Orbital - In Sides Poll

I might put this on, actually, haven't listened to it for a while.. Orbital 2 tends to be the album of theirs I listen to the most, but whenever I put this on it always blows me away to the point where I think "why am I not listening to this more often?"

surprised TGWTSIHH won this. Dwr Budr is the best sleeper track.

I'm not surprised, it's a perfect thesis statement for the album.

This should have been one of those polls where every track got a vote.

Adnans is so great. You're right.

I love this record so much. The Box used to play on the local Radio Free station (along with the Chemical Bros.) when pretty much nothing else electronic was airing, and so Orbital got me super into techno and electronic music and changed my life 4ever.

Having a late night listen to this on the headphones. Man, what an exceptional record. The hammered dulcimer on 'The Box' is pure gorgeousness.

This album was 20 years old last Friday. I bought it on Monday 29 April 1996. In Teignmouth Woolworths.

Incredible to think it's that old. It still holds up extremely well, production-wise.

One thing that always bothered me about this album was this faint high-pitched noise on "The Box 1", right after the drums come in till the end of the track. I always thought it was some sort of mastering glitch. Anyway I've been listening to my Orbital albums again and I noticed that suddenly I can't hear it anymore. I remember hearing that as you get older you lose the ability to hear some high frequencies and I'm wondering if this is an example of that. Might explain why it was there in the first place! Anyone else hear it?

this album is still incredible, of course. "Out There Somewhere?" is such a singular accomplishment in the genre, I'd forgotten how cool it was when the mutated "Lush 3.1" synths show up. And the second half is just gorgeous. Feel like they'd taken on a prog fetish around this time, between this and the full-length version of "The Box" that some versions come with.

I might have to have a listen to hear what you're on about - any excuse to listen to this still marvellous piece of work!

Phil Hartnoll just outed Paul Hartnoll as being Gammon.

Man, this record still makes me so ecstatic. Adnan's is gorgeous, I'd forgotten what a pleasure it is to hear it.

Still one of the greatest albums ever recorded

there were some interesting tidbits in the twitter listening party: https://timstwitterlisteningparty.com/pages/replay/feed_143.html

also on this track we were approached by green peace to record a track powered by their solo lorry , so the whole thing was recorded using only the power of the sun. A fitting tribute to Sally indeed . Cricky I’m welling up just writing this down now after all that time.

— Orbital (@orbitalband) May 15, 2020

has there been an artist poll for orbital?

talking about The Box:

I did get to meet John Barry when we were interviewed together at his house once. he was asked if he'd heard this and he said ' yesss, its hardly the persuaders is it " OUCH! love him the straight talking yorkshire man!

— Orbital (@orbitalband) May 15, 2020

yeah the green peace tidbit is in the liner notes and added to the album's "wow"-ness at the time for me

When are they gonna repress this? Could make a fortune

I was replaying this a few weeks ago. DJP otm, it's peerless.

I've been listening to it a lot in the car. It's such a great driving record. I've been extending journeys to let it wash over me.

still don't think there's another piece of electronic music like "Out There Somewhere"

this must've been the first album they used live drumming on? i don't see anything in the credits on green/brown/snivilisation. i do vaguely recall halcyon drum programming credited to somebody else but can't find it now.

Out There Somewhere? (Part 1) – 10.42 0

This is egregious

egregious
/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/
adjective

1. outstandingly bad; shocking.
"egregious abuses of copyright"

2. ARCHAIC
remarkably good.

which one did you mean? :-)

the shocking and bad one

Part 2 is so good tho, just hoovered up the votes I guess