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Orbital 2
by: Orbital List Price: $13.96 Amazon.com's Price: $13.68 You Save: $0.28 ( 2%)as of 03/12/2010 05:53 EST Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDBrand: Orbital EAN: 0643443503327 Format: Original recording reissued Item Dimensions: Label: Rhino / Wea Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea MPN: 35033 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Rhino / Wea Release Date: August 03, 1993 Studio: Rhino / Wea Disc 1:
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Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: 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 lie 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Barely blasting2 1/2 The innovative pair haven't dated as well as good art should, instead sounding more like standard issue techno by now, stretched slightly further from well produced synth-driven melody. Rating:  - Lots of DepthBesides the first and last track (if they can be called that) this album is, in my opinion, one of the finest examples of early-mid electronic music. I first heard this album back in 95-96' and was immediately blown away. However, there were always a couple of tracks that I thought were somewhat flat at the time. After returning to this album, I'm even more struck by the cleverness of the arrangments and melodic fragments that come in and out. The tracks which I thought were flat ... Read More Rating:  - Needlessly repetitive at times, but gloriously melodicI have many seminal memories attached to one track in particular: "Lush 3-1". While I don't know why it was numbered like a Super Mario Bros. level, the basic 4-4 kick supporting a crisp overlaid arrangement worked like magic. I originally heard this song while watching the music video on MTV, which was surprisingly boring yet worked -- maybe it was because I was zonked and tired, but it showed an array of people roaming a fairground, in search of bargains. (I know, it sounds like such a clash, but ... Read More Rating: - The perfect Techno "album".I didn't realize it at the time when this came out, but this album is groundbreaking just because it is a true album - a whole statement vs. a comp of 12-18 months worth of singles. Few dance acts pulled it off then and I sometimes think even fewer do today. Of course the music alone makes it truly a classic. This was a huge leap forward from the cheap rave of its era and doesn't sound a bit dated. Brilliant. Rating: - The culmination of Orbital's "rave" phaseThis album is my personal favorite by Orbital, if only because it was still heavily infuenced by their live performances and constant touring in the vibrant rave scene of the early 90's. This is dance music for smart people. There are stomping rave anthems and goofy sonic experimentation. It holds up well after more than 10 years, and that's pretty unusual for a techno band. Some say that Orbital got even better after this one, but I personally think this was the last truly good album that they made. 
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