Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III)

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Baghdad Batteries
(Orbsessions Volume III)
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Studio album by
Released7 September 2009
Genre Electronica, IDM, chill-out, trip hop
Length53:32
Label Malicious Damage
The Orb chronology
The Dream
(2007)
Baghdad Batteries
(Orbsessions Volume III)

(2009)
Metallic Spheres
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.1/10 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 7/10 [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 5.4/10 [4]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Release Magazine 6/10 [6]

Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III) is the ninth studio album released by ambient techno group The Orb in September 2009.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Styrofoam Meltdown"3:45
2."Chocolate Fingers"5:13
3."Baghdad Batteries"5:09
4."Raven's Reprise"4:12
5."Dolly Unit"5:01
6."Super Soakers"8:42
7."Suburban Smog"6:51
8."Orban Tumbleweed"3:32
9."Pebbles"1:08
10."Woodlarking"3:47
11."OOPA"6:12
12."Dolly Unit (Majestic Flowing Remix)" (Japan only, remix by Thomas Fehlmann)8:48
Total length:53:32

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