30_Something_(Orbital_album)
30 Something (Orbital album)
2022 greatest hits album by Orbital
30 Something is a compilation album by electronic music duo Orbital. It contains singles, album tracks and several new remixes. The release is Orbital's fourth hits collection.[5][3]
| 30 Something | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 29 July 2022 (2022-07-29) | |||
| Recorded | 1989–2022 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Label | Orbital Recordings | |||
| Producer | Paul and Phil Hartnoll | |||
| Orbital chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Observer | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[4] |
It features re-recordings of some of the band's singles, as well as new remixes of the tracks by other artists, including Shanti Celeste, Dusky, Floex, David Holmes, Lone, Octave One, John Tejada, Joris Voorn, and Yotto.
Originally to be released in 2019, 30 Something was meant to also include rarities, as a part of the band's new deal with Because Music, which includes a new album in autumn 2022 (ultimately released in 2023 as Optical Delusion), and a series of reissues of Orbital's albums in 2023. The new versions of the tracks are based on how songs are played during contemporary concerts, compared to their original studio recordings.[6]
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smiley" | Previously unreleased | 7:09 |
| 2. | "Acid Horse" | Previously unreleased rework of an archival demo | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Where Is It Going?" (featuring Stephen Hawking) | Previously unreleased mix of a track of the album Wonky (2012) | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Impact" (30 Years Later and the Earth Is Still Burning Mix) | Orbital (The Brown Album) (1993) | 11:52 |
| 5. | "Satan" (30 Something Years Later Mix) | III EP (1991) | 7:16 |
| 6. | "Chime" (30 Something Years Later Mix) | Orbital (The Green Album) (1991) | 5:44 |
| 7. | "Halcyon" (30 Something Years Later Mix) | Orbital (The Brown Album) (1993) | 9:12 |
| 8. | "Belfast" (30 Something Years Later Mix) | III EP, 1991 | 9:39 |
| 9. | "The Box" (30 Something Years Later Mix) | In Sides (1996) | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Are We Here?" (Dusky Remix) | Snivilisation (1994) | 5:48 |
| 11. | "The Girl with the Sun in Her Head" (Floex Remix) | In Sides (1996) | 4:46 |
| 12. | "Halcyon & On" (Logic 1000 Mix) | Orbital (The Brown Album) (1993) | 4:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Belfast" (ANNA Techno Remix) | 7:27 |
| 2. | "Impact" (John Tejada Remix) | 7:53 |
| 3. | "Chime" (Octave One Remix) | 6:37 |
| 4. | "Halcyon & On" (Jon Hopkins Remix) | 7:11 |
| 5. | "Are We Here?" (Shanti Celeste Remix) | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Belfast" (Yotto Remix) | 6:35 |
| 7. | "The Box" (Joris Voorn Remix) | 6:44 |
| 8. | "The Girl with the Sun in Her Head" (Lone Remix) | 8:12 |
| 9. | "Impact" (Rich NxT Remix (Edit)) | 5:09 |
| 10. | "Chime" (Eli Brown Remix) | 5:33 |
| 11. | "Belfast" (David Holmes Remix) | 12:02 |
| 12. | "Belfast" (ANNA Ambient Remix) | 5:16 |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 71 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] | 7 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 19 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[10] | 2 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] | 2 |
- "Reviews for 30 Something by Orbital". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- Simpson, Paul. "30 Something – Orbital". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- Morris, Damien (31 July 2022). "Orbital: 30 Something review – so-so celebration of pioneering ravers". The Observer. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- Cardew, Ben (25 July 2022). "30 Something". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- Moore, Sam (20 April 2022). "Orbital announce new anniversary album '30 Something'". NME. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- Earls, John (13 September 2021). "Orbital tell SDE of archival reissue plans – SuperDeluxeEdition". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- "Ultratop.be – Orbital – 30 Something" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- Orbital – Orbital 20 at Discogs (list of releases)