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Orbital - Brown Album (Reissue review)

 

I am fairly sure you cannot improve on perfection. In Orbital’s case, reissuing their spellbinding ‘Brown’ album (London Records) was always going to be warmly greeted, but what else did the brothers Hartnoll have in their locker? In stark contrast to Kraftwerk’s recent unmolested 50th anniversary reissue of ‘Autobahn’, the duo managed to curate a thirty-twotrack 4 CD boxed techno odyssey.

Pup (+Goo + Illuminati Hotties) - The Marble Factory, Bristol - 13/05/2025 (LIVE REVIEW)



Depressing lyrics and utter euphoria combined in a celebration of the underdog at Bristol’s Marble Factory, which hosted Canadian punk-rockers PUP and their frankly dazzling support acts as part of its extended swansong.