LFO

LFO was a British electronic music act formed in 1988 consisting of Mark Bell and Gez Varley. They released their acclaimed debut LP ‘Frequencies’ in 1991 on Sheffield label Warp. After Varley left the group in 1996, Bell continued solo to release ‘Advance’ (1996) and ‘Sheath’ (2003). Bell died in October 2014, effectively ending the project.
Varley and Bell met while studying at Leeds and named their group after the initialism for the common synthesizer function low-frequency oscillation. They gave their first track, the eponymous "LFO", to Nightmares On Wax. The popularity of the demo in clubs led to the track being released by the Sheffield-based Warp label in 1990, and it was a Top 20 hit in the U.K., reaching number 12 in the singles charts in July.
LFO are considered to be pioneers of the bass-heavy "bleep techno" style. AllMusic called them "one of British techno's most important, agenda-setting groups”.
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== Links to Peel ==
The Leeds duo were among the early Warp Records artists played by Peel as the Sheffield label established its initial identity for “bleep techno”, giving airtime to LFO’s landmark eponymous debut single before it arrived in the UK national charts in summer 1990, quickly followed by a session for his show. Their debut ‘Frequencies” album (1991), the first to be released by the fledgling label, would also be featured by the Radio One DJ.
There would be only one LFO session, although Peel continued to play the infrequent releases that subsequently appeared under the moniker. In 2012, their second LP, ‘Advance’ (1996), the last featuring the core Varley and Bell partnership, was among the first 100 albums by artists with names starting with the letter L when initial details of Peel’s Record Collection were released online.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
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One session only. Available on Various Artists WXAXRXP 10x12” box set, digital, 2019 (Warp WARPLP300). Also available separately as Peel Session TX 20/10/90, 12” and digital.
1. Recorded: 1990-10-07. First broadcast 20 October 1990. Repeated 12 January 1991
*Take Control / To The Limit / Rob's Nightmare /Lost World
== Other Shows Played ==
;1990
*04 June 1990: LFO (12") Warp
*12 June 1990: LFO (12") Warp
*20 June 1990: LFO (12") Warp
;1991
*25 May 1991: We Are Back (12") Warp
*02 June 1991: We Are Back (12") Warp
*09 June 1991: We Are Back
*20 July 1991: Nurture (album - Frequencies) Warp
*21 July 1991: Tan Ta Ra (album - Frequencies) Warp
*21 December 1991: Tan Ta Ra (Moby remix) (single) Warp (with the 1991 Festive Fifty abandoned, until resurrected in 1993. the first of four shows featuring top records and best sessions of the year)
;1992
*05 January 1992: What Is House (LFO Remix) (12" EP) Warp
;1994
*18 November 1994: Tied Up (12") Warp
;1995
*14 July 1995: Helen (Various Artists 2xCD - Trance Europe Express 4) Volume
*29 December 1995: Them (2xLP-Advance) Warp
;1996
*05 January 1996: Shove Piggy Shove (2xLP-Advance) Warp
*07 January 1996 (BFBS): Them (CD-Advance) Warp
*13 January 1996 (BFBS): Shove Piggy Shove (2xLP-Advance) Warp
;1999
*16 November 1999: Nurture (Surgeon Remix) (2x Compilation CD-Warp 10+3 Remixes) Warp
*18 November 1999 (Radio Eins): Nurture (Surgeon Remix)
;2003
*27 May 2003: Simon From Sydney (album - Frequencies) (Autechre DJ Set)
*23 September 2003: Mum-Man (LP – Sheath) Warp
*25 September 2003: Mokeylips (LP - Sheath) Warp
*04 October 2003 (BBC World Service): Mum-man
;2004
*29 April 2004: T.Raumschmiere Feat. MC Soom T: Querstromzerspaner (LFO Rmx)
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: L
*Warp Records
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*AllMusic
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