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I get the ordering has been changed to best fit the sides, but the "you stubborn bastard" spoken sample that links two tracks is cut in two for absolutely no reason, which is honestly kind of baffling.

Ross wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:17 pm I get the ordering has been changed to best fit the sides, but the "you stubborn bastard" spoken sample that links two tracks is cut in two for absolutely no reason, which is honestly kind of baffling.

I'm guessing to keep the pattern of having a Yage track close all 4 sides of LPs 2 and 3?

It didn't strike me as jarring. It reminds me of the original vinyl version of Robert Fripp and the League of Gentlemen, with all the intercut spoken word bits...

"She's so Automatic" is now credited as an FSOL track, where on previous releases it was "by" Dope Module.
Which is "correct"?

Both.

When it comes to track numbering, track names, and band names - fsol are quantum

Lifeforms reissue - As per the title

Seeing as these are proving to be a common occurance but rarely get more than a couple of replies, I thought I'd do a few merges and make an all-purpose reissues thread.

Lifeforms green 2LP out on 15th June

Pulse Two on 28th June (probably earlier from the band)

Pulse Two pre-order.

Ross wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 3:40 pm Seeing as these are proving to be a common occurance but rarely get more than a couple of replies, I thought I'd do a few merges and make an all-purpose reissues thread.

Lifeforms green 2LP out on 15th June

Pulse Two on 28th June (probably earlier from the band)

Just received this as Bandcamp email, as I am sure most of you have. This presumably is just a repress of original vinyl and not a remastered edition?

I actually bought the re-issue of Lifeforms on vinyl when it came out a few years ago thinking it would be remastered, when it wasn't. In the scheme of things it didn't matter at all, as it sounds fantastic as it is. Won't be double dipping for green, but would have been nice at the time.

Yeah, the only time these are being remastered is when there's new material, as it effectively has to be given a new master to be cut for vinyl anyway.

Pulse Three coming later this month.

I knew we were waiting for the fourth

Here she is:

Trip Maps 1 back in print, now in a digipak:
https://fsol.bandcamp.com/album/fsoldig ... rip-maps-1

For those who may have missed them, other recent reissues:
Translations 2LP


Alice in Ultraland 2LP


Pulse Four


Globular, finally in lossless


Murmurations, first digital release with bonus track

The Globular in lossless was totally under the radar--it sounds great