"out with the old in with the new"<\/p>\n
clearly a phrase that william orbit<\/strong> doesn’t really subscribe to with his new self released album. <\/p>\n the wide screen wobbly synthetics that formed the addictive part of many of his world dominating pop-dance productions (surely names are not needed ?) are still very much in action throughout the twelve tracks on offer.<\/p>\n having got his pseudo classical needs out of the way, william at last, gets back to his roots, and heads for the sunset\/sunrise loved up dance floor.<\/p>\n pianos are echoed, strings are layered, vocals when used, are simple but effective, and the beats are sometimes upfront, and elsewhere they go all dubby.<\/p>\n highlights include the harder edged purdy<\/font> with its rave styled climax synth-n-piano riff, the airy dub beauty of optical illusions and<\/font> neutron star <\/font>(which weirdly then mutates towards the end with some metallic guitar samples dragging the listener out of any state of calm)<\/font>, the electro’d up clinical execution of white night <\/font>with its sharper beats and disconnected vocals, the splintered acoustic guitar trick in <\/font>hydrajacked, and the ambient-dub pop brilliance of the albums title track<\/font>.<\/font><\/p>\n once we get to the closing stages of the album, things settle down, and it’s over to the old school chill out room for a bit of a sit down and some much needed relaxation vibes, with plenty of those big atmospherics and sweeping chords that soundtrack the all important slow-mo shots on any travel documentary. <\/p>\n of course, any album that has been crafted with the help of five pro-tools engineers cannot help but sound amazing, and indeed this album makes any crappy little hi-fi sound like a richer sounds special showing off the latest demonstration disc, but when the melodies, bubbling beats, and moods are as deliciously enticing as those on offer, then i am not complaining.<\/p>\n