Orbital - The Altogether
Label:
Catalog#:
8573 87782 2
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
UK & Europe
Released:
30 Apr 2001
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Breakbeat,
Techno,
Electro
Tracklist
| 1 | Tension | 5:52 | ||
| 2 | Funny Break (One Is Enough) | 4:55 | ||
|
Saxophone -
Michael Smith*
Trumpet - Dominic Glover Vocals, Lyrics By - Naomi Bedford Written-By - N Bedford* Written-By, Lyrics By - A Bramley* | ||||
| 3 | Oi! | 5:04 | ||
| 4 | Pay Per View | 5:11 | ||
| Bass - Andy James | ||||
| 5 | Tootled | 4:51 | ||
| 6 | Last Thing | 5:12 | ||
| 7 | Doctor? | 5:30 | ||
| Written-By - Ron Grainer | ||||
| 8 | Shadows | 5:47 | ||
| 9 | Waving Not Drowning | 4:31 | ||
| Vocals - Kirsty Hawkshaw | ||||
| 10 | Illuminate | 5:28 | ||
|
Backing Vocals -
Clune
Vocals, Written-By, Lyrics By - David Gray | ||||
| 11 | Meltdown | 10:17 | ||
Credits
Artwork By -
Farrow Design
Mastered By - Kevin Metcalfe
Mixed By - Dave Pemberton
Mixed By [Assistant] - Chris Gardiner
Photography [Digital Imaging] - Mark Bullen
Producer [Additional] - Mickey Mann
Written-By, Producer - P & P Hartnoll* (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 11)
Mastered By - Kevin Metcalfe
Mixed By - Dave Pemberton
Mixed By [Assistant] - Chris Gardiner
Photography [Digital Imaging] - Mark Bullen
Producer [Additional] - Mickey Mann
Written-By, Producer - P & P Hartnoll* (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 11)
Notes
Recorded and mixed at The Strongroom (London, UK).
Mastered at The Soundmasters (London, UK).
Tension. Contains samples from 'The Crusher' and 'Surfin Bird' by The Bananamen licesned from Ace Records Ltd.
Funny Break (One Is Enough). Breakbeat taken from 'Breaks! Ask Asken Volume 1'.
Oi! contains samples from Ian Dury 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' and 'Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)' courtesy of Templehill Music Ltd, by arrangement with Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Beaver & Krause 'Walkin' appears courtesy of Warner Brothers. Licenced from Warner Special Products.
Pay Per View. Features a sample of Terence Stamp from 'Poor Cow' courtesy of Canalplus and Terence Stamp.
Tootled. Contains a sample of 'Sober' performed by Tool. Tool appear courtesy of Volcano Records and a sample of 'How Does It Feel' by Crass. Tom Baker appears on Shadows courtesy of BBC Archive. Thanks to Tom Baker.
[P] 2001 London Records 90 Ltd.
[C] 2001 London Records 90 Ltd.
Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
GEMA/BIEM. GEMA/MCPS.
WE8820. LC00253.
Mastered at The Soundmasters (London, UK).
Tension. Contains samples from 'The Crusher' and 'Surfin Bird' by The Bananamen licesned from Ace Records Ltd.
Funny Break (One Is Enough). Breakbeat taken from 'Breaks! Ask Asken Volume 1'.
Oi! contains samples from Ian Dury 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' and 'Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)' courtesy of Templehill Music Ltd, by arrangement with Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Beaver & Krause 'Walkin' appears courtesy of Warner Brothers. Licenced from Warner Special Products.
Pay Per View. Features a sample of Terence Stamp from 'Poor Cow' courtesy of Canalplus and Terence Stamp.
Tootled. Contains a sample of 'Sober' performed by Tool. Tool appear courtesy of Volcano Records and a sample of 'How Does It Feel' by Crass. Tom Baker appears on Shadows courtesy of BBC Archive. Thanks to Tom Baker.
[P] 2001 London Records 90 Ltd.
[C] 2001 London Records 90 Ltd.
Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
GEMA/BIEM. GEMA/MCPS.
WE8820. LC00253.
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I've found three really good tunes on Orbital's new album. "Funny Break (One Is Enough)" is a classic Orbital-song with beautiful cyclical vocals by Naomi Bedford. "Doctor?" is the brothers' techno version of the Doctor Who theme, a favorite from innumerable live sets, finally down on plastic. "Meltdown", the last track on the album, is an epic masterpiece with clear rave vibes. The tune's got it all: slow HEAVY bass, at least two different breakbeats, piano loops, samples of type writers, sirens, telephones, smashed glass... and a build-up so filled with energy that it's next to impossible to sit still, you just gotta dance.
The rest of the album does have a few golden moments, but they are overshadowed by an all permeating feeling of cheesiness. For some unfathomable reason Orbital have taken the tinny sounds of eighties hi-nrg pop and tried to turn it into nineties rave. The result is thin and unengaging. Dated.
Also irritating is the fact that all of "Meltdown" isn't included on the CD, only the DVD version has the complete 22 minutes.