Gods of Luxury or G.O.L. was a 1995 music project consisting of Mark Tibenham, Antonia Reiner and Justin Jones.

History

In 1995 they released their debut album, ''Sensations of Tone'', which included the tracks "Soma Holiday", "Angelica in Delirium", and cover versions of the

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song ''Moments in Love'' and the

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song "There Were No Bounds", among others. One year later, "Soma Holiday" was released as a

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. Some of the album tracks appeared on several ambient music sampler albums. The spoken words for "Angelica in Delirium" were taken from the

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's " Song of Songs", also known as "The Song of Solomon". The lyrics for "Soma Holiday" were taken from the 1932

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novel, ''

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''. On January 8, 2016, G.O.L. released re-released ''Sensations of Tone'' as well as also releasing ''Bonus Recordings 1995–1996'', a collection of unreleased songs. Both albums were released on Cherry Red Records.

Discography

* 1995: ''Sensations of Tone'' ( CD album),

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* 1996: "Soma Holiday" ( CD

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), China Records

References

External links

godsofluxury.com
fan site with links to several resources
Sensations of Tone album listing at DiscogsSoma Holiday single listing at Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gods Of Luxury English electronic music groups British ambient music groups British musical trios