Re: (idm) Orbital

From Q-Force
Sent Mon, Oct 20th 1997, 03:31

siliconvortex wrote:

> i never heard anyting experimental in an orbital track myself

They sounded pretty experimental to me when I bought their green album
when it was first released (1991?).  Nowadays they may not sound that
way... the same way a Kraftwerk album doesn't sound very innovative if
you pretend that it was created in 1997 instead of 1978.

> it is simply well-engineered feel-good simplistic rave music...

"Well-engineered", "feel-good" and "simplistic" don't preclude something
from being fresh or innovative.

(FYI, I have lost interest in Orbital since the Brown album though.  I'm
not sure why, and don't know if it has anything to do with lack of
innovation.  I know that I have always enjoyed Hardfloor - even though I
can spot their formulaic sound a mile-off.)

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