Orbital [Brown Album]

by Orbital

Orbital [Brown Album] cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 May 1993
  • Label: Internal, FFRR
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 4:10:50
  • Community rating: 4.39/5 from 11 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Hartnoll, Phil Hartnoll

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Orbital's officially untitled second album from 1993, commonly known as the 'Brown Album', marks a significant evolution from their debut, prioritizing atmospheric depth and structural complexity over pure rave energy. The Hartnoll brothers constructed intricate electronic soundscapes using methodical layering, phasing techniques, and a wide array of samples from sources as diverse as film and television. Tracks like the multi-part 'Lush' suite and the euphoric, widely-used 'Halcyon + On + On' exemplify this sophisticated approach, securing the album's status as a landmark work of 1990s intelligent techno.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, minimal, progressive, long-form, sampling

Tracklist

  1. Time Becomes (1:44)
  2. PLANET OF THE SHAPES (9:36)
  3. LUSH 3-1 (5:40)
  4. LUSH 3-2 (4:41)
  5. IMPACT (The Earth Is Burning) (10:28)
  6. REMIND (7:58)
  7. WALK NOW... (6:49)
  8. MONDAY (7:07)
  9. HALCYON + ON + ON (9:27)
  10. Input Out (2:11)
  11. Halcyon (11:10)
  12. The Naked And The Dead (6:24)
  13. Sunday (7:12)
  14. The Naked And The Dub (11:52)
  15. Lush 3-3 (Underworld) (13:01)
  16. Lush 3-4 (Warrior Drift) [Psychick Warriors OV Gaia] (10:49)
  17. Lush 3-5 (C.J. Bolland) (6:14)
  18. Lush (Euro-Tunnel Disaster '94) (6:47)
  19. Walk About (Radio Sessions: 1993) (7:47)
  20. Semi Detached (Radio Sessions: 1993) (8:11)
  21. Attached (Radio Sessions: 1993) (7:05)
  22. Impact USA (The Earth Is Burning: Diversion) (11:21)
  23. The Naked And The Dead (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (5:33)
  24. The Naked And The Dub (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (2:16)
  25. Sunday (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (6:39)
  26. Remind (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (5:25)
  27. Halcyon (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (4:45)
  28. Walk Now (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (4:45)
  29. Kinetic (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (6:40)
  30. Choice (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (7:22)
  31. Chime (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (5:58)
  32. Satan (Live At The Limelight New York 1992) (5:37)
  33. Semi Detached (9:33)
  34. Lush (Spacewalk Mix) (7:06)
  35. Lush (1926 Trancendance Mix) (5:38)

Credits

  • P & P Hartnoll - producer
  • Orbital - producer, written-by
  • Paul Hartnoll - composer
  • Phil Hartnoll - composer
  • Jack Dangers - breakbeat
  • Mr Mr Mann - extra producer
  • Fultano '93 - design
  • Kevin Metcalfe - lacquer cut by

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