FSOL* - ISDN
Label:
Catalog#:
CDV 2755, 7243 8 40066 2 4
Format:
CD, Album, Limited Edition
Country:
UK
Released:
05 Dec 1994
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
IDM,
Experimental,
Ambient
Tracklist
| 1 | Just A Fuckin Idiot | 5:40 | ||
| 2 | The Far Out Son Of Lung And The Ramblings Of A Madman | 4:14 | ||
| Bass [Bassballs] - Phillip Pin* | ||||
| 3 | Appendage | 2:33 | ||
| 4 | Slider | 7:20 | ||
| 5 | Smokin Japanese Babe | 5:07 | ||
| Bass [Acoustic Bass Loops Source From The Album Cavatina] - John Williams (7) | ||||
| 6 | You're Creeping Me Out | 6:31 | ||
| 7 | Eyes Pop - Skin Explodes - Everybody Dead | 3:45 | ||
| 8 | It's My Mind That Works | 3:21 | ||
| 9 | Dirty Shadows | 6:12 | ||
| 10 | Tired | 6:37 | ||
| 11 | Egypt | 4:11 | ||
| 12 | Are They Fightin Us | 6:23 | ||
| 13 | Hot Knives | 3:20 | ||
| 14 | A Study Of Six Guitars | 4:17 | ||
| 15 | An End Of Sorts | 5:26 | ||
Credits
Notes
Original limited edition release of 10,000 copies. Later reissued as CDVX 2755 with an amended tracklist (tracks 12, 13 and 15 are exclusive to this release). Packaged in cruciform velcro-sealed embossed card case which unfolds to reveal a standard card sleeve inside containing the disc. The outer case is embossed with the text "FSOL ISDN" on the front.
Engineered by Yage for EBV
Recorded live at Earthbeat Studios, London, 1994 during various ISDN transmissions:
Live to Holland via VPRO Radio 9/9/94: tracks 1, 4, 6, 11 & 13
Live to Europe via Radio 1 FM 14/5/94: tracks 9, 14 & 15
Live to The Kitchen New York 5/11/94: tracks 3, 7, 8 & 10
Published by Sony Music Publishing
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd.
℗ 1994 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1994 Virgin Records Ltd.
Barcode: 7 24384 00662 4
Distribution code: PM 527
Label code: LC 3098
BIEM/MCPS
Printed in UK
Both the title of track 7 and the vocal sample on the intro of track 8 ("You know the way everybody's into weirdness right now? Cosmic unconscious.") are taken from the 1984 movie 'Repo Man'. Bass on track 3 was "put through the machines".
Engineered by Yage for EBV
Recorded live at Earthbeat Studios, London, 1994 during various ISDN transmissions:
Live to Holland via VPRO Radio 9/9/94: tracks 1, 4, 6, 11 & 13
Live to Europe via Radio 1 FM 14/5/94: tracks 9, 14 & 15
Live to The Kitchen New York 5/11/94: tracks 3, 7, 8 & 10
Published by Sony Music Publishing
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd.
℗ 1994 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1994 Virgin Records Ltd.
Barcode: 7 24384 00662 4
Distribution code: PM 527
Label code: LC 3098
BIEM/MCPS
Printed in UK
Both the title of track 7 and the vocal sample on the intro of track 8 ("You know the way everybody's into weirdness right now? Cosmic unconscious.") are taken from the 1984 movie 'Repo Man'. Bass on track 3 was "put through the machines".
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Reviews & Discussion
ISDN is not just a high-speed internet connection, it’s a compilation of live recordings that the Future Sound of London did, merged seamlessly into one another. It’s futuristic in the best way possible with sounds and textures and sonic images floating in and out of cyberspace. There’s the super-futuristic jazz of “The Far Out Son of Lung and the Ramblings of a Madman” (led in by a sample from Aliens) and “Smokin’ Japanese Babe.” “Slider” is as dark funk as any I’ve heard, while “Eyes Pop – Skin Explodes – Everyone Dead” sounds like electronic Baroque music. “Tired” starting with a delicate guitar before going into some chugging beats, then some icy synths. That’s what’s so wonderful about this album: it’s a journey in the best sense, with new things to hear and see around every corner. “Egypt” goes for ethnic electro, while “A Study of Six Guitars” has the guitars, definitely, but also some industrial percussion too. Plug in to ISDN today.
the pictures provided here are only of the front and back of the inner cd sleeve--the outer sleeve is not pictured here (as of 12/2003).
the inner sleeve is itself wrapped in a folded cardboard outer sleeve (basically a tri-fold type of sleeve) which is held shut with velcro tabs. the inside of this sleeve is a panaramic of slick 3d graphics, with a glossy finish, while the outside of the sleeve is a tougher laminate type of finish to protect the cardboard. "FSOL ISDN" is embossed in large letters across the center of the front cover, with a sticker affixed along the top indicating "a limited edition of 10,000 copies".
by today's standards, this release will probably seem very cheesy and dated to many listeners. it's worth checking out if you haven't ever heard it: this was an important release for FSOL, and FSOL were very influential artists at that time (early 90's). to understand where "electronic listening music" (or ambient, or idm) is today, one needs to be familiar with the work of FSOL.
the inner sleeve is itself wrapped in a folded cardboard outer sleeve (basically a tri-fold type of sleeve) which is held shut with velcro tabs. the inside of this sleeve is a panaramic of slick 3d graphics, with a glossy finish, while the outside of the sleeve is a tougher laminate type of finish to protect the cardboard. "FSOL ISDN" is embossed in large letters across the center of the front cover, with a sticker affixed along the top indicating "a limited edition of 10,000 copies".
by today's standards, this release will probably seem very cheesy and dated to many listeners. it's worth checking out if you haven't ever heard it: this was an important release for FSOL, and FSOL were very influential artists at that time (early 90's). to understand where "electronic listening music" (or ambient, or idm) is today, one needs to be familiar with the work of FSOL.