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Orbital (1991 album)

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Released
  
30 September 1991

Producer
  
Orbital

Release date
  
September 1991

Length
  
76:47

Artist
  
Orbital

Label
  
FFRR Records

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Genres
  
Techno, Electronic dance music, Electronica

Similar
  
Orbital albums, Techno albums

Orbital moebius


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.

Contents

Album

The original European release includes live versions of "Chime" and "Midnight". Orbital was released in 1992 with a significantly different cover and track listing in the United States, incorporating remixes and non-album singles. All tracks on the U.S. release had also been remastered using the Bedini Audio Spectral Enhancer (B.A.S.E.) to enhance their stereophonic effects. The album is mysteriously absent from Spotify.

Track listing

All tracks written by Orbital.

United Kingdom and Europe

CD
  1. "The Moebius" – 7:01
  2. "Speed Freak" – 7:16
  3. "Oolaa" – 6:21
  4. "Desert Storm" – 12:05
  5. "Fahrenheit 303" – 8:24
  6. "Steel Cube Idolatry" – 6:34
  7. "High Rise" – 8:24
  8. "Chime" (Live) – 5:56
  9. "Midnight" (Live) – 6:53
  10. "Belfast" – 8:06
  11. "I Think It's Disgusting" (Outro) – 0:51
Alternate track listings

Each format (LP, CD and cassette) included a track not included on the others. The unlisted outro track appeared on the CD version only. The double vinyl LP version included a track called "Macro Head" between "Speed Freak" and "Oolaa", while the cassette included a nine-minute track listed as "Untitled" between "High Rise" and "Chime (Live)". The cover design was modified to identify the format, with the red circle on the LP, CD, and cassette versions including the text LP, CD, and MC respectively. Vinyl pressings had the track listing on the front cover, rather than on the back.

United States

  1. "Belfast" – 8:06
  2. "The Moebius" – 7:01
  3. "Speed Freak" (Moby Remix) – 5:40
  4. "Fahrenheit 3D3" – 7:04
  5. "Desert Storm" – 12:05
  6. "Oolaa" – 6:21
  7. "Chime" – 8:01
  8. "Satan" – 6:44
  9. "Choice" – 5:30
  10. "Midnight" – 5:08
  11. "Steel Cube Idolatry" - 6:34 (Cassette bonus not on CD)

Personnel

  • Paul Hartnoll – Performer (Orbital)
  • Phil Hartnoll – Performer (Orbital)
  • Orbital – Producer
  • Tim Hunt – Engineer
  • Herbert Lesch – Assistant Engineer
  • Fultano '91 – Sleeve Design

    • Use in other media

    "Belfast" appears on the soundtrack to the film Human Traffic.

    Songs

    1Belfast8:07
    2The Moebius7:01
    3Speed Freak (Moby remix)5:41

    References

    Orbital (1991 album) Wikipedia
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