Orbital
From Beyoncé to David Bowie: 10 of the best Glastonbury sets ever
Ahead of a livestreamed version of the festival, here are some of the biggest and best performances from years gone by
Dorian Lynskey
21, May, 2021 @8:00 AM
‘It feels like an extra limb’ – musicians on the bond with their instruments
Horrible things happen to instruments in transit – as Ballaké Sissoko and others have recently learned. Five musicians explain why the damage goes more than skin deep
Michael Hann
20, Feb, 2020 @4:00 PM
How a new coming-of-age indie captures the spirit of illegal raves
Beats is the latest film to focus on 90s rave culture and its political implications
Steve Rose
13, May, 2019 @9:00 AM
Orbital review – techno giants still raging against the political machine
Their sledgehammer polemic is brought up to date in an gloriously overwhelming visual and musical assault on the senses
Stevie Chick
16, Dec, 2018 @11:47 AM
How we made Orbital's Chime
The Hartnoll brothers reveal how their rave anthem was created for £3.75 in a cupboard under the stairs at their parents’ house
Interviews by Dave Simpson
18, Jun, 2018 @2:38 PM
Orbital return – listen to new track Kinetic
More than two years after their second split, the British dance duo have put aside their differences to go on tour again and release new material
Guardian music
02, Feb, 2017 @9:00 AM
Glastonbury through the years: the mother of all festivals
As Glastonbury 2016 draws to a close, Dorian Lynskey recalls the music, madness and magical transformation that have seen him return 17 times
Dorian Lynskey
26, Jun, 2016 @8:00 AM
Vince Clarke and Paul Hartnoll: 2Square review – electro-pop for dad-dancing
Dave Simpson
09, Jun, 2016 @9:30 PM
Readers recommend playlist: songs about Ireland
Our regular series visits the theme just in time for St Patrick’s day: here, a reader takes us on a musical journey around the island
Richard T Clayton
17, Mar, 2016 @12:00 PM
‘I treated working with Paul McCartney as art’ – Youth on his five favourite albums
The producer and Killing Joke bassist has produced everyone from Alien Sex Fiend to Bananarama. Here he picks the best albums he has worked on, from Pink Floyd to the Orb
As told to Joe Muggs
18, Feb, 2016 @4:12 PM
It was 20 years ago today: the year British dance music went wild
Yes, Britpop hit the headlines, but that was only part of the story. In 1995 dance music came of age, and a wave of hedonism hit the fields and clubs of Britain. Here some of the major musicians and DJs involved share their memories of an explosive year
Andrew Harrison, Kathryn Bromwich, Killian Fox, Corinne Jones, Jude Rogers
28, Jun, 2015 @9:00 AM
Cycle complete: Orbital announce split after 25 years
The dance duo, who began in the rave era before creating a series of ambitious albums and live sets, announce that they ‘had stopped working properly’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
21, Oct, 2014 @10:48 AM
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