Waaay back further than I would like to admit, this album helped me though a sometimes gruelling – but very rewarding – Master’s Degree in English. Lots of reading. Lots of writing. Working to deadlines that were a trifle shocking to a recent Undergraduate.

Luckily ‘Orbital 2’ is what is still (hopefully) called a right banger. Front-loaded with samples from Star Trek and Withnail And I, it had me in a matter of minutes.

Now a stopped clock might be right twice a day, but this album is about as far away from a stopped clock as you can get. It’s coiled springs of sound burst from the speakers, bumping along in a way that just gets you going. And just when you’re getting comfortable, something mad happens to shake things up. There’s just no way to get stuck in any kind of writing rut. There are just too many left turns.

I’m going to see them play the album in full at Brixton Academy next April. I’m so excited. Safe to say I won’t be taking my laptop. 🔊🔊