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- Summary: After 15 years and six albums, the brothers Hartnoll are calling it quits with this final release. Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance) guests on one track, with The Sparks collaborating on another.
- Record Label: HTI / ATO
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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Under The RadarAn incredible electronic journey... A perfect ending for both Orbital and for fans. [#7]
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The WireMarks a return to the kind of intricately interleaved rhythms, seamless progressions and aching harmonies that characterise their earlier sound. [#245, p.69]
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In a way, the album simply highlights many of the reasons why Orbital have been so beloved for the past decade-and-a-half.
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The Blue Album is more subtly beats-based than its predecessors; it has lengthy, almost classical sequences, and dark textures that are hard work at first but gradually reveal a haunting depth and beauty.
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A dignified and enjoyable end to a frequently astonishing career.
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This might be quality above innovation, but it’s also maturity above cliché, and above all, passion over cynicism.
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A deeply flawed final effort.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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MacMJul 5, 2004
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DmitriPJul 13, 2004
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WinstonMJan 19, 2006
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DemetriGJun 30, 2004
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