ORBITAL

ORBITAL
TIMES FLY (1995)
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The Times Fly single is one of those releases by a band that just gets lost in the shuffle (it was also released the same week as the huge Oasis vs. Blur album fight back in '95, so the press didn't even notice it either). It was released as a stopgap between Snivilisation and In Sides, but is still quite good. The Slow and Fast version of the title track are vintage Orbital, upbeat synths, vocal snippets and the like, with the main difference being, obviously, a faster and slower drum pattern. Sad But New is a remix of Sad But True from Sniv, and actually manages to improve on it, adding guitar lines and cooler little melodies. The last track, The Tranquilizer, has a high-pitched weird little line, and is also your typical Orbital fare. I would recommend this single to any fans of Orbital.

1. Times Fly (Slow)
2. Sad But New
3. Times Fly (Fast)
4. Tranquilizer

THE BOX (1996)
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This is a single from Orbital's 1996 album "In Sides". It features 4 tracks. The first track is a radio edit. The fourth track is a vocal version of the album version (taking the intro from part 1, but using the bulk of part 2). The lyrics are little over-the-top, and the singer's got a mildly nasal British accent, but it's not anything that'll make you want to skip the track. Tracks 2 and 3 show why Orbital are great. They don't sound anything like the originals, but use most of the original elements. They've essentially used most of the same parts to make new tracks. Track 2 starts off fairly dark and creepy with a squeaky-floorboards-being-walked-on sound which builds and builds up to a harpsichord climax (it works better than it sounds). Track 3 starts off with bells and ends up in a mild bizarre groove. Worth getting if you can find it. Oh, if you should be able to find the 2-disc version on In Sides that has this single and the Times Fly single, I should let you know that they put this single all on one track, and so you can't skip forward (no one told me).

1. The Box (1)
2. The Box (2)
3. The Box (3)
4. The Box (4)

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