The Future Sound of London - Lifeforms

Compared to the minimalist plonk typical of the genre, this is a Technicolor epic and perhaps the only ambient techno opus you'll ever need. --Jeff Bateman Amazon.com

if Mozart were alive today, he'd be making music like this

Future Sound of London's Lifeforms is indeed the future of sound and music, this ambient masterpiece is far, far ahead of it's time. I know good music and this is about as good as it gets. this is probably the most important record of our time, it first graced peoples ears in 94 and sounds just as crisp today but for some reason i feel it hasn't gotten the recognition it deserves. It's title fits it perfectly, each track wanders through oblivion then springs to life with majestic melody. I would go as far as to call this album divine. It took me a little time and patience to fully appreciate this as i don't normally listen to ambient music (im more of a jazz-head) but after hearing this through and through it's one of my favorites. I would not only buy this album but also pick up a replacement just in case. PEACE July 31, 2008

still a classic

I decided to write a review for this since I did not see too many
recent ones. This album holds a special place for me and every time I
listen to it I am reminded of worlds I had forgotton. FSOL never did
top this, but one amazing album is no small feat. This is more of a
soundscape disc so if you are wanting something similar to FSOLs more
upbeat tracks like "We Have Explosive"--stay away. The albums artwork
still effects me. I am a 3d artist, and despite being obviously dated
(technically) the art on the inner sleeve of the girl reaching out
to the weird alien orb is still a powerful image--and sums
of the themes of this album very well. I own a lot of cds
but there are a select few which will always be on rotation--Lifeforms
will always be one of them. July 11, 2007

One of my favorite albums - Disc 1 especially

Lifeforms Disc 1 is one of my favorite albums' of all time. It paints such a dreamy scape where you can let your imagination run wild. For me, I get lost in a very comfortable place so far away from the daily grind. You can't rush through this album either, it all builds up, and for me piece # 5 is the pinnacle. Enjoy.

May 1, 2007

Another top album of the 1990's

This is another great from the 1990's deserving a top slot. This would be unrecognizable to the post 9-11 dance music period where conservatism and market segement guarding is the order of the day. This is way "out-there" yet totally consistent with the ethos of electronic dance music. While mainly in the "ambient-techno" realm, this far -out interplanetary, interdimensional journey would make Miles Davis listen up. A much needed post-modern futurist philiosophical oddessy melding indiginous philosophy, "cyber-culture", impressive technique (which is a doubledged sword at times), bio-astronomy, geniusly subtle ecological statements and just plain super cool psychedelic art. This has aged very well and represents the very best of what "ambient-techno" is capable of. Oh for a dance music scene as adventurous as this was. Excellent. Very trippy. A classic. October 9, 2006

Great album that can be expanded

This album always conjures up strange visions for me. The soundscape is so vivid that it actually distracts me if I leave it playing as background music.

I would say that this is the best album FSoL has created to date, but that assumes that their albums can be compared to each other. Like so many great musicians, each of their albums has a distinct feel to it and, once the album is done, there will never be anything else quite like it. One nice thing about this album is that besides two wonderful discs, you can also get the remixes of Lifeforms and Cascade which are wonderful almost album-length works that stand on their own.

I have (as far as I know) all of the FSoL/AA CDs up through Alice in Ultraland and when I run Lifeforms through my mp3 player, I always end up listening to the Cascade remixes, then Lifeforms, then the Lifeforms remixes and turn it into a nearly 3 hour experience.

Anyway, the upshot of this is that I would recommend this album to anyone who has an imagination, and if you love it, Cascade and Lifeforms. April 18, 2006

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