The Orb & David Gilmour - Metallic Spheres

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/the-orb-team-up-with-david-gilmour

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Ambient pioneers The Orb have recorded a number of new tracks with Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.

 

The Orb are one of the most unusual electronic groups around. Formed after the white heat of Acid House has subsided, their glacial soundscapes have continued to break new ground during a 20 year career.

 

Taking inspiration from some of Pink Floyd's more languid passages, The Orb have taken the logical step and used music crafted by the prog group's guitarist David Gilmour.

 

The guitarist recorded a number of tracks with producer Youth last year, who handed the material over to The Orb. The group then began using it as the basis for new material, which is due to be released later this year.

 

Titled 'Metallic Spheres' the new album will be presented by The Orb featuring David Gilmour. A typically mind expanding work, the material will be available from October across the number of formats.

 

David Gilmour's blog announced that the music will be available in the new 3D60 format. '3 Dimensional Sound' the new technology was "developed by Youth, Mike Brady (The Jam’s live sound engineer) and Ian Thompson (musician and multimedia producer). You don’t need any special equipment to enjoy 3D60™, by the way; it will sound amazing on any headphones in any format."

 

Alongside the standard CD a series of ambient recordings will be released. Part of an expanded web-only package, the blog reports that the extra material is similar to Gilmour's 'Live In Gdansk'.

 

In addition to this, 'Metallic Spheres' is set to have a charitable side. David Gilmour has been involved in the battle to help Gary McKinnon fight extradition proceedings being launched against him.

 

All artist royalties for David Gilmour will be donated to the fund aiming to help Gary McKinnon.

 

The Orb featuring David Gilmour will released 'Metallic Spheres' in October.

Cool, that should be really enjoyable!

Wow, that is something definitely worth trying. thanks for the great news

also i am curious about the 3D60 format, considering that there is no need for additional specific equipment to play it.

hhmm keep me updated watmm, on any new developments please

Sounds cool.

this should have happened years ago.

I'm wondering if he's still able to play guitar...

To me, all the Gilmour influenced Pink Floyd records are the most boring. The Waters stuff is terrible too. Syd Barrett, why did you "leave" so early?

Still knows how to play guitar? WTF Gilmour still plays like a God

  On 8/23/2010 at 4:31 PM, tokn said:

I'm wondering if he's still able to play guitar...

i has a boner

it occurred to me tonight that this isn't the first time david gilmour and the floyd have appeared on the same record. i think they sampled his four note riff from shine on on one of the tracks from their first peel session cd. i wanna say it was back side of the moon but it might have been huge ever growing

edit: "have appears" yeah, that's english

  On 8/18/2010 at 2:26 PM, ruiagnelo said:

also i am curious about the 3D60 format, considering that there is no need for additional specific equipment to play it.

I've heard about it, listener has the impression that music is everywhere (kinda 5.1-ish) but w/ only Right and Left speakers, according to my friend this is impressive.

Very looking forward this release.

orbliterated

sounds dreamy

  On 8/29/2010 at 10:30 PM, purlieu said:

These samples suggest... Gilmour's playing the same bloody solo he's been playing since the mid '70s.

and the problem with this would be what, precisely?

lol

Their still going strong... Full of creativity.... Really great to see...

  On 8/30/2010 at 2:38 AM, fox said:

  On 8/29/2010 at 10:30 PM, purlieu said:

These samples suggest... Gilmour's playing the same bloody solo he's been playing since the mid '70s.

 

 

and the problem with this would be what, precisely?

It's really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really boring.

http://www.3d60.co.uk/

sounds nice :D

  On 8/30/2010 at 11:34 AM, purlieu said:

  On 8/30/2010 at 2:38 AM, fox said:

  On 8/29/2010 at 10:30 PM, purlieu said:

These samples suggest... Gilmour's playing the same bloody solo he's been playing since the mid '70s.

 

 

and the problem with this would be what, precisely?

It's really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really boring.

i honestly didn't expect anything different from gilmour and what i hear in that small video from his site is absolutely what i wanted to hear from a collab between him and the orb. i am really excited about this now!

I just have this feeling I'll spend the whole album thinking 'hmmm, I'd love to hear this without the solo from Comfortably Numb on top'.

  On 8/30/2010 at 8:32 PM, purlieu said:

I just have this feeling I'll spend the whole album thinking 'hmmm, I'd love to hear this without the solo from Comfortably Numb on top'.

you can't think of it that way then.

i think you will like it. you have to trust such wonderful musicians :)

At this point I'll also point out Gilmour's post-72 guitar work is my least favourite thing about Floyd.

(Basically, I don't think this is an album for me, heh)