Snivilisation is the third studio album by the British electronic music duo Orbital. It was released on 8 August 1994 through FFRR Records.[1]
| Snivilisation | ||||
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| Released | 8 August 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–94 | |||
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| Length | 75:04 | |||
| Label | FFRR | |||
| Producer | Orbital | |||
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The album peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart, and had sold over 80,000 copies in the United Kingdom by April 1996.[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Q | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Select | 4/5[7] |
Background
editThe band released the album at the time of the launch of the Criminal Justice Act, the legislation that gave British Police greater legal powers to break up unlicensed raves that gave Orbital its name. The Are We Here? single featured the track "Are We Here? (Criminal Justice Bill?)", which consists of four minutes of complete silence.
"Philosophy by Numbers" samples Sidney Stratton's chemistry experiment, "Guggle Glub Gurgle", from the film The Man in the White Suit.
"Are We Here?" samples a part of "Man at C&A" by The Specials; the track's vocals are by Alison Goldfrapp, as on "Sad But True". "Are We Here?" is also on Work 1989-2002.
The album was included in Q magazine's "The 25 Best Dance Albums Ever" in October 1997.[8] It also made Q's end-of-year top 10 best albums list in 1994.[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Forever" | 7:59 |
| 2. | "I Wish I Had Duck Feet" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Sad But True" (featuring Alison Goldfrapp) | 7:49 |
| 4. | "Crash and Carry" | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Science Friction" | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Philosophy by Numbers" | 6:39 |
| 7. | "Kein Trink Wasser" | 9:24 |
| 8. | "Quality Seconds" | 1:25 |
| 9. | "Are We Here?" (featuring Alison Goldfrapp) | 15:33 |
| 10. | "Attached" | 12:25 |
References
edit- ^ Redmond, Steve, ed. (6 August 1994). "Album Releases" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications. p. 20.
- ^ "Orbital: Moving into the Mainstream". Music Week. London: United Business Media. 20 April 1996. p. 21.
- ^ Bush, John. "Snivilisation – Orbital". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Orbital". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ^ "Orbital: Snivilisation". Q. No. 97. October 1994. pp. 122–24.
- ^ Randall, Mac (2004). "Orbital". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 607. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Maconie, Stuart (August 1994). "Orbital: Snivilisation". Select. No. 50. p. 97. ISSN 0959-8367. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ "The 25 Best Dance Albums Ever". Q. EMAP Metro. October 1997. ISSN 0955-4955. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Recodings of the Year: Top 10". Q. EMAP Metro. 1994. ISSN 0955-4955. Retrieved 18 October 2011.