Orbital

Release type:What's this?
studio album
First released:
Oct 1991
Also known as:
  • The Green Album

Overview Edit

Orbital is the first album from Orbital, released in 1991. It is often referred to as the "Green Album", to differentiate it from the band's second album, titled Orbital 2 (known as the "Brown Album"), which bears only the band's name on the cover.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
35032
Release dates:
  • 1991 in United States

Genres

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5 stars Dance-hall trendsetters
This is a response to the reviewer from Montreal; the reason that you have heard these sounds prior to hearing this album is likely because you've listened to the artists who ripped them off. Look at the date of the release and then judge again. This album was one of the first to break from the thumping of early techno, proving that dance music could indeed have depth and a soul to it. Along with Richard James (AFX), Orbital were among the first to experiment with a mix of up-tempo techno breaks…
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3 stars Good but not quite "the" Orbital
The eponymous "lime green" Orbital CD is, more or less, the first release by the brothers Hartnoll.

I'm a bit conflicted over whether to rate it 3 or 4 stars, but I'll go with 3. Not because it's a poor effort, or because I particularly disliked anything on it, but because it doesn't exhibit the hallmarks of "classic Orbital" that sprang abruptly into being with the release of Orbital 2.

This first album is a collection of disjoint dance tunes. All are competently written and executed. Some are …
Written by joe_n_bloe

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Belfast
    8:06
    2
    The Moebius
    7:02
    3
    Speed Freak (Moby remix)
    5:42
    4
    Fahrenheit 3D3
    7:05
    5
    Desert Storm
    12:05
    6
    Oolaa
    6:24
    7
    Chime
    8:03
    8
    Satan
    6:46
    9
    Choice
    5:33
    10
    Midnight
    5:06

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Other versions Edit

Orbital 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 8282482
release dates: Jan 13 2008
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Orbital 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: FFRR
catalog number: 8282482
release dates: Oct 1991 in United Kingdom
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Orbital 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Rhino / Wea
catalog number: 35032
release dates: Oct 12 1992
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