Track Listings (15) - Disc #1| All Artists: Future Sound of London Title: Isdn Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Astralwerks Original Release Date: 1/6/1995 Re-Release Date: 6/6/1995 Album Type: Limited Edition Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop Styles: Ambient, Electronica, Trip-Hop, House, IDM, Techno, Dance Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 Other Editions: Isdn UPCs: 017046614429, 017046614412, 017046614443, 0724384038755 |
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2006 release by this ground-breaking electronic/dance duo, recorded under their druggy, psychedelic Amorphous Androgynous pseudonym.. Featuring the single 'Alice In Ultraland', this release collects out-takes from The Isn... more »     |
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Album Description 2006 release by this ground-breaking electronic/dance duo, recorded under their druggy, psychedelic Amorphous Androgynous pseudonym.. Featuring the single 'Alice In Ultraland', this release collects out-takes from The Isness sessions, several previously unreleased tracks, a song from the original U.K. vinyl version of the album, and a handful of remixes from associated singles and EPs. Future Sounds. Similar CDsSimilarly Requested CDs
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Member CD Reviews Victor E. from AUSTIN, TX Reviewed on 6/25/2023... Most electronic artists at some point feel the need to prove that they can do more than play raves. Is that what caused this CD? Unfortunately I think it only half succeeds. With the beats also the flow has left the music. In places the free-form electronics work, in other places not. Their "Dead Cities" was considerably better as a departure from beat-driven music. 1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
CD ReviewsFSOL's Best Blackout9 | New York City | 06/04/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "This record is usually overlooked in discussions of FSOL's work because it's considered a "live album" and hence different from their studio productions (which, it seems to me, is completely wrongheaded given the nature of the medium - how exactly is an album of remixes different from a real time dj set, especially if it's transmitted direct from a recording studio?) Another reason might be its lack of snappy album graphics. Too bad, because it's far more sophisticated than Accelerator (a basically competent trance record) and much more consistant than the self-indulgent Life Forms, whose length should have been halved. The only other FSOL record that's at the same level is Dead Cities. FSOL's strong suit is its ability to layer several strata of sound, creating dense aural environments which reward attentive listening, preferably on headphones. Unlike other composers, FSOL often avoid the pat maneuver of building tracks on top of rhythms; this lends some of their compositions a uniquely organic or formless quality (think of an audio version of Abstract Expressionism or something). These are typically bridged by beat-oriented passages which are described elsewhere as jazz- or hip hop-inflected. The latter impose structure on the former, creating a complex yet legible whole that transcends arty preciousness or heterogeneous chaos. It's a tightrope act and FSOL got it exactly right on this album - ISDN is basically perfect in every respect and I've yet to find anything as completely satisfying." Best FSOL album yet B. Allen-Trick | Madison, Wisconsin, USA | 11/24/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) "the first time i heard FSOL was on the Wipeout XL soundtrack. The only CD i could find of theirs was Accelerator. THat was okay, but not exactly to my fancy. I looked 'em up on the ol' AMG and they recommended Lifeforms. Lifeforms was great, but only if i was trying to meditate or fall asleep, it was too sparse for normal listening. I was reluctant to get ISDN, but after seeing it at Circuit City for 10 bucks, i said "what they hey" i must admit i was pleasantly surprised! what they seem to have done is boil down the innovations from Lifeforms (yes i know Lifeforms was made AFTER ISDN, so sue me) into tangable, dancable even, songs. ISDN is simply a feat of modern music, encompassing every genre of music imaginable (though shying away from the FSOL maligned 'rock & roll') but concentrating on mostly techno, ambient and 'trip-hop'. A great buy to techno ambient and 'trip-hop' fans as well as anyone interested in progressive electronic music or free jazz. Magnificent!"
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