Orbital - Orbital

A twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop.... ... (364 words)
by dhawkins - written on 02/12/00, updated on 02/12/00 (Very useful, 60 readings)
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Often discarded to the back of the O Orbital section (or even to the bargain bin) in your average high-street music shop, this album in serves as the epilogue to the plethora of beautiful music that the brothers Hartnoll have served up over the ten years since. Every person who considers themself an Orbital fan must have this in their collection. All the bleeps and squeaks, lovely rising sounds and clickety-clackety beats to be found in "The Middle of Nowhere" can be traced all the way back to this album as if these guys had some masterplan extending a decade. Listening to this album with some experience of the modern Orbital sound, you will find it somewhat ...

Orbital - Orbital

Orbital through and through... (232 words)
by gchessun - written on 28/11/00, updated on 01/12/00 (Somewhat useful, 92 readings)
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This is the second album from O Orbital and is actually now getting a little long in the tooth (nearly 10 years). It is very much in the style of the music on The Middle of Nowhere and is not out of place now even though it was released back in 1991. The music here on offer blends synthesized sounds with basslines and general rhythms, touching at times on techno (very subtlely). The best sound here for me is Desert Storm as I enjoy the ups and downs that the track takes you through. The Moebius is also a good track, starting off with a sample of a member of the Star Trek crew telling us what a Moebius is. The track then kicks off with several different kinds of ...

Middle Of Nowhere - Orbital

Orbital- Middle of Nowhere (131 words)
by beowulf - written on 30/07/00, updated on 30/07/00 (Very useful, 69 readings)
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Another fine offering by the evergreen Hartnoll brothers delivers a intoxicating blast of pure electronic music straight to the brain from the opening track 'way out->' right on to the funky beat of 'style' some 70-odd minutes later. Although not a patch on the previous collosus albums- 'In-sides' and especially ...