Future Echoes is an expose of popular modernism in music and sound, revisiting the dead utopian visions of the 20th century.

In this episode of Future Echoes, we journey through the city—from its bloody inception to its industry and ruin, its concrete and ghosts, its moments of fleeting utopia and crushing alienation.

The Manchester Rambler - Ewan MacColl,
The Lament of Swordy Well’- John Clare read by Martin Chillcott,
Train - Eduard Artemyev,
Dirty Old Town - The Pogues,
Rushom Ruffians - The Smiths,
Modern Times - Charlie Chaplain,
Decades - Joy Division,
New Age Steppers - Chemical Specialist,
Industrial Estate - The Fall,
Baby’s on Fire - Brian Eno,
Do I love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson,
Dancing in the Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas,
Cities - Talking Heads,
Modern Dance - Pere Ubu,
A Worker Reads History - Bertolt Brecht,
Subterraneans - David Bowie,
Sluggin’ for Jesus - Cabaret Voltaire,
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown - Augustus Pablo,
Dub Housing - Pere Ubu,
Kebab Traume - DAF,
Everything Counts - Depeche Mode,
Theme from Stalker - Eduard Artemyev,
Kingstown (feat. The Spaceape) - Kode9,
Being with You (Foul Play Remix) - Foul Play,
South London Boroughs - Burial,
Street Politician - Novelist,
Natalia’s Song - Zomby,
Tears in Rain - Vangelis