Futureworld by
Trans Am Thrill Jockey
thrill 062 • 1999
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As the rest of the
world obsesses about a
large visual change in
our arbitrary time
keeping system, Trans Am
continues the evolution
of rock music. On
FUTUREWORLD, their fourth
and most controversial
album, they leave behind
all the doomsday prophets
and false futurists,
bringing us a tough
vision of what is to
come. What they see is
stark and uncompromising,
melancholic but not
without hope.
Forced out of their
previous studio, the
Bridge, Trans Am began
construction on their new
space, National Recording
Studio, in the fall of
1998. Even though N.R.S.
was still a work in
progress, Trans Am had to
bring their vision to the
public. Thus, recording
FUTUREWORLD began at the
WGNS studios in
Washington D.C. with
sound engineer Jonathan
Kreinik behind the board.
The new material features
some elements never heard
before on a Trans Am
recording: vocals and
guest musicians.
FUTUREWORLD was mixed in
Plaintain Studios in New
York with James Murphy.
After this one week
process Trans Am flew to
Tenafly, N.J., to master
with Alan Douches at West
Side Sound.
While some see the future
of music as parallel
species undergoing
convergent evolution
towards commercial dance
tracks, FUTUREWORLD shows
Trans Am is a still
adapt contemporary, and
direct descendant of
rock.
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