The Isness
| The Isness | ||||
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| Studio album by Amorphous Androgynous | ||||
| Released | 10 June 2002 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | Earthbeat Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 63:30 | |||
| Producer | The Future Sound of London | |||
| Amorphous Androgynous chronology | ||||
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| The Future Sound of London chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
Cover for the two disc expanded version The Isness and the Otherness. | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 62/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| E! | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 |
| Q | |
| Release Magazine | 6/10 |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5 |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
The Isness is a 2002 album by experimental electronica group The Future Sound of London, released under the alias Amorphous Androgynous (except in the US, where it was released as FSOL for commercial reasons). An expanded version was released called The Isness and the Otherness, a two disc special edition containing The Isness on disc one and The Otherness, featuring additional tracks and recordings, on disc two.
The album is the first by FSOL (as Amorphous Androgynous) to delve into psychedelic rock territory, although there are a few solid electronica tracks the majority is more progressive rock than electronica. This has come to mixed reviews with the majority being positive. Some say they had over extended their reach and others seemed to understand what they were doing.