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{{Infobox album
| Name = Music for an Accelerated Culture
| Type = [[Album]]|
| name = Music for an Accelerated Culture
| Artist = [[Hadouken!]]|
| type = studio
| artist = [[Hadouken! (band)|Hadouken!]]
| Cover = HADOUKENALBUMCOVER.jpg
| cover = HADOUKENALBUMCOVER.jpg
| Released = 5 May 2008 (Physical)<br/>24 April 2008 (Aerials exclusive)
| Recorded = '''2007-2008'''
| alt =
| released = 24 April 2008
| Genre = [[Grindie]], [[electronica]]
| BPI =
| recorded = 2007–2008
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Atlantic Records]]
| studio =
| Producers = [[Jacknife Lee]], [[Rich Costey]], James Smith
| genre = [[Grindie]], [[new rave]], [[indie rock]]
| Writer = [[James Smith]]
| length = 37:06
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Reviews =
| producer = [[Jacknife Lee]], [[Rich Costey]], James Smith
* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gnfrxzyjldde link]
| prev_title = [[Not Here to Please You]]
* [[Gigwise]] {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/albums/42710/Hadouken---Music-For-An-Accelerated-Culture-Atlantic-Released-05052008 link]
| prev_year = 2007
* [[NME]] {{Rating|6|10}} [http://nme.com/reviews/hadouken/9643 link]
| next_title = [[M.A.D. EP]]
* Strange Glue {{Rating|3|5}} [http://strangeglue.com/reviews/hadouken-music-for-an-accelerated-culture link]
| next_year = 2009
* Subba Cultcha {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.subba-cultcha.com/article_album.php?id=7284 link]
| misc = {{Singles
| Last album = ''[[Not Here to Please You]] (EP)''<br/>(2007)
| This album = '''''Music for an Accelerated Culture'''''<br/>(2008)
| name = Music for an Accelerated Culture
| type = studio
| Next album = ''[[M.A.D. EP]]''<br/>(2009)
| Misc =
| single1 = [[That Boy That Girl]]
| single1date = 28 February 2007
{{Singles
| single2 = [[Liquid Lives]]
| Name = Music for an Accelerated Culture
| single2date = 25 June 2007
| Type = studio
| single 1 = [[That Boy That Girl]]
| single3 = [[Get Smashed Gate Crash]]
| single3date = 17 March 2008
| single 2 = [[Liquid Lives]]
| single 3 = [[Get Smashed Gate Crash]]
| single4 = [[Declaration of War (single)|Declaration of War]]
| single4date = 4 May 2008
| single 4 = [[Declaration of War (single)|Declaration of War]]
| single 5 = [[Crank It Up (Hadouken song)|Crank It Up]]
| single5 = [[Crank It Up (Hadouken song)|Crank It Up]]
| single5date = 7 July 2008
| single 6 =
}}
| single 1 date = 28 February 2007
| single 2 date = 25 June 2007
| single 3 date = 17 March 2008
| single 4 date = 4 May 2008
| single 5 date = 7 July 2008
| single 6 date =
}}
}}
}}


{{Album reviews
'''''Music for an Accelerated Culture''''' is the debut album from [[new rave]]/[[grindie]] band [[Hadouken!]]. The album contains nine new songs, three of which ("Spend Your Life", "What She Did" and "Declaration of War") have been previously played on tour, the album also includes two older Hadouken! songs; [[Liquid Lives]] and [[That Boy That Girl]].<ref>''Hadouken! [[Not Here To Please You]] - Bonus content - Short Introduction to Hadouken!''</ref><ref>Tuesday, January 22, 2008, ''ITS A RIOT IN AN ARCADE.'' [http://www.myspace.com/hadoukenuk myspace] Hadouken! [[blog]]</ref><ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/hadouken/30625 NME] Hadouken! play new song ''Declaration'' - ''retrieved'' March 3, 2008</ref> The title is thought{{Who|date=August 2009}} to be a reference to both [[Douglas Coupland]]'s book [[Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture]] and [[The Prodigy]]'s album, [[Music for the Jilted Generation]].
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1387743|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = [[Gigwise]]
| rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/albums/42710/Hadouken---Music-For-An-Accelerated-Culture-Atlantic-Released-05052008 Gigwise review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122145749/http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/albums/42710/Hadouken---Music-For-An-Accelerated-Culture-Atlantic-Released-05052008 |date=2008-11-22 }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>[https://nme.com/reviews/hadouken/9643 NME review]</ref>
| rev4 = Subba Cultcha
| rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.subba-cultcha.com/article_album.php?id=7284 Subba Cultcha review]</ref>
| noprose = yes
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'''''Music for an Accelerated Culture''''' is the debut album from [[new rave]]/[[grindie]] band [[Hadouken! (band)|Hadouken!]], released as an Aerials exclusive on 24 April 2008 and as a physical copy on 5 May 2008. The album contains nine songs, three of which ("Spend Your Life", "What She Did" and "Declaration of War") had been previously played on tour. The album includes two older Hadouken! songs, [[Liquid Lives]] and [[That Boy That Girl]].<ref>''Hadouken! [[Not Here To Please You]] - Bonus content - Short Introduction to Hadouken!''</ref><ref>Tuesday, January 22, 2008, ''ITS A RIOT IN AN ARCADE.'' [https://www.myspace.com/hadoukenuk myspace] Hadouken! [[blog]]</ref><ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/hadouken/30625 NME] Hadouken! play new song ''Declaration'' - ''retrieved'' March 3, 2008</ref>
==History==

Live versions of "What She Did" and "Declaration of War" were made available for a limited time on the [[Atlantic Records]] [[Youtube]] channel.
== History ==
Live versions of "What She Did" and "Declaration of War" were made available for a limited time on the [[Atlantic Records]] [[YouTube]] channel.


The first track, "[[Get Smashed Gate Crash]]" was added to the bands' [[MySpace]] in February 2008.
The first track, "[[Get Smashed Gate Crash]]" was added to the bands' [[MySpace]] in February 2008.
The album was supposedly leaked onto various torrent sites however it has been confirmed to be fake.


A clip of "Declaration of War" became available on the internet on 25 March 2008. It was later announced that the song would be a single, and that the video would begin screening at several locations around the country in an unconventional method;
A clip of "Declaration of War" became available on the internet on 25 March 2008. It was later announced that the song would be a single, and that the video would begin screening at several locations around the country in an unconventional method:
* 28 March 2008 - The Fields Church, Trfalga Square, London
* 28 March 2008 - The Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London
* 29 March 2008 - Leeds Cockpit
* 29 March 2008 - Leeds Cockpit
* 30 March 2008 - Manchester MEN Arena
* 30 March 2008 - Manchester MEN Arena
* 31 March 2008 - Glasgow ABC2<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/hadouken/35458 Hadouken! to screen new video in UK cities] [[NME]] March 28</ref>
* 31 March 2008 - Glasgow ABC2<ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/hadouken/35458 Hadouken! to screen new video in UK cities] [[NME]] March 28</ref>


A further fake copy surfaced two weeks before the release of the album which used 30 second previews of the songs on a loop, the band responded to this stating: ''"Some moronic blog writers have downloaded this version, failed to spot it's not actually the album and written reviews of it saying that all the songs are really repetitive. Errr megalolzeleven at them. Please buy your own copy and make up your own mind as to whether it's any cop or look out for genuine reviews in all the usual magazines in the next few weeks."''.<ref>[[Myspace]] blog - Thursday, April 10, 2008 - IMPORTANT - ALBUM NEWS</ref>
A further fake copy surfaced two weeks before the release of the album which used 30 second previews of the songs on a loop. The band responded to this stating: ''"Some moronic blog writers have downloaded this version, failed to spot it's not actually the album and written reviews of it saying that all the songs are really repetitive. Errr megalolzeleven at them. Please buy your own copy and make up your own mind as to whether it's any cop or look out for genuine reviews in all the usual magazines in the next few weeks."''.<ref>[[Myspace]] blog - Thursday, April 10, 2008 - IMPORTANT - ALBUM NEWS</ref>


On 16 May 2008 it was announced that "[[Crank It Up (Hadouken! song)|Crank It Up]]" would be the fifth single from the album.
On 16 May 2008, it was announced that "[[Crank It Up (Hadouken! song)|Crank It Up]]" would be the fifth single from the album.


The album was released in America on 28 October 2008.
The album was released in America on 28 October 2008.


==Track listing==
== Track listing ==
{{tracklist
# "[[Get Smashed Gate Crash]]" - 3:21
| title1 = [[Get Smashed Gate Crash]]
# "[[That Boy That Girl]]" - 3:32
# "Game Over" - 3:35
| length1 = 3:21
| title2 = [[That Boy That Girl]]
# "[[Declaration of War (single)|Declaration of War]]" - 3:11
| length2 = 3:32
# "Mr Misfortune" - 3:17
| title3 = Game Over
# "[[Crank It Up (Hadouken song)|Crank It Up]]" - 3:00
| length3 = 3:35
# "What She Did" - 3:18
| title4 = [[Declaration of War (single)|Declaration of War]]
# "Driving Nowhere" - 3:48
| length4 = 3:11
# "[[Liquid Lives]]" 2:51
| title5 = Mister Misfortune
# "Spend Your Life" - 3:13
| length5 = 3:17
# "Wait for You" - 4:00<ref>[http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=745489 HMV] Hadouken album tracklisting</ref>
| title6 = [[Crank It Up (Hadouken song)|Crank It Up]]
| length6 = 3:00
| title7 = What She Did
| length7 = 3:18
| title8 = Driving Nowhere
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = [[Liquid Lives]]
| length9 = 2:51
| title10 = Spend Your Life
| length10 = 3:13
| title11 = Wait for You
| length11 = 4:00
}}


=== Japan Bonus Tracks ===
==References==
{{tracklist
| title1 = [[Leap of Faith (Hadouken! song)|Leap of Faith]]
| length1 = 3:22
| title2 = Declaration of War
| note2 = Hadouken! vs. [[Kissy Sell Out]] Remix
| length2 = 3:32
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hadouken.co.uk/ Official Hadouken! Website]


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Latest revision as of 19:18, 26 May 2024

Music for an Accelerated Culture
Studio album by
Hadouken!
Released24 April 2008
Recorded2007–2008
GenreGrindie, new rave, indie rock
Length37:06
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJacknife Lee, Rich Costey, James Smith
Hadouken! chronology
Not Here to Please You
(2007) 		Music for an Accelerated Culture
(2008) 		M.A.D. EP
(2009)
Singles from Music for an Accelerated Culture
  1. "That Boy That Girl"
    Released: 28 February 2007
  2. "Liquid Lives"
    Released: 25 June 2007
  3. "Get Smashed Gate Crash"
    Released: 17 March 2008
  4. "Declaration of War"
    Released: 4 May 2008
  5. "Crank It Up"
    Released: 7 July 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Gigwise[2]
NME[3]
Subba Cultcha[4]

Music for an Accelerated Culture is the debut album from new rave/grindie band Hadouken!, released as an Aerials exclusive on 24 April 2008 and as a physical copy on 5 May 2008. The album contains nine songs, three of which ("Spend Your Life", "What She Did" and "Declaration of War") had been previously played on tour. The album includes two older Hadouken! songs, Liquid Lives and That Boy That Girl.[5][6][7]

History

[edit]

Live versions of "What She Did" and "Declaration of War" were made available for a limited time on the Atlantic Records YouTube channel.

The first track, "Get Smashed Gate Crash" was added to the bands' MySpace in February 2008.

A clip of "Declaration of War" became available on the internet on 25 March 2008. It was later announced that the song would be a single, and that the video would begin screening at several locations around the country in an unconventional method:

  • 28 March 2008 - The Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London
  • 29 March 2008 - Leeds Cockpit
  • 30 March 2008 - Manchester MEN Arena
  • 31 March 2008 - Glasgow ABC2[8]

A further fake copy surfaced two weeks before the release of the album which used 30 second previews of the songs on a loop. The band responded to this stating: "Some moronic blog writers have downloaded this version, failed to spot it's not actually the album and written reviews of it saying that all the songs are really repetitive. Errr megalolzeleven at them. Please buy your own copy and make up your own mind as to whether it's any cop or look out for genuine reviews in all the usual magazines in the next few weeks.".[9]

On 16 May 2008, it was announced that "Crank It Up" would be the fifth single from the album.

The album was released in America on 28 October 2008.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleLength
1."Get Smashed Gate Crash"3:21
2."That Boy That Girl"3:32
3."Game Over"3:35
4."Declaration of War"3:11
5."Mister Misfortune"3:17
6."Crank It Up"3:00
7."What She Did"3:18
8."Driving Nowhere"3:48
9."Liquid Lives"2:51
10."Spend Your Life"3:13
11."Wait for You"4:00

Japan Bonus Tracks

[edit]
No.TitleLength
1."Leap of Faith"3:22
2."Declaration of War" (Hadouken! vs. Kissy Sell Out Remix)3:32

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Gigwise review Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ NME review
  4. ^ Subba Cultcha review
  5. ^ Hadouken! Not Here To Please You - Bonus content - Short Introduction to Hadouken!
  6. ^ Tuesday, January 22, 2008, ITS A RIOT IN AN ARCADE. myspace Hadouken! blog
  7. ^ NME Hadouken! play new song Declaration - retrieved March 3, 2008
  8. ^ Hadouken! to screen new video in UK cities NME March 28
  9. ^ Myspace blog - Thursday, April 10, 2008 - IMPORTANT - ALBUM NEWS


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