CD (CDV2722)/CD (ASW 6113-2)/LP/Cassette 23rd May 1994
CD01:
01. Cascade
02. Ill Flower
03. Flak
04. Bird Wings
05. Dead Skin Cells
06. Lifeforms
07. Eggshell
08. Among Myselves
CD02:
01. Domain
02. Spineless Jelly
03. Interstat
04. Vertical Pig
05. Cerebral
06. Life Form Ends
07. Vit
08. Omnipresence
09. Room 208
10. Elaborate Burn
11. Little Brother
THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON - LIFEFORMS EXTRACTS (1994)
Promo CD (FSOL1)
01. Dead Skin Cells (Extract)
02. Lifeforms (Extract)
03. Eggshell (Extract)
04. Omnipresence (Extract)
05. Vit (Extract)
Notes:
Features samples and guest appearances from Ozric Tentacles, Robert Fripp, Talvin Singh and Toni Halliday.
FSOL's organic ambient masterpiece and major label debut, Lifeforms is probably their most all-round successful album, and certainly their most famous. With the 4/4 techno of earlier releases largely absent, and the more fractured rhythms low in the mix, the album is focused instead on melody, texture and mood. The album expands on the style introduced on Tales Of Ephidrina, furthering the use of field recordings and environments to mix the discs into seamless journies. The artwork again advances, with more photos and advanced computer graphics than before, directed by Buggy G. Riphead and FSOL. The cover features the first appearance of the "witch girl", Shaueen Ta, and the inner gatefold spread shows Shaueen and the first album appearance of the Electronic Brain "spike" creature, as modelled by Olaf Wendt.
Charts:
UK album charts: number 6.
Purchase from FSOLDigital.