Synopsis

A rapidly shifting collage of painted, photocopied and animated imagery unfolds in sync with the track's hard electronic pulse. Mechanical forms, stylized figures, fragments of faces and surreal objects appear, disappear and mutate through rhythmic loops and sudden visual jolts. Rather than following a conventional narrative, the video builds an abstract, hallucinatory world whose repeated motifs and explosive transitions mirror the song's aggressive beats, sampled voices and futuristic atmosphere.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video is generally dated to 1996, while "We Have Explosive" was released as a single in 1997.

• Several of its images were reused from the 1994 animated short "Jukebox." That film was built from photocopied imagery, paintings and sound, and introduced the recurring character Meathead.

• The collage approach reflects the broader visual identity associated with The Future Sound of London, whose work has often combined electronic music with animation, graphics and manipulated found imagery.

• The track became strongly associated with the PlayStation game wipE'out" 2097, where it appeared on the soundtrack and helped expose the song to a wider audience.

• "We Have Explosive" became FSOL's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom, reaching number 12 in 1997.

• The music uses prominent manipulated samples from Run-DMC's album "Tougher Than Leather." One of the extended versions also incorporates material from Fats Comet's "Rockchester."