Orbital C/D

I'm not sure where I stand on this album in general - it's not as good as Brown-Sniv-Insides-MoN but its still a pretty good record. It's very Perry-Raggett though - dark and gothic and progged out.

The only one I'm not sure about is One Perfect Sunrise, although the beat just screams "WE ARE GOING TO MIX YOUR BIG GAY TRANCE ARSE INTO CHIME AT GLASTONBURY!" and that will pretty much win me over, I think.

And the Sparks vocals in Acid Pants are really starting to fuck me off - the "when the laugh track starts..." sample is used way too regularly and just gets in the way - as an instrumental it would be absolutely unstoppable (and I here cheeky references to both Remind and Walk Now in the acid lines every so often).

But the string buildup in Transient is great, and I still reckon You Lot stands up there with anything they've ever released, the beatless section in the middle with the speech is absolutely gorgeous and when it all kicks in it's just like "you can do THIS why on earth did you fanny around with crap like Waving Not Drowning?!"

Aw, that makes the song for me! (Keep in mind I'm a Sparks fanatic, so.)

I LOVE YOU, SOULSEEK.

It's Christopher Eccleston from the 'Second Coming' TV programme from last year. I think someone's already identified it upthread.

This is far from being their best album, but by George it's still fucking brilliant. Better than the last two (proper) albums, I'd say.

I think part of the reason it's so good is because it reminds you of just about every phase of their career at one point or another.

Orbital are the best band ever, period. Fuck the expense. Tomorrow I shall sort out going to the Brixton gig. Anyone else up for it?

Spot on.

Never mind, I no longer hate you guys!

Oh good. If it wasn't me, I thank whatever kind soul assisted!

Okay, I'm on slsk now. Who's going to help me get to the front of the queue?

Who are you on slsk? (My handle is listed above.)

I listened to Acid Pants. Really sounds like they're trying to recreate Satan in a way. Surprisingly it does sound like the first album to these ears.

My SLSK username is the bit of my email address before the @ sign.

www.loopz.co.uk (the official site) says it's this;

1. Transient
2. Pants
3. Tunnel Vision
4. Lost
5. You Lot
6. Bath Time
7. Acid Pants
8. Easy Serv
9. One Perfect Sunrise

The version I downloaded is like this;

1. Transient
2. Acid Pants
3. You Lot
4. Pants
5. Lost
6. Initiation
7. Bath Time
8. Easy Serve
9. What Happens Next
10. Tunnel Vision
11. One Perfect Sunrise

And the version Matt has on CD has those tracks but in a different order, which I think must be summat like this;

1. Transient
2. Pants
3. Tunnel Vision
4. Lost
5. You Lot
6. Bath Time
7. Acid Pants
8. Easy Serve
9. Initiation
10. What Happens Next
11. One Perfect Sunrise

Can you tell how excited I am?

One Perfect Sunrise works for me now... I think it was walking by Thames in the moonlight while that lush breakdown was playing and the lights of the city flickering away in the distance that did it for me. I can definitely hear this in the Glasto encore making way to Chime...

But I want Acid Pants to be played out live more than anything.

Ronan - It's Christopher Ecclestone on You Lot - they're evidently trying to get a Doctor on every record these days.

I really had a good, proper revisitation with Orbital tonight, though, played the Brown album, In Sides and danced around in my room. It's been a long time since I've done that. What a workout! Whew!

The Sparks list that I run was intrigued to know about the "Acid Pants" collaboration and at least one person has vowed to start investigating Orbital's music = I am most happy.

BTW I've just noticed that Glastonbury has suddenly become their second last date- they're also playing at the Sunday at "T In The Park"!!!!!!

I have exactly one song so far -- "Transient" -- and it is FANTABULAR.

Pardon the green eyed monster drooling in the corner;>

I'm listening to the whole of the Blue album for the first time. I admit I don't remember a thing about Middle of Nowhere, which was the last time I bothered listening to their work, but I know it was nowhere NEAR as interesting as this Blue album stuff. "Acid Pants" still hits me the wrong way - kind of a poor cousin to Satan and other things they've done in the same vein, I think, but other than that, I'm pretty well flabbergasted by this. There IS a small element of the first album in it, I think, in it's raw primitive weirdness. But I think this is a good thing.

I really owe you ilxors this, I mean, if it weren't for this thread, Orbital probably would have remained a very pleasant memory for me.
It feels really nice to return to them after so many years. I've also kindof put some demons in my personal life to rest lately, and it just feels right to revisit these guys who once meant the whole world to me. Thanks.

I'm terribly jealous of those who can catch the last shows, but I guess I shouldn't be. I saw them at least three times, and I feel lucky/grateful just for that.

'You Lot' is classic Orbital tho, awesome stuff - it has that sinister aspect i tend to find unnerving, i find it very macabre tho of course that's the point - but there's that point where it all's really kicking off that must rank up there with all time great Orbital moments, and the effects on the vocal do remind me of BOC's '1969' too. 'Initiation' would be my other big fave. and i like 'Transient' as it's something a little different. find 'Acid Pants' a bit dull/done. 'One Perfect Sunrise' is too Dreadzone/new-agey for my liking.