FSOL* – ISDN
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EBV – CDVX 2755 |
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CD
, Album
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UK & Europe |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Ambient |
Tracklist
| 1 | Just A Fuckin Idiot | 5:39 | |
| 2 | The Far Out Son Of Lung And The Ramblings Of A Man | 4:29 | |
| 3 | Appendage | 2:25 | |
| 4 | Slider | 7:22 | |
| 5 | Smokin Japanese Babe | 4:59 | |
| 6 | You're Creeping Me Out | 6:31 | |
| 7 | Eyes Pop - Skin Explodes - Everybody Dead | 3:45 | |
| 8 | It's My Mind That Works | 3:24 | |
| 9 | Dirty Shadows | 6:15 | |
| 10 | Tired | 6:31 | |
| 11 | Egypt | 4:11 | |
| 12 | Kai | 4:24 | |
| 13 | Amoeba | 5:20 | |
| 14 | A Study Of Six Guitars | 4:12 | |
| 15 | Snake Hips | 5:51 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Earthbeat Studios
- Published By – Sony Music Publishing
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Glass Mastered At – EMI Uden
- Pressed By – EMI Uden
Credits
- Engineer – Yage
- Written-By, Producer – The Future Sound Of London
Notes
Engineered for EBV
Recorded live at Earthbeat Studios London 1994 during various ISDN transmissions
[^^: Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11] Live to Holland via VPRO Radio 9/9/94
[$$: Tracks 9, 14] Live to Europe via Radio 1 FM 14/5/94
[##: Tracks 3, 7, 10] Live to The Kitchen New York 3/11/94
[%] Guitar Textures sourced from Robert Fripp live with FSOL Radio 1 FM14/5/94
[✻: Tracks 5, 12, 13] John Williams - Acoustic Bassloops sourced from the album Cavatina - Put Through The Machines
[<>: Track 2] Bassballs-Far-Out Son Of Lung And The Ramblings Of A Man - Phillip Pin
[+: Track 15] Contains Horn sample from Vegas El Bandito and additional percussion loop from Kundalini(23Skidoo)Used courtesy of Buddha Palm Music Ltd
Performed by 23 Skidoo under license from Ronin Records Ltd
[CD]
℗ 1994 Virgin Records Ltd
[✻: Tracks 5, 12, 13] ℗ 1995 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1994 Virgin Records Ltd
Made In Holland
[Rear]
Published by Sony Music Publishing
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd.
p 1994 Virgin Records Ltd
[✻: Tracks 5, 12, 13] p 1995 Virgin Records Ltd
c 1994 Virgin Records Ltd
This label copy is the subject of copyright protection.
All Rights Reserved.
c 1995 Virgin Records Ltd.
Printed in Holland
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Issued in a standard jewel case including a 16-page booklet.
Recorded live at Earthbeat Studios London 1994 during various ISDN transmissions
[^^: Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11] Live to Holland via VPRO Radio 9/9/94
[$$: Tracks 9, 14] Live to Europe via Radio 1 FM 14/5/94
[##: Tracks 3, 7, 10] Live to The Kitchen New York 3/11/94
[%] Guitar Textures sourced from Robert Fripp live with FSOL Radio 1 FM14/5/94
[✻: Tracks 5, 12, 13] John Williams - Acoustic Bassloops sourced from the album Cavatina - Put Through The Machines
[<>: Track 2] Bassballs-Far-Out Son Of Lung And The Ramblings Of A Man - Phillip Pin
[+: Track 15] Contains Horn sample from Vegas El Bandito and additional percussion loop from Kundalini(23Skidoo)Used courtesy of Buddha Palm Music Ltd
Performed by 23 Skidoo under license from Ronin Records Ltd
[CD]
℗ 1994 Virgin Records Ltd
[✻: Tracks 5, 12, 13] ℗ 1995 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1994 Virgin Records Ltd
Made In Holland
[Rear]
Published by Sony Music Publishing
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd.
p 1994 Virgin Records Ltd
[✻: Tracks 5, 12, 13] p 1995 Virgin Records Ltd
c 1994 Virgin Records Ltd
This label copy is the subject of copyright protection.
All Rights Reserved.
c 1995 Virgin Records Ltd.
Printed in Holland
___
Issued in a standard jewel case including a 16-page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 7 24384 03872 4
- Barcode (Scanned): 724384038724
- Label Code: LC 3098
- Price Code (F:): PM 527
- Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
- Other (Cat#, UK:): CDVX 2755
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-16-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 155D
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-27-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 15D2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-10-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 1551
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-19-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 15AF
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-15-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 15AF
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-12-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): ifpi 1531
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): 840387 2 @ 2 010125
- Mould SID Code (Variant 7): ifpi 15AD
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-7-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 8): ifpi 1514
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-2-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 9): none
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 10): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-17-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 10): none
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 11): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-3-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 11): ifpi 1515
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 12): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-9-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 12): ifpi 153D
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 13): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-17-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 13): ifpi 1580
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 14): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-17-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 14): ifpi 1516
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 15): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-19-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 15): ifpi 1594
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 16): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-27-NL
- Mould SID Code (Variant 16): ifpi 15A7
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 17): 840387 2 @ 2 1-1-12-NL
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 17): none
- Mould SID Code (Variant 17): ifpi 1537
Other Versions (5 of 27)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| ISDN (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Cruciform Velcro-Sealed Embossed Card Case With Separate Card Sleeve) | Virgin | CDV 2755, 7243 8 40066 2 4 | UK | 1994 | |||
| ISDN (LP, Album, Limited Edition) | Virgin | V 2755, 7243 8 40066 1 7 | UK | 1994 | |||
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ISDN (CD, Album) | Astralwerks | ASW 6144-2 | US | 1995 | ||
| ISDN (2×LP, Album) | Virgin | VX2755, 7243 8 40387 1 7 | UK & Europe | 1995 | |||
| ISDN (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Cruciform Velcro-Sealed Embossed Card Case With Separate Card Sleeve ) | Astralwerks | ASW 6144 | US | 1995 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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ISDN, the cover is black and white, sparse yet clean and inviting, The music is as you would expect from FSOL, it is a journey between black and white, released as a collection of recordings made from their live 'ISDN' studio broadcasts it's hardly going to be like anything you ever heard before because you won't ever have! Well not back in 1995! Some of the tracks on here are far more cross over than other FSOL works I am thinking of Snake Hips & Smokin Japanese Babe in the first instance. I think overall it hangs together better than Dead Cites and Lifeforms but they are all very much their own albums the 'sister' album to this would be Tales of ephidrina which hangs closer to Lifeforms . 8/10 Well worth checking out!
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This is one album, that can be very dark, and it can create an atmosphere that (to me at least),usually comes from one continuous piece rather than 15 tracks,but taken in isolation, the cuts on here are well stuctured,nice interplay of individual instrumentation, and its good to chill to, maybe not their best, but not their worst,,,7/10
Tim99. -
It's one of those albums in which every track is a masterpiece, but, as said, its a real challenge to listen to. Kind of reminds me of Venetian Snares in its brooding and dark nature, except this music is much more slow paced, and this album is for the most part devoid of the normal breakbeat style. Not my favorite Future Sound of London release, that's for sure, but it's worth the money. Now, about that dark room idea...
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Edited 20 years agoProbably the least accessible piece of music I've ever listened to in my entire life. Completely devoid of anything resembling hooks or catchy elements, this record is a right challenge to listen to, let alone like. The sheer darkness and aural pandemonium contained on this album is so disturbing and intricate that I still can't get my head around it. Still, I think there's some real dynamite between the lines here if the listener just has the patience to keep on listening long enough. Good luck.
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Possibly the most disturbed piece of work I have ever heard. I listened to this in its entirety in a darkened room. I don't think I ever fully recovered. I really don't like listening to this, it's very unnerving, it makes me paranoid and its just downright EVIL in places. A masterpiece, but a masterpiece I never want to hear again.
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