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Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:25 am

I lie.
Having just checked, it says 'produced by Future Sound of London' in fancy writing in the corner.
The spine reads Amorphous Androgynous though, and that's what you see in the rack.
Def 2 diff projects to my mind.

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:28 am

Glassback wrote:Isness is a brilliant album - I still play it very regularly.
It's a classic mock-up of the psychedelic era, done extremely well, and trippy as.
Not heard of the otherness though - now I'm gonna have to go check it out without a doubt.

To compare Amorphous Androgenous with FSOL though is like comparing Dukes Of Stratosfear with XTC imo. Same bands, but totally different creatures.

Eh..Tales of Ephidrina, as Amorphous Androgynous, isnt THAT much different from Lifeforms.

I thought The Isness sucked btw.
Everything up til then kicked major ass.

origami · Post by **origami** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:29 am

it was pretty practical if you look at it. FSOL was the important name and they had been 7 years with no new albums...so it was more commercial to put the FSOL name on it. hence my disappointment, since I expected another kind of music. This was well done, but not my cup of tea.

(for psychedelic electronic music, I already have my dear beloved adored 'Legendary Pink Dots'.)

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:30 am

origami wrote:yes, it seems The isness was released under both names. Click this amazon link and watch the cover of the album.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... c&n=507846

it was pretty practical if you look at it. FSOL was the important name and they had been 7 years with no new albums...so it was more commercial to put the FSOL name on it. hence my disappointment, since I expected another kind of music. This was well done, but not my cup of tea.

(for psychedelic electronic music, I already have my dear beloved adored 'Legendary Pink Dots'.)

Interesting.
So The Mello Hippo Disco Show is the same album, with less tracks and different names for the ones that remain...

Weird. What's the point in that?

origami · Post by **origami** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:32 am

I'm pretty sure it was done out of commercial interests.

btw, have you ever listened to The Legendary Pink Dots or The Tear Garden? (both are related). Electronic psychedelic music, very very interesting, my all time favourite band, I recommend you.

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:33 am

FSOL and Amorphous Androgynous = Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans.

Amorphous Androgynous was them before Lifeforms and the change to FSOL.

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:36 am

Forever Sun wrote:FSOL's Cascade ( the single), to my ears, one of the most beautiful electronic tracks.

Got the extended CD single version. Brilliant track.
Also got the Lifeforms extended CD single of the Lifeforms track - a magnificent 7 part, 39 minute version of that one track, that just carries you somewhere else entirely. Another fave in my collection.

origami · Post by **origami** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:37 am

Oh I don't have that single. The only single I own is 'My Kingdom'. Does 'cascade' add anything interesting to Lifeforms then?

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:38 am

Cryogenic wrote:Eh..Tales of Ephidrina, as Amorphous Androgynous, isnt THAT much different from Lifeforms.

Yeah, I remember it coming out. I had it for a while, til it upped and went for a walk...
Was never that keen on it though. Different bag entirely to Isness, which is far superior imho.

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:44 am

origami wrote:Oh I don't have that single. The only single I own is 'My Kingdom'. Does 'cascade' add anything interesting to Lifeforms then?

Got My Kingdom as well.

A nice 30 minute extension.
Lifeforms (with Liz Fraser) extended is totally fabulous - one of my fave after-hours tracks.

I've just had a look for the Cascade single but that too seems to have gone walkies.

Think I've got it on a mix-tape somewhere though, but yes, very good - in the same way as My Kingdom extended single.

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:45 am

Different to Isness, yes.
But Isness sux, imho.

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:46 am

origami wrote:btw, have you ever listened to The Legendary Pink Dots or The Tear Garden? (both are related). Electronic psychedelic music, very very interesting, my all time favourite band, I recommend you.

I hear the Dots when I go round to vurts house but I don't actually own any yet.
Not familiar with The Tear Garden, but got a feeling I soon will be.

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:46 am

Cryogenic wrote:Different to Isness, yes.
But Isness sux, imho.

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:48 am

Sorry, I just can't speak highly enough of that album, The Isness.

When I saw the thread title about it, I just had to come on in.

If you don't like it, I don't think you've heard it.

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:52 am

Heard, or seen? :p

Well, one point, the vocal stuff are pretty weak, and absolutely not to my taste.

FSOL The Isness...beautiful folly !