Fear of Fours


Fear of Fours is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Lamb. It was released on 17 May 1999 by Fontana Records and Mercury Records.

Background

The title Fear of Fours alludes to the album's avoidance of the four-on-the-floor rhythm commonly used in dance music. Lamb's Andy Barlow later explained, "By the time we came to record Fear of Fours it felt like everything in had been done... I've always liked interesting time signatures. When you're in, or even, you get a loop that you've heard a hundred times before and it can immediately have a different feel to it."

Critical reception

John Bush of AllMusic said that while Lamb's 1996 eponymous debut album "was practically a revolution in the development of a satisfactory fusion of singer/songwriter vocals and drum'n'bass", Fear of Fours "sets the bar much higher", praising Barlow in particular as "one of the most capable and inventive producers in the electronic community."

Track listing

Sample credits
  • "Bonfire" contains samples of C. P. E. Bach: Cello Concertos.
  • "Ear Parcel" contains samples of "How High the Moon", performed by Charlie Parker.

    Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Lamb
  • Andy Barlow – performance, brass arrangements
  • Lou Rhodes – performance
Additional musicians
Production
Design
  • Rich Mulhearn – photography
  • Jeremy Murch – photography
  • Rick Myers – art direction, design

    Charts