Orb featuring david gilmourmetallic spheres45 rpm vinyl. Aug 21, 2010 the orb featuring david gilmour from pink floyd saturday 21st august 2010 metallic spheres update date confirmed and epk sony music have now confirmed the release date of the metallic spheres. Together, they created a twopart sonic mixture in a range of styles combining david s unique guitars and the orb s crafted sound manipulations. Aug 22, 2010 blending art, music and interactivity, the metallic spheres app allows you to experience the music of david gilmour and the orb in a new and exciting way. Metallic spheres, the electronic ambient outfits latest studio album, suggests they have neither more nor fewer influences than when they started in 1989. The orb fans and pink floyd fans should have no trouble with this album. David gilmour and the orb metallic spheres page 3 steve. Metallic spheres hymns to the sun black graham hiding in plain. Together, theyve created a twopart sonic mixture in a range of styles combining gilmours unique guitar work and the orbs crafted sound manipulations. Together, they created a twopart sonic mixture in a range of styles combining davids unique guitars and the orbs crafted sound manipulations. Metallic spheres is the tenth studio album released by ambient techno group the orb in october 2010 and features pink floyd guitarist david gilmour and killing joke bassist youth. Metallic spheres is solely an orb proceeding, and gilmour, the. The orb featuring david gilmours metallic spheres to be.
The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres 2010. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In 2011 alex paterson teamed up with producer gaudi and vocalist chester for the creation of their experimental and ongoing collaborative project screen. Blending art, music and interactivity, the metallic spheres app allows you to experience the music of david gilmour and the orb in a new and exciting way. Metallic spheres the orb to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. The album uniquely utilizes david gilmours electric guitar and lap steel guitar, alex patersons sound manipulation, keyboards and turntables, and youths bass guitar and keyboards. Oct 08, 2010 the isness is a 2002 album by experimental electronica group the future sound of london, released under the alias amorphous androgynous. Metallic spheres is solely an orb proceeding, and gilmour, the guest speaker. The sound of pink floyds lead guitar sits on top of the orbs music rather than inside of it. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres 180g 2lp.
According to david gilmours blog, the pink floyd frontman did not work. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres on vinyl lp. Complete your the orb featuring david gilmour collection. The orb vs dave gilmour, metallic spheres columbia the. Gilmour has previously supported the free gary campaign with a.
Listen to your favorite songs from metallic spheres by the orb feat. The orb were so energized by the task that they continued working until it was an albumlength entity. Metallic spheres hymns to the sun black graham hiding in plain view classified, spheres side. Oct 04, 2010 the orb have never hidden their artrock leanings.
Oct 08, 2010 check out metallic spheres by the orb feat. Metallic spheres is designed to be heard in two parts metallic side quoted as being 2448 long, but actually running for 2842, and spheres side said to be 2509 but in reality, a shorter 2012 each side containing five discrete movements which are hard to pinpoint in terms of their start and finish. Aug 19, 2010 metallic spheres, due on 4 october, is credited to the orb featuring david gilmour. This stands to reason, because both artists have a sense of timing thats brilliantly suited to vast, lengthy formats. So ostensibly this is another herbal cigarettefriendly selection of celestial synth washes, whackedout aqueous fx, big slabs of booming dub bass and light dalliances with midtempo house. I think a lot of people will buy or download this release with the notion of a floydflavored pop record, and this is misleading.
For what it is remember, this is not pink floyd or david gilmour, but the orb this album is nearly perfect. Aug 17, 2010 dr alex paterson the one constant through the history of the orb was not involved in the sole jamming session and the only plan initially was for david to play guitar on chicago. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres original u. The 10 songs began with gilmour alone in the studio, jamming with producer youth. Gilmours contribution to metallic spheres comes forty years after this hourlong pink floyd performance for san. The orb featuring david gilmour music, videos, stats, and. Metallic spheres the orb, david gilmour credits allmusic. Between the 14 and 24minute marks on metallic side, the ambient ravers and the. New orb album to feature pink floyds david gilmour music the. New orb album to feature pink floyds david gilmour music. Check out the new animated video for hymnes of the sun, from the metallic spheres project by the orb featuring david gilmour. Metallic spheres is designed to be heard in two parts metallic side and spheres side.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the orb featuring david gilmour. In addition to cd, lp and download releases, metallic spheres will also be. Metallic spheres by the orb featuring david gilmour album. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic side 2010. Metallic spheres hymns to the sun black graham hiding in plain view classified. With additional contributions from orb cofounder alex paterson, the album took shape from 2009 into 2010, eventually becoming metallic spheres, to be released by the orb featuring david gilmour. The orb, david gilmour metallic spheres cd amoeba music.
Metallic spheres hymns to the sun black graham hiding in plain view. There is some interesting information on chicago on david gilmours website. Es vedra hymns to the sun reprise olympic chicago dub bold knife trophy and more. Metallic spheres is the result, a 49minute odyssey that is very intentionally split up into only two tracks. The orb released the metallic spheres album in october 2010, featuring david gilmour of pink floyd. The metallic side opens with davids slide guitar over a chillout electronic base. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres vinyl. I think i will download it tonight when i get home from work and give it a listen. In fact, orb fans will find more resemblance to their classic early90s sound than ever. When theres no brainmassaging kick beat or snappy guitar delay to mark the time, the orb and david gilmours twotrack collaboration metallic spheres gracefully drifts to its peak. Heres some behindthescenes footage of the recording process. Their debut album, released in 1991, was a doublevinyl epic entitled, with a knowing nod to the bongsandblacklights crowd, adventures beyond. Their debut album, released in 1991, was a doublevinyl epic entitled, with a knowing nod to the. That should shed more light on the sample that was used in metallic spheres.
The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres youtube. The orb featuring david gilmour from pink floyd saturday 21st august 2010 metallic spheres update date confirmed and epk sony music have now confirmed the release date of the metallic spheres. Ambient techno legends the orb spent much of 2016 touring the world to commemorate the. The orb also launched metallic spheres with a live album remix in ibiza on september 24. There have always been echoes of the floyd in the orbs work from the. The album spent 3 weeks on the uk charts, peaking at number 12. The orb s latest album might be their best, in no small part thanks to david gilmour s contributions. His work here is instantly recognized as the music opens, comfortably making its way to the orb s signature sounds, and taking its time in doing so. Metallic spheres, due on 4 october, is credited to the orb featuring david gilmour.
The isness is a 2002 album by experimental electronica group the future sound of london, released under the alias amorphous androgynous. Metallic spheres is designed to be heard in two parts metallic side 2448, and spheres side 2509 each side containing five movements. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres vinyl lp. Metallic spheres deluxe edition youtube klaus schulze timewind duration. Metallic spheres by david gilmour 886977604416 vinyl. Alex paterson ta the orb, under exclusive license to sony music entertainment.
The label on this lp indicates that this is a 33 rpm pressing, it is a 45 rpm pressing. C batter c is a video release by ambient techno group the orb, released in november 2011, featuring a short film titled battersea bunches, its soundtrack, and remixes. Metallic spheres is a music studio album recording by david gilmour prog relatedprogressive rock released in 2010 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres an obvious development, when you think about it armchair herbalists of a certain age will recall the heady days of 1990 or thereabouts, when chillout music how quaint that term seems now was supposed to be the future. Metallic spheres is the product of a collaboration between david gilmour, the voice and guitar of pink floyd, and the orb, the renowned british ambienthouse collective. The resulting album, metallic spheres, has really got the interest fired up amongst many of you, and were getting a regular stream of emails asking about it.
Metallic spheres, an album by the orb featuring david gilmour. An expanded version was released called the isness and the otherness, a two disc special edition containing the isness on disc one and the otherness, featuring additional tracks and recordings, on disc two. The orb vs dave gilmour, metallic spheres columbia. Download our free nook app escape into a good book things to do at home next. New orb album to feature pink floyds david gilmour. Oct 08, 2010 listen to your favorite songs from metallic spheres by the orb feat. It brought together the groups style of the early 1990s with current electronic music, with its most prevalent influences being drum and bass and trip hop. David gilmour see all versions of this release, 5 available overview. Using original sounds from both artists, tapping the various visual objects on your screen will create a unique soundscape every time you listen. There are moments here that make the listener think of an updated version of pink floyds epic early song, echoes, as well as a few twists and turns that are oldfieldesque. Having asked gilmour to bring his guitars to prolong and enrich their new creation, the trio worked up a sonic mixture in a range of styles. C batter c is a video release by ambient techno group the orb, released in november 2011, featuring a short film titled. However, the result of that jam session has now been spread across the next orb album, metallic spheres, which will be released as the orb featuring david gilmour.