AMORPHOUS
ANDROGYNOUS - THE ISNESS (2002)
CD (FSOLCD101) (limited edition)/CD (FSOLCD102)
(standard edition) 5th
August 2002
01. The Lovers
02. The Isness
03.
The Mello Hippo Disco Show
04. Goodbye Sky
(Reprise)
05. Elysian Feels
06. Go Tell It To The Trees Egghead
07.
Divinity
08. Guru Song
09. Osho
10. Her Tongue Is Like A Jellyfish
11. Meadows
12. High Tide On The Sea Of Flesh
13. The Galaxial Pharmaceutical
AMORPHOUS
ANDROGYNOUS - THE ISNESS (2002)
2xLP (FSOLLP101) 18th
November 2002
01. The Lovers
02. High Tide On The Sea Of Flesh
03.
The Mello Hippo Disco Show
04.
Divinity
05. Guru Song
06. Osho
07. Her Tongue Is Like A Jellyfish
08. Meadows
09. Elysian Feels
10. Goodbye Sky (Reprise(
11. Go Tell It To The Trees Egghead
12. Chawawah
13. The Isness
14. The Galaxial Pharmaceutical
THE FUTURE
SOUND OF LONDON - THE ISNESS (2002)
CD (CLP1206) 13th
August 2002
01. The Lovers
02. The Isness
03.
The Mello Hippo Disco Show
04. Goodbye Sky
(Reprise)
05. Elysian Feels
06. Go Tell It To The Trees Egghead
07.
Divinity
08. Guru Song
09. Osho
10. Her Tongue Is Like A Jellyfish
11. Meadows
12. High Tide On The Sea Of Flesh
13. The Galaxial Pharmaceutical
THE FUTURE
SOUND OF LONDON - THE ISNESS - MISPRESSING (2002)
CD (CLP1206) 13th August
2002
01. Elysian Feels
02.
The Mello Hippo Disco Show
03. Goodbye Sky
(Reprise)
04. Osho
05. The Galaxial Pharmaceutical
06. Yes My Brother
07. Go Tell It To The Trees Egghead
08.
Divinity
09. Guru Song
10. Her Tongue Is Like A Jellyfish
11. Meadows
12. High Tide On The Sea Of Flesh
13. Goodbye Sky
AMORPHOUS
ANDROGYNOUS - THE ISNESS/THE OTHERNESS (2004)
2xCD (FSOLCD104) 5th
January 2004
CD1 'The Isness'
as FSOLCD101/102
CD2 'The Otherness'
01. Elysian Feels (Abbey Road Version)
02. Yo-Yo (Abbey Road Version)
03. Goodbye Sky
04. The Lovers (Love Is The Lover)
05. Maharishi Raga
06. The Band (Divinity)
07. Rural Green
08. Chawawah
09. She Sells Electric Ego
10. Chinese Whispers
11. Slo-Mo
12. The Conga Run
13. Theram
14. Toy Piano
AMORPHOUS
ANDROGYNOUS - THE OTHERNESS (2004)
CD (PBZ 54012) 22nd
March 2004
01. Elysian Feels
(Abbey Road Version)
02. Yo-Yo (Abbey Road Version)
03. Goodbye Sky
04. The Lovers (Love Is The Lover)
05. Maharishi Raga
06. The Band (Divinity)
07. Rural Green
08. Chawawah
09. She Sells Electric Ego
10. Chinese Whispers
11. Slo-Mo
12. The Conga Run
13. Theram
14. Toy Piano
AMORPHOUS
ANDROGYNOUS - GALAXIAL PHARMACEUTICAL (PROMO) (2001)
01. The Lovers
02. Hick (Go Tell It To The Trees Egghead)
03.
Little Miss Divinity
04. Guru Song
05. Osho
06. Seasons
07. Goodbye Sky
08. Her Tongue Is Like A Jellyfish
09. Meadows
10. High Tide On The Sea Of Flesh
11. Galaxial Pharmaceutical
12. Elysian Feels
13. The Mello Hippo
Disco Show
14. Goodbye Sky
(Reprise)
THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON - MEADOWS (PROMO) (2001)
Tracks unknown. Promo release only.
AMORPHOUS ANDROGYNOUS - THE ISNESS (PROMO) (2002)
CD (FSOL101) - Promo release only
01. Elysian Feels
02.
The Mello Hippo Disco Show
03. Goodbye Sky
(Reprise)
04. Osho
05. The Galaxial Pharmaceutical
06. Yes My Brother
07. Go Tell It To The Trees Egghead
08.
Divinity
09. Guru Song
10. Her Tongue Is Like A Jellyfish
11. Meadows
12. High Tide On The Sea Of Flesh
13. Goodbye Sky
AMORPHOUS
ANDROGYNOUS - THE ISNESS - SAMPLER (2002)
Promo CD-r
01. The Mello Hippo Disco Show
02. Elysian Feels
03.
Divinity
04. Go Tell It To The
Trees Egghead
Which Version Of The Isness Do I Have?
Notes:
The album was originally planned for release as per FSOL101 promo
and the US mispressed version, which was mastered at Abbey Road
Studios. However, it was changed for the final version at the
last minute. The US label, Cleopatra, apparently accidentally
released 2,500 copies of the original tracklist, although many
were called back later on. Versions of "The Mello Hippo
Disco Show", "Elysian Feels" and "The
Galaxial Pharmaceutical" differ immensly over the releases,
whilst "Goodbye Sky (Reprise)", "Go Tell It To The
Trees Egghead", "Divinity" and "Guru
Song" have more minor differences. The artwork differs
slightly over the two releases, with the tracklisting featuring
on the back of the US release but not the UK one, the US release
having four extra pages of photographs, and a few more minor
differences.
In the US, Cleopatra Records decided to release the album as The
Future Sound Of London, for commercial reasons. However, the
album was and is an Amorphous Androgynous release.
The limited edition UK version of the album (FSOLCD101) comes in
a Burgopak (double-sliding) case, and is limited to 10,000
copies. The standard edition comes in a normal jewel case.
The standard US release features a spelling mistake on the back
cover, misnaming "Her Tongue Is Like A Jellyfish" as
"Her Tongue Is Loke A Jellyfish".
The vinyl edition features the track "Chawawah" which
appears on no other version of "The Isness".
In 2004, the album was released as a limited edition 2CD set
"The Isness & The Otherness". CD2, "The
Otherness", featured some tracks and mixes from the
mispressed version of the album, "Chawawah" from the
vinyl version of the album, as well as remixes of "The Mello
Hippo Disco Show", "Divinity" and "The
Lovers", and some new and unreleased tracks. This set came
in a Burgopak case, limited to 4,000 copies. "The
Otherness" was then released as a single disc set in the US
on the Psychobaby label.
The "Galaxial Pharmaceutical" album is one of at least
twenty versions of the album recorded. This tracklist was
announced on futuresoundoflondon.com in September 2001.
The "Meadows" promo was spotted in 2001, but nothing
has been seen or heard since.
The working title of the track "The Isness" was
"Low Tide On The Sea Of Flesh".
The versions of "The Mello Hippo Disco Show",
"Elysian Feels" and "Go Tell It To The Trees
Egghead" on "The Isness Sampler" are the Abbey
Road masters from the mispressed version, whilst the version of
"Divinity" is the "Album Edit" from the
"Divinity" promo.
An EP was penned for release a couple of years before "The
Isness", however it was scrapped and the tracks - including
early versions of "Elysian Feels", "The
Isness", "The Galaxial Pharmaceutical" and
"Theram" - made it onto "The Isness" and
"Alice In Ultraland" in different forms.
Joining Brian and Gaz for "The Isness" was a team of
various famous and unknown musicians and friends of the group, to
give the band sound the album has. These include: Alex Balanescu,
Clio Gould, Levine Andrade, Sue Monks, Philip Bainbridge,
Christene Charly, Gary Lucas, Stinky Rowe, Baluji Shrivastav,
Mikey Rowe, Randy Hope, Taylor Gospel Choir, Chris Margary, Fayaz
Virgi, Kevin Robinson, The Cabbage Orchestra, The Major, Sam
Pickins, Albert Ross Junoir, Sir Daniel Pemberton, Bertie, Sara
Gepp, The Vaudeville Stage and Big Screen FX Singers, Catrin
Jones, Ben Pitt, Jeniffer Underhill, Vulu Krakovic, Charles
Cross, Herb Moon, Merlin Sturt, Wayne Urqhart, Future Sonic
Orchestra Limited, Linda Lewis, Joss, Dominic Glover, Anjali
Sage, Mike MC Enjoy, Phil Eastop, Kate St. John, Morven Bryce,
Helen Binney, Jane Fenton, Christene Jackson, Joanna Archard,
Herbie Flowers, Sarah Tilley, Mark Eades, GloriaGee, Rechenda
Elmhurst, John-Llewelyn Evans, Christine Settle, Jacqueline
Goddard, Adrian Osmond, Jon English, Thelma Owen, Alexa Hamilton,
Tim Weller, Tom Swift, Dan Swift, and Big Freddy Teddy as well as
long-time collaborators Max Richter, Philip Pin, Riz Maslen and
Richie Thomas. Brian and Gaz are again credited as Stone
Freshwaters and The One Man Band Of Cosmos respectively.
"The Isness" is completely different from everything
the band had done before. This is their first song-based album,
with several psychedelic/prog-rock inspired songs and
instruments, with guitars, flutes, sitars and vocals in the mix.
The album was recorded between 1996 and 2002, and is only a
selection from a large number of recordings made over that time.
Gaz sings many songs, featuring bizarre and surreal lyrics,
backed by a range of musical styles that sounds at once like many
classic bands yet like nobody else. The artwork is a collection
of photographs by American artist Jim Cherry and friend Paula
Flack, edited by the band as Amorphic Arts, and helped by Gaz'
girlfriend Dianne Harris. There is an album foreward written by
legendary psychedelic singer Donovan.
Charts
UK album chart: number 68
UK dance album chart: number 2