Top/ Experimental electronic duo The Future Sound of London released Lifeforms (Astralwerks) to critical acclaim in 1994. Although often labelled as ambient, Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans usually resist being pigeon-holed into any one particular genre. Their work covers most areas of electronic music, such as ambient techno, drum and bass, trip-hop, ambient dub, pure ambient, and often involves extreme experimentation. Lifeforms featured unconventional use of percussion interspersed with truly ambient segments. Middle to bottom/ FSOL's single "My Kingdom" arises from the depths of Dead Cities (Astralwerks, 1996), also home of "We Have Explosive". The new material was a curious mix of ambient textures and hard, gritty dance music. The album's songs combined synthetic sounds with samples, including from the Once Upon a Time in America (1984) and Blade Runner (1982) soundtracks, to create the atmosphere of a post-apocalyptic urban area.
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