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Amazon.co.uk Review
Paul and Phil Hartnoll, the two brothers who make up Orbital, work in a no-frills, self-contained way. Ever since their scene-defining rave theme "Chime", they have started each recording from scratch, making albums of variety, vitality and dedication. This, their fourth album, is no more conventional than the rest (six individual, unrelated soundscapes, including one track that lasts 30 minutes), but was popular enough to reach No. 3 in the UK album charts on release in April 1996. Opener "The Girl With The Sun In Her Head" is affectionate and tender, "Dwr Budr" scary, and "
Amazon.co.uk Review
Paul and Phil Hartnoll, the two brothers who make up Orbital, work in a no-frills, self-contained way. Ever since their scene-defining rave theme "Chime", they have started each recording from scratch, making albums of variety, vitality and dedication. This, their fourth album, is no more conventional than the rest (six individual, unrelated soundscapes, including one track that lasts 30 minutes), but was popular enough to reach No. 3 in the UK album charts on release in April 1996. Opener "The Girl With The Sun In Her Head" is affectionate and tender, "Dwr Budr" scary, and "Out There Somewhere" is hedonistically full-on, showcasing their extravagant, gleeful layering of sound and textures. Best heard at 3am, very loud, preferably in the open air. --Charlie Porter
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The Hartnoll brothers remain the great hope of ambient techno--sleeker, smarter, and way more dynamic than the rest. The duo's third full-length disc is a sonically splendid variant Snivilisation (1994). --Jeff Bateman
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Manufacturer: Internal
Release date: 5 April 1999
EAN: 0042282888129 UPC: 042282888129
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