Favourite albums from the Namlook series?

Hi all,
Recently discovered Pete Namlook and the FAX label and it's been a joy to find all these wonderful albums. Regarding the Namlook series, I'd like to know which ones are your favourites, and if there's a consensus about which ones are the best? I'm planning to listen to all of them eventually but I'd like to dip my toes in the water with the fan favourites first.

Personal favourites are II, V, IX, X and XXV Permutations.
Some are very experimental like III which I do like but it's not easy listening. Same with the New Organic Life trilogy of albums which hardly get played here.

Namlook collaboration series:

Jet Chamber 2,1,3,5,
From Within 2,1,3
Virtual Vices ( a underated series) - I like them all
Move.D / Namlook - ????
2350 Broadway - 2,3,4,1
Labyrinth - 1,3,2,4
Alien Community - 2,1
Shades Of Orion - 2,1,3
S.H.A.D.H.O.- 1,2
Elektronik (Material Object/Namlook) -1,2
Wechselspannung - 1,2
The Fires Of Ork -2,1
Planetarium - 1,2
The Dark Side Of The Moog - ???
Dreamfish - 2,1
Sultan -2,1,3
Air - 2,1,3,5,4
Silence - 3,1,4,5,2
Koolfang -1,2,3
Psychonavigation - 1,4,5,2,3
Outland - 4,1,5.2.3

Namlook 5 - Reality

Thanks all for the recommendations, will have a look in!

V, VIII + IX, X, XV

The complette Labyrinth Series with Lorenzo Montanà

II, V, XI, XIV Solarized, XXI Subconscious Worlds, XXV Permutations.

These are obviously all Namlook solo albums, which I think is what you are asking for.

Fave of the above for me are Subconscious Worlds and Permutations.

The collaborations list would be rather large .

Yep, I was asking about the Namlook solo albums in particular, although I'm open to other suggestions too! I've listened to about 50-ish FAX albums so far so still a relative novice.

For me the Namlook series goes from Namlook to Namlook XI. The rest aren't of my interest. He changed radically from live unedited music (and one live in studio) which are the first 11 albums.

My prefered in order:

1- Namlook II and V.
3- Namlook VI, X and XI.

The worst:

Namlook III and Namlook VIII.

So in the middle:

Namlook, Namlook IV, Namlook VII and Namlook IX.

Namlook 5, 14 - Solarized, 15 - Free Your Mind, 19 - Music For Urban Meditation

gandolfito63
For me the Namlook series goes from Namlook to Namlook XI. The rest aren't of my interest. He changed radically from live unedited music (and one live in studio) which are the first 11 albums.

12 and 13 were also recorded live.. IV and VI are probably my top 2 and the ones I have listened to the most.. I need to revist the others, it's been a long time

richyhu
gandolfito63For me the Namlook series goes from Namlook to Namlook XI. The rest aren't of my interest. He changed radically from live unedited music (and one live in studio) which are the first 11 albums.

12 and 13 were also recorded live.. IV and VI are probably my top 2 and the ones I have listened to the most.. I need to revist the others, it's been a long time

But N 12 and 13 were edited in studio. They don't sound raw at all.
I guess N 4 is the best or one of the best for many longtime Fax lovers according to many opinions in this group more than one decade ago. N 5 seems to be very much appreciated too.
I'm sure I'm very alone with my personal rating of N 2.
N 6 is the darkest of the series, quite eerie. I enjoy it since I bought it almost 30 years ago.

gandolfito63

But N 12 and 13 were edited in studio.

Where does it say they were edited in the studio. Apart from 1 track on XII, all the tracks are from live sessions?

richyhu
gandolfito63
But N 12 and 13 were edited in studio.
Where does it say they were edited in the studio. Apart from 1 track on XII, all the tracks are from live sessions?

They very clearly sound edited in studio, no raw live.