THE FUTURE
SOUND OF LONDON - DEAD CITIES (1996)
CD (CDV2184)/12"/CD (ASW 6181) October 29th 1996
01. Herd Killing
02. Dead Cities
03. Her Face Forms In Summertime
04.
We Have Explosive
05. Everyone In The
World Is Doing Something Without Me
06.
My Kingdom
07. Max
08. Antique Toy
09: i. Quagmire
ii. In A State Of Permanent Abyss
10. Glass
11. Yage
12: i. Vit Drowning
ii. Through Your Gills I Breathe
13. First Death In The Family
*. Headstone Lane - Dead Cities Reprise
THE FUTURE
SOUND OF LONDON - DEAD CITIES (Ltd Edition) (1996)
CD (CDVX2184) October
29th 1996
01. Herd Killing
02. Dead Cities
03. Her Face Forms In Summertime
04.
We Have Explosive
05. Everyone In The
World Is Doing Something Without Me
06.
My Kingdom
07. Max
08. Antique Toy
09: i. Quagmire
ii. In A State Of Permanent Abyss
10. Glass
11. Yage
12: i. Vit Drowning
ii. Through Your Gills I Breathe
13. First Death In The Family
*. Headstone Lane - Dead Cities Reprise
THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON - ISDN SHOW
Promo CD (ISDNSHOW
1)
01. Yage
02. My Kingdom
03. Womb
04. Psycho Crab
05. Her Face Forms In Summertime
06. G Eletro
07. Tingler '96
08. Glass
09. Womb 2
10. Herd Killing
11. Max (Original)
12. Carlos
13. Everyone In The World
14. Sitting Around
Notes:
The Limited Edition release features a 196 page booklet of
graphics, photographs and stories, plus the original CD, packaged
in a cardboard box.
"ISDN Show" was a very limited edition promo CD of a
live ISDN recording from late 1996 on Kiss FM. It was released in
early 1997 in a clear slipcase only.
Dead Cities is the city to Lifeforms' natural expanse. A variety
of styles are present on the album, including their typical
ambience, but also dark trip-hop grooves, glitchy IDM,
drum'n'bass and even a modern-classical piece written with
composer Max Richter. The piece, "Max", was named after
him. The album is probably the band's darkest work. Samples, as
ever, are from various sources, including Run DMC, Rebecca Caine,
Ozric Tentacles, Ennio Morricone and Vangelis. Also present are
the group's large pool of friends and co-workers, including Craig
Armstrong, Richie Thomas, Philip Pin, Riz Maslen, Byron Con, Leon
Mar and Simon Wells. Wells contribues the hidden track,
"Dead Cities Reprise" under his Headstone Lane moniker,
which he also used to record a mini-album for FSOL's EBV label.
The artwork is more advanced than ever, and over the standard
booklet there are the usual CG images and photographs,
portraying, as ever, Vit, Shaueen and the Electronic Brain, as
well as some hand drawings this time around. The 196 page booklet
features even more art in the same vein, as well as some short,
paranoid stories, written by Gaz. Artwork, as ever, by Buggy G.
Riphead and FSOL. The credits page is quite hilarious at times,
full of bizarre references and in-jokes that seem to make little
sense (for example, "Mouth whistle by inert armchair
sampling from The Best Selling Show Laughter - 'honey sunshine'
from a hi-8 'putts goes to Sri-Lanka'.").
Charts:
UK album chart: number 22.