Wow, that live bonus disc is pretty essential too - they haven't lost their ability to use all the familiar elements of a track yet turn it into something new every time they do it live.
― StanM, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
btw can I just say that a second listenthrough confirms my initial "OMG SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" reactions
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
It's not up there with that run from Brown to Middle of Nowhere, but it's far better than I expected any 8-years-on comeback would be, and it'll more than do for me.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
okay, I finally got my hands on it
will probably post more detailed thoughts later but right now I'm feeling the same as I did with the new Chems album - like, holy hell it's good and I can't wait to hear it again. I definitely agree that some of the tracks could stand to be longer (especially the last one). Didn't really like "Beezledub" the first time around b/c I'm not really a fan of that genre but every track made an impression and I suspect this will probably hold up as well as their classic material has. It doesn't feel gimmicky or anything - the tracks are maybe a bit predictable but the melodies are really solid and have been pinging back and forth in my head.
― Estimate the percent chance that a whale has ever been to the moon? (frogbs), Monday, 9 April 2012 04:06 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y5urHuT8Dk&feature=share
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 09:36 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SBVKQ4MwUw&list=UUMspp2HRloRpBSQtvC_RIzw&index=2&feature=plcp
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 09:41 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
I shall be going to Bristol, I think.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 11:48 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
Jealous.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:20 (twelve years ago) link
7 tracks off the new one but not the single? Odd.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
The single is so obviously there for the radio.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
anyway Wonky is the new single
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
Damn, that Carpenters sample works *gorgeously*.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:50 (twelve years ago) link
lol @ 0:50, "what's this?"
― ledge, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:57 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
Btw, the live CD that comes with the 2 disc version of the album is epic
― groovypanda, Friday, 13 April 2012 08:09 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
30 of my earth pounds for london live dates!
― ledge, Friday, 13 April 2012 13:41 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
http://thequietus.com/articles/08516-orbital-wonky-review
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
I'm pretty sure I stole that idea off this thread"
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
!
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
really enjoyed that review
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Friday, 13 April 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
How's that a typo?
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
Apostrophe in the wrong place. Possessive plural.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 13 April 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
Good review, mr. Mouthy.
― StanM, Friday, 13 April 2012 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
Cheers.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 14 April 2012 12:52 (twelve years ago) link
I have purchased a ticket for the Bristol gig. Anyone from here going?
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 16 April 2012 09:56 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
I wouldn't bother really.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Monday, 16 April 2012 12:54 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link