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k-bird · Post by **k-bird** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:54 am

FSOL were always far too dystopian and bleak for my liking after they did Accelerator. For me there was so often something detached about the beauty of their work, like it was set inside a glass case out of reach where it couldn't affect you too much. Papua New Guinea was the exception; brilliant little song.

I always preferred the Orb. Lifeforms once gave me the evils at 3am in the morning and i've not listened to it since. ISDN's a better album for my money. But i like the Isness because there's a lot of vulnerability on show and it did answer a question i'd wondered about for years: what would it sound like if FSOL stopped sounding so bleak?

Apparently before the Isness it was revealed that one of the band members was being poisoned by his mercury amalgam fillings. The Isness is their little yay and dance after becoming well again thanks to Indian medicine.

It was really fun to hear let their hair right down and do a sunshiney album inspired by Donovan instead of J G Ballard. I imagine the Isness would have alienated a lot of FSOL fans but i liked it a lot.

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:57 am

Cryogenic wrote:Heard, or seen? :p

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

Fair enough - I just happen to disagree 100%.
I've always :love:d it.

I meant heard. Sometimes albums come alive when you hear them properly, as they were intended to be heard.

To me, it's a totally feelgood album.

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:57 am

Btw. I have almost every cd and extended single version. I know, and like my FSOL, Amorphous, Humanoid and Yage etc. etc.

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:01 am

Yes, but ISDN was utter shite though, wasn't it.

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:02 am

Glassback wrote: I meant heard. Sometimes albums come alive when you hear them properly, as they were intended to be heard.

I know this.
But for some people, and some music, its about seeing too you know

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:03 am

ISDN shite? No no. It's a classic. Why?

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:08 am

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

and this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 507846&st=*

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:09 am

Cryogenic wrote:
Glassback wrote: I meant heard. Sometimes albums come alive when you hear them properly, as they were intended to be heard.
I know this.
But for some people, and some music, its about seeing too you know

Ohhh, I seeee.

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:11 am

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

and this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 507846&st=*

Yes. I've got both.

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:13 am

Cryogenic wrote:ISDN shite? No no. It's a classic. Why?

Just don't like it.
Way different to Lifeforms.
Too harsh.
Too industrial, kind of.

Not convinced by We Have Explosives, either.
Accelerator, on the other hand...

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:15 am

Cryogenic wrote:
Glassback wrote:Found this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... c&n=507846

and this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 507846&st=*

Yes. I've got both.

I posted them for the benefit of the person asking me what it was like.

Bejayzuz, this is turning into the Glassback Cryogenic thread. (Somehow, that just sounds wrong.

)

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:29 am

Glassback wrote:
Cryogenic wrote:
Glassback wrote:Found this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... c&n=507846

and this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 507846&st=*

Yes. I've got both.
I posted them for the benefit of the person asking me what it was like.

Bejayzuz, this is turning into the Glassback Cryogenic thread. (Somehow, that just sounds wrong. )

Yeah for sure. Let's get som girlies in here, with b00bies

origami · Post by **origami** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:25 pm

But I find ISDN their best album yet. Industrial sounding? well, maybe that's why I love it.
I love Lifeforms too, as well as Dead Cities, What amazing albums!

projectdan · Post by **projectdan** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:36 pm

I rate them very highly, they are just great with sound, they seem to work purely from a listeners perspective so well. Accelerator is great but lifeforms and ISDN are my faves, ISDN is more of a crazy mix but thats good that they didnt just do lifefroms 2. The Isness is more of a mixed bag, I like half of the tracks but the vocal stuff doesnt seem to work for me, Air do quirky vocals and music a lot better IMO.
Intrested to hear what they do next.

We have explosive wasnt my cup of tea, it was too ravey like it was done to attract youngsters or something IMO.

CANE CREEK · Post by **CANE CREEK** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:49 pm

Theres a funny/strange story behind that ISNESS album.

FSOL sent ISNESS to MUZIK magazine to review , It totally blew MUZIK magazines socks off and they awarded it 11/10 , yes you read it right not 10/10 but 11/10 , Basically it was the Best thing they had ever heard and it set the standard from which all future music would be judged. , hell i couldn't wait to get my hands on it.

A month later MUZIK magazine withdrew the review , they said the copy on the shop shelves ain't the same album they reviewed a month earlier

MUZIK magazine contacted FSOL and asked them about the confusion.

FSOL's reply was
"We made 10 versions of that album how we supposed to know which one we sent you" , i thought this was rather funny .

so now every fan is in search of this elusive album , which one of the 10 different versions have you got..lol. , ive got 2 version but i don't know if either are the "Holy grail of music" version that MUZIK magazine reviewed.

FSOL have created a MYTH........

FSOL The Isness...beautiful folly !