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BlenderTheir grooves can sometimes roll on as if unattended -- which is fine for living-room techno, but not for the pop songs they're trying to emulate. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.114]
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'The Altogether' adds weight to the increasing suspicion that Orbital's best work is, like their hairlines, behind them.
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UrbThe Altogether is, all stated evidence to the contrary, a remarkable work. Why? Because it is the product of two brothers who, understanding that they can kid neither the audience nor themselves, mapped a musical course based on their root love -- musical energy -- and never strayed. [Sep 2001, p.147]
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Orbital have once again managed to make an album that's precisely what you'd expect from them, while being neither dull nor predictable.
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The duo's most commercial and downright joyous album to date.
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MixerThe result is confused, equal parts avant garde, rock and electronic. [Sep 2001, p.90]
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Alternative PressWhile the album certainly is a lot of fun, it may turn off fans who have come to expect moody electronica from the Hartnolls. [Oct 2001, p.98]
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In ten years, you'll be mistaking their superficial work here for the Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, or Fatboy Slim's big-beat bullshit.
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Like the densest hip-hop, The Altogether could be taken as a selection of aural puns.
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Listener-friendly, surprisingly short songs that walk a thinner line than usual between tired and inspired.
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Unlike previous albums, The Altogether doesn't really take the listener on some mind-altering trip. It simply throws together some half-baked novelties, some wasted and underwhelming guest appearances and a bunch of rhythmic ideas that would have sounded infinitely better a decade ago.
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MagnetThe Hartnolls sound more relaxed and at ease than they did on their last album. [#51, p.105]
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Orbital is either uninspired or saving up for something better next time.
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A quirkier affair than their previous works.
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While it has a few rough patches, the Hartnoll brothers' latest effort proves that they're still at the top of the electronic music heap.
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In stark contrast to their finest work (1993's "brown" album, 1999's The Middle Of Nowhere), the magic moments never add up to an epic, morphing whole.
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An astonishingly cheeky affair, and arguably less stylistically cohesive than any Orbital album since their underrated debut
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May 4, 2015An excellent album... "Funny Break (One is Enough)", "Doctor?" and "Tension" are the best tracks from the album, the high-light of Orbital discography
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RanmaCDec 29, 2002