Orbital: In Sides
Disc 1:
- The Girl With The Sun In Her Head
- P.E.T.R.O.L.
- The Box
- Dwr Budr
- Adnan's
- Out There Somewhere
Disc 2:
- Times Fly (slow)
- Sad But New
- Times Fly (fast)
- The Tranquilizer
- The Box
I'm left scratching my head after listening to this double album. Could this
possibly be the same band I saw live just a few weeks back that was packed with
so much energy that the entire club was dancing? If this album was any
indicator, I'd say that it must have been imposters playing live on stage.
This line of logic is derived from the extremely mellow mood that the entire
album seems to evoke. There are no high bpm tracks present nor is there
anything resembling a club playable track anywhere. The entire double LP
consists of slow, drowsy electronic compositions which are much more complex
and innovative than anything Orbital has written to date. Personally. I think
the abrupt change is for the best, yet I can't imagine why they would sacrifice
such a popular trend of music for something this dreamy. Whatever the reason,
Orbital has certainly turned a positive musical corner which should allow them
to reap the windfalls of the ambient scene assuming they don't lose any diehard
dance club fans with this album.
Orbital are: P&P and Hartnoll
Contact:
Internal Records
825 Eighth Ave
New York, NY 10019
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