Hello Waveforms

Infobox Album |
Name = Hello Waveforms
Type = Album
Artist = William Orbit


Released = February 20 2006
Recorded = Guerilla Beach, Canyon & Square; Sarm West; The Leonard Hotel, London
Genre = Ambient–Electronica
Length = 57:20
Label = Sanctuary Records
Producer = William Orbit
Reviews =
*About.com Rating|4.5|5, [http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/WilliamOrbitHel.htm link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|3|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1700593,00.html link]
*"The Independent" Rating|3|5 [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article342800.ece link]
*musicOMH.com Rating|4|5 [http://www.musicomh.com/albums5/william-orbit-2_0206.htm link]
*"The Observer" (unfavourable) [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1717994,00.html link]
*Progressive-Sounds Rating-10|9 [http://www.progressive-sounds.com/Music-Reviews/William-Orbit-Hello-Waveforms.asp link]
*PopMatters (unfavourable) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/william_orbit_hello_waveforms/ link]
*Slant Magazine Rating|2|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=748 link]
*"The Times" Rating|3|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-2039724,00.html link] |
Last album = "Pieces in a Modern Style"
(2000)
This album = "Hello Waveforms"
(2006)
Next album =

"Hello Waveforms" is the seventh album by British electronic musician and record producer, William Orbit. It was released in the UK on February 20, 2006. It is a mostly instrumental ambient record, with only four tracks containing vocals: "Spiral", featuring Kenna and the Sugababes, "They Live In The Sky", sung by Annette and Paulette Morris, and "Bubble Universe", a song previously recorded with Madonna as "Liquid Love", which has vocals by Laurie Mayer. Mayer also collaborates and co-writes other tracks of the record. All tracks are written by Orbit, either alone or in collaboration with Laurie Mayer and Rico Conning. The second track, "Humming Chorus", is from the opera "Madame Butterfly". In the United States, the album reached number ten on the "Billboard" Top Electronic Albums chart.

Track listing

# "Sea Green" – 6:22
# "Humming Chorus" – 3:38
# "Surfin'" – 4:43
# "You Know Too Much About Flying Saucers" – 5:00
# "Spiral" (feat. Sugababes & Kenna) – 4:47
# "Who Owns The Octopus" – 5:00
# "Bubble Universe" – 4:02
# "Fragamosia" – 6:32
# "Firebrand" – 6:16
# "They Live In The Sky" – 4:56
# "Colours From Nowhere" – 5:41

Bonus track

G155 is a track from the "Hello Waveforms" recording sessions that was not included on the album. It can be heard on William Orbit's official website. [ [http://www.williamorbit.com/media/hello_waveforms.html] G155 bonus track]

References

External links

* [http://www.williamorbit.com/ WilliamOrbit.com] — official website.