― Matt DC, Thursday, 21 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
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― Martin Skidmore, Thursday, 21 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
p & p are real cool in person, too.
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― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:39 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.kidsthelabel.co.uk
tracks : patchwork guilt/gloopy
and both are very classical orbital styled tracks ..
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― Alan, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 16:04 (sixteen years ago) link
so uh sounds like this'll be better than the last one
― frogbs, Friday, 16 December 2022 19:33 (one year ago) link
It's good IMO! "Requiem for the Pre Apocalypse" is also awesome.
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 December 2022 19:56 (one year ago) link
great to hear, was so disappointed with monsters
ringa ringa has been stuck in my head for days, i want a 20 min version
― scanner darkly, Saturday, 17 December 2022 02:15 (one year ago) link
the whole album borrows liberally from their earlier sound in a nearly plagiaristic way but there's enough new pattern and approach going on to keep it lively. reminds me quite a bit of wonky after a few listens, maybe stronger.
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 17 December 2022 02:54 (one year ago) link
another new tune. most exciting bit is around 4:45 in realizing "ok the tune is winding down but there's still a few minutes left?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WPxOe9mZ6I
but wait!! the track's beat was actually recycled from the Hartnoll and Young album from 2021 that nobody heard! you see!??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPiqHF9nKI
― frogbs, Wednesday, 1 February 2023 15:11 (one year ago) link
That nursery rhyme is not about the plague. Not one Medieval Baebe knew that?
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Wednesday, 1 February 2023 16:01 (one year ago) link
I feel safe in saying this is going to be a top 2023 record for me with the early singles, "New Abnormal," "Day One" and the Anna B Savage feature being particular high points.
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 1 February 2023 18:14 (one year ago) link
I guess people already have it?
― StanM, Thursday, 16 February 2023 16:36 (one year ago) link
Officially released tomorrow isn't it?
― groovypanda, Thursday, 16 February 2023 16:44 (one year ago) link
yeah, but maybe preorder got there soon for some
― StanM, Thursday, 16 February 2023 16:54 (one year ago) link
("soon" -> early) my english broke
― StanM, Thursday, 16 February 2023 16:55 (one year ago) link
Yeah gonna wait till my local shop gets it but the people on the Orbital Facebook group seem to really like it and they’ve been kind of a tough crowd to please
― frogbs, Thursday, 16 February 2023 17:03 (one year ago) link
pretty excited to hear what you guys think of it. It's great!
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 February 2023 17:26 (one year ago) link
Impossible for saturated acid burbles not to make me smile (vis-a-vis three mins into You Are the Frequency).
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 17 February 2023 00:21 (one year ago) link
so um what do you guys think of it
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 18 February 2023 05:08 (one year ago) link
particularly thishttps://orbitalofficial.bandcamp.com/track/the-new-abnormal
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 18 February 2023 05:10 (one year ago) link
via popmatters
Many parts sound like the Orbital we have all grown accustomed to over the years. There aren’t many bold tracks, but plenty of bold moments can skew the imagination with each revisit. Like their first reunion album Wonky, Optical Delusion makes a case for Orbital remaining a creative working force without actually being their best work.
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 18 February 2023 05:13 (one year ago) link
yeah it's perfectly enjoyable but not essential
― StanM, Saturday, 18 February 2023 06:08 (one year ago) link
Definitely more into the first half of the album than the second - tracks 1-5 are all stronger than anything in 6-10 imo. "Are You Alive?" especially stands out, a really pretty track
― Vinnie, Monday, 20 February 2023 05:13 (one year ago) link
i agree that the last three tracks start to dip in quality a bit
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 February 2023 06:06 (one year ago) link
There's no Tiny Foldable Cities-type highlight but it's pretty consistently good
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 20 February 2023 21:23 (one year ago) link
late to the party but I wanted to wait until the shop actually got it. all I can say is I've been a fan since I was 16 and this makes me real happy. reminds me a lot of No Geography by the Chems. it's kinda everything you want in a late-career album; production is amazing, it hits their signature sound a lot but has some new things, and it's lean and focused. I don't agree that there's a dip late in the album either - actually I think that's where they're at their most Plaid which is a side of them I really like
― frogbs, Sunday, 5 March 2023 03:54 (one year ago) link
First listen right now. Part of me longs for them to roll out another Belfast / Halcyon+on+on / Girl With The Sun, but they’re just not going to do that at this stage. Doesn’t mean it’s not really enjoyable, though. Dirty Rat is awesome. The whole thing sounds just like Orbital, but, like everything since The Altogether, it doesn’t feel like it’s trying to be anything but Orbital. I feel like their sound constantly stretched and evolved up until then, and then calcified a little. Which is inevitable. This is as good as Wonky was. I didn’t listen to the last one enough cos it was 2018 and almost everything got ignored that year.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 17 April 2023 21:15 (eleven months ago) link
Fucked Up do a cover of "Quality Seconds" on their new 7'': https://fuckedup.bandcamp.com/album/cops
― with hidden noise, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 01:47 (eleven months ago) link
last few tracks feel a bit like Plaid which I would argue is kind of a new direction, if one could possibly exist for them at this stage. funny cuz Plaid are the other guys that come to mind when you think of electronic groups whose sound has gone completely static. they both make quality records though.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 02:25 (eleven months ago) link
“There is the theory of the möbius, a twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop, and when we reach that point, what ever happened will happen again.” That time, it would appear, is now.Pre-Sale 17/10 10 AM BST. General Sale 19/10 10 AM BST https://t.co/otQ1IDu32Z pic.twitter.com/oEsgwLQcDA— Orbital (@orbitalband) October 13, 2023
― groovypanda, Friday, 13 October 2023 11:57 (five months ago) link
Wonder if they'll subsequently do the Brown Album?
guessing this is gonna coincide with vinyl re-releases of all their old albums
― frogbs, Friday, 13 October 2023 13:33 (five months ago) link
Hopefully. They did say last year that they had some new licensing deal that was going to see all of their catalogue end up on streaming services but there's been no sign of that yet. Think it's only Chime and Radiccio of their early singles that are available atm
― groovypanda, Friday, 13 October 2023 14:24 (five months ago) link
from the newsletter:
'I’ve always been sceptical about going back but when we thought about playing the Green album live I rolled the idea around for a bit, how could this work? The way we perform is always free and full of improvisation in production and arrangements. This approach will give us a chance to take these fabulous old tracks, written by young versions of ourselves, and perform them with a modern sensibility.Intrigued, I gathered all the original gear, set it up and switched on…As I dusted off the old floppy discs, samplers and an Atari ST computer (Google it), I discovered the ghost of my past in the machine. It was like collaborating with my 22 year-old self. As the songs broke free from their original form, it quickly became clear that I really did want to take these songs on the road, many of which have never been played before. We love playing live, the most exciting thing is to take a whole bunch of music we haven’t played before and discover how to play it, to see how people respond to it and shape it as we go along together. To play the Green album live will be a wholly new experience for us and you, it’ll be a bit of an adventure. This will be new territory that I can’t wait to explore. As the saying goes...“There is the theory of the möbius, a twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop, and when we reach that point, what ever happened will happen again.” That time, it would appear, is now.'Paul Hartnoll
― scanner darkly, Friday, 13 October 2023 16:52 (five months ago) link
No shit that's really awesome! Hope this makes it to the US
― octobeard, Friday, 13 October 2023 17:37 (five months ago) link
Yeah same here! Still have never been fortunate enough to see them.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 October 2023 20:12 (five months ago) link
I was fortunate to see them around 92 when they had the tower set up in the middle of the floor and the headlights and Belinda Carlisle/Bon Jovi drops. And also a few times at Glastonbury. Saw them again on the Wonky tour and, suffice to say, they were no longer the only bald people in the room
― groovypanda, Friday, 13 October 2023 21:27 (five months ago) link
vinyl reissues finally happening:
https://orbital.tmstor.es/#main_menu
so far it's just Green but they say the rest are coming. track list looks different...what is "Macro Head"??
― frogbs, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 14:35 (two months ago) link
Macro Head was on the original vinyl releasehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj42b9M1fXI
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:38 (two months ago) link
oh god the screaming!!!
actually come to think of it I haven't heard "Steel Cube Idolatry" or "High Rise" either, though I know they were on the UK release. glad to see "Belfast" is at the end...for whatever reason the US version puts it as track #1, which is very bizarre
wonder if future reissues are gonna have bonuses too - imagine a 4xLP In Sides with full versions of The Box & the Times Fly EP, plus "The Saint" ? oh hell yeah
― frogbs, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:50 (two months ago) link
looks like the Green/Brown show is coming to Chicago? I might have to make the drive for that, dunno how many chances I'm gonna get to see them
― frogbs, Friday, 26 January 2024 21:08 (two months ago) link
Only just found out they're including Brown and delighted having already a ticket for the London show
― nashwan, Friday, 26 January 2024 21:13 (two months ago) link
Oof gotta shell out for this. Can't remember the last time they were here and don't know when they'll be back again.
― Psychocandy Apple Grey (Pyschocandles), Saturday, 27 January 2024 02:00 (two months ago) link
wet like he's Book
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 27 January 2024 02:01 (two months ago) link
I couldn't really afford the Bristol ticket but once I saw Brown was included that was it.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Saturday, 27 January 2024 04:40 (two months ago) link
but... there's only one "Green & Brown set" on this list? Everything else is still the Green tour?
https://orbitalofficial.com/live/
― StanM, Saturday, 27 January 2024 13:21 (two months ago) link
The UK dates are all Green/Brown.
― mike t-diva, Saturday, 27 January 2024 13:39 (two months ago) link
No chance I'm gonna get to see them this tour but I might be the rare Orbital fan who wouldn't be excited at all to see them do Green. Brown on the other hand...
― Vinnie, Saturday, 27 January 2024 18:34 (two months ago) link
I'd take a Snivilisation show for its 30th anniversary while we're at it.
― nashwan, Saturday, 27 January 2024 19:21 (two months ago) link
okay who's going to the Chicago show? apparently it's not gonna be a Green/Brown show which is fine by me, they have killer tracks throughout their catalogue
― frogbs, Monday, 19 February 2024 19:02 (one month ago) link
I am in for Chicago! Looking forward to it.
― Psychocandy Apple Grey (Pyschocandles), Monday, 19 February 2024 19:38 (one month ago) link
Just noticed that the remastered version of the Chime 12" is out today on streaming services
Hope that means we'll start to see their other singles appearing soon, as was mentioned in that interview a couple of years ago
― groovypanda, Friday, 23 February 2024 18:29 (one month ago) link
this one? that was only last year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TXmdXF1FIY
― StanM, Friday, 23 February 2024 19:29 (one month ago) link
No, it was from an interview back in 2021 when they were talking about the new deal they'd signed
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 17:24 (one month ago) link