Orbital - Classic or Dud?

I've just realised it's been a decade since I've actually seen Orbital and that saddens me

Out There Somewhere (the whole thing, with a dark wibbly acid bit between parts 1 and 2)
Lush 3 (both bits)
Impact
Remind (with big new melodic bassline)
Satan
Belfast
Chime (original chugging version, not the later hyperbosh version)
Chime Crime
Know Where To Run
Halcyon (Belinda and Bon Jovi samples in at the end, lead into...
New electro thing, with the same 80s samples, strangely the big concession to the music of the last few years, leads into...)
More Halcyon
One Perfect Sunrise (I used to think this was a bit naff, in the nu-Balearic era it sounds amazing)

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The Box (hybrid of pts 1 and 2, with the old Goldfrapp vocals)
Doctor Who

holy fucking shit, esp. original "Chime" and opening with both parts of "OTS" which ends up being what, half an hour???

btw "OPS" has always been great

Matt DC: was the support act any good? And what time did Orbital hit the stage?

The only things I would consider adding to this setlist would be "Funny Break" and "Forever"/"I Wish I Had Duck Feet". Maybe also "Choice" and "Acid Pants". And all of the other tracks from their albums and singles and EPs.

I'm with the 'whoa my god' contingent on that setlist. Would love to hear a recording of that.

I only caught ten minutes of their Big Chill set, as I'd just been brocking out to old jungle and hardcore, had taken some speedy pills and didn't really have the patience for blissed-out epics, so I went to look for more DnB instead. I really regret it now.

I have a link to a Megaupload of the Manchester show which is basically the same set, a mate went and they were selling USB wristbands of the show straight after - is it still acceptable to post that kind thing?

And yes, it is awes by the way - kicking myself for not being bothered to go now...

Touts outside Brixton tube only seemed to be buying, not selling tonight. FAIL.

yes bill, please and thank you in advance!

Not going to linkify in case there is a problem with this, if so please can a mod delete? I hope not, as it's STUPENDOUS, and is really just an official bootleg...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LFBL33D3

ah balls, the magic of ILM linkified it anyway - ENJOY!

I'm gonna be a party pooper and say that I'm not *so* impressed with that setlist ... outside of the first two tracks, it's not all that different from the sets they played during their final few years. Nothing from "Snivilisation" and the worst track from "Middle of Nowhere"?

Ok, that was one of the best gigs I've ever seen.

yesterday was all about the green album

today is all about the brown album

Xpost: sounds like a good day!

Got an email from Suckitmaster yesterday, and Orbital are playing again (and doing a US tour)? (Sorry if this is old hat.)

the huge amount of discussion of the reunion shows upthread does point slightly to old news yeah

(seeing them twice in three days next week, hyped)

Any dates for the US tour?

new material to be released.

12" : don't stop me/gun is good.

june 20th digital/27th 12"

for the record

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKKv_ksCViw

1993 called! they want their tunes back! lolll!

Video Killed The Radio Star?

oh my fucking god

^ was waiting for that

who needs drugs when music like this (and the new Underworld track) exists?

who wouldn't like a wee drug when music like this and the new Underworld track exist?

A Terrible Man! for the new Orbital tracks.

I've only actually recently got round to listening to these. I really wish they'd drop the residual Altogether-era wacky humour because both tunes are absolutely stunning.

The same in The Gun Is Good is the biggest offender, it would be amazing with a vaguer and more dramatic "IT'S A CRY FOR SURVIVAL" style sample in the breakdown. That said, the bit during their Glastonbury set where they used the "I would have started with lasers, day one" bit as a cue to turn all the lasers in the world on at once pretty much justified it.

I'm a member of Orbital in spirit. I'm not actually IN orbital, but i'm in them. On some level.

I (mistakenly) wrote these guys off as boring and generic like 5 years ago but after finding and purchasing "In Sides" for 99 cents I am pretty blown away. "The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair" is all kinds of gorgeous and I cannot stop listening to it.

still top five band for me

Orbital II is so grebt it defies words.

The only album of theirs that isn't fantastic is The Altogether which is merely "good".

I should probably finish my Orbital collection. then there'd be no more war

Much love for "One Perfect Sunrise"...at the time it just had the feel of "Halycon"/"Sad But True" rip, but it definitely grew on me a lot and became a great swansong for these guys. Bumping this in honor of the new compilation album Orbital 20 which should hopefully lead to some new material. It's by far the best comp they've ever had for what its worth.

Anyone else hear Paul's solo album? It's actually quite good if not a little overly cinematic. But I enjoyed it quite a bit. Better than Blue and maybe Altogether. Phil's Long Range project is mostly a dud though.

still probably my favorite electronic band

It's actually quite good if not a little overly cinematic.

yeah, you can really feel that he went too hard on the "must make something different! must prove self srs musician!" tip, with the strong weighting of strings over electronics. but this just means he's not playing to his strengths, rather than it actually sucking. and it has the third-best Robert Smith track of the '00s on it.

I wish "Gloopy" had made the album. That's an ace track

just wrote a review on that album, I actually found out I like it quite a bit but it's kinda disposable.

any news of their reunion album?

I haven't heard anything, but then again I haven't been looking for any news on it either.

the only thing I've seen is that they weren't planning on doing an album. though presumably releasing more singles if they get more new songs written.

http://www.crowdsurge.com/mailer/orbital/

New album and tour announced.

They're playing the Royal Albert Hall instead of the usual Brixton which suggests a more Snivilisation/In Sides direction.

One can but hope.

Why do they hate the south west?!

They're playing the Royal Albert Hall instead of the usual Brixton which suggests a more Snivilisation/In Sides direction.

Judging from the track on that site... could go either way. Better than that "The Gun is Good" nonsense from last year certainly.

I kinda liked The Gun Is Good on a musical note actually, although I wish I could erase the vocal samples.

wait, ppl didn't like "The Gun Is Good"? Where was I when that happened?

This new one is terrific actually, they played it at Glastonbury this year and it immediately stood out in their set.

to be honest, I really liked Paul's solo album "The Ideal Condition". not exactly great, but I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. they definitely needed the break but damnit I wanted them to come back. maybe even tour the States. a man can dream.