Orbital (1993)
by Orbital
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Orbital (1993) is ranked as the best album by Orbital.
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Orbital (1993) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/27/2026 05:23 | mostlymor | 6,994 | 79/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2026 21:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,453 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2026 20:52 | Jakor | 5,484 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 23:11 | Rivera | 2,047 | 82/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 14:14 |  Martini | 758 | 95/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.
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Musically creative with rich layers of synth and percussion. The best parts are when they get into a nice groove with the beats and synth loops, as on "Impact". It can become trance inducing with the extended tracks. Then some parts get a bit too repetitive for too long. And it could have used more musical variation - though I liked the jazzy piano on "Monday". Overall I like the album, it's a unique musical statement even if it's geared more towards club or dance. (Edited)
Album Rating: 72.78
(655/9)
1.Time Becomes. (N/A - 32 - N/A)
2.Planet Of The Shapes. 74
3.Lush 3-1. 84
4.Lush 3-2. 69
5.Impact (The Earth Is Burning). 76
6.Remind. 78
7.Walk Now... 69
8.Monday. 83
9.Halcyon And On And On. 92
10.Input Out. 30
Jboy56 03/10/2022 07:35 | #282609 | TOP COMMENT
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Usage: Only on the dancefloor.
Album listen: NO
Timestarter 01/23/2021 10:25 | #264916
Fav. Tracks:
- Planet Of The Shapes
- Lush 3-2
- Impact (The Earth Is Burning)
- Halcyon + On + On
- Input Out
teague 09/07/2020 21:41 | #257875 | TOP COMMENT
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If you like listening to the same four seconds looped for 6-10 minutes at a time, you'll love this album!
I know this is obviously not music to sit down and study, rather it's music to sit down and study to (maybe). But man does it give me a headache. It's just not my thing at all. (Edited)
Boltzmann 01/20/2020 11:25 | #247014
Other than 'Halcyon' this is not worth it. The rest is music that would probably work fine on the dancefloor, but it isn't really fit for an album. (Edited)
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