On first listen I like it, although I think I hear some of the guitar work does sort of wander off on its own a bit, but I haven’t heard it enough times to form an opinion.

Bagdad Batteries is really great. I think it does sort of have a sound like Orbvs Terrarvm with  a drum machine.

The packaging is great, as always from MD. I can hone my long-neglected lemon-battery-making skills.

The vinyl is worth the purchase if you like the CD. It has a Dolly Unit remix the digital versions don’t have.

From: orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Ramon Vink
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:34 AM
To: orb@mailman.xmission.com
Subject: Re: [Orb] This album's crap, let's slash the tracks

I had a good long listen to the album and overall i am pretty impressed. Strangely enough though i think that Gilmour's stuff is not always blending well with the other background music. But that's just my opinion. I would give this one a 7plus.

I also finally got the Bagdad Batteries CD. I am beginning to like this one! The first track is my favorite as it sounds a bit like the old Orb sound from around 94/95: over the top dubby etc..


R



> Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:23:34 +0200
> From: markolf@gmail.com
> To: orb@mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: [Orb] This album's crap, let's slash the tracks
>
> So, we have 2 long tracks on Metallic Spheres, but divided into 10
> pieces. How will you cut it? Here's my choice:
>
> 1. Metallic Spheres 6:26
> 2. Hymns to the Sun 8:01
> 3. Black Graham 3:02 - the one with acoustic guitar
> 4. Hiding in Plain View 6:47 - the ambient piece
> 5. Classified 4:23
> 6. Es Vedra 2:42
> 7. Hymns to the Sun (reprise) 5:09
> 8. Olympic 3:19
> 9. Chicago Dub 1:06
> 10. Bold Knife Trophy 7:54
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