| Lifeforms | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Future Sound of London |
| Cover: | FSOL_Lifeforms.jpg |
| Length: | 92:33 |
| Label: | Virgin |
| Producer: | The Future Sound of London |
| Prev Title: | Tales of Ephidrina |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | ISDN |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
Lifeforms is the second studio album by the British electronic music duo The Future Sound of London. It was released on 23 May 1994 by Virgin Records. It entered the Dance Albums Chart at No.1 and the Albums Chart at No.6.
The Future Sound of London began work on the album around the same time as they were finishing Tales of Ephidrina, and the more complex, ambient direction they were taking resulted in Lifeforms.[1] The artwork also progressed from previous works, with soon-to-be familiar images of the "Witch Girl" Sheuneen Ta and the "Spike" computer model having been previously used on the group's Cascade EP.
Lifeforms achieved commercial success and produced hit singles such as "Cascade" and "Lifeforms". It entered the Dance Albums Chart at No.1 and the Albums Chart at No.6. The album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for over 60,000 units sold. It was later licensed to Astralwerks for release in the US.
AllMusic called it "one of the best experimental techno releases of the '90s" and "an inventive, fascinating aural experience, as rich and detailed as the Orb's best work."
The Swedish band Carbon Based Lifeforms got the idea of its name partly from this album.[2]