Environments II is the second release of The Future Sound of London

The Future Sound of London

The Future Sound of London is a prolific British electronic music band composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. The duo are often credited with pushing the boundaries of electronic music experimentation and of pioneering a new era of dance music...

's "Environments" series, of which another is planned. It was released on 29 August 2008. A CD version of the album was released on 5 January 2009.

The album

Continuing from the first album in the series, part II is equally ambient (as opposed to the more breakbeat led material of their albums and archive series), but features strings, choir sounds and synthesiers, in contrast to the more abstract, sample-based nature of the original album. There are a few low-fi

Low fidelity

Low fidelity or lo-fi describes a sound recording which contains technical flaws such as distortion, hum, or background noise, or limited frequency response...

 type tracks with subtle beats, similar in sound to tracks from Aphex Twin

Aphex Twin

Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...

's "Selected Ambient Works..." series. The strings mentioned are Goldenthalian

Elliot Goldenthal

Elliot Goldenthal is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, and is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways...

 in sound and weave into the electronic ambience. The album features contributions by Max Richter

Max Richter

Max Richter is a German-born British composer.-Biography:Richter studied composition and piano at University of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Music and with Luciano Berio in Florence. After finishing his studies, Richter co-founded the contemporary classical ensemble Piano Circus...

, Daniel Pemberton, Chris Margory, Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp

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, Colin Bell and Will White.

Track listing

1. Viewed From Above (2:33)
2. Glacier (Part 1) (8:55)
3. Serengeti (4:32)
4. Colour Blind (3:35)
5. A Corner (3:29)
6. Newfoundland (2:04)
7. North Arctic (3:18)
8. Factories And Assembly (5:03)
9. Ice Formed (4:16)
10. Small Town (3:14)
11. Nearly Home (3:38)
12. Boca Manu (2:22)
13. Journey To The Center (3:40)
14. Glacier (Part 2) (6:21)

Crew

• Producer - Future Sound Of London, The
• Written-By Brian Dougans, Garry Cobain
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