purlieu Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Legendary grandmasters of electronica, Orbital have just confirmed they will be releasing theirfirst new material since 2004. ‘Don’t Stop Me’ and ‘The Gun is Good’ will be released on 20th June through iTunes and through all other digital retailers and as a Limited edition 12” on 27th June. These tracks represent the signature Orbital sound, with hints of new elements, and definitely a few surprises, signifying a band still at their creative peak, 20 years since the release of their breakthrough debut single, ‘Chime’. Release Date : 20TH JUNE 2010 DIGITAL / LIMITED EDITION 12” Label: ACP Recordings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKKv_ksCViw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Apeofnaples Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Cool! I was just listening to Snivilisation. This sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 This is pretty enjoyable. I'm not sure about the bubbly girly voice but otherwise it's nice. I haven't listened to any new Orbital since The Middle of Nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 'the gun is good' is a quote from ZARDOZ - orbital have good taste in movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lustfulgustav Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I just discovered this single exists and I had a listen. I'm really liking it and I'm happy the Hartnolls are together again. I especially like it because: (a) it doesn't sample Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow (b) it doesn't feature Sparks saying "When the laugh track starts then the fun starts" 3,500,047 fucking times Also. Zardoz is amazing, got the DVD. Any movie that features Sean Connery in a red diaper and a giant floating stone head wins. And loses. But it wins for losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Apeofnaples Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Is there an album coming out? So glad these loopers are back at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh Speedy Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I especially like it because: (a) it doesn't sample Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow (b) it doesn't feature Sparks saying "When the laugh track starts then the fun starts" 3,500,047 fucking times indeed those were terrible samples, but somehow i still like that record. now this new one, the girl voice is from The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star" which i'm just going to think of forever when i hear it now. great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 The Gun is Good is a fucking banger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maus Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 i feel like i'm the odd one out here. dont' get me wrong, i pretty much love everything orbital has done... even the oft-maligned altogether and blue albums... but these two tracks just seem phoned in to me. none of the lush melodics and vibe of the old stuff. i hope if they decide to 'reform' as it were, that they return to form a bit more. i don't know that we'll ever get another 'in sides', but i know they can do better than this. i dig the way they worked with the buggles sample though. so not all is lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 i feel like i'm the odd one out here. dont' get me wrong, i pretty much love everything orbital has done... even the oft-maligned altogether and blue albums... but these two tracks just seem phoned in to me. none of the lush melodics and vibe of the old stuff. i hope if they decide to 'reform' as it were, that they return to form a bit more. i don't know that we'll ever get another 'in sides', but i know they can do better than this. i dig the way they worked with the buggles sample though. so not all is lost. I agree... although I haven't listened to The Altogether and the Blue album in years. These are terrible. I recently started listening to all their old obscure b-sides and stuff... Naked and the Dead and Sunday are AMAZING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Available now on Junodownload. This shit is hot fire. Will be spinning it tonight. So glad they're back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh Speedy Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I agree... although I haven't listened to The Altogether and the Blue album in years. These are terrible. I recently started listening to all their old obscure b-sides and stuff... Naked and the Dead and Sunday are AMAZING! never found anything wrong w/ The Altogether or The Blue Album. they got their set of winners and losers just like the rest of them. win on Altogether: Funny Break Oi! (the gays love this one) Pay Per View Last Thing Illuminate (don't care what anyone says about his voice) ...plus on the US bonus disc, Monorail An Fhomhair Beelzebeat Mock Tudor win on Blue Album: Transient Tunnel Vision Lost You Lot (how could you not love this?) One Perfect Sunrise i guess The Middle of Nowhere could be seen at the weak one, but even at that it's still pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I agree... although I haven't listened to The Altogether and the Blue album in years. These are terrible. I recently started listening to all their old obscure b-sides and stuff... Naked and the Dead and Sunday are AMAZING! never found anything wrong w/ The Altogether or The Blue Album. they got their set of winners and losers just like the rest of them. win on Altogether: Funny Break Oi! (the gays love this one) Pay Per View Last Thing Illuminate (don't care what anyone says about his voice) ...plus on the US bonus disc, Monorail An Fhomhair Beelzebeat Mock Tudor win on Blue Album: Transient Tunnel Vision Lost You Lot (how could you not love this?) One Perfect Sunrise i guess The Middle of Nowhere could be seen at the weak one, but even at that it's still pretty good. By "these are terrible" I meant these two new songs. The Altogether is not too bad... most of it actually works in a sort of campy, novelty kind of way. Some moments push it a bit too far though (I really can't listen to Tootled). Blue Album seems a bit nothingy to me. You Lot is awesome though. Most of it just sounds exactly the same though. It's like really bland videogame music from 1996. But as much as people slag off those two albums I probably listen to The Green Album even less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purlieu Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 win on Altogether: Funny Break Oi! (the gays love this one) Pay Per View Last Thing Illuminate (don't care what anyone says about his voice) ...plus on the US bonus disc, Monorail An Fhomhair Beelzebeat Mock Tudor Oh God, Last Thing, really? Probably my least favourite Orbital track. Other than the David Gray thing, obviously. Ah Fhomhair and Mock Tudor are Middle Of Nowhere era b-sides that inexplicably got tacked onto the US version. The Altogether has some fine moments but sounds really tinny and plasticy and kind of shit compared to the meaty, chunky sound they always had. I always hear it as some kid with a laptop trying to do an impression of Orbital. Blue was much stronger, although nowhere near as good as Brown/Sniv/In Sides/MoN. These new tracks are ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Yeah I was gonna say most of the bonus disc stuff on Altogether is from Middle of Nowhere, and that album is genius so I wouldn't expect any less from it's b-sides. Well at least the Style b-sides are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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