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a b Morris, Damien (31 July 2022). "Orbital: 30 Something review – so-so celebration of pioneering ravers". The Observer . Retrieved 31 July 2022. Maybe no one will believe the Hartnoll brothers next time they say they’re going to split up again, having now played at least two “last ever” gigs. No matter. As electronic dance duo Orbital, Phil and Paul Hartnoll presided over the birth of British rave culture, and they’ve earned the right to as many victory laps as they like. Almost 33 years on from gamechanging debut single Chime, this three-hour celebration rifles through their 1990s catalogue, tweaking it to today’s dancefloors for their latest tour. I wish they would celebrate the 30something anniversary with deluxe album reissues, that would be grand. The remix and rework idea was very cool, but I am personally disappointed of the result. remixers are rather younger artists with very few releases over the time they are active, with a few matadors in the electronic scene. none of the remixes are bad, they are all very good, maybe except Eli Brown and Shanti Celeste remixes, which for me personally are the weakest. anyway, i would rather see names as Underworld, Utah Saints, Chemical Brothers and others... maybe next time, Orbital 40?? :) Octave One did a great job with Chime, turning it into a heavy dancefloor DJ tool/weapon. We heard Chime a zillion times, yet this fat beat really takes it up a notch. Sadly - not on vinyl.

Earls, John (13 September 2021). "Orbital tell SDE of archival reissue plans – SuperDeluxeEdition". Super Deluxe Edition . Retrieved 31 July 2022.

with a few quite huge negatives on personal and subjective scale, its pretty solid 5/5 release as a whole. The album’s peak is a set of new mixes of six of the band’s classic songs: “Impact,” “Satan,” “Chime,” “Halcyon,” “Belfast,” and “The Box.” (Well, five and a half: “The Box” never quite did it for me.) The 30 Something reworks are based on live versions that Orbital have been road-testing since they first stumbled onto the stage, which makes them something close to the definitive takes: towering, adrenaline-fueled, ever-expanding arrangements that wring every ounce of emotion, propulsion, and excitement from the songs’ once humble hearts. Moore, Sam (20 April 2022). "Orbital announce new anniversary album '30 Something' ". NME . Retrieved 31 July 2022. We’re not there yet, we can’t even find a unification socially as a species but hopefully one day we will find out where we are going…”

The best, grooviest remix of the collection is Dusky’s remix of Are We Here. It captures the dreamy vibe of the original, but at the same time brings a new, fresh take – a nice, pulsating 808 electro beat. Fantastic! It really stands out. This is the Orbital that millions of festival goers have bugged out to ever since 1990, when they made their first live appearance supporting the Shamen; this is the Orbital that a vast television audience experienced when UK national broadcaster Channel 4 aired the duo’s epochal 1994 Glastonbury gig. More importantly, this is Orbital at their scorching, sweeping, and melodic best. Orbital are a band that—on “Chime,” say—can work the atonal scramble of rave and into a neo-Gothic cathedral of electronic sound, all flamboyant melodic peaks and picturesque descents; a band who—on “Halcyon” or “Belfast”—can move you to tears with an elegiac sample even as the rhythm keeps your feet pumping. Would actual live versions of these songs have been better? Perhaps. But these live-inspired versions feel more universal, celebrating Orbital’s work as whole, rather than highlighting one specific gig.

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