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Orbital — Illuminate (w/ David Gray)
Album: The Altogether
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6.5

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Total ratings: 259









Released: 2001
Length: 5:20
Plays (last 30 days): 0
Paint the world anew
Find a way to open all the joy in order to
Illuminate the strain
Fireworks in the blue
B'yond the burstin' endless shine
Show me where the real light is

Buildin' a wall inside
Wall round my heart
Buildin' a wall inside
Yeah
(repeat)

Repeat first verse over except "Alleviate" instead of "Illuminate"
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It kinda sounds like David Gray got himself caught in his fly??
this song instantly takes me back to the summer of 2001...
Put the Charlie May remix on and this would be a solid 10/10. Amazing tune.
I've heard worse, but better isn't hard to come by.
One of the things I liked most about David Gray's early work was the unprocessed feeling of his music. That beautiful sound acheived from just his voice and a guitar separated him from all those studio nightmares out there. This, on the other hand, is the polar opposite of his signature style...pure sythesized, processed garbage.
StickerSticker wrote:
David Gray has this wierd effect on my speakers that makes them suddenly get turned OFF.
Fixed that for ya.
Can't stand David Gray.
krp?
OK RP. You're on official notice -- this is the 3rd KRP song I've heard in the past 90 minutes. You have the rest of the day to clean up your act & redeem yourself! :LOL:
I love this song. I can't pinpont what I love. It's just the combination that makes me smile.
As with all Orbital tracks, this gets better with every listen.
wow, love it. Didn't think I'd hear that here...
So if I press Circle Circle Square Triangle R1 L2 Up Up Down Start and roll the analog stick counterclockwise, that should be the cheat code to STOP this crap?
This is so much better that the stuff he used to do with Jim Messina. :)
I love this!
David Gray has this wierd effect on my speakers that makes them suddenly get turned up louder. this song made me add in more of my subs too. it was a cool bouncy poppy backround to contrast davids strong stable voice
Torn somewhere between folky David Gray stuff, synthpop and video game music. Interesting track, to say the least.
cool 80's vibe!
It's that constant cheap keyboard harmonica sound doing that repetitive dee-doo dee-doo dee-doo dee-doo dee-doo That makes me want to take a cheese grater to the inside of my thighs, then sit down in a hot frying pan full of turpentine. Parts of the song are ok, I just can't take that noise.
mettle wrote:
I had always thought of Orbital as some generic techno band, but the tunes of theirs that I've heard on RP have made me into a fan. :)
Really? You're in for a treat then, as you discover more of their older (and much better) stuff. The handful of tracks in the RP library are, ahem, not their best.
Bleep!
I like both David Gray, and to a lesser extent, Orbital, but this just doesn't seem to work - 4.
I had always thought of Orbital as some generic techno band, but the tunes of theirs that I've heard on RP have made me into a fan. :)
Oh man did they use some sucky old cascio keyboard recorded with a cassette deck on this. Damn this just ssssssssssssstinkssssssssss.
Orbital's last 2 CDs were complete diasters. Good thing they had the sense to call it quits.
threxel wrote:
I still say its sounds like the Super Mario should be hopping around crushing giant mushrooms with his hammer
Funny -- It does sound like the background of a video game!
threxel wrote:
I still say its sounds like the Super Mario should be hopping around crushing giant mushrooms with his hammer
Mario only crushed things with a hammer in Donkey Kong. That was before he was "Super". Gosh! Get your facts straight! ;)
stratrjb wrote:
My God I thought the begining was "Rush-Camera Eye" off Moving Pictures...I almost fell trying to turn it up!
?? How the devil to you get that?? Actaully I thought it was Manic Street Preachers. I like it!
dutcha wrote:
Boring
I still say its sounds like the Super Mario should be hopping around crushing giant mushrooms with his hammer
Boring
rpm wrote:
I like Orbital quite a bit, I dont mind David Gray, but they sound horrible together!!
I like Orbital quite a bit, I DO mind David Gray, but they sound AWESOME together!! Go figger......
My God I thought the begining was "Rush-Camera Eye" off Moving Pictures...I almost fell trying to turn it up!
I like Orbital quite a bit, I dont mind David Gray, but they sound horrible together!!
I like the message best.
Nice song, most melodic and lightweight track in excellent album.
lunar22 wrote:
I expect a more eclectic taste from a fellow Dutchman :)
As you know, the liberal days of tolerating everything ('alles moet kunnen'), are over in Holland But, seriously, if you, every once in a while, don't appreciate something that much, it doesn't mean you don't have an eclectic taste.
Johray63 wrote:
Sounds like it should be taken from the software to the hardware apartment :p
Haha yeah, but that's why I like it so much! :D
Monkeysdad wrote:
Well, he's Irish, let's start there......
Let's not as he's Welsh...well born in England and moved to Wales, but definitely NOT Irish.
heh, when i first looked at who this was i only saw "Orbital" and i was about to come comment about how much it sounded like David Gray. Glad I looked closer. Boy would my face have been red. I like it.
joe1 wrote:
Is everyone on here on drugs apart from me???
The problem seems to be that you have gone off your meds. Maybe you need more smilies?
how can you not feel good hearing this song?
Pez wrote:
Hmmmm the Brits not liking David Gray.... I don't even know who he is...
Well, he's Irish, let's start there......
Pez wrote:
Hmmmm the Brits not liking David Gray.... I don't even know who he is...
Lucky you!!
Hmmmm the Brits not liking David Gray.... I don't even know who he is...
joe1 wrote:
How in the devil's name can an all two time favourite be Orbital and David Grayzzzzzzz....... Gray is just soooo naff and crap it is unbelievable why Orbital have chosen to 'do one' with him... Shocker!!!
Is it so outrageous to love two distinctly different styles, artists, etc?? If you don't want eclectic, then change the station my friend.
That would have been an OK instrumental if they hadn't had David Gray ruining it. Man - his voice annoys me!!
Good one! Keep it in rotation!
New to me... kinda like it...
Johray63 wrote:
Sounds like it should be taken from the software to the hardware apartment :p
I expect a more eclectic taste from a fellow Dutchman :)
a juicy combination....if ever there was a song that could breakthrough to audiences not digging electronica this could be a candidate. How nice to hear the David Gray vocal register on this tune.
haven't heard this one in a while and you know, it's still grabbing my attention! must be time to rate it!
Creative combination of sounds and vocals. Nice.
I was never a fan of techno type stuff, or whatever labels this gets these days, but you play some pretty fine examples of it on here. I may come around yet.
two of my all time faves together is a great thing...
I don't know....this one caught my attention in a likable way
Sounds like it should be taken from the software to the hardware apartment :p