Orbital 30

In an Orbital video, Paul Hartnoll was talking about his studio equipment and there was some interesting info in the background on his planner and it's related to Orbital's 30th Anniversary next year and the plans for a release and here's what it said.

So on the far left:

Orbital 30

re-record

Halcyon

Chime

Belfast

Lush

Impact

Satan

The Box

= this is Orbital's idea they've had for a while now - to re-record, in the studio, the classic tracks as they are being played live now. So this is essentially a live style disc.

This will be 10 tracks for this disc. So there are still a few more to add to this list. I would imagine possible candidates for the last remaining spots: Forever, TGWTSIHH, Are We Here?, Doctor?, Crime, Sad But True (although think this is an outside chance), The Moebius (slim chance), OTS (but probably too long for the 10 tracks needed to fit on the disc)...not sure if there might also be some other candidates but these are the ore recent current tracks that have been in the live sets over last few years.

The middle panel:

Emergency Exit

Escape Hatch

Escape From Dartford

The End There Will (not sure whats written underneath that)

Now the top three are working titles for the next new album. The one that Paul has talked about taking Phil back to significant places to Orbital's growth./development over the years and he has taken field recordings from these places to include them as sounds making up this next new album.

The final bottom right panel:

Orbital 30

remixes

Utah Saints

Bicep

Aphex Twin

Chemical Brothers

Underworld

Leftfield

Prodigy

David Holmes

Vince Clarke

not sure if there is one more name under that but again this will be 10 tracks for this disc. So this is Orbital's idea to have some of their peers remix some classic tracks of theirs. Now this is an ambitious one and we've heard from P+P over the last few dates of the December tour that this is proving difficult as some people are too busy. This is an idea they might've needed to plan for a bit earlier. So not sure what will happen with this if they can get this organised or will have to come up with a new idea for this disc or a combination of who they can get to do a remix and then some other idea?

Now I think there will obviously be a third disc of 10 tracks (to make 30 tracks total) but at this point I don't know what this disc will be.

The other possibility is that they include the new album as that third disc but I'm not convinced that will be the way they go with putting that new material out.

So that's everything so far. It's an exciting set of ideas, and I'm dying to know what is going to be on that third disc but I think that they may not be able to pull off the remixes disc. Which could be the most interesting of all the discs if they managed to get that 5 star list of artists.

Woah. Super excited for so much on the horizon — esp live style disc and.....Aphex remix?

> open thread about a video

> don't link video

good jerb

  On 12/25/2018 at 9:15 PM, span said:

> open thread about a video

> don't link video

 

good jerb

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjlWypTclec

Well done!

Sounds like an interesting release, if it did come with one of the discs being a whole new album would be a real bonus, probably too much to hope for.

  On 12/25/2018 at 10:52 PM, MDF said:

Sounds like an interesting release, if it did come with one of the discs being a whole new album would be a real bonus, probably too much to hope for.

I think the album disc will happen. Just not sure about the remix disc. Fingers crossed

  On 12/25/2018 at 9:05 PM, Extralife said:

Woah. Super excited for so much on the horizon — esp live style disc and.....Aphex remix?

Oh god yeah! This is the best news. Aphex remixing Orbital. Oh my!!!!

Nah, proper album will be in 2020. Live style album will be interesting, but I have a feeling it will probably be something I play about five times and never again. Good as that remix lineup is, I never really listen to remix albums either so I'm sure that'll be in the same camp.

Now the field recordings and personal approach to the Escape album, that's something I'm genuinely excited about, even if it's longer away.

I’ve never really listened to Orbital. What’s the best album to start with?

  On 12/26/2018 at 3:55 PM, DavieAddison said:

I’ve never really listened to Orbital. What’s the best album to start with?

Also wow afx remix, i wunder what song it is

excite

  On 12/26/2018 at 3:55 PM, DavieAddison said:

I’ve never really listened to Orbital. What’s the best album to start with?

In Sides and Snivilisation are their two masterpieces and great places to start. 

Brown for early 90s trance-rave goodness, then In Sides for mind altering journey.

  On 12/26/2018 at 10:02 PM, purlieu said:

 

  On 12/26/2018 at 3:55 PM, DavieAddison said:

I’ve never really listened to Orbital. What’s the best album to start with?

In Sides and Snivilisation are their two masterpieces

Thanks for the recommendations guys, I’ll check them out

Everytime I'm listening to Bicep's "Kites", I found a bit of an Orbital vibe into it (and in the album in general too). Like "Chime" updated.

Would be curious which track they will remix.

Any word on this coming through? 

New music on the horizon is all they've said atm

Hopefully it’s not any more of that keep it G is for Godawful nonsense. 

I really hope they can get some of those remixes happening.  I'd love to see a Lone mix as well.

oh, I now see there was an old thread "Orbital 30"  Mods: maybe merge this with that?

Nice remixes, listened to brown album and in sides mainly. Looking forward more stuff of them,

i feel like a four tet remix would be dope