Orbital "Snivilisation" 2xLP Internal (UK)

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Track Listing:

A1
Forever
A2
I Wish I Had Duck Feet
A3
Sad But True Vocals –
B1
Crash And Carry
B2
Science Friction
B3
Philosophy By Numbers
C1
Quality Seconds
C2
Are We Here? Vocals –
D1
Kein Trink Wasser
D2
Attached

Orbital are a British duo from , England consisting of brothers and . Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining , in addition to a number of other live shows in 2009. The band's name was taken from 's , the , which was central to the early scene and party network in the South East during the early days of . One of the biggest names in British during the 1990s, Orbital were both critically and commercially successful, and known particularly for their element of live during shows, a rarity among acts. They were initially influenced by early and .

Early years

In 1989 Orbital recorded "" on their father's cassette deck, which they released on Oh Zone Records in December 1989, and then re-released on a few months later. The track became a anthem, reaching number 17 in the UK charts and earning them an appearance on , during which they wore anti- t-shirts. A few singles and followed, and their first , a collection of tracks recorded at various times, was released in late 1991.

In late 1992, the Radiccio EP barely reached the UK top 40, but it included one of their most popular songs, "". This song featured a sample of from "It's a Fine Day" (a chart hit for earlier that year), and "The Naked and the Dead" was similarly based on a line from 's rendition of 's song "Next". "Halcyon" was dedicated to the Hartnolls' mother, who was addicted to the for many years.

The duo's popularity grew rapidly with the release of their second , in 1993. The album featured complex arrangements and textures, and opens with the two-minute track "Time Becomes", consisting of nothing more than two slightly detuned, looped samples of a line from , "...where time becomes a loop" being played simultaneously through the left and right channels, respectively (until one cycle of phase difference has happened). This same sample was used at the beginning of "the Mobius", the opening track in the previous album. This audio pun was intended to make listeners believe that they had bought a mis-pressed album (Orbital 1 packaged as Orbital 2). The album reached #28 on the UK album charts, staying in the top chart for 15 weeks. "Halcyon" was for the album, as "Halcyon + On + On". Versions of this song played live by the band have incorporated diverse samples, including "" by the band , "" by , and most recently "" by the band .

The first two albums are commonly known as "The Green Album" and "The Brown Album", after the colours of their covers.

1994 breakthrough

Orbital won a award for Vibes Best Dance Act early in 1994, but it was their headline appearance at the on 25 June 1994 that brought them most attention. classed it as one of the top 50 gigs of all time, and in 2002 included Orbital in their list of "50 Bands to See Before You Die".

Crucially, 1994 was the first year to feature intensive TV broadcasting from Glastonbury meaning that Orbital's set reached a huge audience. Speaking to The Guardian in 2013 about the gig, commented: "I didn't know how much of an impact it would have. Being young myself, I just thought, 'It's about time – of course we should have acid house at Glastonbury'. It used to annoy me. I just used to think it should be happening." In the same article noted that the Orbital gig marked dance music's appearance on the mainstream agenda. "What was previously underground made it on to one of the big stages, and there was no going back from there. As the police and the council made me very well aware, the buzz had been around the raves and the market sound systems and in the travellers' fields for years. But it needed a showcase to make it legal."

Orbital gave an improvisational element to live electronic music as the brothers mixed and sequenced their tracks on the fly, wearing their trademark head-mounted torches behind banks of equipment. Orbital were one of the few electronic acts invited to play at .

The third album, , was released in August 1994. provided vocals on a couple of the tracks, including the single "Are We Here?". This track also included a sample from "Man at C&A" by . Among the remixes of "Are We Here?" was "Criminal Justice Bill?" — four minutes of silence, a reference to the , which was in part intended to clamp down on the rave scene which had given birth to Orbital. The other track with Goldfrapp vocals, "Sad But True", was remixed for the Times Fly EP, the band's only release in 1995.

In Sides, one of Orbital's most well-received albums.

The single "" was released in April 1996, reaching number 11 in the UK, and its parent album , released in May 1996, became their second Top Five album. In Sides has since come to be one of their most critically well-regarded works. As with the previous album, there was a vague theme of ecological disaster and dissatisfaction with society.

The following year, the duo contributed to film soundtracks (, ) and enjoyed the biggest singles of their career, with a live version of "" and their reworking of the aforementioned theme both reaching number three in the UK. The In Sides track "Out There Somewhere (Part 2)" was also included in the long-awaited game series relaunch of .

Orbital would go on to aid the film soundtrack in reaching Platinum selling status during 1995, with an extended mix of "Halcyon", which can be heard during the final scene of the film.

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