Published
Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 18:00
- Their first LP since 2018 arrives February 17th on London Recordings.
Orbital have a new album on the way.
Arriving February 17th on London Recordings, Optical Delusion marks the Hartnoll brothers' tenth studio album, and their first since 2018's Monsters Exist. Across ten tracks, the pair deliver a record of ravey techno, trance and breakbeat. The album features a range of collaborators, including Penelope Isles, Anna B Savage, The Little Pest, Dina Ipavic, Coppe, The Mediaeval Baebes and Sleaford Mods, with whom they produced the first single, "Dirty Rats."
In a press release, Paul Hartnoll describes the track as an "old school dance music vibe with bits of Cabaret Voltaire in there, even bits of The Shamen. It's a little bit punk rock, nice and loud."
"I guess it's about telling people to take responsibility for their own actions," adds Phil Hartnoll. "You know, all these politicians don't come from out of nowhere. Somebody keeps voting them in. So who might that be…?"
Earlier this year, Orbital released a retrospective LP of reworks, remixes and new material, 30 Something, which saw the likes of Logic1000, John Tejada, Jon Hopkins and Shanti Celeste among others contributing remixes.
Watch the video for "Dirty Rats."
Tracklist
01. Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song) feat. The Mediaeval Baebes
02. Day One feat. Dina Ipavic
03. Are You Alive? feat. Penelope Isles
04. You Are The Frequency feat. The Little Pest
05. The New Abnormal
06. Home feat. Anna B Savage
07. Dirty Rat feat. Sleaford Mods
08. Requiem For The Pre Apocalypse
09. What A Surprise feat. The Little Pest
10. Moon Princess feat. Coppe
London Records will release Optical Delusion on February 17th, 2023.
