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- Orbital won an NME award for Vibes Best Dance Act early in 1994, but it was their headline appearance at the Glastonbury Festival on 25 June 1994 that brought them most attention. Q magazine classed it as one of the top 50 gigs of all time, and in 2002 included Orbital in their list of "50 Bands to See Before You Die".
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Feb 17, 2023 · When we meet, Phil and Paul Hartnoll, alias Orbital, are arguing over who dropped Belinda Carlisle. More specifically: who put a stop to the Halcyon x Heaven Is a Place on Earth mashup that...
- William Hosie
Mar 6, 2023 · So the name Orbital is a reference to rave culture in the ‘90s around the M25, do you have any particular favourite anecdotes or parties from the early days of raving? Paul: Not that I can remember. But they were really good. Just in general, the feel was really new, fresh and invigorating.
Dec 15, 2023 · In 1997, Orbital played Lollapalooza. Which Manchester indie band claimed they once stole golf buggies before knocking your dressing room wall down on that touring festival?
- Gary Ryan
Orbital are an English electronic music duo from Otford, Kent, England, consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. The band's name is taken from Greater London's orbital motorway, the M25, which was central to the early rave scene during the early days of acid house. [1]
Jun 24, 2022 · Brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll, aka Orbital, were an unknown quantity for both the majority of the Glasto crowd and the festival organisers. Nobody knew if what they did would work on a...
Jul 21, 2022 · Coming out of the fields, warehouses and illegal parties of the late ‘80s rave summer of love, Orbital have reshaped the possibilities of what an electronic band can do. Ever since Chime, a track knocked up on a 4-track in a cupboard under the stairs at brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll’s parents’ house, became an immediate rave anthem ...
Exclusive – and you heard it here first – Orbital are not a boy band. “Yeah, we’re the only band that isn’t a boy band!” laughs Phil. “Playing live is our format of getting our music out there to people. And we’ve not gone to the dizzy heights of people like Fatboy Slim.
