Hello Waveforms

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Hello Waveforms
Studio album by William Orbit
Released	February 20, 2006
Recorded	Guerilla Beach, Canyon & Square; Sarm West; The Leonard Hotel, London
Genre	Ambient–Electronica
Length	57:20
Label	Sanctuary Records
Producer(s)	William Orbit
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William Orbit chronology
Pieces in a Modern Style (2000)	Hello Waveforms (2006)

Hello Waveforms is an album by British musician and record producer, William Orbit. It was released in the UK on February 20, 2006. It is a mostly instrumental ambient record, with only four tracks with vocals: "Spiral", featuring Kenna and the Sugababes, "They Live In The Sky", sung by Annette and Paulette Morris, and "Bubble Universe", a song previously recorded with Madonna as "Liquid Love", which has vocals by Laurie Mayer. Mayer also collaborates and co-writes other tracks of the record. All tracks are written by Orbit, either alone or in collaboration with Laurie Mayer and Rico Conning. The second track, "Humming Chorus", is from the opera "Madame Butterfly". In the United States, the album reached number ten on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Sea Green" – 6:22
2. "Humming Chorus" – 3:38
3. "Surfin'" – 4:43
4. "You Know Too Much About Flying Saucers" – 5:00
5. "Spiral" – 4:47
6. "Who Owns The Octopus" – 5:00
7. "Bubble Universe" – 4:02
8. "Fragamosia" – 6:32
9. "Firebrand" – 6:16
10. "They Live In The Sky" – 4:56
11. "Colours From Nowhere" – 5:41

[edit] External links

• WilliamOrbit.com — official website.