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LFO's legendary eponymous single provided Warp records with their first major hit. The incredible, acid-fuelled power of the track, along with the rest of Frequencies, their seminal debut, also made Gez Varley and Mark Bell two of the most influential producers ever to emerge from the nascent British dance scene. Their own influences are revealed in the shape of dedications to "the pioneers of the hypnotic groove"--Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Depeche Mode and Yellow Magic Orchestra.
LFO followed on from this tradition with a zeitgeist-capturing album that takes the sweat and vibes of the late 80s acid-house scene and distils it on to wax. Cuts like the afore-mentioned "LFO", "Nurture", "We Are Back", "You Have To Understand", "Love Is the Message" and "Mentok" are timeless and with their Derrick May-esque touches of symphonic elegance, dystopian drum kicks and hallucinogenic dream-textures, make Frequencies one of the standout albums of the dance era. They don't make them like this anymore. --Paul Sullivan
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Frequencies has been re-issued as a loud-cut double LP, including Groovy Distortion and Track 14, which were previously unavailable on vinyl. The original single disc LP had completely sold out by the mid nineties meaning this will be the first opportunity for many LFO fans to hear Frequencies via vinyl.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
'Classic' &' highly influential' are all descriptions so overused, but in this case id have to agree.
There is a really clean classy minimal spacey/ trippy BUT- ABOVE ALL- TECHNO quality to this album. The bass is seriously sub sonic. Made without being obsessed with 'trying' to be 'hard' or 'fast', these understated tunes are so well crafted and built from beginning to end- always packed with hooks that make it dancable & plant a cheeky grin on your face coz theyre so ruff without being cheesy. These are really 'head gear' tunes., Even now when i listen to Orbital 2 or Aphex amb. 85-92 - they all sound dated to me in comparison. Theyre just isnt the edge that there still is on this album. Granted it still sounds from a past era, but it has that "what the **** is that" quality to it that all good techno shoud have- you know, that dark strange discordant but at the same time beautiful and perfectly arranged quality.
Frequencies is loaded with bleeps & all sorts of quirky effects which do take you back to late 80s early 90s- but it has no naff 'take me higher' wannabe rave anthem tracks. Its slow (v.slow by todays standards), but so totally techno in spirit, so totally British infact, as although it would appeal to those who love that orig. detroit techno sound - or chicago acid house thing- this is still a different sound unique to Britain in early 90s, with a groove you dont even think about following- you just do. Some of these tracks are up there with Joey Beltrams NRG Flash, 808s Pacific, Fast Eddies Acid Thunder etc. but different / slower and more minimal.
There are a couple of tracks in the middle that to me sound a bit weak and dated- but considering the quality & inovativness of the rest- i mean they truly set a standard (how many others managed a whole album of near classics as opposed to the odd 12")- i stand by my rating!
"Pioneers of the hypnotic groove".
There is a really clean classy minimal spacey/ trippy BUT- ABOVE ALL- TECHNO quality to this album. The bass is seriously sub sonic. Made without being obsessed with 'trying' to be 'hard' or 'fast', these understated tunes are so well crafted and built from beginning to end- always packed with hooks that make it dancable & plant a cheeky grin on your face coz theyre so ruff without being cheesy. These are really 'head gear' tunes., Even now when i listen to Orbital 2 or Aphex amb. 85-92 - they all sound dated to me in comparison. Theyre just isnt the edge that there still is on this album. Granted it still sounds from a past era, but it has that "what the **** is that" quality to it that all good techno shoud have- you know, that dark strange discordant but at the same time beautiful and perfectly arranged quality.
Frequencies is loaded with bleeps & all sorts of quirky effects which do take you back to late 80s early 90s- but it has no naff 'take me higher' wannabe rave anthem tracks. Its slow (v.slow by todays standards), but so totally techno in spirit, so totally British infact, as although it would appeal to those who love that orig. detroit techno sound - or chicago acid house thing- this is still a different sound unique to Britain in early 90s, with a groove you dont even think about following- you just do. Some of these tracks are up there with Joey Beltrams NRG Flash, 808s Pacific, Fast Eddies Acid Thunder etc. but different / slower and more minimal.
There are a couple of tracks in the middle that to me sound a bit weak and dated- but considering the quality & inovativness of the rest- i mean they truly set a standard (how many others managed a whole album of near classics as opposed to the odd 12")- i stand by my rating!
"Pioneers of the hypnotic groove".
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first bought as a grubby student when it first came out in the early nineties. LFO the single, was a big student club hit, I loved it, danced manically to it, and thought it was a bit odd. I subsequently forgot about it and it sat in my CD collection collecting dust. A decade later - its obvious to me this is an absolute classic. I've listened to a lot of electronica and other techno since then (mostly WARP stuff) but it still sounds fresh and innovative now. Now I've "rediscovered" it, I keep going back to it again and again.
Anyone seriously interested in techno should have this album.
Anyone seriously interested in techno should have this album.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
There is good music in every period. Yes, it's obvious that this album was made around the turn of the nineties, but only in the same way that the Beatles sound like a sixties band. Frequencies represents the peak of electronic music at that time and, although different, less sophisticated perhaps, it stands up alongside the best of today's electronic music.
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move your body
brings back some great memories of the first raves I went to one for the nostalgic collection rather than the new collective out there only for the headstrong. Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2010 by Graceless
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old school electronic music is still great
I bought this album just to check it out. I hadn't heard any of LFO works before but I did know of the music coming out of WARP in the 90s. Read more
Published on 6 July 2010 by Kasper Skov
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent period music
For some, the likes of LFO may seem just a tad dated for the modern super-computer, over-sophisticated bedroom producers were bombarded with on the net. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2009 by TC Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Never tired of it.
I remember scooting down to HMV back in 1991 and buying this on cassette. I listened to it over and over back then. I've got it on CD now and it still sounds as good. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2007 by T. J. Stickland
5.0 out of 5 stars
Refiners of the hypnotic groove
Utterly brilliant. I bought this album at the time of it's release in 1991. It had been recommended to me by someone at college who knew all about bleeps and reckoned this was a... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2007 by N. Murray
5.0 out of 5 stars
CLASSIC BRITISH TECHNO
Back in the days before club culture had manifestied itself onto the mainstream.LFO or low frequency oscillation were carving a niche in this country(uk)for quality... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful
At the time of this CD's release, it was truly an inovation. I am buying this album for the second time as my original vinyl copy is getting a bit worn. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best moments in techno...
subtley uplifting melodies. heartfelt sonic textures. cochlea buzzing analogue filter distortion. warmth.
a completely classic piece of music. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2000
1.0 out of 5 stars
Outdated. Drags on without any of the merits of good music.
This CD is a great deal - if you enjoy the early electronic music mishaps, however I won't go overboard recommending the albumn as it's also totally uninteresting, in fact, of the... Read more
Published on 12 Nov 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Who said that electronic music can't be emotional?!
Well... where can I start.
For me this is a VERY influential album indeed. When I first heard this album in 1991 I was completely blown away... Read more
Published on 3 Nov 1999
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