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Orbital - Optical Delusion - Import CD
Orbital - Optical Delusion - Import CD
CD
Dance & Electronica
Techno
24 ottobre 2022
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Catalog No.: LMS5521858
JAN/ISBN: 5060555218584
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Orbital
Description:
After belatedly celebrating three decades in the game with 2022s 30 Something, Orbital released their tenth studio album, Optical Delusion, in 2023. The duo emerged as pioneers of rave culture back in the late 80s, and theyve always produced dance music with a social conscience as well as a concern for the environment. They released a silent track in reaction to the anti-rave Criminal Justice Bill in 1994, and they recorded 1996s "The Girl with the Sun in Her Head" using a mobile solar power generator belonging to Greenpeace. 2018s Monsters Exist commented on the corruption of the planets political leaders without naming names, and urged listeners to consider the state of the world and embrace progress. The visuals during the albums live tour drove home these points, yet the shows were clearly meant as raves and not political rallies, and the new material fit perfectly alongside updated versions of the duos classics. Optical Delusion is Orbitals post-pandemic album, and it conveys the panic of witnessing the world fall apart while also remaining thankful to be alive and involved with the dance music scene. Most of the albums tracks feature guest vocalists, giving Orbitals concerns more of a voice than ever. On the effervescent dance-pop tune "Are You Alive," Penelope Isles Lily Wolter defiantly resists being screwed over by capitalism, then clears the way as the splashy synths and elevated beats take over during the tracks second half. Jason Williamson, the bloke from Sleaford Mods, directly blames the masses who keep voting crooked politicians into office over the rumbling punk bassline and pounding kicks of "Dirty Rat." Mediaeval Baebes appear on "Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)," reminding listeners that an innocent nursery rhyme has a longstanding association with the Black Death. Dina Ipavics near-operatic vocals soar along with the sublime glide of "Day One," while Anna B Savage provides a more introspective narrative over the shuffling house rhythms of "Home." The two instrumental tracks are highlights, with "The New Abnormal" being an exuberant breakbeat-driven crowd-worker, while "Requiem for the Pre Apocalypse" is a chest-rattling drumnbass number that gradually reveals a brilliant light shining through the oppressive darkness. The nightmarish "What a Surprise" dices sinister voices into trap beats, and "Moon Princess" warns of computers that "try to make rational decisions." Even at their most dystopian, Orbital never lose their excitement for exploring new sounds, and Optical Delusion doesnt get bogged down in cynicism or nostalgia. ~ Paul Simpson
Tracklisting:
1.Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song) (feat. The Mediaeval Baebes)
2.Day One (feat. Dina Ipavic)
3.Are You Alive? (feat. Penelope Isles)
4.You Are the Frequency (feat. The Little Pest)
5.The The New Abnormal
6.Home (feat. Anna B Savage)
7.Dirty Rat (with Sleaford Mods)
8.Requiem for the Pre Apocalypse
9.What a Surprise (feat. The Little Pest)
10.Moon Princess (feat. Coppe)
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