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. In 1990 it was released by FFRR Records, and reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1]

It was not their highest-charting song; four other Orbital songs have reached higher positions, but it was the song that introduced them to the world.

The tape they recorded it onto was too fast, so they had to slow it down on release.

Versions of Chime

There are numerous versions and remixes of Chime. Orbital themselves have done several. Here below is a list of them ^[2]

• Orbital
  • Original version - 1989
  • Helium Mix - 1990
  • Crime Chime version - 1992
  • Live Style Mix - 2002

• JZJ - 2 versions - 1990
• Ray Keith Mutation - 1992
• Joey Beltram & Program 2 Mutation - 1992
• Mike Flowers - 2 mixes - 1997
• Knuckleheadz - 2006
• Shapeshifters - 2008
  • Remixes of Shapeshifters' version.
  • Martijn Ten Velden - 2008
  • Henrik B - 2008
  • Moudaber Bombarge - 2008

References

1. ^ Roberts, David (Ed.) (2004). British Hit Singles & Albums (17th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 0-85112-199-3.
2. ^ http://www.discogs.com/search?type=all&q=Orbital+%22Chime%22:. Orbital - Chime search www.discogs.com

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