| The Future Sound of London (often abbreviated to FSOL) is a British electronic music band, the duo of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans.The results are often novel and complex, and in some instances the original track is barely recognisable.The artists are notoriously enigmatic.Dougans had already been making electronic music for some time when they first began working in various local clubs.The result was Stakker Humanoid.In the following three years the pair produced music under a variety of aliases.UK chart in 1992, followed by the breakthrough ambient dub track "Papua New Guinea" featuring a looping Lisa Gerrard vocal sample, which was their first official release.With their newfound contract they immediately began to experiment, resulting in the Tales of Ephidrina album, released under the Amorphous Androgynous alias.Lifeforms followed in 1994 to critical acclaim.The new work was almost entirely free of percussion and was truly ambient across both discs; the eponymous single from the album featured Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins on vocals.The album was a top 10 hit on the UK album chart.However, critics suggested that the duo's musical output seemed to dry up following this release, save for a few 12" singles and remixes."We Have Explosive (Radio Edit)" was used on the Mortal Kombat: Annihilation soundtrack, released in 1997, and on the video game Wipeout 2097, along with the track "Landmass".Three years on, Dougans and Cobain followed the album with a continuation of the Amorphous Androgynous project, Alice in Ultraland.The album was ignored by the press, but more favourable among fans than its predecessor.Static", intended as an experiment in 5.The piece was coupled with a video called Stereo Sucks, marking the band's theories on the limitations of stereo music, released on a DVD packaged with Future Music Magazine Issue 182 in December 2006.In 2007, the band uploaded several archive tracks online, for the first time revealing much of their unreleased work and unveiling some of the mystery behind the band.From the album Lifeforms.Problems playing the files?External links
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2,188,028 plays scrobbled on Last.Future Sound of London (FSOL) are a British electronic music band, the duo of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans, one of the most influential electronic acts of the last 15 years.The pair are notoriously enigmatic and have rarely granted interviews.They have also garnered a reputation as remixers, transforming the work of a variety of different artists, including Curve, Robert Fripp, David Sylvian, Jon Anderson, and Apollo 440.This track is widely regarded as a true dance classic.Muzyka wykorzystana w filmach Men In Black 1 i 2...First time I've heard of them.My Kingdom is making me cream my jeans.Obviously if I had the choice between them releasing that and releasing more stuff under FSOL then I would pick the latter but that's irrelevant cos they didn't ;p If you don't like it then don't listen to it, simple as that.Static), gonna mark the end of all that embarrassing Amorphous Androgynous psychedelic age.SofaSurfer: Too bad, FSOL is just possibly the most psychedelic act ever.Oh yeah, the sound quality is actually top notch, it just isn't produced like some shitty psytrance.If you'd like to add some events for The Future Sound of London then you can do so on this page.To listen to tracks and place your vote for the next FSOL digital single check out the Vote page.Years before the advent of iPods and MP3 players, FSOL were creating, delivering and releasing music digitally, even as a means of live performance, all from the confines of their small North London studio.And it was music that could only be described as epic and futuristic.UK charts, where it remained for a further 17 weeks.ISDN lines without ever leaving their their own studio.This was soon followed by a reissue of this album six months later under the same name, but with a slightly altered track listing and in a white instead of black album cover.FSOL their biggest US club and radio single.FSOL were never interested in creating music that fell into the confines of a pop song structures.Rather than writing songs about love, politics or other subjects popstars would sing about they were more interested in creating music with no story to it; music that was unhindered by words and so having a mythical in quality that anyone could relate to it.Want More The Future Sound of London?What: Her energy infused Sessions performance.Highlights: A smokin version of her hit single Tambourine and a killer verse from Party Like a Rockstar. |
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