Abolition of the Royal Familia | ||||
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Released | 27 March 2020 | |||
Genre | Ambient house | |||
Length | 77:45 | |||
Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
Producer | The Orb | |||
The Orb chronology | ||||
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Singles from Abolition of the Royal Familia | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10 [2] |
Metacritic | 73/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Mojo | [5] |
musicOMH | [6] |
Paste | 6.8/10 [7] |
Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [8] |
Q | [9] |
Release Magazine | 7/10 [10] |
The Spill Magazine | [11] |
Uncut | [12] |
XS Noize | 8/10 [13] |
Abolition of the Royal Familia is the sixteenth studio album by English ambient house duo the Orb. The album was released on 27 March 2020 via Cooking Vinyl. [14] It includes contributions from Youth, Roger Eno, Gaudi, David Harrow, and Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy (System 7). [15]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Daze" (Missing & Messed Up Mix) | 2:52 |
2. | "House of Narcotics" (Opium Wars Mix) | 6:07 |
3. | "Hawk Kings" (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole) | 4:57 |
4. | "Honey Moonies" (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix) | 5:02 |
5. | "Pervitin" (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version) | 4:10 |
6. | "Afros, Afghans and Angels" (Helgö Treasure Chest) | 6:10 |
7. | "Shape Shifters (In Two Parts)" (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix) | 10:51 |
8. | "Say Cheese" (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix) | 5:27 |
9. | "Ital Orb" (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix) | 7:17 |
10. | "The Queen of Hearts" (Princess of Clubs Mix) | 5:05 |
11. | "The Weekend It Rained Forever" (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower)) | 12:30 |
12. | "Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy" (L'anse Aux Meadows Mix) | 7:17 |
Total length: | 77:45 |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 99 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] | 6 |
UK Albums (OCC) [18] | 62 |
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [19] | 4 |
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