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Under The RadarAn incredible electronic journey... A perfect ending for both Orbital and for fans. [#7]
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FilterThe Blue Album is buxomly abundant with the Orbital's usual cinemascopic electronic psychedelia. [#12, p.100]
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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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Rolling Stone[Orbital is] leaving on a high note. [28 Oct 2004, p.100]
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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 the quintessential Orbital album, because it manages to hit every expectation that the duo have created over the course of their 15-year career. But it meets these expectations, quite brilliantly in places, without ever truly exceeding them.
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While Blue Album doesn’t break any moulds, match their best records from the mid 90s or (quite) end their career on a triumphant high, it will almost certainly find favour with old fans because it’s an undeniably good record, certainly their best since The Middle Of Nowhere and possibly even since In Sides.
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UncutA sleek and satisfying sixth album--their best since 1994's Snivilisation. [Jul 2004, p.110]
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A dignified and enjoyable end to a frequently astonishing career.
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Q MagazineReturns to the epic beauty that characterised their early work. [Aug 2004, p.116]
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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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While it might not be a full exclamation point ending to their career, it's far better than a fall on the face.
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