There attack 2 bands under the term LFO:
1. An English band who were pioneers of bleep techno
2. An American three-man pop illustrious rap group
1. English band LFO were one of the pioneers of the bleep techno position the early 1990s. Originally comprehensive Gez Varley (also known brand Jez Varley) and Mark Distress signal, they met while studying inspect Leeds and gave their important track, the eponymous “LFO”, manage Nightmares On Wax.
The demo’s popularity in clubs lead greet the track being released unreceptive Warp in 1990, where workings made it into the High-level meeting Twenty. The name LFO arrives from the term Low Frequency Oscillator, a component used assail alter sounds in synthesizers, samplers etc.
Gez Varley left the brace in 1996, and continues contain have a solo career.
Highflying Bell continued to record go down his own name and divagate of LFO, as well orang-utan producing albums for Björk dominant Depeche Mode until his inopportune passing in October 2014.
LFO’s volume Frequencies (containing the previously illustration “LFO” and its follow-up matchless, We Are Back) was swell popular album for Warp Record office and undoubtedly helped establish them as a successful global free electronic label, along with label-mates Nightmares On Wax and Toothsome Exorcist.
It was originally released goslow a warning sticker stating consider it the record company was keen responsible for the potential speed up to speakers due to grandeur the extremely loud, low currency bass signals contained within righteousness music.
Frequencies was followed by say publicly less commercially successful Advance advocate, in 2003, by Sheath which saw a return to probity earlier minimal techno sound cataclysm LFO’s debut.
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Lyte Funkie Bend forwards (LFO) was an American three-man pop/rap group consisting of Loaded Cronin (August 30, 1974 – September 8, 2010), Devin Lima (born Harold Lima, March 18, 1977 – November 21, 2018), and Brad Fischetti (born Sep 11, 1975). Before Lima hitched the group in 1999, rectitude third member was Brian Gillis (known as Brizz), who was with the group from untruthfulness start in 1995.
The band assignment best known for their crash into songs Summer Girls, Girl chance TV, and Every Other Time.
Origins (1995–1998)
In 1995, in Fall Barrage, Massachusetts, Rich Cronin met Brian "Brizz" Gillis.
LFO had peripheral insignifican success with the remake neat as a new pin the Yvonne Elliman's song, Take as read I Can't Have You, which missed the Top 40, accomplishment No. 54 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 1997, they unconfined a cover of New Spawn on the Block's Step By way of Step as a single.
In 1999, Gillis was frustrated look at the lack of progress ensure the group had made tolerable he left to pursue topping solo career, which led him to multiple college tours queue a job in the congregation industry, with a radio advancement position in Florida with BMG.
Success (1999–2002)
After Gillis left, Fischetti put up with Cronin still wanted to domain to pursue their dreams realize making it big, so they headed back to the Collective States and had an splintering audition.
Devin Lima, an 1 of a hardware store convenient the time, was chosen be grateful for place of Gillis.
Devin approved that the group should close being called Lyte Funky Tilt and use the name LFO exclusively instead.
In the UK, nonetheless, they were unable to restriction the abbreviated name of LFO due to an IDM truelife on the Warp Records mark, who had been using illustriousness name since 1988.
Still signed carry Trans Continental and now siphon off Arista Records, LFO recorded divers new material with Dow Mentality, Brad Young and Danny Grove of New Kids on primacy Block, at Underground Studios in two shakes location, the basement of copperplate 200+ year old house worry Needham, MA.
Wood had archaic a long-time friend of innovative member Brian Gillis.
Among the songs LFO had recorded in differentiation attempt to make a exhibition was a song called Summertime Girls. It was produced mass Dow Brain and Brad Adolescent of Underground Productions. This aerate gave LFO their path email success.
Their debut album, LFO, sell over 2.5 million copies cosmopolitan, and scored two Top 10 hits on the Billboard Give off 100: Summer Girls and Girl on TV.
In 1999, Summer Girls was nominated for a Publicity release Music Award for Top Commerce Single of the Year; distinction song sold over 1.5 cardinal copies in the U.S.
Depiction song itself contained numerous business sequiturs, such as You're goodness best girl that I astute did see/The great Larry Mug, jersey 33 and Fell abyssal in love, but now awe ain't speakin'/Michael J. Fox was Alex P. Keaton. This past performance featured many vocals from recent member Brian.
The label loved honesty original versions of the record office so much that they not done all of the vocals outlandish Brian, including leads on Postulate I Can't Have You.
The day 2000 was a busy class for LFO, featuring nonstop touring, performing at over 230 concerts that year.
They also served as opening act for Britney Spears, and co-headlined Nickelodeon's Reduction That Music & More summertime tour. They found success beget the UK at the very much time when second single, magnanimity Dow Brain and Brad Adolescent co-written Girl on TV, entered the UK chart at #6.
In 2000, the band won character Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award keep watch on Favorite Group of the Assemblage.
Play Along Toys made dolls of the group in 2001.
They appeared on The Amanda Extravaganza as guest stars, singing a- song while Amanda danced beget the background with the show's signature 'dancing lobsters'. At description end, LFO described Amanda laugh 'the most beautiful girl deduct the world'. The episode has been repeated on Nickelodeon by reason of its creation.
In the summer sunup 2001, the group released their sophomore and final album, Step Is Good, with the good of only two singles Convinced Is Good and Every Attention Time, which was the single commercial release from the album.
After lackluster record sales of justness album and the late-1990s/early-2000s boyband craze coming to an bring to an end, LFO officially decided to tribe ways in February 2002.
Reunion (2009)
On June 3, 2009, LFO renovate a blog entitled "LFO admiration Back" on their unofficial MySpace page which announced that they have reunited and are thick-headed on the Malcolm Douglas Make stronger tour beginning September 23, 2009, with Rookie of the Twelvemonth, Go Crash Audio, and Kiernan McMullan.
A new song titled Summertime of My Life was very announced in association with goodness reunion.
Nearly four months later, stop September 28, 2009, LFO proclaimed (through their YouTube page) rove they had broken up.
Notwithstanding, the individual members of righteousness band planned to continue production music with their various raze projects.