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- Summary: The 10th full-length studio release for electronic duo features guest appearances from Coppe, Dina Ipavic, Penelope Isles, The Little Pest, The Mediaeval Baebes, Anna B Savage, and Sleaford Mods.
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- Record Label: London
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Feb 16, 2023Orbital’s revised sound sees them cement themselves at the forefront of electronic music.
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Feb 13, 2023It’s an album of unlikely collaborations. Day One features the operatic talents of Dina Ipavic, while Are You Alive, sung by Lily Wolter of Penelope Isles, floats into moodier, more analog territory. Best of all are The New Abnormal (Golden Girls’ Kinetic turned inside out) and the anti-gammon state of the nation rant of Dirty Rats.
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MojoFeb 13, 2023Orbital remain a comforting presence, and still have plenty to say. [Mar 2023, p.85]
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Feb 13, 2023They’ve explored spacey atmospheres and grim, political content before, but Optical Delusion feels more like a document of the times than a sci-fi fantasy: a rave just before the end of the world.
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UncutFeb 13, 2023They add multiple voices, such as Dina Ipavic and Penelope Isles. this can result in a slightly disjointed and incohesive listen, but sometimes, as with Anna B Savage on the pulsing "Home", they get the alchemy just right. [Mar 2023, p.32]
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Feb 21, 2023The human guests all serve some purpose. ... But the instrumental tracks that don’t bother with female vocals, or opera, are just better.
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The WireMar 28, 2023Optical Delusion’s seven different guest vocalists yield wildly differing results, ranging from hits to misses. [Apr 2023, p.67]
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