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Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:18 pm
by Ross
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:13 pm
by Ross
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:19 am
by Ross
I suppose in some ways it's quite typical of a band who never do things the normal way, but this was the absolute proper 'new album' after
Dead Cities, released in a totally understated manner as the fifth volume of a series that started out with archival releases. Only FSOL would do things this way.
The Future Sound of London - Environment Five
The other link with
Dead Cities is this is an album that I had the opportunity to reassess through the writing of this blog, and discovered that I like more than I realised. Since my initial glowing response to
Environment Five, my opinion dropped a little due to it kind of being the peak of down to Earth, emotional sounding FSOL as opposed to weird otherworldly soundscape FSOL, but revisiting it now it's so clear how utterly stunning this record is.
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:41 pm
by Ross
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 6:16 pm
by Ross
And time for the band's first standalone book. Plus the bonus download EP that came with it. Caution: includes me gushing over one of my favourite FSOL tracks.
The Future Sound of London - Artworks 1
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 3:16 pm
by Ross
Doing the 2014 remixes & compilation tracks in two loads,
here are today's. I'll do the album of Syd Arthur Monstrous Bubble remixes tomorrow. Some excellent and key tracks in this first batch.
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:26 pm
by Ross
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 3:23 pm
by Ross
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:50 pm
by Ross
A very mixed bag today...
The Future Sound of London - Mushroom 11 Soundtrack
This features one of my favourite FSOL tracks, the sadly largely unheard 'The Equevelants'.
The Future Sound of London - The Most Important Moments in a Life / Life in Moments
An incredible book & CD package.
2015 remixes, compilation tracks and production work
In which I face in the unenviable task of wading through material by Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller and The Kooks, stumbling across a couple of excellent remixes and compilation tracks by Humanoid, Yage and FSOL in the process.
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:35 pm
by Ross
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:54 pm
by Ross
Touched Music FSOL Night 2 02/04/16
A few intriguing exclusives played on this show, including a couple of remixes nobody ever thought they'd hear.
The Future Sound of London - Nemone's Electric Ladyland 16/04/16
The first FSOL appearance on BBC radio in eight years, with a nostalgic look on their Kiss FM mixes.
The Future Sound of London - Accelerator (25th Anniversary Edition)
Another reissue of
Accelerator (it had been a few years...)
And then, finally, new FSOL albums. Feels like an age since Environment Five...
The Future Sound of London - Environment Six
The Future Sound of London - Environment 6.5
The Future Sound of London - Environment Six Plus
Really enjoyed listening to those two today, it's been a long time since I last gave them a really focused listen and they stand up bloody brilliantly. Think I might be reverting to preferring 6 over 6.5 again...
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:59 pm
by Dennis
Yeah, Env 6&6.5 are bloody awesome. Listened the shit out of them for quite some time:)
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:00 pm
by Ross
Finishing up 2016 today, with an unusual EBS mix.
The Future Sound of London - The Electric Brain Storms 11
And 2016's remixes, compilation tracks and production work, featuring the final Amorphous remix to date, Yage remixing a punk band, and a couple of the band's finest compilation pieces. And some utterly worthless Noel Gallagher things.
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:27 pm
by Ross
2017 Calendar Album
"This is where things start to get a bit silly."
Re: Fractional Difference - Exploring FSOL song-by-song
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:23 pm
by Ross
Well this one took quite a while. The band's longest album. So far.
Archived : Environmental : Views
Had another "I forgot how good this was" moment listening to this. Can't believe just
how textured the E + V discs are on it. Beautiful stuff.