Orblivion
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| Studio album by The Orb | ||
| Released | February 24, 1997 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Ambient house | |
| Length | 72:00 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | Alex Paterson | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Orb chronology | ||
| Orbus Terrarum (1995) |
Orblivion (1997) |
Cydonia (2001) |
Orblivion is a 1997 album by The Orb released by Island Records. It is known as one of the most popular electronic albums of the 1990s and some of The Orb's "best music of its career". It is characterized by a trippy vibe and "jazzy mid-tempo grooves" as described by Jim DeRogatis.
[edit] Track listing
- "Delta MKII" – 7:00
- "Ubiquity" – 6:13
- "Asylum" – 5:19
- "Bedouin" – 4:31
- "Molten Love" – 6:39
- "Pi" – 1:05
- "S.A.L.T." – 7:54
- "Toxygene" – 5:19
- "Log of Deadwood" – 1:13
- "Secrets" – 5:32
- "Passing of Time" – 9:27
- "72" – 11:43
- – 0:06 [sample]
- – 5:00 -silence-
- – 6:37 [hidden track]
- "S.A.L.T." (1997) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Clip from The Orb's "S.A.L.T." featuring samples from the film Naked.
- Problems playing the files? See media help.
[edit] Miscellanea
- The track "S.A.L.T." features samples from the film Naked, spoken by main character Johnny when he's discussing the Apocalypse with a security guard.
- The track "72" is presumably named for its making the album's total duration be 72 minutes.
[edit] External links
| The Orb |
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| Alex Paterson | Jimmy Cauty | Kris Weston | Simon Phillips | Thomas Fehlmann | Andy Hughes | John Roome |
| Main albums |
| The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld | U.F.Orb | Live 93 | Pomme Fritz | Orbus Terrarum |
| Orblivion | U.F.Off | Cydonia | Bicycles & Tricycles | Okie Dokie It's The Orb on Kompakt |
| Related articles |
| Youth | The KLF | Space | FFWD | Badorb.com | Transit Kings |
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