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Even as the thenburgeoning techno underground of the early 90s did its best to assert that this was a brave new world owing no debt to those that had preceded it, dr. Complete your the orb featuring david gilmour collection. Metallic spheres is the result, a 49minute odyssey that is very intentionally split up into only two tracks. 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, an album by the orb featuring david gilmour.
The album combines david gilmours electric guitar and lap steel guitar, alex patersons sound manipulation, keyboards and turntables, and youths bass guitar and keyboards. For what it is remember, this is not pink floyd or david gilmour, but the orb this album is nearly perfect. The orb feat david gilmour metallic spheres vinyl at juno. Metallic spheres is designed to be heard in two parts metallic side 2448, and spheres side 2509. Together, they created a twopart sonic mixture in a range of styles combining davids unique guitars and the orbs crafted sound manipulations. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. 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. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres vinyl.
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Metallic spheres is a collaboration between david gilmour, the voice and guitar of pink floyd, and the orb, the renowned british ambienthouse collective. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres youtube. Metallic spheres hymns to the sun black graham hiding in plain view classified, spheres side. The orb, david gilmour metallic spheres cd amoeba music.
Metallic spheres by the orb featuring david gilmour album. The music spins closer, like a space station looming into view. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres 2010, vinyl. The orb featuring david gilmour music, videos, stats, and. 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. The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres original u. Together, they created a twopart sonic mixture in a range of styles combining david s unique guitars and the orb s crafted sound manipulations.
The orb featuring david gilmour metallic spheres discogs. The album spent 3 weeks on the uk charts, peaking at number 12. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. David gilmour see all versions of this release, 5 available overview. Metallic spheres opens with swooshing ambient noises and a guitar solo winking in the distance. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. This stands to reason, because both artists have a sense of timing thats brilliantly suited to vast, lengthy formats. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the orb featuring david gilmour. 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. 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. Metallic spheres the orb, david gilmour credits allmusic. I think a lot of people will buy or download this release with the notion of a floydflavored pop record, and this is misleading.
Alex patterson and the orb are finally back on a major label with. 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. David gilmour projects photos, videos, logos, illustrations and. Listen to your favorite songs from metallic spheres by the orb feat. Orb, peaking at number twelve on the countrys albums chart. The orb has announced a new collaboration with david gilmour, metallic spheres metallic spheres is designed to be heard in two parts metallic side 2448, and spheres side 2509. The orb featuring david gilmour 02 spheres side youtube. Metallic spheres hymns to the sun black graham hiding in plain view classified. Between the 14 and 24minute marks on metallic side, the ambient ravers and the. Alex paterson ta the orb, under exclusive license to sony music entertainment. 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. Cdr, album, promo cdr, album, enhanced, promo country. The orb fans and pink floyd fans should have no trouble with this album.
Metallic spheres is solely an orb proceeding, and gilmour, the. The sound of pink floyds lead guitar sits on top of the orbs music rather than inside of it. Metallic spheres, a collaboration with former pink floyd musician david gilmour, was released in october 2010. Metallic spheres is a studio album by the orb featuring david gilmour released in 2010.