30 Something (Orbital album)

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30 Something
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Greatest hits album by
Released29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
Recorded1989–2022
Genre Electronica
Label Orbital Recordings
Producer Paul and Phil Hartnoll
Orbital chronology
Monsters Exist
(2018)
30 Something
(2022)
Optical Delusion
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [4]

30 Something is a compilation album by electronic music duo Orbital. It contains singles, album tracks and several new remixes. The release is Orbital's fourth hits collection. [5] [3]

Contents

It features re-recordings of some of the band's singles, as well as new remixes of the tracks by other artists, including Shanti Celeste, Dusky, Floex, David Holmes, Lone, Octave One, John Tejada, Joris Voorn, and Yotto.

Background

Originally to be released in 2019, 30 Something was meant to also include rarities, as a part of the band's new deal with Because Music, which includes a new album in autumn 2022 (ultimately released in 2023 as Optical Delusion), and a series of reissues of Orbital's albums in 2023. The new versions of the tracks are based on how songs are played during contemporary concerts, compared to their original studio recordings. [6]

Track listing

CD 1
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Smiley"Previously unreleased7:09
2."Acid Horse"Previously unreleased rework of an archival demo5:31
3."Where Is It Going?" (featuring Stephen Hawking)Previously unreleased mix of a track of the album Wonky (2012)3:02
4."Impact" (30 Years Later and the Earth Is Still Burning Mix) Orbital (The Brown Album) (1993)11:52
5."Satan" (30 Something Years Later Mix) III EP (1991)7:16
6."Chime" (30 Something Years Later Mix) Orbital (The Green Album) (1991)5:44
7."Halcyon" (30 Something Years Later Mix)Orbital (The Brown Album) (1993)9:12
8."Belfast" (30 Something Years Later Mix)III EP, 19919:39
9."The Box" (30 Something Years Later Mix) In Sides (1996)4:03
10."Are We Here?" (Dusky Remix) Snivilisation (1994)5:48
11."The Girl with the Sun in Her Head" (Floex Remix)In Sides (1996)4:46
12."Halcyon & On" (Logic 1000 Mix)Orbital (The Brown Album) (1993)4:52
CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Belfast" (ANNA Techno Remix)7:27
2."Impact" (John Tejada Remix)7:53
3."Chime" (Octave One Remix)6:37
4."Halcyon & On" (Jon Hopkins Remix)7:11
5."Are We Here?" (Shanti Celeste Remix)5:36
6."Belfast" (Yotto Remix)6:35
7."The Box" (Joris Voorn Remix)6:44
8."The Girl with the Sun in Her Head" (Lone Remix)8:12
9."Impact" (Rich NxT Remix (Edit))5:09
10."Chime" (Eli Brown Remix)5:33
11."Belfast" (David Holmes Remix)12:02
12."Belfast" (ANNA Ambient Remix)5:16

Charts

Chart performance for 30 Something
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 71
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 19
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [10] 2
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [11] 2

Notes

  1. "Reviews for 30 Something by Orbital". Metacritic . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. Simpson, Paul. "30 Something – Orbital". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 Morris, Damien (31 July 2022). "Orbital: 30 Something review – so-so celebration of pioneering ravers". The Observer . Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. Cardew, Ben (25 July 2022). "30 Something". Pitchfork . Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. Moore, Sam (20 April 2022). "Orbital announce new anniversary album '30 Something'". NME . Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. Earls, John (13 September 2021). "Orbital tell SDE of archival reissue plans – SuperDeluxeEdition". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Orbital – 30 Something" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

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