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1) English band LFO were one of the pioneers of the harsh techno of the early 1990s. Originally comprising Gez Varley (also known as Jez Varley) and Mark Bell, they met while studying at Leeds and gave their first track, the eponymous “LFO”, to Nightmares On Wax. The demo’s popularity in clubs lead to the track being released by Warp in 1990, where it made it into the Top Twenty. The name “LFO” comes from the term low frequency oscillator, a component used to alter sounds in synthesizers, samplers etc.
Gez Varley left the duo in 1996, and continues to have a solo career. Mark Bell continues to record under his own name and that of LFO, as well as producing albums for Björk and Depeche Mode.
LFO’s album ’Frequencies’ (containing the previously mentioned “LFO” and its follow-up single, “We Are Back”) was a popular album for Warp Records and undoubtedly helped establish them as a successful global independent electronic label, along with label-mates Nightmares On Wax and Sweet Exorcist. It was originally released with a warning sticker stating that the record company was not responsible for the potential damage to speakers due to the the extremely loud, low frequency bass signals contained within the music.
‘Frequencies’ was followed by the less commercially successful ’Advance’ and, in 2003, by ’Sheath’ which saw a return to the earlier minimal techno sound of LFO’s debut.
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Frequencies
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Sheath
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LFO
48,241 listeners25 tracks
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helloimjoshua
LYTE FUNKY ONES
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isismrt
ıllıllı ȚȞÏŚ ÏŚ ĠÖÏŅĠ ȚÖ MÄĶË ŸÖŮ ₣ŖËÄĶ ıllıllı
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IAJP
NOT SURE IF LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR ARE TOURING..OR LYTE FUNKY ONES
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superc777
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jakobdorof
@swietadympna: what makes you say?
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swietadympna
@Pruitt-Igo: Last.fm is slowly dying, don't keep your hopes up for this.
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sleeplesstown
Both LFOs should do a split EP
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Pruitt-Igoe
Last.fm seriously need to do something about this filthy dogshit! How hard can it be to have multiple pages for arists who tragically share the same name? @blackmetalcore: Well, it makes you think that there is some hope left on this earth.
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blackmetalcore
Techno LFO is more popular than boy band LFO? Huh...
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mijajo
Advance > Frequencies > Sheath
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Shru
♪You love hip hop and rock n roll~! Dad took off when you were 4 years old~!♪
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jeff071
LFO is back. His VCMG remix is awesome.
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illuminatisdf
WE NEED MORE MUSIC MARK
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ocWavean
This is going to make me freak!
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Moistly
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joemcmaster
SHAKESPEARE WROTE A BUNCH OF SONNETS
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cj_rave
Mark, why do you release too few music? I want more
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spatuluk
Geeze.. are people still listening to that shitty boy band? I've flagged their tracks as having the incorrect artist (should be Lyte Funky Ones), and anyone with taste in music should probably do the same.
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Godsaveshella
FREAK
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Alec_Trevelyan
Dove man's care deodorant commercial... music: LFO's Blown ???
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