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Orbital - OT
by RMStringer 26 Jul '04

26 Jul '04

Orbital Calling it Quits After 15 years working together as Orbital, Paul and Phil Hartnoll have announced that their upcoming recording, The Blue Album, will be their last. "I think we feel that Orbital has run it's course," says Paul Hartnoll. "We're both pursuing different avenues with our music. And we've been sat, as brothers, in the same room for 15 years now-and studios are always confined spaces-I think it's time for a change." Since their first single, 'Chime' entered the top 20 in April 1990 Orbital have released six albums. They have helped to shape and develop both the character and credibility of electronic music beyond the acid house scene that they came from. The brothers extra-mural interests have all informed the character of The Blue Album, the bands seventh, which evolved gradually over the course of 2003 with the band free from record company expectations and schedules for the first time since their career began. "If anything," says Paul "It's closer in character to our first album than our later ones, if only because we made it in our own time and for ourselves." Fans will recognize the trademark Orbital sound when they hear it. Familiar themes from previous albums, such as religion, are also present. "There's a couple of references to that," says Paul. One of my favorite tracks, "You Lot" has got this speech from Christopher Eccleston from this fantastic drama called The Second Coming. I just really loved that programme and that speech is quite typically orbital, like our other track Forever, that's got a speech halfway through and I really love the sentiment behind that. That whole programme was about the second coming, obviously, and God." "We've got another track [One Perfect Sunrise] we did with Lisa Gerrard who was in Dead Can Dance, singing on it. That's a spin off from something we wrote for a Sunrise scene, in another film .that's turned out well." Another audible influence on the album is that of legendary transsexual composer Walter/Wendy Carlos. "Absolutely," says Paul, "I tried to do something with a sort of Clockwork Orange feel, and that became 'Bath Time' . It started off by being hummed in the bath on tour before I was about to go and meet everyone for a pint in San Francisco. Got out of the bath and scribbled it down on my laptop and finished it over last summer, adding little bits in buses and vans while I was traveling. And it went on from there. It became like Clockwork Orange and Kraftwerk combined. Electronic music for electronic musics sake, dodging all real instrument sounds. Whereas 'Easy Serve' is weird supermarket muzak, almost like hospital muzak. Maybe it's a supermarket where they only sell hospital items. Here's the lip section.Either way, it's not going to be a coffee table album. But then we've never done one of them. Maybe a coffee table album at three in the morning, when everyone is blind drunk and no one can remember anything anyway." With the album complete, the band is turning their attention to their final show at Glastonbury. An appropriate venue for a farewell as it was here, exactly ten years before that Orbital delivered a live show that Q magazine listed as one of the fifty greatest live show of all time. "It's nice to know that we're finishing, it's not many bands that do that. They tend to just fade away. And it's nice to have our last gig at Glastonbury. It's gonna be a party set, a best of Orbital. We're not gonna sit there and try and promote the new album. I think if we're gonna do a last gig we should do distilled set of all the best stuff we've done. And that's what we're gonna do, play all the stuff that's stuck around for all this time because they are the favorite ones. This will definitely be our last ever live shows," confirms Paul, "Although I'm sure Status Quo keep telling themselves the same thing." Details on their upcoming album are available at the Orbital site <http://www.loopz.co.uk/> . RMStringer ____________________________________________ "We want a few mad people now. See where the sane ones have landed us!" George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

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OT: self-promo
by KLF- gyerek 26 Jul '04

26 Jul '04

I'll be playing again as Hell On Steele Wheelz, this time before Freelance Hellraiser in Mokka Cukka (Budapest, Hajógyári Sziget) on the 30th of July, Friday, from 21.00 to 23.00 (circa). The entrance is free. More info: http://hosw.freeweb.hu/ Anybody from the list who'll be in Budapest at the time, contact me and/or feel free to come and say "hi" to me. Don't come too near though-I'll propably be still sick. "And from somewhere I hear... go to sleep, go to sleep..." a Gyerek _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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RE: [KLF] E-bay "Space" madness
by Maarten Bouwes 25 Jul '04

25 Jul '04

I just bought one off ebay for 16 pounds... maarten >From: john(a)highlandland.fsnet.co.uk >Reply-To: john(a)highlandland.fsnet.co.uk,"All bound for Mu-Mu Land." ><klf(a)mailman.xmission.com> >To: klf(a)mailman.xmission.com >Subject: [KLF] E-bay "Space" madness >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:34:45 +0200 (CEST) > >http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43682&item=4025053… > >Any particular reason why this copy of the "Space" vinyl is going for so >much? Are the matches labels particularly rare? There seems to have been >a resurgence in interest in this particular album over the last few months, >with CDs especially going for "silly money", and much discussion on the >list. > >Has "Space" come back into fashion again, maybe being mentioned in a "Best >of Ambient" article somewhere, or a "Best Album Ever to Feature the Wreck >of the Hesperus on the Cover Other Than Rum, Sodomy and the Lash by the >Pogues" top ten poll? > >John > >-- > >Whatever you Wanadoo: >http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ > >This email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more at: >http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/id/7098.htm > >_______________________________________________ >KLF mailing list >KLF(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail en Messenger on the move http://mobile.msn.com/?lc=nl-nl

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OT - Skinny Puppy
by RMStringer 25 Jul '04

25 Jul '04

They have a new album out and a new European tour underway....very awesome album..... The greater right of the wrong...very worth checking out if u like them....Cey and ohgre with a guitar player from tool....very awesome!!! RMStringer ____________________________________________ "We want a few mad people now. See where the sane ones have landed us!" George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

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Orbital - OT
by Simon Glass 24 Jul '04

24 Jul '04

Of course I meant the Eye & I remix of 'Choice', not 'Midnight'...they were on the same 12" =) --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!

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drummond interview on radio scotland
by Tony Stuart 24 Jul '04

24 Jul '04

lengthy drummond interview on radio scotland arts show sometime through the week. not sure which day, but the programme is on daily mon-fri between 6-7pm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/view/show.shtml?arts page hasn't been updated for next week's programming yet, but there's a mugshot of bill on the right in the "coming soon" section. i heard a snippet of the interview on an ad for the show, which focused on the "did you really burn a million on jura?" "*sigh* yes, we did" is he plugging anything in particular with this round of interviews? i didn't hear the others. t -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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RE: [KLF] Orbital - OT
by Maarten Bouwes 24 Jul '04

24 Jul '04

They were the closing act at the dutch dancefestival dancevalley in 2001. They sucked bigtime. I totally agree... >From: "RMStringer" <rmstringer(a)peoplepc.com> >Reply-To: "All bound for Mu-Mu Land." <klf(a)mailman.xmission.com> >To: "All bound for Mu-Mu Land" <klf(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Subject: [KLF] Orbital - OT >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 22:16:50 -0400 > > >Orbital Calling it Quits > > >After 15 years working together as Orbital, Paul and Phil Hartnoll have >announced that their upcoming recording, The Blue Album, will be their >last. > >"I think we feel that Orbital has run it's course," says Paul Hartnoll. >"We're both pursuing different avenues with our music. And we've been sat, >as brothers, in the same room for 15 years now-and studios are always >confined spaces-I think it's time for a change." > >Since their first single, 'Chime' entered the top 20 in April 1990 Orbital >have released six albums. They have helped to shape and develop both the >character and credibility of electronic music beyond the acid house scene >that they came from. > >The brothers extra-mural interests have all informed the character of The >Blue Album, the bands seventh, which evolved gradually over the course of >2003 with the band free from record company expectations and schedules for >the first time since their career began. "If anything," says Paul "It's >closer in character to our first album than our later ones, if only because >we made it in our own time and for ourselves." > >Fans will recognize the trademark Orbital sound when they hear it. Familiar >themes from previous albums, such as religion, are also present. > >"There's a couple of references to that," says Paul. One of my favorite >tracks, "You Lot" has got this speech from Christopher Eccleston from this >fantastic drama called The Second Coming. I just really loved that >programme >and that speech is quite typically orbital, like our other track Forever, >that's got a speech halfway through and I really love the sentiment behind >that. That whole programme was about the second coming, obviously, and >God." > >"We've got another track [One Perfect Sunrise] we did with Lisa Gerrard who >was in Dead Can Dance, singing on it. That's a spin off from something we >wrote for a Sunrise scene, in another film .that's turned out well." > >Another audible influence on the album is that of legendary transsexual >composer Walter/Wendy Carlos. "Absolutely," says Paul, "I tried to do >something with a sort of Clockwork Orange feel, and that became 'Bath Time' >. It started off by being hummed in the bath on tour before I was about to >go and meet everyone for a pint in San Francisco. Got out of the bath and >scribbled it down on my laptop and finished it over last summer, adding >little bits in buses and vans while I was traveling. And it went on from >there. It became like Clockwork Orange and Kraftwerk combined. Electronic >music for electronic musics sake, dodging all real instrument sounds. >Whereas 'Easy Serve' is weird supermarket muzak, almost like hospital >muzak. >Maybe it's a supermarket where they only sell hospital items. Here's the >lip >section.Either way, it's not going to be a coffee table album. But then >we've never done one of them. Maybe a coffee table album at three in the >morning, when everyone is blind drunk and no one can remember anything >anyway." > >With the album complete, the band is turning their attention to their final >show at Glastonbury. An appropriate venue for a farewell as it was here, >exactly ten years before that Orbital delivered a live show that Q magazine >listed as one of the fifty greatest live show of all time. "It's nice to >know that we're finishing, it's not many bands that do that. They tend to >just fade away. And it's nice to have our last gig at Glastonbury. It's >gonna be a party set, a best of Orbital. We're not gonna sit there and try >and promote the new album. I think if we're gonna do a last gig we should >do >distilled set of all the best stuff we've done. And that's what we're gonna >do, play all the stuff that's stuck around for all this time because they >are the favorite ones. This will definitely be our last ever live shows," >confirms Paul, "Although I'm sure Status Quo keep telling themselves the >same thing." > >Details on their upcoming album are available at the Orbital site ><http://www.loopz.co.uk/> . > > > > > >RMStringer > >____________________________________________ > >"We want a few mad people now. See where the sane ones have landed us!" > George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) > > > >_______________________________________________ >KLF mailing list >KLF(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail en Messenger on the move http://mobile.msn.com/?lc=nl-nl

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Re: E-bay "Space" madness
by Tony Stuart 24 Jul '04

24 Jul '04

can't be bothered registering with e-bay myself, but if anyone wants to buy my original mint copy of space on vinyl for Â£80, get in touch! only ever played once, to copy the audio to cassette. (in turn, the cassette was also only played once, cos let's face it, the album itself is shite) t -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm

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I've just put my ORIGINAL 1987 up for sale
by S W 24 Jul '04

24 Jul '04

Just to let you all know, after a lot of deliberation (and pressure from the wife), I've put my original 1987 up for auction on ebay. The ebay auction number is 4026483653 and the link is: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4026483653 Don't confuse this with the re-released, sample-less red sleeve version that's also on ebay at the moment. Please email me with any questions or requests for further photos. Thanks (sob) Steve ===== ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Re: [KLF] Blast first, peels label of the month
by TheMgnt＠aol.com 23 Jul '04

23 Jul '04

> Blast first had a hand in releasing the 1997 release. > Didnt realise that they had been going so long. You mean Fuck the Millennium? erm, yeah. It's right there on the label. :) In fact, you can still order merchandise from them (well, at least they still have the site up): _http://www.mute.com/mute/bank/2k_merch.htm_ (http://www.mute.com/mute/bank/2k_merch.htm) -paul

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