LFO

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Biography

LFO were a British electronic music act on the Warp label. Considered to be pioneers of the bass-heavy techno, LFO released Frequencies (1991), Advance (1996), and Sheath (2003). Originally, the group was composed of Gez Varley (born 1971) and Mark Bell (1971–2014). After Varley left in 1996, LFO was Bell alone. Bell died in October 2014. The group's name is derived from the abbreviation for the term low-frequency oscillator, a synthesizer function widely used in electronic music.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1988
Number of Albums 4
Record Label
Website warp.net/records/lfo
Wikipedia LFO on Wikipedia
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Genres

Techno

Trivia

Where did Gez Varley and Mark Bell meet?

while studying at Leeds

...g Gez Varley (also known as Jez Varley) and Mark Bell, they met while studying at Leeds and gave their first track, the eponymous LFO, to Nightmares O...
What year was LFO released?

1990

...he demos popularity in clubs lead to the track being released by Warp in 1990 , where it made it into the Top Twenty. The name LFO comes from the term ...
When did Gez Varley leave the duo?

1996

...o alter sounds in synthesizers, samplers etc. Gez Varley left the duo in 1996 , and continues to have a solo career. Mark Bell continued to record unde...
Who continued to record under his own name and that of LFO?

Mark Bell

... Gez Varley left the duo in 1996, and continues to have a solo career. Mark Bell continued to record under his own name and that of LFO, as well as pr...
When did Mark Bell pass away?

October 2014

...cing albums for Björk and Depeche Mode until his untimely passing in October 2014 . LFOs album Frequencies (containing the previously mentioned LFO and...
What was the name of the follow-up single to Frequencies?

We Are Back

...ies (containing the previously mentioned LFO and its followup single, We Are Back ) was a popular album for Warp Records and undoubtedly helped establi...
When was LFO formed?

1988

...ee LFO (American band). LFO was a British electronic music act formed in 1988 consisting of Mark Bell and Gez Varley. They released their acclaimed de...
Who formed LFO in 1988?

Mark Bell and Gez Varley

...as a British electronic music act formed in 1988 consisting of Mark Bell and Gez Varley . They released their acclaimed debut LP Frequencies in 1991 on...
What was their debut LP called?

Frequencies

...g of Mark Bell and Gez Varley. They released their acclaimed debut LP Frequencies in 1991 on Sheffield label Warp. After Varley left the group in 1996...
When did LFO release their debut LP Frequencies?

1991

...ll and Gez Varley. They released their acclaimed debut LP Frequencies in 1991 on Sheffield label Warp. After Varley left the group in 1996, Bell conti...
What was the name of the label that LFO released their debut album on?

Warp

...released their acclaimed debut LP Frequencies in 1991 on Sheffield label Warp . After Varley left the group in 1996, Bell continued solo to release Adv...
In what year did Bell die?

2014

...d solo to release Advance (1996) and Sheath (2003). Bell died in October 2014 , effectively ending the project. LFO are considered to be pioneers of th...
Where did Varley and Bell meet while studying?

Leeds

...yle. History edit Early years edit Varley and Bell met while studying at Leeds and named their group after the initialism for the common synthesizer f...
Who gave their first track, the eponymous LFO?

Nightmares on Wax

...cy oscillation. They gave their first track, the eponymous LFO, to Nightmares on Wax . The popularity of the demo in clubs led to the track being relea...
In the U.K., at what number in the singles charts in July?

12

... track being released by the Sheffieldbased Warp label in 1990, and it was a Top 20 hit in the U.K., reaching number 12 in the singles charts in July....
When did Lima join the group?

1999

...nfused with the English techno band LFO. Before Lima joined the group in 1999 , the third member was Brian Gillis (known as Brizz), who was with the gr...
Who was the third member of the group before Lima?

Brian Gillis

...band LFO. Before Lima joined the group in 1999, the third member was Brian Gillis (known as Brizz), who was with the group from its start in 1995. The...
What was Brian Gillis known as?

Brizz

...ma joined the group in 1999, the third member was Brian Gillis (known as Brizz ), who was with the group from its start in 1995. The band is best known...
What was the name of the Yvonne Elliman song that LFO remade?

Can't Have You

...FO had marginal success with the remake of the Yvonne Elliman song, Can't Have You , which missed the Top 40, reaching 54 on the UK Singles Chart. Succ...
How many UK singles did LFO reach on the UK Singles Chart?

54

...he Yvonne Elliman song, Can't Have You, which missed the Top 40, reaching 54 on the UK Singles Chart. Success After Gillis left, Fischetti and Cronin ...
Who was chosen to replace Gillis?

Devin Lima

...g, so they headed back to the United States and had an open audition. Devin Lima , an employee of a hardware store at the time, was chosen in place of ...
What song did LFO try to make a demo of?

Summer Girls

...ongs LFO had recorded in an attempt to make a demo was a song called Summer Girls . This song would change their lives, and give LFO their path to succ...
What is LFO an acronym for?

Lyte Funkie Ones

...r and perform, carrying on the group's legacy. LFO (an acronym for Lyte Funkie Ones ) formed in 1995 in the boy band mecca of Orlando, Florida. There, ...
Where did LFO form in 1995?

Orlando, Florida

...onym for Lyte Funkie Ones) formed in 1995 in the boy band mecca of Orlando, Florida . There, singer Rich Cronin befriended aspiring model Brad Fischett...
What clothing retailer did Summer Girls reference in its lyrics?

Abercrombie & Fitch

...ong Summer Girls which referenced the teenbased clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch in its lyrics, thus enhancing the song's appeal with LFO's teena...
How long did LFO remain on the road?

two years

... enjoyed similar success, and LFO remained on the road for the bulk of two years , performing alongside the likes of Britney Spears while their debut c...
LFO is an English electronic music act on what label?

Warp Records

...LFO is an English electronic music act on the Warp Records label. Originally, the group was composed of Gez Varley and Mark Bell. The group's name is ...
Who were the original members of LFO?

Gez Varley and Mark Bell

... the Warp Records label. Originally, the group was composed of Gez Varley and Mark Bell . The group's name is derived from the abbreviation for the ter...
Who is credited as a cowriter and coproducer of the single?

DJ Martin

...heir followup single, We Are Back, was released in the summer of 1991. DJ Martin (Martin Williams) is credited as a cowriter and coproducer of the tra...
Warp was a Top 20 hit in what country?

U.K.,

... the Sheffieldbased Warp Records in 1990, and it was a Top 20 hit in the U.K., reaching number 12 in the singles charts in July. Their followup single...
How many records have LFO sold worldwide?

over four million

...ls reached number 3 on the Billboard charts, and the band has sold over four million records worldwide. History Origins and Gillis's departure (199519...
What song did they remake?

If I Can't Have You

...O had marginal success with the remake of the Yvonne Elliman song If I Can't Have You , which missed the Top 40, reaching No. In 1997, they released a ...
Who produced Summer Girls?

Dow Brain and Brad Young

...to make a demo, was a track entitled Summer Girls (produced by Dow Brain and Brad Young of Underground Productions). This song, Summer Girls made its ...
What chart position did Summer Girls reach on the Billboard Hot 100?

3

...ish band, see LFO (British band). Their single Summer Girls reached number 3 on the Billboard charts, and the band has sold over four million records ...