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Dec 15, 2023 · In 1997, Orbital played Lollapalooza. Which Manchester indie band claimed they once stole golf buggies before knocking your dressing room wall down on that touring festival?
- Gary Ryan
Mar 6, 2023 · Because we sampled guitars and whatnot, we seemed a bit of a crossover band at the time with introducing indie kids into [dance music]. But the other big one is the opening ceremony at the Paralympics with Stephen Hawking. He sent us his speech, we vocoded it and essentially made him sing.
- In Sides, 1996. “On In Sides, Orbital continues to bring quality with their sound, but with a more patient edge to it this time around. The structures of the tracks are a lot more progress, layering and layering with some great rythms and melodies.
- Orbital 2, 1993. “One of the electronica album’s that basically define and mastered techno, the second Orbital release is one of the genre’s best and most focused moments.
- Snivilisation, 1994. “Really underrated if you ask me – okay, In Sides is really great too, but I love the experimental edge on this one. Every track takes a different approach, and some of them are so good that they work great even if you suspect Orbital is playing around with you a little bit (the main hook to “Are We Here?”
- The Middle Of Nowhere, 1999. “The Middle Of Nowhere takes the scope of a lot of ambient techno and instead makes the sounds louder and faster. The difference is between this and regular techno is the composition on this album is more impressive and elaborate.
A decade on from the seminal Chime and, with two new albums coming out within weeks of each other, Orbital are to embark on scoring soundtracks. And it seems they’ve got gigs coming up too. We chatted with Phil about Orbital’s audience, inspiring weather conditions, Hammer horror, a famous brother-in-law and Fatboy Slim …
I usually recommend going through things chronologically, but with Plaid it really is all good-- like Orbital, who I found a week before their second album and been in love ever since. I've turned countless people onto them over the decades-- cuz it's easy!
Feb 17, 2023 · Ahead of the release of their new album 'Optical Delusion,' Phil Hartnoll offers his picks for the 10 best Orbital songs.
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In many ways Oribital is bigger than the both of you. Obviously you have had some hard times (as brothers). So my question is: What keeps you coming back to Orbital? Do you keep trying to bury it but it won't stay down? Or is it more like it calls to you and says "It's time. Feed me!"?
