Originally released on September 30, 1991, Orbital's eponymous debut album became known as "The Green Album" to distinguish it from their second album (known as "The Brown Album") The Green Album includes the seminal 'Belfast' and a live version of 'Chime', the landmark dance track that launched their career in 1990.
Following the UK Top 20 success of 2022's 30 Something and the Top 10 for 2023's Optical Delusion, London Records launch an extensive 2024 campaign for Orbital, revisiting 1991's seminal debut Orbital (aka The Green Album). The Green Album heralded a brave new world for the UK musical landscape (DJ Mag would later decry that the album "rewrote the rule book for rave"). Brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll eschewed formulas and cliches, exploring wider textures, rhythms and stranger mind spaces within dance music.
Their resulting album would enjoy both chart success and an enduring legacy, influencing and inspiring artists from Bjork to Bicep, with the Hartnoll brothers going on to collaborate with artists as diverse as Madonna, Ennio Morricone, Kraftwerk, Sleaford Mods and Professor Brian Cox. 33 years since its original release the album is revisited, from black vinyl, limited coloured vinyl and CD editions (long out of print), to special Record Store Day double Splatter Lp. In the digital space, 'Tonight In Belfast' will be launched on February 2nd, a reworking of the band's seminal track 'Belfast', remixed by David Holmes and re-interpolated with new lyrics and vocals by acclaimed street poet Mike Garry. Orbital will support The Green Album with an extensive headline UK tour this April (performing both their Green and Brown albums). Ahead of that, they've just been announced today for Coachella 2024, as well as Miami's Ultra Festival and headline shows in New York and Chicago
Double Green & Red Vinyl, Gatefold sleeve, printed inners, sticker.
Track list:
LP - SIDE A
The Moebius
Speed Freak
Macrohead
LP - SIDE B
Oolaa
Desert Storm
LP - SIDE C
Fahrenheit 303
Steel Cube Idolatry
High Rise
LP - SIDE D
Chime (Live)
Midnight (Live)
Belfast