This is the fourth in the series and it includes a version of the song She Cries Your Name with Beth Orton. Orbit made a stack of albums through the 1980’s and began his series of Strange Cargo albums. William Orbit – Strange Cargo Hinterland (1995) At a time when artists like Soul II Soul, Neneh Cherry and Massive Attack were pushing forward a mix of house, reggae, hip-hop and soul sounds, this albums slots in perfectly to that vein. This band featured Orbit and made two great albums of dance music in the early 90s. Here’s our recommendation for some albums he’s created or had involvement in that you should take a listen to.īassOmatic – Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass (1991) While in the past Orbit’s own music took a back seat to his collaborations with superstar performers, he says he’s now focussed on people hearing the music he wants to make.Ĭhances are you’ve probably heard lots of tunes that William Orbit has written or produced. I wasn’t aware of what I was doing and I ended up having a psychotic episode.”Įxperiencing a psychotic episode didn’t change his behaviour, he would continue on for several years before he was eventually hospitalised. ![]() And then I went to some festivals and I did LSD, mushrooms, MDMA, coke, some hormones that everybody was experimenting with. “I’d never done coke before and in a short space of time I’d be the guy that could do the most. “Instead of worrying about my career, I could just be a hedonist,” he says. The 65 year old music producer said when he reached his early 60’s he moved back to England after several years of living in los Angeles and fell in with a party crowd. In an interview with Kate Hutchinson at The Guardian, coinciding with his return to the music industry, Orbit has shared living a hedonistic life of excess and drug use triggered mental health challenges that eventually saw him being committed to a mental health facility. The tune will feature on an upcoming EP, out on 1st December, that will feature three more new tunes, plus an additional instrumental version of one track. It opens up with a cascading piano line that is quickly enveloped by electronic textures before moving slowly into a psychedelic mash of intriguing sounds that rise and fall against the melody.Īn extended version mixed by Shocklee follows a similar pattern to the single version, but draws the musical experience out of almost ten minutes. Starbeam, his first release on new label Anjunadeep, was released on Friday. He seemed to have disappeared, but now as his first music in seven years is released, he has opened up about where he’s been and how he made it back. SAM 3269.William Orbit has had a long career in the music industry, from making underground dance music to collaborating with Madonna, Pink, Blur, U2, Britney Spears, Beth Orton on chart-topping hits.Īs the millennium dawned he was one of the most in-demand producers in the world, and his collaborations with music’s biggest names brought him a legion of fans who discovered Orbit’s own beautiful albums filled with ambient, house and trance sounds.įor the last decade though, Orbit has been mostly silent. ↑ Ray of Light (US 12" vinyl liner notes).In Brackett, Nathan Hoard, Christian (eds.). A culture-shaping fusion of UK acid house and American dance pop.the version she created with electronic producer William Orbit is raving psychedelic pop disco. "Ray of Light" (Orbit's Ultra Violet Mix) – 6:59."Ray of Light" (Victor Calderone Drum Mix) – 5:26."Ray of Light" (Sasha's Strip Down Mix) – 5:00."Ray of Light" (Sasha's Twilo Mix) – 10:58."Ray of Light" (Victor Calderone Club Mix) – 9:29."Ray of Light" (William Orbit Liquid Mix) – 8:06."Ray of Light" (Sasha's Ultra Violet Mix) – 10:43.US, Australian, European, and Japanese maxi-CD UK CD single 1.US 7-inch vinyl US, Australian, and Japanese CD single UK cassette."Ray of Light" (Sasha's Ultraviolet Mix) – 10:43."Ray of Light" (Victor Calderone Club Mix) – 9:29 B2. ![]() "Ray of Light" (William Orbit Liquid Mix) – 8:06 B1. "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Ultraviolet Mix) – 10:43 A2. "Ray of Light" (Orbit's Ultra Violet Mix) – 6:59 D2. ![]() "Ray of Light" (Victor Calderone Drum Mix) – 5:26 D1. "Ray of Light" (Sasha Twilo Mix) – 10:58 C2. "Ray of Light" (William Orbit Liquid Mix) – 8:06 C1. "Ray of Light" ( Victor Calderone Club Mix) – 9:29 B2. "Ray of Light" (Sasha's Strip Down Mix) – 5:00 B1. "Ray of Light" (Orbit's Ultra Violet Mix) – 6:59Ī1. "Ray of Light" ( Sasha's Strip Down Mix) – 5:00 B.
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