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What was Lifeforms?
We wanted to release a very immersive, mind-blowing piece of music that was long and would deeply drench you in it...Lifeforms was redefining 'classical ambient electronic experimental' .
How successful was Lifeforms?
Cascade", released as a single in 1993, introduced the commercial music world to the new FSOL.
When was Lifeforms released?
In 1994, they released Lifeforms to critical acclaim.
The album featured unconventional use of percussion interspersed with ambient segments.
Were there any other successful singles on the Lifeforms album?
The album itself featured epic, ambient soundscapes, with tracks flowing from one to the next with no pauses in between.
Throughout the record, familiar motifs and samples repeated themselves.

Question: How did critics receive the album?
Self-contained rewrite: How did critics receive Lifeforms?