The Future Embrace by Billy Corgan (CD, Jun-2005, Warner Bros.)

Album Features
UPC:	093624871224
Artist:	Billy Corgan
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2005
Record Label:	Warner Bros.
Genre:	Alternative, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. All Things Change
2. Mina Loy (M.O.H.)
3. Cameraeye, The
4. Tolovesomebody
5. A100
6. Dia
7. Now and Then
8. I'm Ready
9. Walking Shade
10. Sorrows (In Blue)
11. Pretty, Pretty Star
12. Strayz

Details
Playing Time:	45 min.
Contributing Artists:	Robert Smith
Producer:	Billy Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud, Bon Harris
Distributor:	WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Billy Corgan (vocals, programming); Robert Smith (vocals, guitar); Emilie Autumn (vocals, violin); Jimmy Chamberlin (drums).Audio Mixers: Billy Corgan; Bjorn Thorsrud; Ron Lowe; Alan Moulder.Recording information: Chicago recording Company; Pumpkinland.Photographer: P.R. Brown.THE FUTURE EMBRACE may theoretically be Billy Corgan's debut solo project, but many would contend the lion's share of Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan material was essentially Corgan (as a solo artist) existing within a band unit. Then again, neither of the aforementioned bands found the Chicago native so thoroughly toning down aggressive six-string flights of fancy in favor of shoegazer-like sentiments reminiscent of idols Joy Division and Echo and the Bunnymen. But that was exactly Corgan's intent in enlisting Nitzer Ebb's Bon Harris into the production mix of EMBRACE and emerging with songs steeped in synth-soaked soundscapes.Always prone to confessional songwriting, the Pumpkins' founding member is no less in therapy mode throughout these dozen songs. The subtle, New Order-like dance vibe of "A100" is dressed in pleas for love, while the clarion grandiosity of "Mina Loy (M.O.H.)" stews in paranoia stoked by modern-day terrorism. Most surprising is how effectively Corgan takes the Bee Gees' major-key smash "To Love Somebody" and transforms it into a minor key goth dirge buttressed by synth washes and a guest vocal by none other than Cure leader Robert Smith.

Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 - [T]his titan of modern rock has decided to bare his soul, his foibles, his rather extreme religiosity, and his rocky search for love and meaning...
Mojo