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Well, After relatively disappointing releases (for me) by Orbital and New Order the BTM series hits back in 2003 with The Orb. As one of the pioneering artists of the electronic music scene in general I awaited this release with enthusiam and was not disappointed. The Orb has really outdone themselves in track selection. You just can't go wrong starting off any compilation with an Aphex Twin track, in this case "Polynomical-C" for us old timers following it up with Juno Reactor and then picking up the beat nicely with the Creatures "How Much" a nice upbeat tune with mild ragga vocals and then they slow it down again with Julee Cruise's "falling" haunting vocals of the Twin Peaks theme, followed by the Orb's own "The Land of Green" which gets the tempo a little "gritty" and at this point you can't help movin around a little bit. But wait, that's not it - next is another Aphex Twin "Blue Calx" track which remains chilling after all these years and then the Electric Chairs' downbeat remix of "Barbie Girl" - this to me is the only weak point in the album since that song always irrated me but right as you wonder what's going on Joachim Spleth's "you don't..." picks up and it's very reminicent of good old Nick Warrens Space Van and Glide selctions of the original BTM (still my favorite out of the whole series). Next is FFWD's "Hempire" another slow minimal track which leads perfectly into Schneider Tm's (now almost a cult classic) remix of The Smith's "there's a light that never goes out" - of course Schneider calls it "The Light 3000." When you consider the basis of the BTM compilations as songs the artists would play at their own house after a late night out, vs just songs that would be played for a crowd or anthems selected for a mix, you expect such diversity in styles, tempo's and timelines with a certain almost silent connection between them which includes an acceptance of the fact that the sunrise is just around the corner, and when I hear this CD (actually the third time today) it just fits in with my impression of The Orb. To me this album is amazing - it covers the timeline of electronic music if you think about it - the dark techness of Aphex Twin to the almost downbeat electro of Schneider TM while following the layout of a classic Orb track - namely the slow start to slow finish tempo with great seperations between vocal and non vocal parts and all sorts of funky tweaks in the middle. Very recommended - especially for fans of this genre. It will definately bring back memories of your life from the last decade ! 4 stars because 5 is perfect and nothing ever is :)

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