Post by Serge Freeman on Apr 22, 2009 18:09:10 GMT 1
Electronic guru is back! Can't wait to listen to his new album 'My Oracle Lives Uptown'!
And here is a d'n'b remix (Dr Meaker Mix) of his new single
On 20 April 2009 William Orbit is to release the 'Optical
Illusions' EP. Taken from his forthcoming eighth studio album
under his own name, 'My Oracle Lives Uptown' (out May 4th),
the downloadable five track ep features four exciting remixes
and a radio edit.
Although his music is largely instrumental, Orbit loves to
work with singers. The placement of vocals within the track
icomes via a remixer's ear for shifts of perspective, taking
peripheral elements and forefronting them so they become the
focus of the track. On "Optical Illusions", vocalist Karen
Poole's contribution is one vocodered line, "Call my name",
which could have been the hook of a dance tune, but set
amongst acoustic guitar chords and melancholic, layered
keyboards it takes on a peculiar poignancy.
Kicking off with the radio edit, the EP features remixes from
hot new dubstep / jazz breaks DJ Aaron Jerome, who has gained
critical acclaim for his debut album 'Time To Rearrange' and
remixed artists include Gotan Project, Future Loop Foundation,
Roy Davis Jnr and Little Dragon. Next is a take on the song
from dubstep remixer Trenchman, who came to prominence with
his remix of Lil Wayne 'A Milli'. The EP also boasts mixes by
Bristol's Dr Meaker, a well know face on the drum and bass
scene, and a more subtle rearrangement of the vocals and
atmospherics by William Orbit himself in the Billy Buttons mix
- so called because it ties in with some of the sound effects
'buttons' on William's blog (www.williamorbit.com).
William Orbit has been in high demand as a producer and
remixer for well over a decade, most famously working with
Madonna on her 1998 album Ray Of Light, as well as Blur,
Britney Spears, Sugababes, Pink and scores of other artists.
Although My Oracle Lives Uptown is probably William Orbit's
most immediate album, it's so subtly layered that it only
reveals itself fully after a number of plays. And like his
other solo albums, it will surely be resistant to the ageing
process. His vision is idiosyncratic and original enough to
not to have to try to play catch-up with anyone else, giving
his music a curiously timeless feel.
And here is a d'n'b remix (Dr Meaker Mix) of his new single
On 20 April 2009 William Orbit is to release the 'Optical
Illusions' EP. Taken from his forthcoming eighth studio album
under his own name, 'My Oracle Lives Uptown' (out May 4th),
the downloadable five track ep features four exciting remixes
and a radio edit.
Although his music is largely instrumental, Orbit loves to
work with singers. The placement of vocals within the track
icomes via a remixer's ear for shifts of perspective, taking
peripheral elements and forefronting them so they become the
focus of the track. On "Optical Illusions", vocalist Karen
Poole's contribution is one vocodered line, "Call my name",
which could have been the hook of a dance tune, but set
amongst acoustic guitar chords and melancholic, layered
keyboards it takes on a peculiar poignancy.
Kicking off with the radio edit, the EP features remixes from
hot new dubstep / jazz breaks DJ Aaron Jerome, who has gained
critical acclaim for his debut album 'Time To Rearrange' and
remixed artists include Gotan Project, Future Loop Foundation,
Roy Davis Jnr and Little Dragon. Next is a take on the song
from dubstep remixer Trenchman, who came to prominence with
his remix of Lil Wayne 'A Milli'. The EP also boasts mixes by
Bristol's Dr Meaker, a well know face on the drum and bass
scene, and a more subtle rearrangement of the vocals and
atmospherics by William Orbit himself in the Billy Buttons mix
- so called because it ties in with some of the sound effects
'buttons' on William's blog (www.williamorbit.com).
William Orbit has been in high demand as a producer and
remixer for well over a decade, most famously working with
Madonna on her 1998 album Ray Of Light, as well as Blur,
Britney Spears, Sugababes, Pink and scores of other artists.
Although My Oracle Lives Uptown is probably William Orbit's
most immediate album, it's so subtly layered that it only
reveals itself fully after a number of plays. And like his
other solo albums, it will surely be resistant to the ageing
process. His vision is idiosyncratic and original enough to
not to have to try to play catch-up with anyone else, giving
his music a curiously timeless feel.
