Pre-Sale is now online and the earlier you buy, the cheaper it will be. At time of writing the price is only £5.99 for CD and £3.99 for Digital. These will go up 20p every 12 hours until the official release date. Normal price is £9.99 per CD and £7.99 for Digital. Get in quick!
After unveiling headline performances at this summer’s hottest dance festivals, as well as a UK headline tour, dance pioneers Orbital announce the release of their most well known tracks plus some new mixes. Simply titled ‘ORBITAL 20’ the compilation celebrates 20 years of ground-breaking electronica, reworked and remixed onto 2 CD’s of generation-defining dance music, to be released on June 8th via Rhino Records.
“This compilation is the most definitive summary of our work since ‘Chime’ came out in 1989”, says Paul Hartnoll on the release of their definitive collection, “It's a great introduction, or indeed a reminder, of the story so far...”
Track listing plus a snippett of one of the new remixes can be found on the NEWS page at http://www.loopz.co.uk.
Paul Hartnoll TORMENTED score
Paul has finished the score to the film "Tormented". Below is a few words from the man himself.
"I wrote the score to the film, Tormented which is out on May 22nd. It's a comedy horror kind of film and the score is totally electronic with guest vocals from Lianne Hall. The score takes it's influence from the Malcolm Clark era radiophonic workshop (basically first analogue synth era), also the score to Children of the Stones (Look it up on YouTube) and the score to the Legend of Hell House (Delia Darbyshire and Brian Hodgson). Look that up on YouTube as it has a big smatering of good old fashioned break beat dance music. I also played holywood style drums recorded with one mike in a log cabin, so it's not entirely electronic."
"Completely low budget with a short lead time but i think it is all the better for it, both the film and score. No release dates for the score as yet."
First details or should i say, photos, have been sent to www.loopz.co.uk by Paul Hartnoll of the next live setup. For those who like their hardware...please visit the NEWS page at http://www.loopz.co.uk for the first look!
APRIL 6th 2009
ORBITAL LONDON FESTIVAL APPEARANCE
GET LOADED IN THE PARK FESTIVAL
BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY 30TH AUGUST 2009
CLAPHAM COMMON. LONDON
http://www.getloadedinthepark.com
EXCLUSIVE ORBITAL EARLY BIRD TICKET OFFER!!
Good news... the Get Loaded gang have given us a fresh allocation of EARLY BIRD TICKETS to offer to our Orbital fans, and these are only available by clicking on the Ticketmaster link below. If you’ve been waiting to see who the support acts are or simply haven’t bought your tickets yet, then please do so whilst the Early Bird Tickets remain on sale. These cheaper tickets are priced £32.50 + bf and will be on sale for a limited time only. Enjoy...
CONFIRMED LINE-UP SO FAR....
Orbital
Röyksopp
Laurent Garnier (live)
Miss Kitten & The Hacker (live)
Pendulum (DJ Set & MC Jakes)
Chase & Status (& MC Rage)
Felix Da Housecat
Crookers
Rob Da Bank
Esser
Trip
Marina & The Diamonds
Steve Aoki
The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set)
Eddy Temple Morris
+ Many more Headline Acts to be announced very soon!
MARCH 31st 2009
DJ SET at Bestival cancelled!
Due to other live commitments Orbital will not be able to confirm playing a DJ set at Bestival
FEBRUARY 18th 2009
After selling out Brixton Academy in hours and with a second well on its way. Orbital have also confirmed more of their own indoor shows for September and two special warm-up shows in June. Festival dates are shown further down the page. Always check the NEWS page on the Official Orbital website LOOPZ for the most up to date information.
10th June 2009 - BRIGHTON, UK
Venue: BRIGHTON DOME
Price: £23.00, 14+, Doors: 7.00pm
Presale Tickets: www.loopz.co.uk Other : www.gigsandtours.com
Box Office: 0871 2200 260
11th June 2009 - LEEDS, UK
Venue: LEEDS ACADEMY
Price: £23.00, 14+, Doors: 7.00pm
Presale Tickets: www.loopz.co.uk Other : www.gigsandtours.com
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
18th September 2009 - MANCHESTER, UK
Venue: MANCHESTER ACADEMY
Price: £22.50, 14+, Doors: 7.30pm
Presale Tickets: www.loopz.co.uk Other : www.gigsandtours.com
Box Office: 0161 832 1111 24HR HOTLINE : 0871 2200 260
19th September 2009 - MANCHESTER, UK
Venue: MANCHESTER ACADEMY
Price: £22.50, 14+, Doors: 7.30pm
Presale Tickets: www.loopz.co.uk Other : www.gigsandtours.com
Box Office: 0161 832 1111 24HR HOTLINE : 0871 2200 260
21st September 2009 - NEWCASTLE, UK
Venue: NEWCASTLE ACADEMY
Price: £23.00, 14+, Doors: 7.00pm
Presale Tickets: www.loopz.co.uk Other : www.gigsandtours.com
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
23rd September 2009 - SHEFFIELD, UK
Venue: SHEFFIELD ACADEMY
Price: £23.00, 14+, Doors: 7.00pm
Presale Tickets: www.loopz.co.uk Other : www.gigsandtours.com
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
24th September 2009 - LONDON, UK
Venue: LONDON BRIXTON ACADEMY
Price: £22.50, 14+, Doors: 7.30pm
Presale Tickets: www.loopz.co.uk Other : www.gigsandtours.com
Box Office: 0844 477 2000 / 0207 7734 8932 24HR HOTLINE : 0871 2200 260
(NOTE: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult in the circle)
25th September 2009 - LONDON, UK
Venue: LONDON BRIXTON ACADEMY
Price: £22.50, 14+, Doors: 7.30pm
Presale Tickets: www.loopz.co.uk Other : www.gigsandtours.com
Box Office: 0844 477 2000 / 0207 7734 8932 24HR HOTLINE : 0871 2200 260
(NOTE: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult in the circle)
FESTIVAL DATES - GLOBAL GATHERING CONFIRMED
Global Gathering today reveals the magnetic headliners set to make waves at this summer's festival. Set to cause a commotion this year will be time lords of techno ORBITAL, electronic heavy weights THE PRODIGY and bullish beat maestros PENDULUM.
Expect some heavy beats and high energy hooks at this year's Global Gathering festival as 55,000 people congregate at the Long Marston Airfields for a two day, non-stop electronic music weekender that brings together the world's greatest live and DJ talent. The festival takes place at the height of summer and is set apart by it's commitment to next generation technology with inter-galatic visuals and sound systems guaranteed to take the crowd to "another dimension".
More information will be release over the comming weeks. Check out the website www.globalgathering.co.uk/tickets or call 0844 847 1551
2009 FESTIVAL Live Dates now confirmed are as follows:-
5th June 2009 - Planet Festival
Venue: Letiste u Capova Dvora (Airfiled by Capuv Dvur)
Location: Tabor in Czeck Republic
Tickets: Ticket Portal (Direct link is here)
14th June 2009 - Rock Ness Festival - Second Stage Headline
Location: Dores, Nr Inverness in Scotland - UK
Tickets: ONLINE
20th June 2009 - Sónar 2009, Barcelona's International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art
Venue: Sónar by Night, Fira Gran Via M2
Location: Barcelona - Spain
Tickets: ..OTHER
3rd July 2009 - B'estfest - Romania
Location: Romania
Tickets: English website
4th July 2009 - Global Gathering
Location: Istanbul - Turkey
24th / 25th July 2009 - Global Gathering - Headline Main Stage
Venue: Long Marston Airfield
Location: Stratford upon Avon - England
Tickets: UK
8th August 2009 - The Big Chill Festival - Headline
Venue: Eastnor Castle
Location: Eastnor Castle, England
Tickets: ONLINE Phone: 0844 888 4411
30th August 2009 - Get Loaded in the Park Festival - Headline
Venue: Clapham Common
Location: London, England
Tickets: ONLINE
JANUARY 30th 2009
ADDITIONAL BRIXTON DATE ADDED
Orbital have now sold out their Brixton Academy show on Friday 25th September. We are pleased to announce a second show has now been put on sale for Thursday 24th September, doors at 7pm and tickets priced £25 plus booking fee. Tickets are available now via the Orbital web site – LOOPZ or the usual outlets...
GIGS CONFIRMED IN MANCHESTER AND LONDON PLUS FESTIVAL CONFIRMATIONS PRE-SALE VIA OFFICIAL WEBSITE - LOOPZ
The Orbital reformation gathers momentum with headline shows now confirmed for Manchester and London this September. They are also set for a busy summer. Orbital play at 2009¹s Rock Ness Festival in Scotland on 14th June and in July play the Global Gathering Festival in Stratford, as well as The Big Chill Festival, Eastnor Castle as previously announced.
Orbital will play Manchester Academy on Saturday 19th September and London Brixton Academy on Friday 25th September. Tickets go on general public sale on Friday 30th February at 9am. We are running an exclusive pre-sale through the official Orbital web site - www.loopz.co.uk on Wednesday 28th January 2009.
BIG ANNOUNCEMNT ON WWW.LOOPZ.CO.UK ON JANUARY 26TH 2009
It's Loopz's Birthday but it will also be a good day to announce some exciting ORBITAL news. :)
NOVEMBER 21st 2008
ORBITAL TO REFORM AND HEADLINE THE BIG CHILL IN 2009
Electronica pioneers Orbital will headline The Big Chill 2009 - with the
Hartnoll brothers returning for their first live show in five years.
Orbital split in 2004 after establishing themselves as one of the most influential acts in dance music history. Tracks such as the classic ‘Chime’ and later number 1 hit ‘The Box’ helped shape the UK’s burgeoning club scene.
As their 20th anniversary approaches; their live return will rekindle memories of their era-defining Glastonbury performance in 1994; and the raucous live shows that introduced an improvisational element to live electronic music.
Orbital took live performance beyond the realms of standard DJing; with spontaneity and experimentation setting a blue-print for noughties electro-darlings such as Simian Mobile Disco and Justice.
Their plans for the Big Chill are under wraps for now; but expect wall-to wall anthems, expansive audio-visuals – and the return of Paul and Phil’s trademark torch-glasses.
“It’s not an exercise in nostalgia, the time just seems right,” says Orbital’s Phil Hartnoll. “Everything just seemed to fall into place. I’ve played at the Big Chill before, I DJed there and had a really good time - it’s an amazing festival. The timing is also good: 20 years of being together.”
“We’ve got 15 years of active service, making song” comments Paul Hartnoll. “If you boil that down to a 90-minute festival set you should get something thoroughly exciting from beginning to end. Let’s put some fun back into it.”
Big Chill Festival Music Programmer Guy Morley commented that “Orbital’s return is a massive coup, and a great way to kick things off for next year’s festival.
I’m delighted that they have chosen to reform for the Big Chill - I’ve been badgering them for years! Orbital have been one of the most important dance artists of the last two decades, and a huge influence on today’s electronica scene.”
NOVEMBER 19th 2008 www.loopz.co.uk updated
Keep the replies going in the forum. We have an idea of a location for a Loopz celebration party...details soon.
NOVEMBER 2008
So...what happens next?....
At Loopz, we may arrange some kind of celebration party next year as it will be 20 years since the release of Chime. We have a thread open on the forum to gauge what kind of interest there is. You can turn up physically or virtually as we want to cater for both ;)
Link to forum thread is here
APRIL 2008
Loopz now has a random blog online - still very new but worth re-visiting as there will be a lot of Orbital material added over time. The blog webpage is called The world we live in and life in general
MARCH 2008 - Newsletter
Orbital
We get a lot of messages on myspace asking is THIS the offical Orbital Myspace? Well, we decided to get this cleared once and for all. I will let the picture answer the question (Thanks Paul)
Please note we review the friend requests every week so there maybe a slight delay in adding you to the list, but we will get there eventually. Also we dont allow comments pluging music, music nights on the comments section to ensure its spam free and all about Orbital. If you send any other comments then they will be denied.
Paul Hartnoll
Paul Hartnoll has started work on not 1, but 2 albums. The 1st is a solo album which is so far geared towards electronica but the 2nd album is being written alongside Lianne Hall who was the guest vocalist on his debut album, The Ideal Condition.
Late last year, Paul was asked to co-produce The Music's next album alongside legendary producer, Flood! "Strength by Numbers" will be out hopefully in late spring.
Continuing his love of score music, Paul has composed some music for the episode "An Officer and a Lady" as part of the new "Cutting Edge" television series. He also completed some work for a film by Jes Benstock entitled "The Man with an Extended Mind". This can be viewed via the popular YouTube website. Links are shown below:-
Named after Greater London's own circular autobahn, the M25 -- central to the early Rave scene and party network in the South East during the halcyon 'daze' of Acid House -- Orbital are manned by brothers Phil (b. 09 Jan 64) and Paul Hartnoll (b. 19 May 68). .
From their relatively humble beginnings producing simple but infectious top 20 Pop-Dance tunes to their more recent sophisticated top 5 Pop-Dance tunes, classic albums, film & TV scores and beyond, Orbital have crafted some of the most innovative yet accessible electronic music since their inception in 1989 whilst at the same time retaining great respect for their live work due to their extraordinary shows around the globe which pay as much attention to the live mixing of visuals and choice of imagery, as to the live sound itself. Perhaps, though, one of their greatest achievements is their longevity which is firmly based on a sound that is recognizably their own, coupled with a will to proceed at their own pace and on their own terms with little regard to the industry machinations that surround them or the musical fads and trends that come and go.
Originally from Sevenoaks (a suburban 'commuter reservation' somewhere in deepest Kent) the Hartnolls grew up listening to second generation punk (Crass, Dead Kennedys, Crucifix...), mutant-electro (Severed Heads, Hula, Adrian Sherwood...) and early Hip Hop (Phil went over to New York in the mid-eighties in order to 'find' Hip Hop). By 1988 Paul had contributed two electro pieces (!) to FFrr's 'House Sound Of London Volume 4' under the name D.S.Building Contractors, but it wasn't until the following year that the first true Orbital release emerged: the single 'Chime'.
The original 1,000 copies released through Jazzy M's Oh-Zone label sold out immediately through word of mouth alone and the track was picked up by London Records subsidiary FFrr with whom it soon became a nationwide Dance anthem. This translated into a number 17 singles chart position and gained the Hartnolls a 'Top Of The Pops' appearance where they 'performed' (ie. reluctantly) whilst sporting anti Poll Tax T-shirts. A decade later, the often sampled and bootlegged 'Chime' is still regarded as a classic and has remained one of the highlights of many a live set over the years.
In the period 1990-1991 the burgeoning UK dance scene was still very much perceived as a short-lived phenomena with limited crossover potential and the very idea of a 'dance' artist producing an album as opposed to an endless stream of 12' cuts for club consumption was still a relatively uncommon occurrence, yet when Orbital released their untitled debut long player, or 'green' album, it was to unanimous critical approval and was early proof that dance/electronic music could after all produce albums that would have to be taken as seriously as those produced by conventional Rock acts. Over the coming months remixes carried out by Orbital became further evidence that the Hartnoll brothers had by now established a distinctive sound of their own whilst retaining a characteristically diverse approach to their work.
In the summer of '93 they became instrumental in setting-up and then went on to headline the Midi Circus Tour, a roaming electronic extravaganza which traveled the UK spreading the latest word on live dance music. Next came the release of their second album. Once again an untitled double LP, it became a resident in the upper reaches of the UK Indie album charts for the next few months. The 'brown' album, as it's now generally referred to, bore the now classic Orbital live standards 'Halcyon+on+on', 'Remind' and 'Impact (The Earth Is Burning)', going on to feature highly in most end-of-year Best Album polls. A tour of the US (their second) and two sell-out nights at the Brixton Academy (New Years Eve and New Years Day) finally brought Orbital's hectic year to a close.
March 1994 saw the release of their John Peel session (recorded the previous Autumn) which featured two tracks re-worked from the 'brown' album together with two new compositions. At Glastonbury, Orbital played the coveted final slot on the second stage, previewing some of the new material from their soon to be released third album. The show was a resounding success and sections were broadcast by Channel 4 and John Peel. On its release, 'Snivilisation' entered the album charts at number four, quickly followed by the single 'Are We Here?'. The album broke the hitherto 'no title' rule and sported for the first time a non-graphic cover courtesy of noted painter John Greenwood. Musically, too, it was a departure from their previous collections, the material being far more disparate in style than before. On the accompanying 'Are We Here?' UK tour Orbital played to packed houses throughout the UK where they played 'in the round' from the top of a specially constructed scaffolding tower before heading off to play the Woodstock 2 festival in the US.
1995 saw the release of their remix of Madonna's 'Bedtime Stories', followed by a triumphant headline slot at Tribal Gathering and Main Stage performance at Glastonbury, which many thought even better than that of the previous summer. The year's new material came in the shape of a track recorded for the Sony Play Station game 'WipEout', an untitled EP featuring 'Times Fly' (which proved to be too long to be eligible for chart inclusion) and a track, 'Adnan', donated to the 'Help' compilation.
In April 1996 Orbital released a new single, the dulcimer-driven 'The Box' (number 11), quickly followed by their fourth long player, 'In Sides'. Perhaps their most adventurous collection up until that point, the album may have been a more studied and sombre affair than 'Snivilisation' yet the Hartnolls' love of film soundtracks revealed some startling results, and though it's well-crafted mixture of beats and cinematics unwittingly opened the floodgates to a stream of largely uninspiring copycat James-Bond-with-a-dance-beat efforts, 'In Sides' was universally acclaimed and entered the album charts at number five on week of release.
By May, the Hartnolls embarked on their first full UK tour for over two years which included a triumphant performance at a filled-to-bursting Royal Albert Hall, proving once and for all that Orbital had finally escaped the limiting definitions of 'Techno', 'Dance' et al, whilst at the same time taking live electronic music even further into previously uncharted territory. By the end of the year 'In Sides' featured highly in most of the 1996 Best Albums polls. On New Years Eve Orbital played to 12,000 people at Alexandra Palace and released a live version of 'Satan'. The track had originally been recorded in 1991, though it had only reached as far as 31 in the charts when it was released that year as a single. This time around it entered at a much more convincing number three.
In April 1997 Orbital went on to release their own version of the theme tune to the 60's cult TV classic 'The Saint' from the soundtrack of the Hollywood remake starring Val Kilmer as Simon Templar. The film itself (understandably) received mixed reviews though the single became their second UK top three success since Christmas, whilst on the live front that year Orbital's main appearances were at Tribal Gathering, two sets at the Phoenix Festival and the closing slot on East coast leg of Lollapalooza in the States.
To mark the first ten years of Hartnoll activity, in April they released their fifth album, 'The Middle of Nowhere', which became their third consecutive Top 5 chart placing, preceded by their most successful UK tour to date.
2000 -- After taking a short and well-earned break the Hartnolls began recording their 6th album, The Altogether. The first track to make its airing was Meltdown when it was supplied for a modern dance project as part of the South Bank Centre's Meltdown Festival which was curated by one of the Hartnolls' all time heroes, Scott Walker. Orbital completed a small world tour in South Africa, Greece, Ireland and Japan. Orbital play a one-off live show at the Hammersmith Palais as part of Q magazine's pre-award ceremony celebrations: one of three new tracks previewed on the night ("Tension") is later broadcast on Channel 4. On New Years Eve they round off the year with a live set at the London Arena in Docklands with Leftfield. The set is broadcast the following day on Radio One.
2001 - Orbital release their sixth studio album The Altogether and their first DVD with 5.1 SurroundSound. They headline Homelands and embark on a UK Tour including 2 shows at Brixton Academy.
2002 - Work the greatest hits album is released. Orbital close the second stage at Glastonbury on the Saturday night and also play 2 open air concerts at Somerset House on the Strand in London.
2003 - Orbital score the music to the horror film Octane directed by Marcus Adams and starring Madeleine Stowe. The score album is released by EMI in October.
They also score the US TV series Keen Eddie and begin working on tracks which will become the Blue Album
2004 was the year Orbital finally decided to take a long break (initially called a split!). After 15 years together Phil & Paul moved onto different projects but finished with a few goodbye shows at Brixton Academy show and closing Glastonbury on the second stage. The 7th studio LP the ‘Blue Album’ was released on June 21st.
2009 - Orbital reform. The year will be a busy touring schedule appearing at various festivals around the world.
PAUL HARTNOLL - THE IDEAL CONDITION - LIVE - REHEARSAL PICTURES
PAUL HARTNOLL - THE IDEAL CONDITION - LIVE AT THE BIG CHILL
THANX FOR THE ADD! I LOVE YOUR MUSIC SO MUCH! I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO ORBITAL SINCE I WAS 16 YEARS OLD..12 YEARS PASSED AND YOU REMAINED ONE OF MY FAVORITES! GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW ALBUM AND YOUR TOUR! BIG BOOM!!! YOU ARE WELCOMED TO LISTEN TO OFFBEAT WONDER...
Hi Giy's. I really do think u 2 should do the iow bestival & stop the rumour's, u can even stay at me house as long as u don't make a mess because i'll b at the bestival.
I've got two days off. My next import beer I crack is to you guys, my favorite group. I wish I could see you live but unfortunatley I live in the states. CHEERS!
I can't wait to see you fella's at Newcastle, hopefully they will be some tickets left next week, because I'm going to have to wait till payday till to get them!
