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Dec 22, 2010This ambitious LP is an acid-tinged, ambient headfuck that's guaranteed to blow your brains out all over the couch you've sunk into.
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The results are exactly what fans of either act would hope for and a pleasant surprise for those who'd given up on both of them.
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it's still not quite as successful as the Orb's classic material, and a little too subdued, lacking both the goofy sampleadelic grandeur and the ear-grabbing pop pulse of the Ultraworld era. But it's still the most focused and listenable Orb album in years.
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In the early '80s, Pink Floyd released a hits collection humorously titled A Collection of Great Dance Songs. Thirty years later, the Orb and Gilmour have decided to make good on that album title.
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Metallic Spheres, a collaboration with electronica legends the Orb, represents his boldest and most satisfying footnote to date.
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It will surprise no one but the most uptight and partisan fans of either group to learn that Gilmour's honeyed, chiming and unchallenging guitar work is a sensual fit for The Orb's expansive, uplifting and soporific electronica.
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UncutWhat most surprising is the diversity here--the sense of direction is not pressing, but ultimately there's plenty to revisit. [Nov 2010, p.94]
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Q MagazineThe 50-minute opus is an ambient masterclass. [Nov 2010, p.112]