Archive
Londinium 2LP vinyl

In 1994 the South London collective Archive was formed by Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths together with female singer Roya Arab and young rapper Rosko John. Unfortunately, a few months later, they broke up, however Darius and Danny regrouped and continued releasing more Archive albums. Their 1996 debut album Londinium features a very strong mix of trip-hop, electronica, string arrangements, and female vocals from Roya Arab. Rosko John’s tough-spoken words are very similar to Tricky, Future Sound Of London and Massive Attack. The original 1996 issue only came out as a limited edition advance release, and has steadily built in reputation as a rare and expensive record to get a hold of. Fun fact: the song “Londinium” was featured on the Playstation 1 demo-disc and the music video was directed by Matt Cook.

This 25th Anniversary Edition of Londinium by Archive features the singles “So Few Words”, “Londinium” and more. It is packed in a gatefold sleeve, and includes a 4-page booklet with song lyrics and credits, plus a hidden track, which begins about 39 seconds after the end of "Last Five"; it runs 1:24, while the actual song "Last Five" runs 3:47. This was on the original album, and is included on this re-issue.

NEW / Released in 1996 / Reissue 2021

Tracklist:

A1 Old Artist

A2 All Time

A3 So Few Words

B1 Headspace

B2 Darkroom

B3 Londinium

C1 Man-Made

C2 Nothing Else

C3 Skyscraper

C4 Parvaneh (Butterfly)

D1 Beautiful World

D2 Organ Song

D3.1 Last Five

D3.2 (silence)

D3.3 Untitled