996, artwork by Eunah Lee.
Border = yes

1992/1996 release

This version was release with a plethora of remixes and was 37:04 in length. The catalog number is "CLP 9743-2". It was also releaed on CD and Vinyl and Cassette.
# "Papua New Guinea (7" Original)" – 3:47
# "Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall Mix)" – 9:43
# "Papua New Guinea (Dub Mix)" – 1:20
# "Papua New Guinea (Journey to Pyramid)" – 5:25
# "Papua New Guinea (Graham Massey Mix)" – 3:48
# "Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child of Q Mix)" – 4:20
# "Papua New Guinea (12" Original)" – 4:57
# "Papua New Guinea (Hamish McDonald Mix)" – 5:04

"Papua New Guinea 2001"

Infobox Single
Name = Papua New Guinea 2001


Artist = FSOL
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Last single = "Stakker Humanoid 2001" (2001)
This single = "Papua New Guinea 2001" (2001)
Next single = "Papua New Guinea Translations" (2002)This release featured all new remixes from more top names including Satoshi Tomiie and these tracks were also featured in numerous dance compilation albums such as the Ministry of Sound and Gatecrasher albums of the time, the "Hybrid" mix also featured on the WipEout Fusion soundtrack. The catalog number for this release is "CDS TOT 44" and it is 15:15 long.
# Papua New Guinea (7" Original) - (3:41)
# Papua New Guinea (Satoshi Tomiie Radio-Path) - (3:41)
#*Edited By - Satoshi Tomiie , Scott Bradford
#*Remix - Satoshi Tomiie
# Papua New Guinea (Hybrid Radio Edit) - (3:53)
#*Edited By - Ralph Tee
#*Producer [Additional] - Hybrid
#*Remix - Hybrid
# Papua New Guinea (Blue States Mix) - (4:39)
#*Edited By - Ralph Tee
#*Producer [Additional] - Blue States
#*Remix - Blue States
# Papua New Guinea (Simian Mix) - (3:42)
#*Producer [Additional] - Simian
#*Remix - Simian

"Translations"

Infobox Single
Name = Papua New Guinea Translations


Artist = FSOL
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Last single = "Papua New Guinea 2001" (2001)
This single = "Papua New Guinea Translations" (2002)
Next single = "The Mello Hippo Disco Show" (2002)This version vastly changed the song to almost unrecognizable proportions and added a string section, sitars and different female vocals. The catalog number is "CD TOT 52" and it is 53:38 long.
# Translation 1: 12" Original - (4:58)
# Translation 2: Papsico - (9:50)
# Translation 3: The Lovers - (9:05)
#*Guitar [Electric] - Stinky Rowe*
#*Voice [Female Voices] - Linda Lewis
# Translation 4: Wooden Ships - (6:02)
#*Guitar - Paolo Longheu
# Translation 5: The Great Marmalade Mama In The Sky - (4:38)
# Translation 6: Requiem - (6:05)
# Translation 7: Things Change Like The Patterns And Shades That Fall From The Sun (6:01)
# Translation 8: The Big Blue - (7:39)
#*Guitar [Electric] - Stinky Rowe*

"Herd & White remixes"

Infobox Single
Name = Papua New Guinea Herd & White remixes


Artist = FSOL
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Last single = "The Witchfinder" (2005)
This single = "Papua New Guinea Herd & White remixes" (2007)
Next single = "Archived EP" (2007)This limited edition release is was only released on Vinyl ergo for use by DJs and was remixed by FSOL. The catalog number is "12 TOT 45" and it is 18:11 long.
# Papua New Guinea (Herd & White Remix) - (7:52)
# Papua New Guinea (Herd & White No Acid Mix) - (7:52)
# Papua New Guinea (Herd & White Radio Mix) - (3:07)

Audio

Below is a sample of the track.

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