Released 7 January 1991 Artist Orbital Producer Orbital Genre Electronica | Recorded 1990 Release date 7 January 1991 Label FFRR Records | |
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"III (EP)"
(1991) "Midnight / Choice"
(1991) | ||
Orbital iii belfast
"III" is an EP released by the techno duo Orbital. The title has a double meaning, referring to it being their third single release, and having three tracks. Two of the group's best known tracks, "Satan" and "Belfast", made their first appearances on the EP. "Belfast" was first discovered by David Holmes and Alan Simms when they booked Orbital to play the Art College, Belfast on 12 May 1990. Orbital left a demo tape which included the track that was subsequently named "Belfast" in recognition of the positive experience they'd had in the city.
Contents
- Orbital iii belfast
- Samples
- Accolades
- CD and 12 vinyl record version
- 7 vinyl record version
- Songs
- References
Samples
"Satan" features samples from "Sweat Loaf" by punk band Butthole Surfers.
"Belfast" uses a sample of soprano Emily Van Evera performing "O Euchari" from the Gothic Voices album A Feather On the Breath of God. The same sample had appeared on The Beloved's hit "The Sun Rising" a year earlier, but had not been credited.
"LC1" includes a sample of television presenter Fred Dinenage reading a report of an alleged alien abduction.
Accolades
Q Magazine chose Belfast as one of its 1001 Best Songs ever.
CD and 12' vinyl record version
Satan LC1 Belfast7' vinyl record version
Satan BelfastSongs
1Satan6:11
2LC15:11
3Belfast8:08