ORBITAL - Middle Of Nowhere, The

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Music Review: Now here's a great cd. . . .
Rating: 5 Stars

Category: Techno (Intelligent)

Artist Name: Orbital
CD Title Name: Middle of Nowhere
Description: I cannot begin to describe how incredible Orbital is. They are endlessly amazing. They take original, sometimes creative electronic elements and mold them together into true electronic ballads that are wondrous to listen to. Without a doubt, Orbital is one of my favourite musical artists ever. There is no person that can be a true electronica fan without enjoying Orbital. And to those that find that MoN isn't as good as Orbital's previous album, In Sides, I strongly disagree. This album wasn't meant to be as emotional and sad as In Sides was, and it isn't. They are quite simply beyond description, and that is why my "description" shall here end.

Songs:

1. Way Out

My Comments: A great way to start the cd. My sister has promptly heralded Orbital as "Disney music", a term which I can vaguely comprehend and understand, but strongly disagree with. She came up with this name when she first heard this song. True, the start of this song might have some sort of "Disney" ring to it, but I cannot truly clarify this statement, since it is actually a matter of perspective. Nonetheless, this 8 minute song stands up well to Orbital standards, and goes strong throughough, with bold but indistinguishable (As in, there really are no words!) female vocals. Near the end, the song transforms into the wonder that is Spare Parts Express, the seccond song on Middle of Nowhere.

Rating: 10/10

2. Spare Parts Express

My Comments: Possibly my favourite Orbital song, and one of my favourite electronic songs of all time. Unlike Way Out, which has a more epic, bold style to it, Spare Parts Express is full of quirkiness. That is, I think, the only way to describe it. There is no question that this song is original, which I knew the first time I heard it. On this track, there is nothing more to say, save that it is unquestionably an electronic masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10

3. Know Where to Run

My Comments: This and the next song are more adrenaline packed, high energy dance tracks, than the rest of the album. Like every other Orbital song in existence, Know Where to Run is consistently excellent, and lacks any sort of mars of unoriginality that so many other electronic songs suffer from. My only complaint is that the song starts out. . . not slow, but irritating. For nearly the first two minutes of KWtR, one hears nothing but something that sounds like subtly modified radio static. Despite this, the rest of the song cannot be complained of, and lives up to typical Orbital standards.

Rating: 10/10

4. I Don't Know You People

My Comments: Wow. Just like the previous song, this is fast paced and hard. Of the two, though, I prefer this one more, especially because of the cool British voice samples that are placed excellently throughout the song. Even better than the previous song, is that this one gets of to a good, steady start.

Rating: 10/10

5. Otono

My Comments: Of all the songs on the cd, I probably enjoy this one the least. It's well made, and has excellent female lyrics, which are barely distinguishable, but it lacks the profound, powerful rawness that other Orbital tracks have. Even though I don't care either way, it is notably short, at least by Orbital standards. (6:00 apx)

Rating: 10/10

6. Nothing Left 1

My Comments: Great stuff. The lyrics are short but beautiful, and the whole song satisfying to an unexpected degree. Aside from that, there is really nothing to say on it. Description, like all Orbital tracks, is unneccary, for the mere reason alone because one can always expect perfection from any Orbital track.

Rating: 10/10

7. Nothing Left 2

My Comments: Where the previous NL was excellent and flawless, this song, the second part, redefines one's definetion of "beautiful". The very beginning of the song alone suggests how good the whole eight and a half minute track is. True bliss, though, occurs in this song when the lyrics begin, the breathlessly glorious female voice that lifts the song to incredible heights of enjoyment.

Rating: 10/10

8. Style

My Comments: After the two NL tracks, one doubts if Style can stand up to what the listener just heard. After all, the NL songs would make excellent cd closers. This song is actually short, though, but surprisingly origninal and good. Save that it is flawless and somewhat peaceful to listen to, I can say no more of this song.

Rating: 10/10

Overall/Average Rating: 10/10

The Best Songs: NL 2, Spare Parts Express
The Worst Songs: Otono, Way Out (I know, I gave both tracks a 10/10, but, rather than being the "worst", I'd say they are the "least best."

Best Song: Spare Parts Express, I'd say.
The Worst (Least Best) Song: Otono

Highest Score: 10/10
Lowest Score: 10/10

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