Dragonflier Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Most of their stuff (Lifeforms, Dead Cities etc) is pretty unlike "Papua New Guinea" though, so it's not guaranteed that you'll like those. The safest thing to do would be to go for their first album "Accelerator" with PNG on it, preferrably the double album with PNG remixes. The other albums are pretty special, I'm not saying it's bad (I'm sure it's great), but it's not for everyone. You should at least check out what it sounds like before you buy it. I for one have never understood what's the big fuzz is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallusinaatio Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Try this: Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid Real oldskool electronic classic from Future sound of the london, before they become Future sound of london! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Most of their stuff (Lifeforms, Dead Cities etc) is pretty unlike "Papua New Guinea" though, so it's not guaranteed that you'll like those. The safest thing to do would be to go for their first album "Accelerator" with PNG on it, preferrably the double album with PNG remixes. The other albums are pretty special, I'm not saying it's bad (I'm sure it's great), but it's not for everyone. You should at least check out what it sounds like before you buy it. I for one have never understood what's the big fuzz is all about. 268689[/snapback] I think it would be most unsafest to go for Accelerator cause it is the only commerical album, with The Isness. Rest is very underground, so maybe that is what he meant when he said that is not for everyone, but I think that it is for everyone that likes intelligent or trippy music... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 heh the seraph vs traveller battle is priceless. anyway....... i like "dead cities" best.. dark yet beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallusinaatio Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 HUMANOID, DONT FORGET STAKKER HUMANOID! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonflier Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I think it would be most unsafest to go for Accelerator cause it is the only commerical album, with The Isness. Rest is very underground, so maybe that is what he meant when he said that is not for everyone, but I think that it is for everyone that likes intelligent or trippy music... 268897[/snapback] The fact that "Accelerator" is the "most commercial" if you choose to call it that is exactly the reason why it would be the safest one to buy first, also because the tracks on it are in the same vein as PNG. The other albums may not be to his tastes in the same way, at least that is my experience. But hey, everyone have to make up their own minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallusinaatio Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Vittu stakkeri on siistii musaa! Äläkää lässyttäkö! IMO Dead Cities is best FSOL release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Vittu stakkeri on siistii musaa! Äläkää lässyttäkö! IMO Dead Cities is best FSOL release. 269247[/snapback] Lifeforms is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlpool Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Just ordered dead cities, looking forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 If you like My Kingdom also check out Vangelis - Rachel's Song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKennaDMT Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Just registered, but have been lurking for over a year now. I love FSOL. The Lifeforms album is one of the most psychedelic albums of all time. Can't get enough of them. Can't wait for their new one. Hopefully this year some time! Also wanted to let you guys know of a site that has a BUNCH of FSOL live shows and outtakes and videos. You can find it at http://fsol.disenchanted.com/ If this is old news, I apologize. McKennaDMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahf Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Also wanted to let you guys know of a site that has a BUNCH of FSOL live shows and outtakes and videos. You can find it at http://fsol.disenchanted.com/ If this is old news, I apologize. McKennaDMT Oh WOW. I've wanted to see the lifeforms videos for YEARS. Their official site has only tiny thumbnail videos. Thanks much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unikos Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 well thanks for that link!!! i had actually bought the VHS with this vids but its been stolen (as i would never have lost it and one day i couldnt find it) and have not come across it again! excellent ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinos Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 Hm. Well, I got Lifeforms and well... it's not really that good. Very atmospheric, but not very good, IMO. Perhaps it's a grower album, but it seems that PNG is the one track by them that is to my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delars Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 for once i agree with cinos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I love everything that FSOL has done, including Accelerator. Dead Cities is my favorite album though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallusinaatio Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Archimedes is da man j00! Dead Cities is true classic. And excusemua, I am little bit of drunken munken right now. TEXAS FAGGOTT - HOOSIANNA <--best song ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Hm. Well, I got Lifeforms and well... it's not really that good. Very atmospheric, but not very good, IMO. Perhaps it's a grower album, but it seems that PNG is the one track by them that is to my taste. 276717[/snapback] So you think Lifeforms is not really that good?I'll forgive you in a couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinos Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 So you think Lifeforms is not really that good?I'll forgive you in a couple of years. 276775[/snapback] Accelerator is better, but it only has one really good track. I can't hear anything as good as PNG on lifeforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukiro Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Accelerator is better, but it only has one really good track. I can't hear anything as good as PNG on lifeforms. 276872[/snapback] Lifeforms is for many of us intimately connected to our early teens, and experiences set in a time where there was pretty much nothing else that sounded even remotely similar to that album. Today, 11 years after its release, it's not as unique any more and in some ways the production is beginning to show its age. Because of this, the impact of this album is probably a lot smaller on you than it was on many of us older FSOL fans. When I bought it in 1994, it brought immense amounts of sounds and emotions into my life that I had never encountered before. It was a revelation, and as such has remained extremely important to me forever since. Another factor is that I think Lifeforms needs to grow on you. Papua New Guinnea has much more of an instant appeal, while Lifeforms is less about a "hit track" and more about the overall journey. There are less stand-out elements in Lifeforms, less hooks to cling on to. This could mean that it will take you some time to fully absorb and appreciate it, but it may also be that it's simply not for you, at least not today. Perhaps in a few years, perhaps never. You don't HAVE to enjoy it, even though admittedly I find Lifeforms to be one of the most amazing accomplishments in the history of electronic music. To me, Lifeforms is not music you consume, it's music you experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agia_igoumeni Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 TEXAS FAGGOTT - HOOSIANNA <--best song ever! 276734[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agia_igoumeni Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 To me, Lifeforms is not music you consume, it's music you experience. 276891[/snapback] u guys make me happy...no comments... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Accelerator is better, but it only has one really good track. I can't hear anything as good as PNG on lifeforms. 276872[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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