I've always found it interesting that many people slag off Sniv, only like
half of it, find it self-indulgent, etc., etc. It's one of my favourite
albums.
Having only discovered this genre of music very recently (Sept 94), my
first Orbital album was Sniv, then 2, then 1, then many singles. I guess
having purchased and listened to Sniv without having heard Orbital 2
allowed me to enjoy it much more.
snivilization was (and still is), actually, one of my favorite albums, too.
what i like most about it _is_ just how much it shows that orbital can do
more than, say, 'lush,' or 'chime,' or 'satan,' or all the other nice stuff
on 1 and 2. i honestly can't think of a more favorite first 25 seconds of
a track than the beginning of "are we here," up 'til the 'what does god
say?' bit.
and i'm really impressed by the use of voice in tracks like 'i wish i had
duck feet' or 'philosophy by numbers.'
i think my biggest objection to the album, ultimately, is that i think it
ends really poorly--it's almost as though it just fades off into the
distance and you don't realize that you're still listening to that eternal,
not very exciting last track (which i don't even remember the name of).
so does anyone know when this new orbital album will go domestic in the
u.s. (so i can afford it on a grad student stipend...)? (since it'll take
3 weeks to get here once i order it...) thanks!
-dan brown
snowman@orie.cornell.edu
snowman@cs.cornell.edu