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Future Sound Of London, The Present Amorphous Androgynous, The* - Alice In Ultraland
Genre:
Electronic, Rock
Style:
Downtempo, Abstract, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock
Year:
2005
Tracklist
| The Emptiness Of Nothingness | 6:18 | |
| The Witchfinder | 7:28 | |
| The Witch Hunt | 2:54 | |
| All Is Harvest | 6:39 | |
| The Prophet | 4:49 | |
| Indian Swing | 5:10 | |
| The Seasons Turn | 1:01 | |
| High And Dry | 4:53 | |
| Yes My Brother - You've Gotta Turn Yourself Around | 4:59 | |
| In The Summertime Of Consciousness | 5:44 | |
| Billy The Onion | 5:28 | |
| Another Fairy Tale Ending | 4:03 | |
| The World Is Full Of Plankton | 8:02 | |
| The Wicker Doll | 3:02 |
Versions
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice In Ultraland (CD, Album) | Harvest | 0946 3 33994 2 6 | UK | 2005 | |
| Alice In Ultraland (2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num) | Harvest | 0946 3 33994 1 9 | UK | 2005 | |
| Alice In Ultraland (CD, Album) | Harvest | 0946 3 33995 2 5 | Europe | 2005 | |
| Alice In Ultraland (CD, Album, Promo, Car) | Harvest | ALICE001 | UK | 2005 | |
| Alice In Ultraland (CDr, Album, Promo) | Not On Label | none | UK | 2005 |
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Reviews & Discussion
referencing Alice In Ultraland, CD, Album, 0946 3 33994 2 6
referencing Alice In Ultraland, 2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, 0946 3 33994 1 9
FSOL are now so prog-rock they're even on EMI's revived prog sub-label Harvest, alongside such giants of the genre as Kraan, Deep Purple and, er, the Scorpions, not to mention Pink Floyd, for whom Harvest was set up. As per the quality of the record, i'm sure it's just dandy, as FSOL are talented fellows. But I just couldn't pay any attention to the thing as i listened through twice, longing in my blinkered way for the days when the 'Future'part of 'Future Sound of London' meant, y'know, something new, electronic and fresh. sigh.
I knew it was going to be good as soon as the first piano chord struck.... but by the time the vocals come in on the 2nd track 'The Witchfinder' you are so engulfed in the psychedelic ambience that the funky chorus almost blind sides you... and it only gets better from there.
This one is going to be in my rotation for a long time. Probably the most brilliant thing Brian Dougans & Garry Cobain have ever done, IMHO.