Form & Function is the second album by British drum and bass artist Photek. It was released on 14 September 1998 on the Virgin Records sublabel Science Records in Europe and on Astralwerks in the US. The album is made up of older Photek tracks that were previously only available on 12" vinyl. The first six tracks of the album are remixes by Photek himself and other drum and bass artists, while the second six tracks are the original versions. The last track on this album (no. 12) contains samples of the so-called "Halt Tape", recorded at the occasion of the Rendlesham Forest incident.

Form & Function
Compilation album by
Released14 September 1998
GenreDrum and bass
Length79:28
LabelScience, Astralwerks
ProducerRupert Parkes
Photek chronology
Modus Operandi
(1997)
Form & Function
(1998)
Solaris
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Independent[2]
Muzik[3]
NME7/10[4]
Pitchfork7.8/10[5]
Select4/5[6]
Spin7/10[7]

Track listing

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  1. "The Seven Samurai" (Photek remix) – 6:56
  2. "The Margin '98" (Doc Scott Remix) – 6:52
  3. "The Lightening" (Digital Remix) – 5:53
  4. "Rings Around Saturn" (Peshay & Decoder Remix) – 8:00
  5. "Resolution" (Photek remix) – 6:39
  6. "UFO" (J Majik Remix) – 6:15
  7. "Knitevision" – 6:40
  8. "Santiago" – 6:09
  9. "The Seven Samurai" – 6:51
  10. "Rings Around Saturn" – 7:24
  11. "The Water Margin" – 5:29
  12. "UFO" – 6:16

Charts

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Chart performance for Form & Function
Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 61

References

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  1. ^ Bush, John. "Form & Function – Photek". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ Perry, Tim (19 September 1998). "Pop: Album Reviews". The Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ Willmott, Ben (October 1998). "Photek: Form & Function (Science)". Muzik (41): 70.
  4. ^ Mulvey, John (18 September 1998). "Photek – Form And Function". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ^ Richard-San, Mark. "Photek: Form And Function". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ^ Costa, Maddy (December 1998). "Photek: Form and Function". Select (102): 103–04.
  7. ^ Shapiro, Peter (November 1998). "Photek: Form & Function". Spin. 14 (11): 140–42. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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