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Orbital

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Chime

Album: 

Orbital

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1991

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Formed in the early 1990s, Orbital was the brainchild of the English brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. Drawn from a wildly diverse set of...
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Sandeep | MEMORY FROM 1994

Flashlights and Explosions

LOCATION: Home , Texas

YEAR: 1994

TAGS: Rave

PUBLISHED: January 14, 2008

If there is one song that epitomized early 90s rave, for me it's "Chime". The "Chime" arpeggio is so firmly burned into my musical consciousness, I practically have a rave inducing Pavlovian response when I hear it. As an aspiring DJ, I wanted to be like Orbital so bad. They were so freaking cool with their anonymous silhouettes and flashlight glasses, playing in front of what looked like a million E-ed up Brits at outrageously massive outdoor festivals.

It was this track alone that convinced me to buy an Alesis MMT8 (http://www.mmt8.com/). Somehow I thought that would make me more like them, but no matter the countless hours I spent programming that damn sequencer, I never could conjure up the same soulful patterns they did. But I was inspired to try.

This is a great video for those who want a trip down "chime" lane:

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sunshinelikeacid said: I love the video...Chime is good. (4/9/2008)

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pinkstuff said: I was there for their last ever live performance at Glastonbury 2004 and Chime was the highlight for me. If I remember correctly I ended up on the floor - well, mud - smiling up at the lazers and feelin so damn lucky to be there! (4/30/2008)

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Halcyon_Dude said: Yeah I LOVE this song! I agree Orbital is awesome. My favorite track from them though is definitely Halcyon. I like Belfast and Lush 3-1 too... (6/2/2008)

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blrobin2 said: My personal favorite is Belfast off this release. It waxes and wanes just enough to keep my attention and really creates a captive environment. I'm going to have to pull this one out again; it's been awhile since I listened to all of it. (6/5/2008)

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Sandeep replied to blrobin2's comment:
My personal favorite is Belfast off this release. It waxes and wanes just...
"Belfast" is the song that got me into Orbital in the first place.... (6/5/2008)

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