Orbital’s second self-titled masterpiece in two years completed the job, initiated by their “green” debut, of evolving classy listening music out of rough-and-ready UK techno – a puerile novelty no more. Where its predecessor carried gonzo nosebleed moments like ‘Speed Freak’, this Orbital completed the metamorphosis into grown-up sophistication: opener ‘Time Becomes’ nods towards avant-garde tape manipulation, while ‘Lush 3-1’s scurrying strings-synth and sublimely rolling melody evoke classical majesty, to a commanding clubland beat.
The latter, plus the eco-nightmare-presaging ‘Impact (The Earth Is Burning) and the ecstatic, Opus III-sampling ‘Halcyon + On + On’, were outright classics of early-’90s dance, and still…

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