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offline Asche XL on 2002-03-18 22:25 [#00130402]
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This has to be one of the best songs ever made, who agrees
with me?


 

offline corngrower from the fertile grounds of Iowa, w (United States) on 2002-03-18 22:30 [#00130404]
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I totally agree, it's absolutly beautiful... this is
actually one of the tracks which first got me into the world
of electronic music, it's one of my all time favorites


 

offline Mr_Flappypants from Louisville (United States) on 2002-03-18 22:34 [#00130406]
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i GARRE


 

offline Paco from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2002-03-18 22:36 [#00130409]
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I also like the original, 'It's a fine day' by Opus III. The
vocals are beautiful.

-P


 

offline Xanatos from New York City (United States) on 2002-03-18 22:58 [#00130421]
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I really like the first three minutes, definately my
favorite orbital track.

I love especially hearing it at the end of mortal kombat,
when all those monk kids run out of the temples with the
flags...=)


 

offline TrevorGod from Toronto (Canada) on 2002-03-18 23:03 [#00130425]
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Definitly one of the best songs ever.


 

offline aron from saskatoon (Canada) on 2002-03-18 23:09 [#00130429]
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i love that track, prolly my favorite one by orbital too.


 

offline LPB from Regina (Canada) on 2002-03-18 23:16 [#00130434]
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Cool song, I love the vocals in the songs, so mellow and
beautiful.


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-03-18 23:16 [#00130435]
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yes, I love that song... and I also love that part from
Mortal Kombat!!! :)


 

offline Inverted Whale from United States Minor Outlying Islands on 2002-03-18 23:18 [#00130436]
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This is my favorite Orbital song along with "Belfast."


 

offline hevquip from megagram dusk sect (United States) on 2002-03-18 23:20 [#00130440]
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i'm listening to the song right now and i think it kind of
sucks. oh wait, some more stuff just kicked in...yeah, it
sucks.


 

offline xlr from Boston (United States) on 2002-03-18 23:35 [#00130456]
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It's the perfect outdoor summer song. I love the bon jovi/
belinda carlisle samples hehe.


 

offline corngrower from the fertile grounds of Iowa, w (United States) on 2002-03-18 23:38 [#00130460]
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It's a great track to listen to while flying in an airplane,
or relaxing on a sunny beach, or under the influnce of LSD,
etc, etc, etc


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-03-18 23:38 [#00130461]
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yeah, Belfast kicks ass as well!!!


 

offline Xanatos from New York City (United States) on 2002-03-18 23:39 [#00130463]
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what album is belfast from?


 

offline Inverted Whale from United States Minor Outlying Islands on 2002-03-18 23:50 [#00130476]
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It's a pretty early cut, I have it on a compilation disc, I
think it showed up on the first American album, which was
just a collection of singles, if I recall...


 

offline corngrower from the fertile grounds of Iowa, w (United States) on 2002-03-18 23:51 [#00130477]
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I'm downloading it right now...


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-03-18 23:54 [#00130479]
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Belfast is from their first album, Orbital I...


 

offline wayout from the street of crocodiles on 2002-03-19 00:53 [#00130544]
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i get chills just thinking of halcyon

anyone ever see the video?...its kinda odd...


 

offline Toxic Bass PJ from Birmingham (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-19 01:44 [#00130595]
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Words cannot begin to explain the beauty of this song


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2002-03-19 01:47 [#00130599]
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yeah, Halcyon was the song that attracted me to electronic
music...


 

offline Frag from New Jersey (United States) on 2002-03-19 05:33 [#00130740]
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...The song isn't _that_ great, kiddos. It's good, but I
think some of you are just suckered in because of how pretty
it sounds...


 

offline corngrower from the fertile grounds of Iowa, w (United States) on 2002-03-19 05:34 [#00130741]
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It may not be that complex, if thats what you mean, but
ohhhhhhhhh... it makes me melt!


 

offline Aktium from cleveland (United States) on 2002-03-19 06:01 [#00130765]
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that song is amzing live. orbital is the best live. its the
greatest experience


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2002-03-19 09:58 [#00130899]
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Great track, especially the live version with the samples.
When you tell others of the samples it sounds awful but it
works well. When I hear it it makes me depressed at how crap
they've gone.

Has anyone seen the video for the Box?


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-10-01 11:41 [#00885597]
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My favourite Orbital track. Brilliant driving music. I need
to go for an early morning drive to the waterfront with this
playing on ym stereo methinks.


 

offline nacmat on 2003-10-01 11:44 [#00885604]
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where was I when this thread was started? i dont know but I
should have posted here long ago

huge track


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-10-01 11:46 [#00885613]
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remind is better


 

offline hyakusen from 8=============> on 2003-10-01 11:55 [#00885643]
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There is history behind this beautiful track - Halcyon+on+on
is name of drug medicine - the history is that their mother
was addicted from this drug


 

offline k_maty on 2003-10-01 13:00 [#00885766]
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belfast is equally good


 

offline DeLtoiD from Ontario on 2003-10-01 13:30 [#00885789]
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my friend Darren claims it to be the soundtrack to his life.



 

offline Junktion from Northern Jutland (Denmark) on 2003-10-01 13:45 [#00885816]
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fecking terrif track mate

Loved it always


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-10-01 13:51 [#00885822]
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Halycon On + On
The Girl With The Sun In Here Head
Chime

The three tracks that got me interested in music when I was
a couple of years old.


 

offline promo from United Kingdom on 2003-10-01 14:01 [#00885844]
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Yes very good. Orbital were at their peak around the time
this came out.


 

offline Asche XL on 2003-10-01 17:17 [#00886058]
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I desperatly want to see them live!

Paco - all this time i never it was a sample from another
song! I don't know if it ruins all the specialness from
halcyon....no wait, it doesn't. That song by opus 3 is
awesome also. No song compares to halcyon! Time to watch my
mortal kombat dvd...


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-10-01 17:20 [#00886064]
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I only just realised that was where the sample came from-
this is an example of good sampling- when you like both the
source and sampling track and don't realise for ages and
when you do you still really like both tracks :)


 

offline Asche XL on 2003-10-01 17:52 [#00886090]
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ceri - yeah man, very well done.

You know what I was thinking about....with artists getting
more and more "experimental" music really isn't what it used
to be. Look at this song for example, breautiful, easy to
listen to, fun, etc etc. Is that not cool anymore to make
pretty songs? I don't understand why we must evolve into
"noise" and other stuff of the sorts. If i'm not making
sense let me know because I have a good idea in my head but
it's hard to put it into words.


 

offline Dozier from United States on 2003-10-01 21:40 [#00886348]
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the box is a good track, too, and a good video. i
remember seeing that ages ago on mtv and thinking it was
pretty cool before i was into electronica at all.


 

offline xf from Australia on 2003-10-02 00:34 [#00886515]
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best orbital track = box parts 1-4

not part 1, not part 4, parts 1-4; it's a ~25 min track with
stuff you don't hear when the songs are split apart.

it's elite cool.


 

offline nacmat on 2003-10-02 04:22 [#00886738]
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I also take that ep as one track of 25 minutes


 

offline DaWeeze from WANTED IN 16 STATES! on 2003-10-02 18:31 [#00887457]
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Orbital are best when they get all "epic" like that...

:)


 

offline k_maty on 2003-10-02 18:56 [#00887477]
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boc make pretty songs


 

offline jand from Braintree (United Kingdom) on 2003-10-02 22:25 [#00887590]
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Cool song..(and yeah the sample really does make it...) The
original by OPUS III was a big hit here in the UK (think it
got to No 1 in the pop charts) but was a little sickly sweet
& fluffy for me....

Namewise it really does capture that Halcyon tranquilliser
feeling...

I think Chime is probably my favourite song of Orbitals
although I haven't heard much beyond the first 2-3
albums...

I did like that Are We Here track; their attempt at some
kind of proto-jungle....



 

offline Aesthetics from the IDM Kiosk on 2003-10-03 03:40 [#00887750]
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Halcyon on + on

makes me go on & on


 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-10-03 05:11 [#00887834]
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the one that's on the single?



 


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