Advance is the second studio album by British electronic music duo LFO, released 29 January 1996 by Warp. The album peaked at number 44 on the UK Albums charts and was the final album to feature Gez Varley before he left the group shortly after its release. Advance was followed up with Sheath in 2003 with only contributions from Bell.
After the release of their album Frequencies (1991), rumors of LFO's follow-up was discussed from time to time without any new material being released.[1]AllMusic described the album as "Nearly legendary as the album-that-almost-never-happened, Advance was a full five years in the making, with hardly a peep of new material in between."[2] The album was produced by Mark Bell.[3] When asked about the gap between the release dates between Advance and Sheath, he responded that "It's easy doing your first album as you have all the first part of your life to express. The second one is harder unless you’re going to repeat yourself... and repetition bores me a bit, it's a complete wasted opportunity to be creative."[4] Tracks 1, 4, 7, 10 and 11 were recorded at LFO Studios while the other tracks were recorded at FON Studios.[5]
Before the release of Björk's album Post (1995), Mark Bell gave her a cassette of LFO demo material allowing her to use what she wanted for a future release.[6] Björk chose a track that would later become her song "I Go Humble".[6] The song would show up again in instrumental form on Advance as "Shove Piggy Shove".[6]
ReleaseEdit
Advance was released on 29 January 1996.[7] The album was released on vinyl, cassette, compact disc and subsequently as an internet download by Warp Records.[7]Advance charted for one week in the United Kingdom, peaking at 44.[8] Shane Danielsen of The Sydney Morning Herald noted the lack of notability the album had on its release in their review, stating that LFO "rarely attract headlines; who, like contemporaries Reload, have looked on as other peers (Aphex, Leftfield) grabbed the press by the throat and held on until it spluttered praise" while LFO "languished in comparative obscurity."[9] Mark Bell and Gez Varley separated as a group shortly after the release of Advance.[1] Varley focused on a solo career, while Bell focused on production with musicians Björk and Depeche Mode.[1] A third LFO album was released in 2003 that was without any contributions from Varley.[1]
From contemporary reviews, Danielsen stated that Advance was "more accessible than previous releases would allow" and that there was "enough of that mountainous speaker-juddering bass to alienate the timid" and that the group had "learnt to write songs, almost."[9]AllMusic gave the album a favorable review of four and a half stars out of five, stating that the "result isn't as essential as their debut, but growth and maturity are evident, particularly in the focus and depth of composition."[2]
Track listingEdit
All music is composed by Mark Bell except where noted[5]
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Advance is the second studio album by British electronic music duo LFO released 29 January 1996 by Warp The album peaked at number 44 on the UK Albums charts and was the final album to feature Gez Varley before he left the group shortly after its release Advance was followed up with Sheath in 2003 with only contributions from Bell AdvanceStudio album by LFOReleased29 January 1996 1996 01 29 GenreElectronic musicLength57 42LabelWarpProducerMark BellLFO chronologyFrequencies 1991 Advance 1996 Sheath 2003 Contents 1 Production 2 Release 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 See also 7 Notes 7 1 ReferencesProduction EditAfter the release of their album Frequencies 1991 rumors of LFO s follow up was discussed from time to time without any new material being released 1 AllMusic described the album as Nearly legendary as the album that almost never happened Advance was a full five years in the making with hardly a peep of new material in between 2 The album was produced by Mark Bell 3 When asked about the gap between the release dates between Advance and Sheath he responded that It s easy doing your first album as you have all the first part of your life to express The second one is harder unless you re going to repeat yourself and repetition bores me a bit it s a complete wasted opportunity to be creative 4 Tracks 1 4 7 10 and 11 were recorded at LFO Studios while the other tracks were recorded at FON Studios 5 Before the release of Bjork s album Post 1995 Mark Bell gave her a cassette of LFO demo material allowing her to use what she wanted for a future release 6 Bjork chose a track that would later become her song I Go Humble 6 The song would show up again in instrumental form on Advance as Shove Piggy Shove 6 Release EditAdvance was released on 29 January 1996 7 The album was released on vinyl cassette compact disc and subsequently as an internet download by Warp Records 7 Advance charted for one week in the United Kingdom peaking at 44 8 Shane Danielsen of The Sydney Morning Herald noted the lack of notability the album had on its release in their review stating that LFO rarely attract headlines who like contemporaries Reload have looked on as other peers Aphex Leftfield grabbed the press by the throat and held on until it spluttered praise while LFO languished in comparative obscurity 9 Mark Bell and Gez Varley separated as a group shortly after the release of Advance 1 Varley focused on a solo career while Bell focused on production with musicians Bjork and Depeche Mode 1 A third LFO album was released in 2003 that was without any contributions from Varley 1 Reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Muzik nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 The Sydney Morning Herald nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 From contemporary reviews Danielsen stated that Advance was more accessible than previous releases would allow and that there was enough of that mountainous speaker juddering bass to alienate the timid and that the group had learnt to write songs almost 9 AllMusic gave the album a favorable review of four and a half stars out of five stating that the result isn t as essential as their debut but growth and maturity are evident particularly in the focus and depth of composition 2 Track listing EditAll music is composed by Mark Bell except where noted 5 No TitleMusicLength1 Advance 5 302 Shut Down Mark Bell Gez Varley4 513 Loch Ness 4 484 Goodnight Vienna 3 515 Tied Up 5 226 Them 4 107 Ultra Schall 4 158 Shove Piggy Shove 4 209 Psychodelik 5 2110 Jason Voorhees 4 3411 Forever 5 2912 Kombat Drinking Bell Varley5 11Personnel EditCredits adapted from Advance liner notes 5 Mark Bell producer engineer Fisch engineer tracks 2 3 8 9 and 12 Gamble engineer tracks 5 and 6 See also Edit1996 in music Music of the United Kingdom 1990s Notes Edit a b c d Cooper Sean LFO Biography Allmusic All Media Guide Retrieved 8 August 2014 a b Cooper Sean Advance LFO Allmusic All Media Guide Retrieved 8 August 2014 Advance LFO Allmusic All Media Guide Retrieved 8 August 2014 Brewster Bill 1 October 2003 LFO 2003 Biography Warp Records Archived from the original on 10 October 2014 Retrieved 8 August 2014 a b c Advance Liner notes LFO Warp Records 1996 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b c Pytlik 2003 p 181 a b LFO Advance Warp Records Archived from the original on 12 August 2014 Retrieved 8 August 2014 LFO Official Charts Company Retrieved 8 August 2014 a b c Danielsen 1996 Cooper Sean Advance LFO AllMusic Retrieved 7 October 2018 Allen Vaughen February 1996 LFO Advance PDF Muzik No 9 p 78 Archived from the original PDF on 2 April 2022 Retrieved 14 July 2022 References Edit Pytlik Mark 2003 Bjork Wow and Flutter ECW Press ISBN 1 55022 556 1 Danielsen Shane 1 April 1996 Old into the New The Sydney Morning Herald p 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Advance album amp 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