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The Lo Fidelity Allstars are a British electronica group who have recorded since the late 1990s. ==Career== Their members originate from various cities in Northern England where they were formed in Leeds, before relocating first to London where they came to the attention of major record labels. After signing to Skint Records the band relocated to Brighton on the south coast, where that label is based. Subsequent to parting company with Skint, the band liquidated their Brighton studio complex 'The Brainfarm', and the personnel are now based variously in Brighton, The Midlands and New York. Their earlier work is noted for genre-crossing stylings, distorted, morose, and at times alien lyrics, distinctive funk bass lines, and extensive use of lo-fi recording practices. This work is best exemplified by their 1998 debut album'' How to Operate with a Blown Mind'' on Skint Records. At this time, the Lo Fidelity Allstars were credited by pseudonyms rather than their actual names. After its release, the band's lead vocalist David Randall (credited as The Wrekked Train) left,〔 shortly followed by the keyboard player "Sheriff" John Stone. For their second studio album, ''Don't Be Afraid of Love'', the members of the band discarded their pseudonyms in favor of using their real names. Before the split, they found time to record a mix album ''On the Floor at the Boutique'' (a follow-up to Fatboy Slim's mix album of the same name) containing an eclectic selection of tracks, including two short tracks recorded by the original line-up especially for the mix: "You're Never Alone With A Clone," and "Bootsy Call". Another track, "Many Tentacles Pimping on the Keys," was also included which was released previously as "Disco Machine Gun Part 2" on the "Disco Machine Gun" EP released in September 1997.〔 The 2002 album ''Don't Be Afraid of Love'' included a number of guest vocalists, including funk legend Bootsy Collins. 2007 saw the release on Skint Records of the double CD ''Warming Up the Brain Farm: The Best of'', a compilation featuring tracks from the first two albums along with rare and unreleased tracks. The group's third studio album ''Northern Stomp'' was released on 27 July 2009, on Corsair Records, preceded by the single "Smash & Grab World" which was released worldwide in April, and was the band's first new material for four years. ''Northern Stomp'' was widely well received, with ''DJ Magazine'' giving 4 stars, saying "This is a blown band album dripping with (northern) soul. The Lo-Fis are back and they deserve adoration all over again"〔Loben, Carl. ''DJ Magazine'' Issue 476, August 2009〕 and the world's best selling music monthly ''Q'', calling it "a dance-tinged hybrid that becomes more fascinating with each listen".〔Aizlewood, John. ''Q'' Magazine Issue 278, Sept 2009〕 The second single taken from the album was "Your Midnight" which featured remixes from Phil Ward's alter ego Lord Warddd, and label mate IDC, and was released on 31 August 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lo Fidelity Allstars」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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