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After their groundbreaking debut, brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll quickly put trendy tags like "rave", "techno" and "hardcore" behind them. With Orbital 2, the brothers went to great lengths to show that some of their primary interests lay beyond the dance floor, as influences like Miles Davis and Steve Reich crept into the fragmented, floating arrangements. Atmospheric tracks such as "Lush 3-1" and its near relative "Lush 3-2" transcended established electronic formulas by breaking away from regular beat patterns, and they borrowed Opus III vocalist Kirsty to create the catchy, entrancing mesmerizer "Halcyon + On + On". Orbital had come a long way from their breakthrough single "Chime", and by all indications would never go back again. --Aidin Vaziri
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Koala
Format:Audio CD
Wonderful! Beautiful! This is what Orbital are all about!
This is music that draws you right in. Where some of Orbital's later work makes you sit back and ponder it critically ("Hmm, it's quite good, but..."), this album just grabs hold of you!
Many of the tunes merge into each other, creating an ongoing tapestry of sound. It always feels totally organic, never self-conscious or calculated, and powerful yet soothing at the same time.
Admittedly there are some stupid samples near the start of the album. What were they thinking? : ( But just try to ignore that. It can be quite easily detached from the rest of the album. Snivilisation is a far better example of the intelligent use of samples.
This album is a treasure! No nonsense, just giving the people what they want! Great beats, great melodies, it's all good!
For anyone who's heard The Altogether but hasn't heard this yet, listen to this and you'll understand why the Altogether met such a lukewarm reception!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By michael_m
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Orbital produced two great albums when they started their career, and although it has been up and down since then, this seems to be the album that everyone knows best.
Also known as 'The Brown Album', it continues where 'Orbital' left off, but the direction is probably a little more towards conventional techno, albeit with a much wider range of influence behind it. The rhythms aren't too conventional here, and it was the start of the break from pure dance music and a nod in the direction of experimental music.
'Lush 3-1' and 'Lush 3-2' are the standout tracks for me, but when you listen to this album, you don't really think about separate tracks too much, as the CD needs to be appreciated as a whole rather than concentrating on any of it's constituent tracks.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Eoghan88
Format:Audio CD
This album took me by surprise, not only because I hadnt really heard of Orbital before, but because no other album is quite as good as an "album" as this one. That is, one you listen to all the way through every time, not one you "liked this or that track" off. Quite simply put, if I want to listen to some Orbital, I never waste time debating which song to put on, just stick this on and get on with it!
I could go into each song and give individual ratings but to be honest the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, not only as an overall album but the way the tracks subtly blend from one to the next creating differences which aren't massive, but when you listen to say, the second track then skip forward a few, the change is quite large.
In summary then; get this album, whack it on and leave it on. Just listen to it. All the way through. More than once. I just wish there were other albums of similar quality by them, or maybe I haven't looked hard enough yet.
I could go into each song and give individual ratings but to be honest the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, not only as an overall album but the way the tracks subtly blend from one to the next creating differences which aren't massive, but when you listen to say, the second track then skip forward a few, the change is quite large.
In summary then; get this album, whack it on and leave it on. Just listen to it. All the way through. More than once. I just wish there were other albums of similar quality by them, or maybe I haven't looked hard enough yet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great electro dance
I'm new to this band and think both this and wonky are brilliant. I would strongly recommend them to anyone.
Published 25 days ago by peter carss
4.0 out of 5 stars
Orbital Orbital
I have never listened to this before even tho it was originally released quite a long time ago.Ive listened to this album a few times now and i'm quite impressed with it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jack Spratt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Orbital at their peak - before it all went terribly wrong
Albums one and two (affectionately known as the green and brown albums) are milestone releases, bringing us a fresh new look at what had become tired old electronica. Read more
Published 21 months ago by F. M. Havicon
5.0 out of 5 stars
YOU WERE RIGHT STAN !!!
BACK IN 93 I WATCHED GLASTONBURY ON C4 AND ORBITAL CAME ON . UP TIL THAT MOMENT TECHNO HAD NOT INTERESTED ME AT ALL, IN FACT IT WAS ALWAYS DELETED FROM MY JOHN PEEL, RIP ,SHOWS I... Read more
Published on 20 May 2011 by mykey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Techno album going
This album formed the backdrop to my teenage youth and for me is just Techno bliss. Orbital are simply the best, the pioneers of this kind of music, they are the "Beatles" of... Read more
Published on 25 April 2011 by Mr Johann Shepherd
5.0 out of 5 stars
Techno Classic
I must admit the first song I heard from Orbital was Halcyon + On + On, which still remians my favourite Orbital song (despite this being the only Orbital CD I own - they are very... Read more
Published on 18 May 2007 by srxjnj
5.0 out of 5 stars
This really needs 5 stars
Been having a look through the amazon reviews of my fav and not so fav albums. Orbital II is definitely up in my top 20 ... and possibly top 10 when the mood takes. Read more
Published on 1 April 2007 by Stephen Degnan
4.0 out of 5 stars
It comes together on the second album for Orbital
Songs sound better structured than before and have a much more lasting affect on the listener.
'Lush 3-1' is one of the best songs on the album, but for the real highlight listen... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2003 by Jay M
5.0 out of 5 stars
Orbital - anybody know the title of this album?
First discovered along time ago in 1996 by me, I found this album to be the main yardstick to which all future electronica albums were measured. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2001 by Vivian Darkbloom
5.0 out of 5 stars
A phenominal dance album
This is easily one of the best dance albums ever to be created. It combines pounding techno drum beats with hugely atmospheric and chilled out samples to create the best dance... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2001 by G. Dowell
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