| Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty Part 2 | ||||
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| Released | 2001 | |||
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| Length | 2:33:00 | |||
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| The Orb remix album chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.9/10) [2] |
| Progressive-Sounds | [3] |
Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty Part 2 is a remix compilation album by English electronic music group the Orb released in 2001. The U.S. and UK editions featured different track listings. All tracks are remixes by the Orb.
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra (PCO) were an avant-pop band led by English guitarist Simon Jeffes. Co-founded with cellist Helen Liebmann, it toured extensively during the 1980s and 1990s. The band's sound is not easily categorized, having elements of exuberant folk music and a minimalist aesthetic occasionally reminiscent of composers such as Philip Glass.
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Bloodshy & Avant are a Swedish songwriting and production duo consisting of Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson and Pontus "Avant" Winnberg. They have worked with many prominent artists, including Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Ms. Dynamite, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Kelis, Girls' Generation, Christina Milian, Sky Ferreira, Hikaru Utada and BoA. In addition to their production work, Karlsson and Winnberg are also members of the synth-pop group Miike Snow, alongside lead vocalist Andrew Wyatt.
Red Hot + Dance is an album produced by the Red Hot Organization, an organization dedicated to raising money and awareness to fight the onslaught of HIV/AIDS. It was released on July 7, 1992. George Michael was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition and the album was notable for featuring three new songs by him. Originally intended for his aborted project Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 2, the tracks were instead donated to this LP. Apart from "Too Funky", which was released as a charity single, these tracks are exclusive to this album.
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Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty is a remix compilation by English electronic music group the Orb originally released in the UK in 1996 as a mono, limited edition 2-CD/4-LP/2-cassette set. The running order varied slightly between the different formats and there were several discrepancies between the actual tracks and those noted on the sleeves. The CD tracklisting is reproduced below. It was re-released five years later in the UK and U.S., with an amended track listing and some in stereo, as a 2-CD set. Its sequel, Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty Part 2 appeared at the same time.
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Clubland X-Treme Hardcore are a series of compilation albums from Clubland, released by Universal Music TV and AATW, that was initiated by DJ producers Hixxy and Styles. The series has been credited as a turning point in the popularity of the hardcore music scene.
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