Amy Schriefer noted that the song's synths defined the sound of dance-pop for the rest of the decade, while adding that it "still sound[s] fresh and futuristic".
After giving birth to her son Max, she looked to "come up with something new and fresh", developing a "futuristic" era of her career.
Leftfield's genre-fusing electronic stompers haven't been dulled by ubiquity and Original (with Jess Mills replacing Toni Halliday), Release the Pressure, Phat Planet and the rest sound fresh, if no longer futuristic – more like a favourite holiday destination given a lick of paint.
The concept was also fresh: in the movie's futuristic plot, any and all crime is legalized during one 12-hour period each year.
So forget futuristic new frigates for now.
Despite running with a space-age theme, the EP pulls of a pretty neat trick, drawing on retro-futuristic themes whilst remaining fresh and, crucially, fun.
For the rest, there is little that is even vaguely futuristic, though much that is fresh and attractive, in these works, as recorded by Werner Andreas Albert and the Northwest German Philharmonic in 1993.
But, Mr Gibeau adds, EA is also willing to invest in fresh ideas, such as Titanfall - a futuristic first-person shooter developed by independent studio Respawn Entertainment.
For every designer who sends their models out as fresh-faced ingénues, another will opt for futuristic contouring and graphic shades.
That makes Kanye West's award-winning work for Adidas feel particularly fresh: his designs look weird, Star Wars-esque, futuristic.
