Orbital (band)
| Orbital | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Electronica , techno |
| founding | 1987 |
| Website | orbitalofficial.com |
| Current occupation | |
DJ, programming |
Phil Hartnoll |
DJ, programming |
Paul Hartnoll |
Orbital is an English techno duo founded in 1987 , consisting of the brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll.
Career
The name comes from the London orbital motorway Motorway M25 , and London Orbital called near which in the later 1980s and early 1990s many raves were held. Her early singles like Chime and Satan became the first hits in the young techno movement.
The duo combines many styles of electronic music. Their music has often been used for soundtracks, e.g. B. alongside Michael Kamen , they contributed parts of the score to the film Event Horizon . The song Halcyon & On & On was used in the films Hackers - On the FBI's net , Girls Club - Caution snappy! and Mortal Kombat used. In 2005 her title Tunnel Vision could be heard in the film Football Factory, among others . Orbital also produced an exclusive track for the PlayStation game wipEout . For the film Octane in 2003 they contributed the entire soundtrack and produced another song on the XXX soundtrack. The duo also composed the soundtrack for the film Pusher in 2012
From 2004 to 2008 both brothers worked on separate projects. Paul Hartnoll released his solo album The Ideal Condition in 2007 , Phil Hartnoll released the album Madness and Me with Nick Smith as Long Range .
Orbital have been playing concerts again since 2009. In 2012 another studio album was released with Wonky . In October 2011, the track Never was published as a free download on the website as a teaser for the new album . The album Monsters Exist followed in 2018 .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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 UK
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 US
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| 1991 | Orbital ("Green Album") |
UK71  (1 week)UK |
- | |
| 1993 | Orbital ("Brown Album") |
UK28 (2 weeks)UK |
- | |
| 1994 | Peel sessions |
UK32 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
| Civilization |
UK4th (5 weeks)UK |
- | ||
| 1996 | In Sides |
UK5  (17 weeks)UK |
- | |
| 1997 | Satan Live |
UK48 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
| Event Horizon |
UK83 (1 week) UK |
- | ||
| 1999 | The Middle of Nowhere |
UK4th (8 weeks)UK |
US191 (1 week) US |
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| 2001 | The Altogether |
UK11 (5 weeks)UK |
- | |
| 2002 | Work 1989-2002 |
UK36 (3 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 2004 | Blue album |
UK44 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 2012 | Wonky |
UK22 (3 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 2018 | Monsters Exist |
UK12 (1 week) UK |
- | |
More albums
- 1994: Diversions (compilation)
- 2002: Back to Mine (compilation)
- 2003: Octane (Soundtrack for Octane - Cruel Suspicion )
- 2005: Halcyon (compilation)
- 2007: Live at Glastonbury 1994–2004 (live compilation)
- 2009: Orbital 20 (compilation)
- 2012: Pusher (Soundtrack to Pusher )
Singles and EPs
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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 DE
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UK
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| 1990 | Chime Orbital ("Green Album") |
- |
UK17 (7 weeks) UK |
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| omen |
- |
UK46 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1991 | Satan III (EP) |
- |
UK31 (4 weeks) UK |
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| 1992 | Mutations (EP) | - |
UK24 (3 weeks) UK |
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| Radiccio (EP) | - |
UK37 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1993 | Lush Orbital ("Brown Album") |
- |
UK43 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1994 | Are We Here? Civilization |
- |
UK33 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1995 | Belfast |
- |
UK53 (2 weeks) UK |
Split single , second track is Innocent X by Therapy
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| 1996 | The Box In Sides |
- |
UK11 (4 weeks) UK |
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| 1997 | The Saint The Saint (Soundtrack) |
DE87 (2 weeks) DE |
UK3 (11 weeks) UK |
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| 1999 | Style The Middle of Nowhere |
- |
UK13 (5 weeks) UK |
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| Nothing Left The Middle of Nowhere |
- |
UK32 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 2000 | Beached The Beach (Soundtrack) |
- |
UK36 (3 weeks) UK |
Orbital & Angelo Badalamenti
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| 2001 | Funny Break (One Is Enough) The Altogether |
- |
UK21 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 2002 | Rest & Play EP | - |
UK33 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 2004 | One Perfect Sunrise Blue Album |
- |
UK29 (2 weeks) UK |
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More singles
- 1991: Midnight / Choice
- 1995: Times Fly
- 2001: Illuminate
- 2010: Don't Stop Me / The Gun Is Good
- 2012: New France
- 2012: Wonky
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE UK US
- ↑ Certified Awards Search (database search) of the BPI (Great Britain)
Web links
- Official website
- Orbital Archive site and Loopz blog
- Orbital at Discogs (English)
- Orbital at laut.de