The Middle of Nowhere (Orbital album)
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| Studio album by Orbital | ||||
| Released | 5 April 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Label | FFRR London/Sire Records (US) |
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| Producer | Orbital | |||
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| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
The Middle of Nowhere is the fifth album released by Orbital. It was released in 1999, where it peaked at #4 and spent 7 weeks in the UK albums chart.
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[edit] The album
The track "Know Where to Run" was featured in the PlayStation game Wipeout 3.
[edit] Samples
- A small section from John Baker's "New Worlds", which also featured in John Craven's Newsround, was sampled for "Spare Parts Express".
- The track "Spare Parts Express" contains a sample from the movie Carnival of Souls containing the line "Why can't anybody hear me?"
- The vocal samples in "I Don't Know You People" are taken from the film The Legend of Hell House.
- The vocal sample in "Style" ("You know I'm aching for you") is taken from "O L'Amour" by Dollar.
[edit] Track listing
- "Way Out →" – 8:00
- "Spare Parts Express" – 10:07
- "Know Where to Run" – 9:42
- "I Don't Know You People" – 7:47
- "Otoño" (featuring Pooka) – 5:48
- "Nothing Left 1" (featuring Alison Goldfrapp) – 7:49
- "Nothing Left 2" (featuring Alison Goldfrapp) – 8:21
- "Style" – 6:24
[edit] References
- ^ Bush, John. "Orbital: The Middle of Nowhere > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Walters, Barry (10 June 1999). "Orbital: The Middle Of Nowhere". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow) (RS 814). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071001101332/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/orbital/albums/album/222279/review/5940628/the_middle_of_nowhere.
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