Lifeforms
by The Future Sound Of London

Lifeforms by The Future Sound Of London
Year: 1994
Release date: 1994-05-23
Overall rank: 4,001st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 90 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1994 (78th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (671st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,001st)

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Lifeforms is ranked as the best album by The Future Sound Of London.

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Lifeforms track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 4,001st | 1990s rank: 671st | 1994 rank: 78th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 90 votes)
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75/100
 
04/16/2026 03:48 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
90/100
 
04/15/2026 05:25 Rswiv  Ratings distribution  2355/100
 
80/100
 
03/16/2026 19:20 CellarDoor  Ratings distribution  8,46779/100
 
70/100
 
03/08/2026 14:50 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,21674/100
 
45/100
 
01/30/2026 10:20 joyofdivision  Ratings distribution  23691/100

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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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85/100
From 11/11/2020 14:23 | #260636
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.
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65/100
From 06/27/2018 22:02 | #217390
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.
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From 05/20/2013 22:35 | #76756
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.
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From 10/18/2012 12:34 | #52617
Truly brilliant album.
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90/100
From 12/26/2011 13:33 | #33768
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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