I'm not really getting the love for One Big Moment, or Never, either. They're probably the weakest tracks on this, for me.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 11:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
that's nuts, those are two of the best on the album!
on the 3rd listen now and yeah, I'm definitely a fan of how relentlessly melodic this is, even for an Orbital album.
― Estimate the percent chance that a whale has ever been to the moon? (frogbs), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 13:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Does anyone know anything about a U.S. release for this thing? Stopped by two local shops today one said the domestic release has been removed from their calendar and they could order it for me for $35 and the other said it won't be out here for another month or two. Not on iTunes either. #thisiswhywedownloadshit
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 02:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
ELECTRONIC ICONS ORBITALUS RELEASE DATE FOR NEW ALBUM WONKY APRIL 17, 2012 VIA DOWNTOWN RECORDS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES
― boy, was that Dan Fielding hungry for some cake! (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 02:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
Hmmm okay, thanks, hopefully that ends up the case. I found a very similar press release that claimed it was out today.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 02:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
i got that info from a press release mailed to me from some folks i know; pretty sure it's accurate
― boy, was that Dan Fielding hungry for some cake! (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 02:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Royal Albert Hall show last night was great. Made me realise how heavily they had been leaning on certain big tunes in the years before the hiatus. They played everything from Wonky bar New France and Distractions and really played around with the classics - Halcyon early in the set rather than the big finish, ending on Are We Here?, etc. They sounded totally liberated. Good lights too, obv.
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 08:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 09:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 09:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
tell me that gig sold out aeons ago and i won't feel so bad about not even knowing it was happening.
― ledge, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 09:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
December dates on sale now FYI
http://orbitalofficial.com/live.asp
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 10:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
I shall be going to Bristol, I think.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 11:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
I hate it when bands play big tours like that and totally omit Scotland. 10 English dates and nothing north of the border.
― AnotherDeadHero, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 11:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah the Royal Albert Hall gig was astonishing, they felt revitalised by the new material and it didn't get a notably worse reception than the classics - in fact Wonky probably had the best crowd reaction of the night.
Also I've never heard them do Are We Here? live before but it felt monolithic. Loved the extra section the put on the end with the Karen Carpenter sample in the middle.
We got (SPOILER ALERT)...................One Big MomentHalcyonStraight SunSad But NewBeelzedubNeverBelfastImpactWonkyAre We Here?-----------Stringy AcidChimeWhere's It Going?
The slow transition between Never and Belfast was a glorious moment, as were the layers of percussive clatter they threw over the top of the second half of Impact. And just looking up around the Royal Albert Hall and seeing people up and dancing right around the venue, up to the top circle.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
Jealous.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
7 tracks off the new one but not the single? Odd.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
The single is so obviously there for the radio.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
anyway Wonky is the new single
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
Damn, that Carpenters sample works *gorgeously*.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol @ 0:50, "what's this?"
― ledge, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
New France does sound awesome on radio. I know others aren't massively keen but I really like it.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 15:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp
haha, yeah, I figured that most Orbital fans are old enough to recognise her voice...
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 15:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Btw, the live CD that comes with the 2 disc version of the album is epic
― groovypanda, Friday, 13 April 2012 08:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have ordered tickets for Dec but not got a confirmation email. Is that how it works if you ask for tickets to be posted (which I only did because it costs the same as email tickets and that is kind of ridiculous)?
/vibrates with uncertainty and 8-month-early anticipation
― instant coffee happening between us (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 13 April 2012 13:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh uh this is with ticketweb, in case some of the dates are via some other ticketing site
Been holding off on all discussion to avoid psyching myself out but had to read through this just now and, well, want. So hurrah for the 17th. I suspect Dan's opinion will match my own.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 April 2012 13:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
I had been bummed because I hadn't seen the album on any official release lists and wasn't trusting the April 17 date but found confirmation on the Loopz message board so I'm back to FUCK YES
want this album in my hands do fucking badly
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Friday, 13 April 2012 13:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
30 of my earth pounds for london live dates!
― ledge, Friday, 13 April 2012 13:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Maybe this album needs to grow on me some more. It's OK, but nothing I would have gone out of my way to hear. Based on this, Modeselektor are the new Orbital.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 13 April 2012 14:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://thequietus.com/articles/08516-orbital-wonky-review
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 18:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
very nice. I didn't have quite the history with the group - I got into them via the Work 1989-2002 collection (which, in retrospect, was pretty much the worst way to get into them), but I think you pretty much nailed it. never really thought of the "ten years out" idea but that rings pretty true, huh?
― you can expect punches, kicks and even worse (frogbs), Friday, 13 April 2012 18:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm pretty sure I stole that idea off this thread"
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 18:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
!
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 18:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
really enjoyed that review
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Friday, 13 April 2012 18:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
For all the talk of 'Beelzedub' as their spin on dubstep it sounds to me the most retro of all the album. Puts me in mind of such big beat staples as 'Atom Bomb' by Fluke or 'We Have Explosive' by FSOL.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 13 April 2012 19:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Opener 'One Big Moment' starts with layers of quiet, sampled voices, a little like 'Forever' from Snivilisation, before dropping a beat and a reverberating synth riff and a slowly developing melodic topline that will have a Pavlovian effect on tens of thousands of people of a certain age. You could interpret that cynically, or you could put your hands in the air.
so fucking OTM
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Friday, 13 April 2012 19:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
btw typo: it reminds less of Burial or Skrillex than it does the Hartnoll's own history
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Friday, 13 April 2012 19:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
How's that a typo?
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Apostrophe in the wrong place. Possessive plural.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 19:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Good review, mr. Mouthy.
― StanM, Friday, 13 April 2012 20:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
Cheers.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 14 April 2012 12:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have purchased a ticket for the Bristol gig. Anyone from here going?
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 16 April 2012 09:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
This is great fun. I'm totally feeling the Insides comparisons. An all-out party record that balances head, heart and body very well. Also the first Orbital album I've bothered to check out since the one after Insides. Might have to do a bit of backtracking and listen to the others now.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 16 April 2012 12:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
I wouldn't bother really.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Monday, 16 April 2012 12:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha, okay. Actually I'm not even sure I've heard all of Middle of Nowhere. Insides was such an important, pivotal record for me (the first couple of paragraphs in Mouthy's review are basically identical to my life experiences), that I think I must've thought "There's no way they can top that" then I heard Style and that Saint thing and thought, "yeah they're not gonna top it".
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 16 April 2012 13:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
The best bits of Middle of Nowhere are maybe my favourite Orbital if I'm really honest.
― Tim F, Monday, 16 April 2012 13:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, that first half is really something, and the singles on the second half pretty much rule too
― you can expect punches, kicks and even worse (frogbs), Monday, 16 April 2012 13:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Spare Parts Express" / "Know Where To Run" / "Nothing Left 1" / "Nothing Left 2" for me.
"Middle of Nowhere" is very fine too and I actually really like "Style", but the other tracks are next level.
― Tim F, Monday, 16 April 2012 13:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol I think I'm the only person on Earth who really digs "Otono"
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Monday, 16 April 2012 14:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like "Otono", but it's definitely third tier on that album.
― Tim F, Monday, 16 April 2012 14:53 (1 year ago) Permalink