Orbital (green album)
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Orbital is the first album from Orbital
, released in 1991. It is often referred to as the "Green Album", to differentiate it from the band's second album, titled Orbital 2 (known as the "Brown Album"), which bears only the band's name on the cover.
release includes live versions of "Chime
" and "Midnight
". Orbital was released in 1992 with a significantly different cover and tracklist in the United States
, incorporating remixes and non-album singles
. All tracks on the U.S. release had also been remastered using the Bedini Audio Spectral Enhancer (B.A.S.E.) to enhance their stereophonic effects.
Each format (LP, CD and cassette) included a track not included on the others. The unlisted outro track appeared on the CD version only. The double vinyl LP version included a track called "Macro Head", while the cassette included a nine-minute track listed as "Untitled".
Orbital (band)
Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks, England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill, in addition to a number of other live shows...
, released in 1991. It is often referred to as the "Green Album", to differentiate it from the band's second album, titled Orbital 2 (known as the "Brown Album"), which bears only the band's name on the cover.
The album
The original United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
release includes live versions of "Chime
Chime (song)
"Chime" was the first single from the UK dance group Orbital, allegedly recorded for less than £1. It was recorded on a cassette deck and was originally released in late 1989 and had moderate success...
" and "Midnight
Midnight / Choice
"Midnight" / "Choice" is a double A side single released by Orbital. Both tracks are rather darker in tone than their previous single releases "Chime" and "Satan"...
". Orbital was released in 1992 with a significantly different cover and tracklist in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, incorporating remixes and non-album singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
. All tracks on the U.S. release had also been remastered using the Bedini Audio Spectral Enhancer (B.A.S.E.) to enhance their stereophonic effects.
Samples
- "Belfast" uses a sample of soprano Emily Van Evera performing "O Euchari" from the Gothic Voices album A Feather On the Breath of God. The same sample had appeared on The Beloved's hit "The Sun Rising" a year earlier, but had not been credited.
- "The Moebius" samples the Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
episode "Time Squared". It also contains a sample of the song "Mad WorldMad World"Mad World" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas As Opiates", would turn up...
", featured on Tears for FearsTears for FearsTears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
' first albumThe HurtingThe Hurting is the debut album by the British pop band Tears for Fears. It was released on 7 March 1983, and peaked at no. 1 on the UK Album Chart...
. - "Oolaa" samples the Martian cry from Jeff WayneJeff WayneJeffry "Jeff" Wayne, born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, is a musician best known for Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical version of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds...
's War of the Worlds musicalJeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the WorldsJeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is a 1978 concept album by Jeff Wayne, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. Its format is progressive rock and string orchestra, using narration and leitmotifs to carry the story via rhyming melodic lyrics that express...
. - "Desert Storm" samples the "Blessing of the Bomb Almighty" from Beneath the Planet of the ApesBeneath the Planet of the ApesBeneath the Planet of the Apes is a 1970 American science fiction film directed by Ted Post and written by Paul Dehn. It is the second of five films in the original Planet of the Apes series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs...
. - "Satan" samples Time ZoneTime Zone (band)Time Zone was a electro band headed by Afrika Bambaataa. Bambaataa worked with different musicians for each Time Zone project.-History:The first Time Zone single was the 1983 electro song "The Wildstyle" which featured music from a German project called Wunderwerke. Bambaataa was introduced to...
's "The Wildstyle" and Butthole SurfersButthole SurfersButthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been consistent since 1983. Teresa Nervosa served as second...
song "Sweat Loaf" from the album Locust Abortion TechnicianLocust Abortion TechnicianLocust Abortion Technician is the third full-length studio album by American experimental punk band the Butthole Surfers, released in March 1987...
. - "Choice" samples the CrucifixCrucifix (band)Crucifix was an American hardcore punk band from Berkeley, California, active from 1980 to 1984. They were among the most popular acts of the San Francisco hardcore scene of the early 1980s...
song "Annihilation"
United Kingdom
- "The Moebius" – 7:01
- "Speed Freak" – 7:16
- "Oolaa" – 6:21
- "Desert Storm" – 12:05
- "Fahrenheit 303" – 8:24
- "Steel Cube Idolatry" – 6:34
- "High Rise" – 8:24
- "ChimeChime (song)"Chime" was the first single from the UK dance group Orbital, allegedly recorded for less than £1. It was recorded on a cassette deck and was originally released in late 1989 and had moderate success...
" (Live) – 5:56 - "MidnightMidnight / Choice"Midnight" / "Choice" is a double A side single released by Orbital. Both tracks are rather darker in tone than their previous single releases "Chime" and "Satan"...
" (Live) – 6:53 - "BelfastIII (EP)"III" is an EP released by the techno duo Orbital. The title has a double meaning, referring to it being their third single release, and having three tracks...
" – 8:06 - "I Think It's Disgusting" (Outro) – 0:51
Each format (LP, CD and cassette) included a track not included on the others. The unlisted outro track appeared on the CD version only. The double vinyl LP version included a track called "Macro Head", while the cassette included a nine-minute track listed as "Untitled".
United States
- "BelfastIII (EP)"III" is an EP released by the techno duo Orbital. The title has a double meaning, referring to it being their third single release, and having three tracks...
" – 8:06 - "The Moebius" – 7:01
- "Speed Freak" (MobyMobyRichard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
Remix) – 5:40 - "Fahrenheit 303" – 7:04
- "Desert Storm" – 12:05
- "Oolaa" – 6:21
- "ChimeChime (song)"Chime" was the first single from the UK dance group Orbital, allegedly recorded for less than £1. It was recorded on a cassette deck and was originally released in late 1989 and had moderate success...
" – 8:01 - "SatanIII (EP)"III" is an EP released by the techno duo Orbital. The title has a double meaning, referring to it being their third single release, and having three tracks...
" – 6:44 - "ChoiceMidnight / Choice"Midnight" / "Choice" is a double A side single released by Orbital. Both tracks are rather darker in tone than their previous single releases "Chime" and "Satan"...
" – 5:30 - "MidnightMidnight / Choice"Midnight" / "Choice" is a double A side single released by Orbital. Both tracks are rather darker in tone than their previous single releases "Chime" and "Satan"...
" – 5:08 - "Steel Cube Idolatry" - 6:34 (Cassette bonus not on CD)