The Future Sound Of London – Lifeforms

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Label:	Virgin – CDV 2722, Virgin – 7243 8 39433 2 6
Format:	2 x CD, Album
Country:	UK & Europe
Released:	May 23, 1994
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Leftfield, Techno, Ambient, IDM, Downtempo, Experimental

Tracklist

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

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Recorded At – Earthbeat Studios
Published By – Sony Music Publishing
Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
Published By – Marlowlynn Ltd

Credits

Art Direction – Buggy G Riphead*, FSOL*
CGI Artist [Soft Imagè Modelling, At 2:4] – Olaf Wendt
Engineer – Yage
Other [Model] – Sheuneen Ta / Little Boats Agency
Photography By [Desert Sand - Image Bank / London] – Stephen Marks
Photography By [Front, Sea Anemone/heteratis Magnifia - Planet Earth Photo Library] – Peter Atkinson
Photography By [Gatefold] – Alistair Shay, Martin Poole
Photography By [Sheuneen Ta] – P.Knott*
Written-By – Dougans*, Cobain*
Written-By, Producer – FSOL*

Notes

This version of the release has "Made in the UK" written on the discs and "Printed in the UK" written on back cover. Back cover has the price code "PM 548" (code on the discs is unknown). Rights societies are "BIEM/MCPS" (written on discs).
There exist other versions with different variations of these elements:
* One version also has "Made in the UK" on discs, "Printed in the UK" on back cover and "BIEM/MCPS" as rights societies, but price code "PM 518" on discs and back cover.
* One version has "Made in EU" on discs and "Printed in Holland" on back cover, "BIEM/STEMRA" as rights societies, "PM 518" on discs and "PM 548" on back cover.
* Other versions have "Made in Holland" on discs and "Printed in Holland" on back cover, "BIEM/STEMRA" as rights societies, and either "PM 518" on discs and "PM 548" on back cover or "PM 518" on discs and back cover.

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

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.

The track, Among Myselves, features samples from the movie, Scanners, with the voice of Stephen Lack.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 24383 94332 6
Other (Catalogue Number (Disc 1)): 7243 8 39683 2 9
Other (Catalogue Number (Disc 1)): 7243 8 39684 2 8
Price Code (F): PM 548
Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
Other (Cat# UK): CDV 2722
Label Code: LC 3098

Other Versions (5 of 29)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Lifeforms (2×CD, Album)	Astralwerks, Virgin, Caroline Records	ASW 6113-2, 7243 8 39433 2 6	US	1994
Recently Edited	Lifeforms (2×LP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin, Virgin, EBV, EBV, EBV	7243 8 39433 1 9, V2722, V 2722	UK & Europe	1994
Recently Edited	Lifeforms (2×CD, Album)	Virgin Music Canada, Virgin Music Canada	V2 7243 8 39433 2 6, 7243 8 39433 2 6	Canada	1994
	Lifeforms (2×CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin, EBV, EBV	7243 8 39433 2 6, CDV 2722	UK & Europe	1994
	Lifeforms (2×CD, Album, Stereo)	Virgin, Virgin	CDV 2722, 7243 8 39433 2 6	Europe	1994

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Reviews

stylus80 Dec 20, 2015
Edited 8 years ago
I still have their Essential Mix from 1994, i think it was FSOL's 2nd appearance on Radio 1's weekend show in a matter of months.

That was probably my reason for buying this album in 1994, although not exactly the same mix of tracks, the style obviously is.
MrZyc Sep 25, 2014
I loved it ever since I heard it.
very recommended.
Ci-Fi Oct 4, 2012
Edited 11 years ago
Lifeforms was released the week before my 21st Birthday. I was unemployed & skint but managed to keep enough of my dole money to buy the CD & some puff. I saved both for the evening of my Birthday whereupon settling down with my 2 best friends had one of the most magical evenings of my entire life.
Demon1184 Oct 5, 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
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.