Metallic Spheres

Metallic Spheres
Studio album by The Orb
featuring David Gilmour
Released 12 October 2010 (2010-10-12)
Recorded 2009
Genre Electronica, dub, progressive rock, ambient music
Length 48:53
Label Columbia
Producer Martin "Youth" Glover[1][2]
The Orb albums chronology
Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III)
(2009)Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III)2009		 Metallic Spheres
(2010)		 The Orbserver in the Star House
(2012)The Orbserver in the Star House2012
David Gilmour albums chronology
Live in Gdańsk
(2008)		 Metallic Spheres
(2010)		 Rattle That Lock
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.3/10[3]
Metacritic72/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. ClubC+[6]
Mojo[7]
Now[8]
Pitchfork7.0/10[9]
PopMatters[10]
Q[11]
Slant Magazine[12]
Spin5/10[13]
Uncut[14]
URB[15]

Metallic Spheres is the tenth studio album released by ambient techno group The Orb in October 2010 and features Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and Killing Joke bassist Youth.[16] The album spent 3 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at number 12.[17]

Track listing

  1. "Metallic Side" (28:42)
    1. "Metallic Spheres"
    2. "Hymns to the Sun"
    3. "Black Graham"
    4. "Hiding in Plain View"
    5. "Classified"
  2. "Spheres Side" (20:12)
    1. "Es Vedra"
    2. "Hymns to the Sun (Reprise)"
    3. "Olympic"
    4. "Chicago Dub"
    5. "Bold Knife Trophy"
  3. "Cult of Youth Ambient Mix (Parts 1 & 2)" (Edit) (5:35) (iTunes-only bonus track)

All tracks written by David Gilmour, Alex Paterson, and Youth, except:

  • "Hymns to the Sun" written by Gilmour, Paterson, Youth, and Graham Nash
  • "Black Graham" written by Gilmour, Paterson, Youth, and Marcia Mello
  • "Hiding in Plain View" written by Gilmour, Paterson, Youth, and Tim Bran

Personnel

  • David Gilmour – guitars, vocals
  • Alex Paterson – sound manipulation, keyboards, turntables
  • Youth – bass, keyboards, programming
  • Tim Bran – keyboards, programming
  • Marcia Mello – acoustic guitar (on "Black Graham")
  • Dominique Le Vac – backing vocals

Production

The album was produced by Youth and recorded in June, 2009 at "The Dreaming Cave", in Wandsworth. Engineering was done by Tim Bran (of Dreadzone) and David Nock. Mixing was done by Youth, with mix engineering from Bran, Nock and Michael Rendall at "The Study" in 2010. Mastering was done by Andy Baldwin at Metropolis Studios in London. A headphone version was released as the second disc of the deluxe 2-CD edition, with sound design by Mike Brady, recording by Mike Brady, David Nock and Michael Rendall, and mixing by Youth.

References

  1. ↑ "Metallic Spheres – David Gilmour, The Orb : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  2. ↑ The Orb featuring David Gilmour – Metallic Spheres (Columbia – 88697 79645 2) at Discogs
  3. ↑ "The Orb feat. David Gilmour: Metallic Spheres". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/metallic-spheres/the-orb
  5. ↑ AllMusic review
  6. ↑ The A.V. Club review
  7. ↑ Alexander, Phil (November 2010). "The Orb feat. David Gilmour Metallic Spheres". Mojo. p. 100. [A] finely textured affair … Challenging, but also warm, lush and reassuringly ambient.
  8. ↑ http://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/the-orb-featuring-david-gilmour/
  9. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  10. ↑ http://www.popmatters.com/review/131182-the-orb-feat-david-gilmour-metallic-spheres/
  11. ↑ "The 50-minute opus is an ambient masterclass." [Nov 2010, p.112]
  12. ↑ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/the-orb-featuring-david-gilmour-metallic-spheres
  13. ↑ http://www.spin.com/reviews/orb-vs-david-gilmour-metallic-spheres-columbiasony/
  14. ↑ "What most surprising is the diversity here – the sense of direction is not pressing, but ultimately there's plenty to revisit." [Nov 2010, p.94]
  15. ↑ "Metallic Spheres, a collaboration with electronica legends the Orb, represents his boldest and most satisfying footnote to date."
  16. ↑ Columbia Records (September 28, 2010). "The Orb Featuring David Gilmour's Metallic Spheres to be Celebrated Through Original Laser Show and Appearances by The Orb". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  17. ↑ "David Gilmour | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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