The Altogether

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The Altogether
Studio album by Orbital
Released	2001
Genre	Electronica
Label	FFRR (UK) Sire Records (US)
Producer	Orbital
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link Pitchfork (5.2/10) 12/12/01
Orbital chronology
The Middle of Nowhere (1999) The Altogether (2001) Work 1989-2002 (2002)

The Altogether is Orbital's sixth studio album and was released in 2001.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 UK edition 1.2 US edition 1.3 DVD Version 2 Miscellanea

[edit] Track listing

[edit] UK edition

1. "Tension" – 5:53
2. "Funny Break [One Is Enough]" – 4:55
3. "Oi!" – 5:04
4. "Pay Per View" – 5:11
5. "Tootled" – 4:51
6. "Last Thing" – 5:12
7. "Doctor?" – 5:30
8. "Shadows" – 5:48
9. "Waving Not Drowning" – 4:31
10. "Illuminate" (featuring David Gray) – 5:27
11. "Meltdown" – 10:18

[edit] US edition

For the US release, the album was given a double-disc treatment, with many of the songs on the second disc being B-sides from various other releases. Despite being initially billed as a limited-edition release^{[citation needed]}, this version remains the standard US release.

Disc 1

1. "Tension" – 5:53
2. "Funny Break [One Is Enough]" – 4:55
3. "Oi!" – 5:04
4. "Pay Per View" – 5:11
5. "Tootled" – 4:51
6. "Last Thing" – 5:12
7. "Doctor?" – 5:30
8. "Shadows" – 5:48
9. "Waving Not Drowning" – 4:31
10. "Illuminate" – 5:27
11. "Meltdown" – 10.18

Disc 2

1. "Bigpipe Style" – 5:16
2. "Monorail" – 6:18
3. "Much Ado About Nothing Left" – 5:13
4. "An Fhomhair" – 6:59
5. "Doctor Look Out" – 5:13
6. "Beelzebeat" – 8:26
7. "Nothing Left Out" – 6:04
8. "Old Style" – 5:55
9. "Funny Break (Weekend Ravers Mix)" – 8:28
10. "Mock Tudor" – 7:38
11. "New Style" – 4:56

[edit] DVD Version

Because the "Strongroom" (Orbital's London studio run by the unofficial "third member", their producer Mickey Mann) had capabilities for mixing surround audio they decided to make a DVD release of The Altogether. The DVD is very rich in content and has an extensive navigation that invites the viewer to explore and try out various things to find hidden features, for example in the Video to "Shadows" there are different angles available. The DVD features some fake funny commercials and an imaginary children's programme called "Play Factory" (also the video for "Waving Not Drowning"), is featured very prominently.

It features excellently mixed audio in stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1. The three hidden bonus tracks "Meltdown", "Doctor?" and "Monorail" (not mentioned on the cover) are Dolby Digital 5.1 only.

1. "Tension" – 6:19
2. "Funny Break [One Is Enough]" – 3:57
3. "Oi!" – 5:04
4. "Pay Per View" – 5:09
5. "Tootled" – 4:50
6. "Last Thing" – 5:12
7. "Shadows" (multiple angles) – 6:01
8. "Waving Not Drowning" – 4:30
9. "Illuminate" (featuring David Gray) – 5:27

Bonus tracks:

1. "Doctor?" (multiple angles) – 5:32
2. "Meltdown" (extended) – 22:00
3. "Monorail" (multiple angles) - 6:37

[edit] Miscellanea

• "Oi!" samples from the Ian Dury and the Blockheads song "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick".
• "Tootled" samples the Tool song "Sober".
• "Doctor?" is a version of the theme from the cult science fiction television series Doctor Who.
• "Funny Break (Weekend Ravers Mix)" is featured on the 2001 video game Frequency