- Audio CD (Jun 8 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Rhino / Wea
- ASIN: B00000J8LA
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (112 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Way Out |
| 2. Spare Parts Express |
| 3. Know Where To Run |
| 4. I Don't Know You People |
| 5. Otono |
| 6. Nothing Left 1 |
| 7. Nothing Left 2 |
| 8. Style |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Having outgrown the happy house of the green and brown albums and exploited narrative too complex for merely ambient techno, the Hartnoll brothers--Phil the elder and Paul the younger--really do find themselves in some vaguely Far Eastern adventure in The Middle of Nowhere. Thus they prove again that they are the most reliable innovators in danceable electronic composition. The inchoate political rage of 1994's Snivilisation is here, but it has found purely instrumental claws that are unafraid to dig for new melodies. "Know Where to Run" gathers itself from some beastly buzzing weather to become a dance-floor creature lurching through the village at night like some urban nightmare and "I Don't Know You People" turns the dance floor into an escapist fantasyland once more with its grousing refrain, "nothing changes--goddamn you!" The highly evolved vocal softness of "Autumn" and the weirdly Tangerine Dream-gone-hip-hop "Style" keep a trip-hop story line seamlessly borne out on jungle and electro beats. Nowhere comprises a portrait of boom-boom techno that carjacks beats once lost in space to whole new worlds where breakthrough songwriting is an aesthetic ideal. The U.K. act who forced the sales charts fully into the postrock '90s is now realizing the participatory promise of rock & roll liberation in the dance clubs, where music lives now. --Dean Kuipers
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Good One!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Middle of Nowhere (Audio CD)
This is a really nice Orbital work. It's a lot of processed sound changing through time with the beat. That's what makes this genre of music so excellent. The synth motifs evolve and transform, pushing the groove from one space to another. This CD is less choppy than other Orbital works and the tracks seem to blend into one another nicely. Just a good techno beatbox party out in the...
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very good techno album,
By Chris Bray (bloomington IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Middle of Nowhere (Audio CD)
For the longest time, I didn't own any orbital albums. I was only familiar with a few of their songs, the most notable being Halycon + on + on ( one of the greatest techno songs ever, it will always stick with me). Finally in 200 I got the guts to buy this album. At first I hated it. it wasn't anything I was used to listening to, and none of the songs interested me, or they soudned too wierd. I thought about hopping online and reviewing it and giving it a D. But, i decided to put it away for a while and listen to it later. Gradually, I listened to it more and more, until eventually I finally discovered what a great album it truly is. The flow of this song is incredible and can only be matched by other greats such as Juno Reactor and Orb. I realize now why I didn't like this album before... it wasn't what i was used to, and it was wierd...but thats what makes orbital GOOD. They take great sound and blend it all into a storytelling album in unique and wonderfully musical ways. The first two songs are similar and use a variety of musical melodies, but again flow together. The 3rd is one of my favorites, as the cool sound effects at the beginning make a good contrast to the feel of the first 2 songs. As some people have mentioned, 4 is a weak spot on the album, but it is still good in its own right, just different from the rest of the album. The intro to 5 is one of the best intros I can remember, a great song. Then we have 6 and 7, the two Nothing Left's. I have a hard time picking which one is better, I just like to listen to the consecutively! Finally, track 8 (style) is a perfect way to end the album, with a symphony of synth that keeps developing. Overall this is a great album for techno fans and music fans alike. Orbital is one of the few Real Deals out there today, and I look forward to hearing more of their albums. This gets a good 92 percent!oh and halycon + on + on is still one of the greatest songs ever!!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yet another masterpiece,
By A Customer
This review is from: Middle of Nowhere (Audio CD)
The first time I heard this album was when I saw them play it live in Glasgow before it was realeased. Of course I was wanting to hear tracks that I knew and loved, but the moment they kicked things off with Way Out, I was starting to have the most powerful musical experience of my life. The album in the live arena sounded so intense and engaging that I couldn't wait to get a hold of the CD when it came out. I bought it and it made me realise how fantnastic Orbital really are. Utterly original and exciting as always, this band will always have a special place in my heart.
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