Orbital

[jmtd]

New album "Wonky" Due in April:

Good review: http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/wild-mercury-sound/orbital-wonky

Single "Never": http://soundcloud.com/orbital-4/never

[Rdm]

Love orbital. I would love to see them live again:D

[xmd 5a]

So glad these guys are back. "Never" sounds great, as does "The Gun is Good". I'm getting a bit of a n In Sides/Middle of Nowhere vibe from these new tracks, so I'm pumped for Wonky.

[Maximilian]

Been down with 'em since In Sides, definitely I'll be a first day buyer.

[jmtd]

Any good? I haven't bought it yet.

[xmd 5a]

It's good. Better than the past two albums if not quite at the level of their 90s heyday. That said, epic is the only word that can accurately describe "Straight Sun" and "Never".

[neorev]

Love the new album, the best since In Sides. Don't get me wrong, I love their classics. But I actually think Wonky is my favorite album from them. At least one that I can listen to straight through. It's simultaneously retro and modern sounding.

[jmtd]

Just bought. First listen. No time for new France. Needs another pass :)

[neorev]

Yeah New France was probably my least favorite track off the album... funnily enough the lead single for it

One Big Moment, Straight Sun, Never, Beezledub (anyone notice this a remix of Satan? it took me a while to realize it), and Wonky are my faves

[xmd 5a]

The title track gets a lot of hate, but I quite like it. Only song I'm not 100% sold on is "Beelzedub"- it's a clever rework, but seems a bit novelty-ish. "The Gun is Good" should've made the album. I love that track.

[jmtd]

Haven't gone back to Wonky yet, not a good sign.

On another note, I've just read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_(1991_album) and weep'd - being an Orbital completionist looks like hard work.

[jmtd]

New paul Hartnoll solo album 8:58 out at the end of the month http://eightfiftyeight.com/

2 tracks on sound cloud , one download enabled https://soundcloud.com/eightfiftyeight/858a/s-GGryr

Guests include cillan Murphy and Robert smith (possibly only by way of inclusion of reworked track Please)

Also a cover of "a forest"

[jmtd]

8:58 in session/interview today on Lauren Laverne, BBC 6 Music. I heard about half of it and it was good. Talked about the Peaky Blinders soundtrack (season 2 only I think; not sure if he worked on season 1 -- which from memory also had an awesome soundtrack).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05p2b53

[Maximilian]

They must really have some brotherly issues, as they don't just take some years off and then regroup, they go to all the trouble to make announcements and break up. They might be dissolving the partnership for business reasons or whatever, but I tend to think they just don't like each other.

[jmtd]

They must really have some brotherly issues, as they don't just take some years off and then regroup, they go to all the trouble to make announcements and break up. They might be dissolving the partnership for business reasons or whatever, but I tend to think they just don't like each other.

I'm just listening to the interview for the first time properly and wondering about that myself… not sure if it's outright hate or just, perhaps they've been working together too long.

[neorev]

ORBITAL - MONSTERS EXIST
http://i.imgur.com/BaS1mwZ.jpg

01 Monsters Exist
02 Hoo Hoo Ha Ha
03 The Raid
04 P.H.U.K.
05 Tiny Foldable Cities
06 Buried Deep Within
07 Vision One
08 The End Is Nigh
09 There Will Come A Time (feat. Prof. Brian Cox)

Deluxe Edition:
10 Kaiju
11 A Long Way From Home
12 Analogue Test Oct 16
13 Fun With The System
14 Dressing Up In Other People's Clothes
15 To Dream Again
16 There Will Come A Time
17 Tiny Foldable Cities (Kareful Remix)

Release Date: September 14th, 2018

It seems Apple Music leaked the album information in advance...
https://itunes.apple.com/nz/artist/orbital/724648

Tiny Foldable Cities will be released tomorrow, May 11th as a single.

[versusreality]

whoaaaa yesss..love orbital!! hope they tour America, I'd pay a ton to see them in NYC...

[roolfdriht]

whoaaaa yesss..love orbital!! hope they tour America, I'd pay a ton to see them in NYC...

I believe the last time they were here was 2001, which seems impossible. Great show at the Roseland (RIP) about a month after 9/11. Their live albums from late last year really whetted my appetite for new material.

[neorev]

MONSTERS EXIST PREORDER OPEN NOW
Various formats, editions, bundles, and merch available at...
https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/orbital-monsters-exist?referrer=project_launched&utm_campaign=project19579&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pledgemusic

[versusreality]

I believe the last time they were here was 2001, which seems impossible. Great show at the Roseland (RIP) about a month after 9/11. Their live albums from late last year really whetted my appetite for new material.

wow..over 15 years ago! they are WAY overdue. I would have loved to have gone to that show, but was a bit young and just getting into them at the time.

the new single is pretty solid. I'm looking forward to the new album. great year for music!

[neorev]

http://exclaim.ca/images/OrbitalMonsters.jpg

The new album came out on Friday and I think it's frigging amazing. I love Wonky, which became my favorite album from them. This album has a darker undertone that makes me think of Snivilisation and In Sides. I've been a fan Snivilisation. I highly suggestions the deluxe edition as the several bonus tracks are also really good. My favorite track is "The Raid."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_txIsgwOxbo

HMV UK has an exclusive triple CD edition with a bonus third disc featuring the 2017 digital singles "Copenhagen" and "Kinetic 2017" as well as "To Dream Again (Reoccurring Mix)" and an alternate version of "Where Is It Going? (Live Style Mix)." Too bad P.H.U.K.U. wasn't also included as I actually prefer that version over "P.H.U.K."

According to an interview in December 2017, they plan to celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2019 as well as delivering another album. So lots of more Orbital to come.

[snaapz]

Nice! I didn't know there was a new release. I first heard 'Halcyon on and on' while watching CKY2, they were in Iceland, I thought it was the perfect song for the segment. I got hooked on the song immediately.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgwRsFPHyd4


I feel like a lot of genres from the 90s have been forgotten and put on the back-burner; nor do we see many new artists emerging and getting any spotlight. Part of what made the 90s so amazing and memorable was the huge variety of genres and styles of music that were coming out. Orbital had its place.

We need more variety today.

[neorev]

The legendary Orbital are playing Brooklyn on Tuesday, December 4th. If you're a 90s electronic music lover, this should not be missed! Plus their recent albums Monsters Exist and Wonky are great. Get your tickets!

https://www.axs.com/events/363595/orbital-tickets?skin=brooklynsteel

They're also playing LA and San Francisco.

[Jord]

Monsters Exist is a cracker, seen these guys a handful of times around the Wonky era and this year at Beatherder, was pretty high but my mind was blown by their new set. Going again to Manchester Apollo this month for another round and cannot wait! They like to mess around with the material live and enhance a lot of it, it's great.

[roolfdriht]

I'd love to make it to the Brooklyn Steel show and catch these guys again after so many years, but my 4-night NIN run plus 2 nights of Cold Waves plus Pig earlier this fall has exhausted my concertgoing goodwill on the home front. Oh well! Hope they put on a great performance and continue to pop out live recordings at intervals (to say nothing of more new material)...

[neorev]

ORBITAL 30 REMIXED COMING IN 2019, NEW ALBUM IN 2020

Fact Magazine shared a video of Paul Hartnoll showing off his studio and live rig and there is some interesting information if you pay attention to the whiteboard on the wall. I took some screenshots for your viewing pleasure.

http://i.imgur.com/yeBD9nb.jpg

It reads...

ORBITAL 30 REMIXED

UTAH SAINTS
BICEP
APHEX TWIN
CHEMICAL BROTHERS
UNDERWORLD
LEFTFIELD
PRODIGY
DAVID HOLMES
VINCE CLARKE

Now only Bicep has a check mark by his name, so possibly he is the only one who agreed at the moment or he is the only one who handed in his remix. I guess we shall find out in 2019.

Orbital studio/live rig video:

https://youtu.be/VjlWypTclec

Orbital mentioned wanting their peers to remix classic tracks as well as re-recording tracks to be closer to their current live incarnations for Orbital 30...

“It’s our 30th anniversary next year, and there’s nothing concrete yet, but we would like to do an ‘Orbital 30’ album — and we essentially want to get a lot of our peers to do remixes of our classic tracks, and we want to record our tracks how we play them live now, because they’re very different from when we first recorded them because the way we improvise live sort of rearranges the structure of the song,” Hartnoll says. “When we play ‘Halcyon’ live, we don’t even realize how different it is from when we first recorded it, almost like it went through a game of Chinese whispers."

“Next year, 2019, will be more of a celebration for us,” Hartnoll adds, “and for 2020, my vision is that we will have another album out.”

Source:
http://www.sfweekly.com/music/orbitals-time-is-now/?fbclid=IwAR3okrGoHJx1wk6kWUroTDxON7J0Vt_9JkumyZUB VkBgrlLk8jfqgD2JzRE

http://i.imgur.com/Q5lYOoZ.jpg

[neorev]

Wow! What a show! Just got back. Orbital played 2 hours! The sound was great, really loud and lots of bass. The crowd was going insane and the Hartnoll brothers looked really into it and jammed a little bit when things were really going off. After Doctor? they asked if we wanted one more. Lush came on and they did an awesome jam out at the end. The whole place was wild and cheering at all the big moments. Paul got on the mic at the end and was like "Bloody hell! We really gotta come back here again. Who knew Brooklyn is this crazy?"

Intro w/ Professor Brian Cox
Monsters Exist
There Will Come a Time (We All Die Remix)
Impact
P.H.U.K.
Wonky
Tiny Foldable Cities
Satan
Hoo Hoo Ha Ha
Halcyon + On + On
Vision OnE
Belfast
Chime
Where Is It Going?
The End Is Nigh
Doctor?
Lush

I recorded some clips and took a few pics. Will post later, too tired after that. So happy I got to see them. If you have not seen them live, definitely go do it. They are powerful live.

[neorev]

Any Detroit Orbital fans here? They'll be performing at Movement Festival in May 2019

[neorev]

BURIED DEEPER WITHIN/IMPACT (THE CURSED EARTH MIX)
12" RECORD STORE DAY 2019
http://i.imgur.com/lOmAZO8.jpg

Limited edition double A-side club 12' ' on white vinyl, gloss sleeve with an embossed stripe. Includes two previously unreleased remixes, both done by the band. On one side ' Buried Deeper Within' , a remix of a stand out track from Orbital' s 2018 album ' Monsters Exist' . On the flip, a remix of one of their all-time classic tracks ' Impact' (the original is on their revered second album from 1993).

https://recordstoreday.co.uk/releases/rsd-2019/orbital/