William Orbit
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His speciality is atmospheric keyboard electronica although much of his work features accomplished guitar playing. He has also recorded several largely instrumental solo albums under the name Strange Cargo which features vocals by Beth Orton, Laurie Mayer, Joe Frank among others. He was the musical force behind Bassomatic in the early 1990s, and formed the band Torch Song together with Mayer and Rico Conning in the 1980s. He has also produced and remixed numerous other artists, like Kraftwerk, Nitzer Ebb, The Cure, U2 and P!nk. Orbit’s remixes carry his signature electronic sounds and techniques, making them sought after by fans of his solo work. He also worked with pop girl trio Sugababes.
His newest work has involved writing an orchestral piece, which was performed by the BBC Philharmonic at the Manchester International Festival in July 2007.
He also has a new album due out in 2009 - This has now been released (8th June 2009) “My Oracle Lives Uptown”
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Hello Waveforms
93,520 listeners12 tracks
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Strange Cargo III
74,601 listeners12 tracks
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Pieces in a Modern Style
179,960 listeners22 tracks
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Best Of Strange Cargo
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Porsche27
You should check out his BassOmatic stuff too!
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itsdblu
Truly a pioneer in electronic music.
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MalachiteTT
William Orbit - Barber’s Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix): Heart-wrenching orchestral strings and electrifying, uplifting trance. An epic production combining the very best of classical music and superb trance synths. 9/10 - Full Review at www.trancefixxed.co.uk
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hoppyhippie
Bizet Carmen, nnnice! Love it.
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digiroro
Thanks for have did so many epic songs for Madonna ♥
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SerOliveR
Great!!! Good!!!
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ERIXWORX
I may not be IN orbit, but I'm INTO Orbit!
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Krumbumbes
great man. This is music for children too )
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8GotH8
fukin' a
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kIRa_aj
sooo good))
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IkkBinVarg
Pieces in a Modern Style 2 - How correctly to register the name of compositions and other?
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gotawesome
Nice :) Here's a mix he's done for testpressing.org too, it's brilliant: http://testpressing.org/2010/06/18/producers-series-6-william-orbit/
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benharris16
Looks like i chose a good time to view this page seeing as i last posted a year ago and got an answer this week :P Cheers mate, shall check them out. Water from a Vine Leaf is a big favourite of mine, just need to get into some albums now!
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gotawesome
@benharris16 try the Strange Cargo discs for good 90's dance, there's some gems on each of them. Hello Waveforms is great too.
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IkkBinVarg
СУПЕР
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Mattius91
Agadio For Strings and Clavier <3 Both original and Ferry Corsten remixes are great.
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Mattius91
Agadio For Strings and Clavier <3 Both original and Ferry Corsten remixes are great.
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MusicLoars
Goddamn, one of the best artists i know. His own stuff is as good as the stuff he made with Madonna or Blur. Even today a legend.
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GrayTwilight
His music makes everything seem beautiful and all right.
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special_user
Pieces In A Modern Style 2 WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
All 117 shouts
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