Future Beat Alliance Collected Works 1996-2017

‘Collected Works 1996-2017′ champions an oft overlooked aesthetic in contemporary techno, opting for radiant bliss over darkness and placing the listener in enveloping soundscapes, admirable for their sheer detail and arrangement whilst never losing sight of the dancefloor.The realisation of this project follows a 3 year period of co-writing, programming and engineering on the new UNKLE album “The Road" part 1, which is now released. Since 1996, an accomplished career as a producer, and sound engineer has granted him releases on labels including Tresor, Delsin, Void, Archive, Rush Hour and Ferox, as well as a monthly residency at Tresor in Berli Tracklist A1. Intruder A2. Chemical Cloud A3. Almost Human B1. Something To Hold B2. Dark Passenger C1. Eon Link 500 C2. Machines Can Help E1. Cross Dissolve E2. Endless Blue E3. Calculated Notes F1. Radio.Seti.Org F2. Lumiere F3. Without Words Matthew Puffett, the artist most commonly known as Future Beat Alliance, presents a retrospective of selected works under his most lauded moniker. The name - taken from an Afrika Bambaataa sleeve - may have been a nod to the early-80s hip hop that was his first musical love while growing up in Oxford, but the music bore the unmistakable influence of the Detroit techno that had become his obsession. ‘Collected Works 1996-2017′ maps an illustrious discography over two decades and will be released on the artist"s own imprint - FBA Recordings. Preceding the compilation, a brand new track entitled ‘Chemical Cloud" will also be released. The realisation of this project follows a 3 year period of co-writing, programming and engineering on the new UNKLE album “The Road" part 1, which is now released.