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April 10, 2006

Hello Waveforms

Ray of Light was one of the few pop albums worth listening to in the long desert of the 1990s. I like Madonna's singing just fine but kudos belongs to her less ultra-famous producer, William Orbit. Such is the difference in credit between front and back of house. Orbit has been making other people sound good for a long time. So long that his fans have had to wait ten years for an all original effort. It was worth the wait.

‘I thought I should do a proper record, to focus people’s attention’ says Orbit explaining why, after over a decade busy with other projects, he returned to the studio to release an album of original material. ‘There’s still something about the album format, even with downloading going on. An album’s a collection of music, something substantial.’

‘Hello Waveform’ is in fact Orbit’s ninth solo effort. After setting the dance scene alight in the 1980’s and early 1990’s with Bassomatic and Torch Song, he went on to become a Grammy award winning producer, working with acts ranging from U2 (‘Electrical Storm’) and Blur (‘13’) to Madonna (‘Ray of Light’). Although the list of his achievements is long and varied, most of us would recognise his name as synonymous with the massive hit single from 2000, ‘Adagio for Strings’."

Contact Music hosts a William Orbit interview and tracks from his new album, Hello Waveform. Best of all is the gorgeous "Spiral" featuring vocals by Sugababes. Samples from the same tunes are also available - with better sound quality - through the player on top of this fancy Orbitmixer.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at April 10, 2006 10:11 AM

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