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The Future Shape Of Sound

A diva collective

About Me


A family of street-wise superheroes for a post-apocalyptic world!

The Future Shape Of Sound free-styling, retrotastic debut album Mad DNA Mud is a mixture of psychedelic Blues, Bowler Hats and 60s hiphop.
It is: Space Age Gangster Soul!
The album was recorded at Space Eko Rec Studios, London by main writer/producer/instrumentalist Alex McGowan and the Future Crew featuring singer/rapper/writer Big Daddy Kai, singer/rapper/street diva Nomtai, singer/songwriter/producer Justin Stones, up&coming singer/songwriter Nuwella, future blues legend Son Of Dave (ex-Crash Test Dummies) and the legendary Earl Okin. (If that doesn't sound like a diva collective I don't know what does...) The live band is completed with Laura Fares on drums and Mark Video providing the visuals.
After having played many London shows and various successful tours in Europe and Russia a second album is currently in the making due for release in 2008...
Alex other collaborations include Martina Topley Bird (album Quixotic, nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 2003). Son Of Dave, Tricky, Josh Homme (QOTSA), Stewart Copeland, JJ Jecalik (Art Of Noise), Duncan Bridgeman (1 Giant Leap), The Starseeds, PJ Higgins.
Check out the video in the video section and there is more biog in the b-log!



The album is available in:
all good record stores (UK, Germany),
all Amazon sites,
CD Baby

andNapster, Rhapsody, emusic, Sony Connect
Get this poster (84cm x 59cm) + a hardcopy CD of the album Mad DNA Mud (inc. the video) + 4 TFSOS buttons + 4 postcards for £9.99 (plus postage, depends where you are)
Send us a message for details.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/23/2004
Band Website: thefutureshapeofsound.com
Band Members:
Alex McGowan git, vox, production
Big Daddy Kai vox
Nomtai vox
Justin Stones bass
Laura Fares drums
Influences: The Album title Mad DNA Mud is not only a perfect representation of the music, it is actually an anagram for Mum and Dad. Drawing inspiration from the 1960s and before,the album is an experimental journey from upbeat soul-cellar party music to Hip Hop via the Blues into more obscure Film Noir territories. Mixing genres, styles and flavours like a play on word, Mad DNA Mud lives up to it's name while inventing a new genre: 'Space Age Gangster Soul'.
check the vid

Sounds Like: Very good, visually arresting and sounding fantastic...
(Charlie Gillett, BBC London).
A family of street-wise superheroes for a post-apocalyptic world.
(Howard Male/The Independent)
More about the feet than the head...party-centric...music first!!
(Mojo).

Record Label: Future Crew Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Future Shape Of Sound biography

The Future Shape Of Sound debut album Mad DNA Mud is a mixture of psychedelic Blues, Bowler Hats and 60s hiphop. It is: Space Age Gangster Soul! Alex McGowan is the main writer, producer and instrumen...
Posted by The Future Shape Of Sound on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:56:00 PST

Cute Vid of Alex previous band The Starseeds

The Starseeds are available on ...
Posted by The Future Shape Of Sound on Wed, 16 May 2007 10:13:00 PST

The Future Of London

www.wtfcollective.co.uk asked me to write something about the future. This is what I wrote.Evolution is a slow process, unnoticeable to the carriers of it. Things are changing all the time but not fro...
Posted by The Future Shape Of Sound on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:23:00 PST