Orbital - UK-based Breakbeat, Techno, Trance, Acid (1981-present)

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Orbital - UK-based Breakbeat, Techno, Trance, Acid (1981-present)

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Techno outfit founded in the late 80s by the brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll.
Orbital are an electronic music duo consisting of brothers Phil Hartnoll and Paul Hartnoll formed in Sevenoaks, Kent, England whose career originally lasted from 1989 until 2004.

Orbital reformed in 2009 with the original lineup of Phil Hartnoll and Paul Hartnoll. In 2014 they split up again.

As of 2017 the band is active again, with both brothers, Paul Hartnoll and Phil Hartnoll, again returning to the fold.

Orbital took their name from Greater London's orbital motorway, the M25, which was central to the early rave scene and party network in the South East during the early days of acid house. One of the biggest names in British electronica during the 1990s, Orbital were both critically and commercially successful, being particularly known for an element of live improvisation during their shows, a rarity with techno acts. They were initially influenced by early electro and punk rock.

Although Orbital has done many live shows, Phil Hartnoll said in an interview, that he only learned to DJ in the last few years. LRR is the music label of Phil Hartnoll (Orbital) and Nick Smith and home to the band, Long Range. www.longrange.tv and www.myspace.com/longrangemusic

Pioneer of British electronic music returns Orbital (aka Phil and Paul Hartnoll) were, for almost two decades, one of the most creative and influential electronic acts on the planet, recording their seventh and last studio album in 2004. Not content to rest on the laurels of past glory, Phil Hartnoll’s new creative project is Long Range, formed in conjunction with Nick Smith, an artist whose recording career for dance labels Dragonfly and Atomic Records has led to major film credits with Ridley Scott. Long Range’s sound harks back to the ambient genius that was Orbital whilst transporting the listener into a more acoustic, atmospheric and cinematic realm. From blissed out moments to jarred and broken beats, their eponymous album references a spectrum of genres and refuses to be pigeonholed.

Website: https://www.orbitalofficial.com/
https://www.loopzorbital.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/orbitalband
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/orbitalofficial
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/orbital-4
Bandcamp: https://orbitalofficial.bandcamp.com/
https://orbitalsoundtrack.bandcamp.com/
https://lakeshorerecords.bandcamp.com/

Orbital - Are You Alive? (feat. Penelope Isles) (Official Video)