Automatic Tasty - The Future Is Not What It Used to Be

Central Processing Unit

£8.98

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: CPU01011100
Barcode: 5050580742741
Release Date: 6th November 2020
Genre: Electronic

01. The Future Is Not What It Used to Be
02. Romance in the Old Country
03. Rising Sun
04. Adventures in the World of Becoming

Automatic Tasty (Jonny Dillon) has been away from Central Processing Unit for five years now, releasing on labels such as AC Records and Furthur Electronix in the intervening time. However, new EP The Future Is Not What It Used To Be shows that the chemistry between label and artist is still in good nick by offering up four tracks of contemplative electro-boogie. While the preceding CPU/Automatic Tasty drop may be 2015’s The Life Parochial, The Future Is Not What It Used To Be actually has more in common with Sentimentalist’s Choice, Automatic Tasty’s CPU debut which came out back in 2013. This is not due to a huge stylistic shift - all three records bring together classic electro, techno and boogie sounds to create charming and melodious tracks - but more to do with the tone of the record. You see, while The Life Parochial was a squelchy machine-funk delight, The Future Is Not What It Used To Be is a more pensive affair befitting its title. This isn’t to say that The Future ...