Track Listing

1. Peppermint Tree
2. Given That We've Given
3. I Have Loved You into Oblivion
4. Light Beyond Sound
5. In Fear of the Electromagnetic Machine, Pt. 1
6. Somewhere at the Edge of Nowhere
7. Riders (On the Circadian Rhythms)
8. Carousel
9. Yantra
10. Opus of the Black Sun
11. Marylebone Road
12. Tiny Space Birds
13. Drifter
14. Rocket Fuel
15. Listen Little Man
16. Man Is a Virus in Shoes
17. Mr. Sponge's Groovy Oscillations
18. It's a Sunshine Day (Yeah! Yeah!)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7935 in Music
• Released on: 2008-07-28
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

A new Psychedelic voyage for the third ear
Missed the release date of this, was initially confused by last Amorphous Androgynous release, but then realized what Gary Cobain et al was trying to do was pay his homage to psychedelic music, this however is a greater and more coherent achievement. The songs and concept keep this together. Certainly on the 'Isness' the songs with lyrics were a bit iffy. Here there is more styling and maturity. The instrumentation is more organized, there is inclusion of Linda Lewis who does a nice vocal on one track, there is a fair amount of slide guitar and some all out rock. It is a very varied and complete recording with 18 tracks, all heavily processed full of screaming layers of 'Tomorrow Never Knows' type sounds, swirling about in a miasma of psychedelic mayhem. I love psychedelic music and this really resonates a real trippy quality as it is laden with sound effects and strange sonic distortions. There is a superb Sitar track that starts out like Ananda Shankar and ends up like Drum and Bass. There is a fair amount of analogue sounds and it really makes you think that FSOL are just constantly evolving. I look forward to hearing the 'Yage' album. Buy this if you like psychedelic music with real instruments or if you liked the last two Amorphous Androgynous releases. A hell of a lot more psychedelic than Primal Scream and a lot more musical. This is the difference between an affection for sound and an obsession with style. Beware the style check the quality. A psychedelic soul audio collage ethnic blues mash up.

Retro future sound of psychadelic
Amorphous Androgynous, the artists also known as Future Sound Of London, continue to plough their own musical furrow without any apparent concern for considerations of popularity or the demand to have any 'hits'. Long may they continue to do so, as they keep turning out extremely interesting albums at an amazing rate.

As the ridiculous title suggests, psychadelic sounds rule the day here, harking back to the tripped-out epics of the 1970s- airy lyrics, heavily effected acoustic guitars, 'positive vibes', even some sitars. Some of the production is a clear tribute going back 30 years, but some of it retains that FSOL cutting edge and the result is a real mesh. Complicated, clever, atmospheric, and at points quite confusing.

It's a very inconsistent album- listening to it in different ways you can either revel in the craziness, or be a bit put off by the way it jumps around and never lets you settle (the way a true 20-minute-long 1970s prog epic would). Nevertheless it's a really fascinating album and definitely worth a listen if you've got open minded tastes, or you'd like to.