Lifeforms
by The Future Sound Of London
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Lifeforms is ranked as the best album by The Future Sound Of London.
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Lifeforms track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Lifeforms ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/16/2026 03:48 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,335 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 05:25 | Rswiv | 29 | 64/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 19:20 |  CellarDoor | 8,720 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2026 14:50 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,675 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2026 10:20 |  joyofdivision | 240 | 91/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.
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One of the greatest recordings from the Ambient House genre. This is a fantastic sound trip. The album comes close to the perfection achieved by The Orb with their Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld.
This is a really interesting ambient listen with some excellent use of sampling. The disappointment for me is on track 5 where the piano sample is at a completely different tempo to the drum rhythm. How did they never notice this when they were perfecting it? It almost sounds like two different tracks playing over the top of one another, not intentionally.... if it were not for this, my rating would be much higher, attention to detail is important.
This is the kind of electronic music that makes me adore electronic music. It can really reach heights and take you places that no other music seems to be able to. It creates true atmospheres...It really, really takes you places. I'm 99% sure this album will make it on my chart after a few more listens. Psychedelic jungle is a great way of putting it.
Truly brilliant album.
Mother Nature's Son 12/26/2011 13:33 | #33768 | TOP COMMENT
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A journey through a psychedelic jungle. Not a collection of great melodies, more a collection of strange sounds and fascinating atmospheres.
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