V.A. Tomorrow's Fashions - Library Electronica 1972-1987

Nothing said new or modern or futuristic quite like a synthesiser in the 70s and 80s. If you were shooting an advert and you wanted your product or your company to appear forward-thinking and ahead of the game, then you would want something electronic, something out of the ordinary. When TV producers and advertising directors started searching for music that sounded like “Tubular Bells” – and then Tomita, and later Jean Michel Jarre – music libraries such De Wolfe, Bruton, Parry and Chappell had to have the tracks readily available.Compiled by Bob Stanley, “Tomorrow’s Fashions” varies from advertising jingles and TV themes to space exploration and gorgeous, beatless ambience. Though it’s 40-to-50 years old there’s a real freshness to this music. Older jazz players Brian Bennett, John Cameron, Alan Hawkshaw and others seized the chance to operate a synth; younger pups including John Saunders and Monica Beale were simply intrigued by the new technology being wheeled into the studios. There’s a tangible sense of adventure.“Tomorrow’s Fashions’” brand of electronica anticipated new age and ambient music. It also had both a direct and indirect influence on pop – the early Human League and the future sounds of Warp Records are all over this collection. Electronic library tracks have been sampled by everyone from MF Doom to Kendrick Lamar. 1. COASTER - Simon Park2. RIPPLING REEDS - Wozo3. LEAVING - Sam Spence4. NORTHERN LIGHTS 1 – John Cameron5. SPAGHETTI JUNCTION - Peter Reno6. SPACE WALK - Rubba7. PROSPECT - Paul Hart8. TOMORROW'S FASHIONS - Geoff Bastow9. BLUE MOVIES - Brian Wade10. VIDEODISC - Trevor Bastow11. INTERFACE - Astral Sounds12. STARWAYS - Brian Chatton13. OPTICS - Unit 914. ATOMIC STATION - Wozo15. FUTURE PROSPECT - Adrian Baker16. PLANNED PRODUCTION - Warren Bennett17. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES – Anthony Hobson aka Tektron18. WATERFALL - Chameleon19. TELECOM - James Asher20. EAGLE - Simon Park aka Soul City Orchestra21. ASTRAL PLAIN - Alan Hawkshaw22. DRIFTING IN TIME - Paul Williams23. EARTH BORN - Brian Bennett24. SOFT WAVES - Harry Forbes25. TOPAZ - Astral Sounds26. ETERNITY - Alan Hawkshaw27. INFINITY - John Cameron28. MORNING DEW - Andy Grossart & Paul Williams