Orbital is an Electronic album by Orbital, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 44 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.
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Orbital is the first album from Orbital, released in 1991. It is often referred to as the "Green Album", to differentiate it from the band's second album, titled Orbital 2 (known as the "Brown Album"), which bears only the band's name on the cover. The original United Kingdom release includes live versions of "Chime" and "Midnight". Orbital was released in 1992 with a significantly different cover and tracklist in the United States, incorporating remixes and non-album singles. All tracks on the U.S. release had also been remastered using the Bedini Audio Spectral Enhancer (B.A.S.E.) to enhance their stereophonic effects. Samples used include: "The Moebius" samples the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Time Squared". "Oolaa" samples the Martian cry from Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds musical. "Desert Storm" samples the "Blessing of the Bomb Almighty" from Beneath the Planet of the Apes. "Satan" samples Time Zone's "The Wildstyle" and Butthole Surfers song "Sweat Loaf" from the album Locust Abortion Technician. "Choice" samples the Crucifix song "Annihilation" In 2024, Orbital finally released a remastered version of this legendary album; with the addition of 2. CD containing rarities, singles and remixes such as: Torpedo town, Satan, L.C.1, Belfast / Wasted, Crime or Farenheit 3D3.
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Tracklist
- 1The Moebius7:01
- 2Speedfreak7:16
- 3Oolaa6:21
- 4Desert Storm12:05
- 5Farenheit 3038:24
- 6Steel Cube Idolatry6:34
- 7High Rise8:22
- 8Chime (Live)5:56
- 9Midnight (Live)6:53
- 10Belfast8:10
- 11I Think it's Disgusting0:51
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Techno
- layered
- euphoric
- nocturnal
This is the second Orbital album. All US releases also refer to this as "Orbital 2" on the spines and the same title is used on Orbital's Bandcamp page. Other releases only list "Orbital".
This is also sometimes referred to as "Brown Album" due to the cover, and is referred to as such on the sticker of the 2025 repress.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Kirsty HawkshawVOCALS
- Chris DalyPROGRAMMED BY PROGRAMMED BY , SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER
- Opus III
- Paul HelliwellGUITAR
- Scott Walker
11 collectors on Gatefold own this · 44 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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