Future Sound of London

After the flora and fauna of 1994's Lifeforms, FSOL looked to bricks and mortar for inspiration, and the resulting sound is far more industrial and gritty as a result. Imagine Orbital being chased by Faust around Sheffield's urban wastelands whilst nursing a nasty hangover, and you're getting close.

First, the ancient sound of London circa late '66 and '67: The Beatles' Revolver, pirate
radio, the Small Faces' "Tin Soldier," Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play," the hum of a nation's
youth wired on Hindu incantation and the agitated buzzing of Pete Townshend's guitar
amplifiers. Post-Oasis U.K. sensations Kula Shaker press all the right vintage-Brit-pop buttons
on their ripping debut album, a fearlessly derivative retrospectacle of sound and... More >