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I was an Orbital fan back in the early nineties... and I really hate it. It diminishes the magic of the OG, the breakbeat is lazy and out of place and it has n

I was an Orbital fan back in the early nineties... and I really hate it. It diminishes the magic of the OG, the breakbeat is lazy and out of place and it has nothing of what made Orbital good which is how their layers would interact with each other in rewarding ways. It's a shame because I could imagine a mix working in their early 90s style like Remind from the brown album e.g. add more synth layers sympathetic with the OG mood/style getting increasingly richer and more intense and acidy until a beat starts emerging from between the layers. By the 00s, they just spin a beat on top like a DJ. Bleugh. Not quite as hateable as the KLF's version at least.

woopwhoopwp 2y ago
Orbital has always been a lazy cut and paste band. I mean they have some bangers but their music is generally sterile IMO. Even their synth patches feel stock and uninventive.
abstractbill 2y ago
Same, I was a huge Orbital fan back in the day but found their version of the theme lazy and boring. In contrast, around the same time they put it out, Plaid put out a track named Unbank that I'm convinced was inspired by the Doctor Who theme and is imo rather fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc39YRO8HM4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc39YRO8HM4
- timc3 2y ago
  As soon a I read Unbank I had the tune in my head, it is rather good.
- djmips 2y ago
  That's interesting. I do hear Derbyshire's influence!
hnlmorg 2y ago
I get what you’re saying but it still sounds amazing live. I think it’s one of those tracks that really needs a big rig to come alive. Anything less than that and it can sound a little flat.