Orbital (1993 album)

Infobox Album | Name = Orbital 2
Type = Album
Artist = Orbital


Released = May 1993
Recorded =
Genre = Electronica
Length = 65:44
Label = FFRR Records
Producer = Paul and Phil Hartnoll
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qqjp7ia8g7dr link]
Last album = "Orbital"
(1991)
This album = "Orbital 2"
(1993)
Next album = "Snivilisation"
(1994) |

"Orbital" is the second album from the British electronica duo, Orbital. It is known colloquially as the "Brown Album" to differentiate it from Orbital's 1991 debut album, also titled "Orbital". It was released in May 1993 and reached the #28 on the UK album charts.

On "Orbital 2" the duo aimed to make more atmospheric music than the dance raves of their first album. They used more complex rhythms and denser arrangements on the appropriately monickered pieces entitled "Lush" but still proving themselves capable of making quality pop music on "Halcyon + On + On", with vocals from Kirsty Hawkshaw of Opus III.

The album begins with the same speech sample (by actor Michael Dorn in "") which opened their first album.

The second song, "Planet of the shapes", contains a sample from the movie Withnail & I, saying "even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day".

This album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

# "Time Becomes" – 1:43
# "Planet of the Shapes" – 9:36
# "Lush 3-1" – 5:39
# "Lush 3-2" – 4:40
# "Impact (The Earth Is Burning)" – 10:27
# "Remind" – 7:57
# "Walk Now…" – 6:48
# "Monday" – 7:05
# "Halcyon + On + On" – 9:28
# "Input Out" – 2:11

On cassette, "Planet of the Shapes" was re-titled "Planet of the Tapes", but the track is identical.

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