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1996-04-29 20:01Fresh/Gonzi MerchanOrbital - In Sides 1. The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair 2. P.E.T.R.O.L. 3, 4. The Box 5. D

From:: Fresh/Gonzi Merchan <GMerchan@gnn.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 20:01:04
Subject:: (idm) Orbital - In Sides

Orbital - In Sides 1. The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair 2. P.E.T.R.O.L. 3, 4. The Box 5. Dwr Budr 6. Adnan's 7,8. Out There Somewhere? Running Time: 72:08 Well, this is without a doubt the best album Orbital have ever done. Their most mature work to date, and definetley the best collection of tracks they've put to CD. I've listened to this twice already and I can say with certainty this is the best album I've heard this year. I don't want to give anything away because this is an album best left discovered on that first magical listen (which you won't soon forget). The LP features a new vastly improved rendition of The Box (thankfully absent are the harpsicord and dreadful vocals) in a light and dreamy version, and one of the versions featured on the EP in a slightly different rendering. I've definetley changed my verdict on this one. Reminiscent of James Bond traveling across Russian tundra in a steam engine (anyone notice that the strings melody is one note off of the James Bond theme?). Oh yes, and there's electro too, but I'll leave all of you to discover the rest... The cover features a wonderful pop-art surrealist brightly colored rendition of a persons insides. Reminds you of something you might find in those art galleries at the mall, or on the wall of some drug dealer on Miami Vice. In Sides is the shit. The entire G-Spot crew agree on this one. /""'' /"'RESH Live and Direct from the G-Spot Orange County, California, USA

1996-04-30 16:49Nick Yoderfor anybody who cares, "The Girl with the Sun in Her Hair" is a track by the John Barry Or

From:: Nick Yoder <ST003673@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
To:: <idm@HYPERREAL.COM>
Date:: Tue, 30 Apr 96 12:49:31 EDT
Subject:: (idm) Orbital - In Sides

for anybody who cares, "The Girl with the Sun in Her Hair" is a track by the John Barry Orchestra... the same fella who did most of the james bond soundtracks (though not the "james bond theme") doubt it's a cover though nick ps - i take it the leo anibaldi record never made it out...

1996-08-01 19:36Elektro-mann>I was pleasantly surprised by orbital's new album - in sides > >there's a brilliant 25 mi

From:: Elektro-mann <AniAg@Info.LiU.SE>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 21:36:36 +0200
Subject:: Re: (idm) orbital - in sides

quoted 8 lines I was pleasantly surprised by orbital's new album - in sides

>I was pleasantly surprised by orbital's new album - in sides > >there's a brilliant 25 minute long, 2 part electro epic called "out there >somewhere" that blows me away > >i think it's their best track since "impact" from the brown album >fantastic building layers and melodies >alone worth the price of the album

I'm glad to find that the piece I like the least on the album is someone else's favourit. That probably means that it will grow on me (or so I hope). Otherwise I'm very happy with the album, but I can't stand the singing in "The box" (on the bonus CD).

quoted 2 lines ps why does so much great english music come from the north?

>ps why does so much great english music come from the north? >pps is helsinki the detroit of europe (or eindhoven or berlin or)?

P.S. Why does so much great music come from England? P.P.S. Is Detroit the Helsinki of America? On Now: Kraftwerk - Computer world E-M.

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