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Lifeforms is the second studio album by British electronica group The Future Sound of London. The album was released on 23 May 1994 by Virgin Records and later by Astralwerks.

Lifeforms
Studio album by The Future Sound of London
Released	23 May 1994[1]
Genre	Ambient[2][3] experimental techno[4]
Length	92:33
Label	Astralwerks Virgin
Producer	The Future Sound of London
The Future Sound of London chronology
Tales of Ephidrina (1993) Lifeforms (1994) ISDN (1995)
Full cover picture
The "Witch Girl" in a desert landscape

Background

The Future Sound of London began work on the album around the same time as they were finishing Tales of Ephidrina, and the more complex, ambient direction they were taking resulted in Lifeforms.[2] The artwork also progressed from previous works, with soon-to-be familiar images of the "Witch Girl" Sheuneen Ta and the "Spike" computer model having been previously used on the group's Cascade EP.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Resident Advisor	4.3/5[5]
Sputnikmusic	5/5[3]

Lifeforms achieved commercial success and produced hit singles such as "Cascade" and "Lifeforms". The album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for over 60,000 units sold.

AllMusic called it "one of the best experimental techno releases of the '90s" and "an inventive, fascinating aural experience, as rich and detailed as the Orb's best work."[4]

The Swedish band Carbon Based Lifeforms got the idea of its name partly from this album.[6]

Track listing

Personnel

• The Future Sound of London – production, writing

Additional musicians

• Robert Fripp – guitar textures and bytes on "Flak"
• Toni Halliday – vocal texture on "Cerebral"
• Ozric Tentacles – sound bytes on "Flak"
• Talvin Singh – Tabla Tronics on "Life Form Ends"
• Yage – engineering

Additional personnel

• The Future Sound of London – art direction
• Buggy G. Riphead – art direction
• Peter Atkinson – photography
• Stephen Marks – photography
• P. Knott – photography
• Alistair Shay – photography
• Martin Poole – photography
• Olaf Wendt – CGI design
• Rob Manley – A&R

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	6

References

External links

• Lifeforms at Discogs (list of releases)
• Lifeforms at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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Lifeforms (с англ. — «Формы жизни») — двойной студийный альбом, выпущенный в 1994 году электронным дуэтом The Future Sound of London. Со временем этот альбом стал их самой известной пластинкой и, кроме того, он считается влиятельной классикой авангардной электронной музыки.[1]

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