Orbital’s ‘The Box’ – the story behind the iconic video
The mid-90s were a halcyon period for music videos, and few were as striking as the short film to accompany…
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How the M25 rave scene in London helped make acid house history
The rave scene that developed around the M25 motorway in the 1980s was a vibrant and exciting time for electronic…
How Orbital created the blissful masterpiece, ‘Belfast’
In January 1991, Orbital released the III EP, the group’s third single, which contained the uplifting masterpiece Belfast on its…
10 things you might not have known about Orbital’s ‘Brown Album’
“It’s like… like a cry for survival. A cry for survival. For their survival and for our survival!” Orbital‘s second…
How Homelands Ireland 1999 changed everything
To celebrate Homelands Ireland 1999, 909originals caught up with a few of the DJs, promoters and clubbers that helped make the festival so special.
“This is one of life’s happy moments…” Five epic dance performances from Glastonbury over the years
For those of us unlucky not to get a ticket to this year’s Glastonbury Festival, the next couple of days…
Orbital vs Top Of The Pops [March 1990]
Orbital released Chime on 12 March in 1990, setting in motion what is now a three-decade career for the Hartnoll…
What links Orbital’s Belfast with 12th century composer Hildegard von Bingen? [January 1991]
On this day in 1991, Orbital released the III EP, the group’s fourth single, which contained the blissful masterpiece Belfast…
Paul Hartnoll discusses the cover of Orbital’s new album, ‘Monsters Exist’…
After a summer-long build-up that has taken in a barrage of gigs, and an amusing social media campaign (the planet,…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Orbital – Kein Trink Wasser [1994]
With Orbital set to release their first new album in six years, Monsters Exist, on 14 September, 909originals has rewound…