Day 0781 - Snivilisation

Orbital "Snivilisation" (1994)

I probably prefer this to the previous Orbital album on the list.  They don't muck around so much and throw a bit of passion into the mix in the face of the British Conservative party and authorities working to crack down on the rave culture.

Plenty of interesting beats on display and a performance on track "Sad But True" from Alison Goldfrapp before she formed the group... er, Golfrapp.

I prefer the back end of this album with my favourite probably being the almost mechanised piano track "Kein Trink Wasser" with occasional vibes of what sound melodically like Yann Tiersen.  Followed by the short but rocking "Quality Seconds", another Alison Goldfrapp featured track and groovy loop to finish.

Day 0751 - Orbital II

Orbital "Orbital II" (AKA "Orbital" AKA "The Brown Album") (1993)

I almost thought the version that I'd found to stream online was some kind of joke.  It just seemed to be a  looped recording of Worf from Star Trek TNG eventually repeating the same 5 words over and over again.  Turns out that is legitimately the first track of the album.   The whole album is bookended by two spoken word tracks.

The rest of the album is loop-based music.  Repetitive, yet quite layered and melodic electronica.  I can sometimes find the repetition in electronic music to be uninteresting, but here it works to create a musical trance that ensnares you and carries you along.