The Future Sound of London signposted the future of dance music with their 1992 single Papua New Guinea, then retreated from dance altogether, as Gary Cobain disappeared in India. Their late-1990s releases explored ambient weirdness, but The Isness will have any remaining rave-era followers choking on their Vicks. FSOL's second album under their Amorphous Androgynous alter ego contains guitars, sitars and even "real" songs. It is modelled on the psychedelic concept albums of the late 1960s and 1970s, although the duo prefer to call their new direction "samplerdelic cosmic rock opera". This means, effectively, songs about spacemen, echoes of Donovan, George Harrison and David Bowie, and much pondering of the "Where are we going to?" variety. Titles such as The Mellow Hippo Disco Show ("He sells electric ego, slower on the dildo") suggest that tongues are firmly placed in cheeks. And taken in the right mood (with a pinch of salt, or very strong hallucinogens), The Isness is madly wonderful.