In Collection
#12
Rating:
7
#12
Rating:
7
| 01 | Tension | 05:52 | ||||||
| 02 | Funny Break (One is Enough) | 04:55 | ||||||
| 03 | Oi | 05:04 | ||||||
| 04 | Pay Per View | 05:11 | ||||||
| 05 | Tootled | 04:51 | ||||||
| 06 | Last Thing | 05:12 | ||||||
| 07 | Doctor Who | 05:30 | ||||||
| 08 | Shadows | 05:47 | ||||||
| 09 | Waving Not Drowning | 04:31 | ||||||
| 10 | Illuminate | 05:28 | ||||||
| 11 | Meltdown | 10:17 | ||||||
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Notes
Written by Orbital.Produced by Orbital and Mickey Mann.
Orbital released their long awaited follow-up to the 1999 album, "The Middle of Nowhere" through FFrr/London Records on the 30th April 2001. The Eleven track release produced by Mickey Mann and Orbital was called "The Altogether". The album was recorded over a space of a year at Orbital's London studio. Final mixes were carried out at The Strongroom where further mixes in 5.1 were completed.
DVD 5:1 Mix Recording
The album mostly contains short electronic "songs" which, on occasion, feature the vocal talents of their friends David Gray & Naomi Bedford, along with a host of unlikely cameos in sample form courtsey of US "metal" band Tool, Gothic-rockabilly headcases The Cramps, erstwhile "Doctor" Tom Baker, Steve Ignorant of Anarchist punk outfit Crass and the sadly missed genius of Ian Dury (to name a few).
"The Altogether" comprises eleven very different pieces of music. The sounds rage from Shockabilly with post-Gabba undertones ("Tension"), to the sleazy funk of "Pay Per View", the aching melancholia of "Illuminate", to the cyber-surf musik of "Waving Not Drowning".
By the time BBC TV commissioned Orbital to provide the music for the "Doctor Who Night", the Hartnoll's version of the theme had already become one of the highlights of their live set. Two years later and in response to the many requests from those disappointed that the track could only be heard at gigs, Paul and Phil decided to re-record it for the inclusion on the album. The final track, "Meltdown" is a version of a piece of music commissioned for the South Bank Centre's festival of the same name in the year it was curated for Scott Walker. Here it appears in its ten minute incarnation, whilst the full twentyfour minute version will be made available on the DVD release.
Additional Info - DVD
Brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll wanted to experiment with the 5.1 surround sound provided by the DVD format and have exploited the visual possibilities of DVD’s multi-layering capabilities with the help of producer Tracy Bass.
DVD 5:1 Mix Recording
Phil Hartnoll explained: “The DVD format gave us the 5.1 surround that we’d wanted to use, but it also gave the opportunity to put some visual content in. We didn’t really want to go down the “ambient TV” route with fractals all over the screen… so we came up with the idea for each track on the album to have its own visuals.”
Phil added: “I’m really pleased with the way the whole thing has come together. I’ve been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm that everyone has shown for the project.”
Initially Orbital’s record company was unsure about the whole “DVD album” concept, which the band believes has not been tried before. However, after Phil and Paul demonstrated what they could do mixing the album in 5.1, the record company became very enthusiastic about the project.
You can read more about the Pay Per View part of the DVD including an interview with Grant Fulton who was given the task of directing the video. There are also a few surreal advert mpgs taken from the video that you can download. Click HERE to visit the Pay Per View Video page.
Reached Number 3 in the DVD Music Charts