Future Sound Of London, The ‎– Lifeforms

Label:
Virgin – CDV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6
Format:
2 × CD, Album
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Tracklist Hide Credits

1-1 Cascade 6:00
1-2 Ill Flower 3:25
1-3 Flak
Guitar [Textures], Other [Bytes] – Robert Fripp Performer [Sound Bytes] – Ozric Tentacles Written-By – Grossart*, Williams*, Fripp*, Nightingale*, Thompson*
4:53
1-4 Bird Wings 1:30
1-5 Dead Skin Cells 6:51
1-6 Lifeforms 5:18
1-7 Eggshell 6:46
1-8 Among Myselves 5:53
2-1 Domain 2:48
2-2 Spineless Jelly 4:42
2-3 Interstat 0:55
2-4 Vertical Pig 6:45
2-5 Cerebral
Vocals [Texture] – Toni Halliday
3:31
2-6 Life Form Ends
Electronics [Tabla Tronics] – Talvin Singh
5:03
2-7 Vit 6:48
2-8 Omnipresence
Written-By – Schulze*
6:39
2-9 Room 208 6:13
2-10 Elaborate Burn 3:15
2-11 Little Brother 5:13

Credits

Notes

Recorded at EarthBeat Studios, London.
Special thanks to Ozric Tentacles for sound bytes on Flak. Toni Halliday courtesy of AnXious Records.

Note: An almost identical version exists with a different distribution code, a link is provided here.

All tracks published by Sony Music Publishing except 1-3 published by Sony Music Publishing/EG Music Ltd/Marlowlynn Ltd and 2-8 Sony/Virgin.
The copyright in this recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. ℗ 1994 Virgin Records Ltd. © 1994 Virgin Records Ltd.
Printed in the UK. Made in the UK.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Printed): 7 24383 94332 6
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 (Disc 1)): 839683 2 @ 01
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 (Disc 2)): 839684 2 @ 1
  • Other (Catalogue Number (Disc 1)): 7243 8 39683 2 9
  • Other (Catalogue Number (Disc 1)): 7243 8 39684 2 8
  • Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
  • Other (Distribution Code): F: PM 548
  • Label Code: LC 3098
  • Other (Variant 1 SID Codes (Disc 1)): iƒpi 15F9
  • Other (Variant 1 SID Codes (Disc 2)): iƒpi 1588
  • Other (Variant 2 SID Codes (Disc 1)): iƒpi 155A
  • Other (Variant 2 SID Codes (Disc 2)): iƒpi 15E1

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 9) View All

Title, Format Label Cat# Country Year
Lifeforms (2xCD, Album) Virgin, Virgin CDV 2722, 7243 8 39433 2 6 UK & Europe 1994
Lifeforms (2xCD, Album) Virgin, Virgin CDV 2722, 7243 8 39433 2 6 UK & Europe 1994
Lifeforms (2xCD, Album) Virgin, Virgin CDV 2722, 7243 8 39433 2 6 Europe 1994
Lifeforms (2xCD, Album) S.B.A./GALA Records 0946 3816122 6 Russia  
Lifeforms (2xCD, Album) Virgin Music (Canada) V2 72438 Canada 1994
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Reviews & Discussion

Review by Demon1184 Oct 05, 2011
No real need to review this album as such, not much i can add that hasn't been said.. but still this album's a favourite. Loved it ever since i first heard it.. been a while too! until today.
I used to have it on a tape when i was a kid, id listen to it on my headphones at night and conjure up the maddest imaginations. its like a journey through different places and spaces. like some mental trip.

Sounds like.. Beautiful ethereal ambiance to unnerving dark electronic soundscapes and literally all sorts of instruments and noise in between! Oh yeah and not to forget the wicked art on the sleeve
Review by DJMoses Aug 16, 2005 (edited over 6 years ago)
Flawless, Timeless, Breathtaking... appropriate words to describe this masterpiece of audio stimulus. FSOL combines organic with synthetic in such a way that only masters of their game could. Whether your enjoying a day at the beach or on your way home after a long night. Lifeforms inspires and uplifts and always has you guessing. An essential album for anyone who loves Ambient music.
Rated 5/5
Review by ukiro Jun 16, 2003
Quite possibly the best artist album I've ever heard, and the most obvious 5/5 in my entire record collection. No matter if you're into house, techno, ambient, trance, noise or whatever, this is one of the most essential pieces of electronic music I can think of. Everyone should have this album.