Tracklist
| A | LFO (The Leeds Warehouse Mix) | 5:16 | ||
| AA1 | Track 4 | 5:07 | ||
| AA2 | Probe (The Cuba Edit) | 4:25 |
Companies etc
- Mastered At – The Town House
- Pressed By – MPO
Credits
- Artwork – Designers Republic*
- Producer – LFO
- Written By – Bell/Varley/Williams
- Written-By – Varley*, Bell*, Williams*
Notes
WARP in association with Outer Rhythm.
Outer Rhythm is a division of Rhythm King.
Pressed at MPO Averton.
Mastered at The Townhouse.
Copyright Control
℗ 1990 W.A.R.P. Records/Outer Rhythm
© 1990 W.A.R.P. Records/Outer Rhythm
Warped art 100% guaranteed Designers Republic. The people's friend.
Issued in two different sleeve styles. Originally released in a purple generic WARP sleeve, it was then subsequently issued in a non-generic black sleeve.
Track durations are not present on the release.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 19) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFO Remix (12") | Warp Records, Outer Rhythm | WAP 5R | UK | 1990 | ||
| LFO (12", Unofficial) | Not On Label (LFO) | LFO 001 | Netherlands | 2003 | ||
| LFO (91 Remix) (12") | Fnac Music Dance Division | 590026 | France | 1991 | ||
| LFO (Acetate, 12") | Warp Records | WAP 5 | UK | 1990 | ||
| LFO (12") | Colossal Records | COL 12-023 | Australia & New Zealand | 1990 |
Recommendations
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Reviews & Discussion
keess65
May 11, 2012
What's more to add that hasn't been said already? For me a timeless classic that got me into techno at the age of 13. It was on the Dutch Turn Up the Bass CD and it really stood out of the rest that was basically more new beat hip house and acid house. A bassline like no other, this track still stands after 22 years.
easterbrook
Jan 29, 2012
stands for low frequency oscillation.a simple yet very effective track a true gem!!
Psychogewitter
Jun 11, 2011
On Facebook Gez written:"150 000 sold to date"...
iljin1
Sep 12, 2010
This one is in the top 3 list of alltime greatest electro production. Awesome track and groundbreaking for the time. House music was in 1990 still a new style and records like this sounded like they come from outer space somewhere.
I remembering that Amsterdam FM (a local dutch radiostation wich was one of the first who aired house music)was warning the listeners to not to blow up their speakers. Haha when did you heared someting like that ever? There is also a videoclip of this song wich was played some time on MTV's Party Zone. Also very space.
I remembering that Amsterdam FM (a local dutch radiostation wich was one of the first who aired house music)was warning the listeners to not to blow up their speakers. Haha when did you heared someting like that ever? There is also a videoclip of this song wich was played some time on MTV's Party Zone. Also very space.
Yep nothing much more needs to be said about this, except echoing someone else's comment, LFO was pretty much the high water mark as far as bleep techno/rave went. I'd say this, along with Rhythmatic's 'Take Me Back' define the sound, and are the two benchmark tracks. Everything else that came after was a poor copy. In its time LFO was cutting edge though!
Not much said about this ep.
I know the title track has always got most of the attention (not without merit) with its spine massaging bassline, hard 808's and lush chords, but....
First of all, track 4 was the defintion of the new direction that techno was taking me musically when I was younger. Totally otherworldly sounds with menacing melodies and snapping beats.
Then, probe, hard, grating 808 rhythms with a bubbling bassline with a few breakdowns, washed out strings drifting in and out of the track.
It doesn't do much but it doesn't have to, the elements of the track just sit together so perfectly.
In all, one of the best ep's ever made imo.
I know the title track has always got most of the attention (not without merit) with its spine massaging bassline, hard 808's and lush chords, but....
First of all, track 4 was the defintion of the new direction that techno was taking me musically when I was younger. Totally otherworldly sounds with menacing melodies and snapping beats.
Then, probe, hard, grating 808 rhythms with a bubbling bassline with a few breakdowns, washed out strings drifting in and out of the track.
It doesn't do much but it doesn't have to, the elements of the track just sit together so perfectly.
In all, one of the best ep's ever made imo.
Dark scary and very deep early rave tecno with some very strange bleeps and the clinical voice of LFO from Yorkshire UK England. Basslines don't come any lower than this. A classic tune that went on to seeing drum and bass get ideas from. LFO, Low Frequency Oscillator ruined my loadspeakers, be warned don't turn up your volume to much while playing this track. Released on the excellent Warp Record label also from Sheffield Yorkshire UK, I don't think Warp released any bad music back in 1990.
A funny note: When this record came out, German dance magazine Network Press (quite important at that time, now defunct) described it as "Telefondisplayhouse ohne Neulandgewinnung" which means "Phone display house that fails to break down new frontiers".
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