Snivilisation

Pretty intricate loop work. Great on a good pair of cans.

This is layered, atmospheric, and rhythmic without being too intrusive, which makes it excellent for flow-state work. That blend of ambient techno and subtle complexity can be perfect for maintaining concentration. Nice to have on in the background but classical music and SBS Chill give me the same effect.

I must preface it by saying that I generally dislike electronica. But this was just painful.

Not enough there to pay attention to. Too much there to ignore.

Techno? More like heck no.

Pleasant grooves

It’s fine

Mysterious secrets of the rave. Minimalism, experimentalism, and classic techno collide. Conceptually rich, diverse and epic.

Good electronic band. Like them better with no vocals. Good music.

I think they might have had some good ideas on this one. but the execution leaves much to be desired

From the opening tracks, I was prepared to hate this. I have said to myself that I am going to listen to all of every track on every album from this list, but this was one of the albums where I found my muscle memory frequently trying to skip a track once I was halfway through it for the first few. I am glad I persevered, though, because Philosphy By Numbers and Kein Trink Wasser, I liked, and then Are We Here was also decent, I enjoy when electronic artists splice up and recontextualise existing voice recordings. Finally, the album ends with the strong and calming Attached. I hate the album title, though.

I wanted to like this more considering I'm a big idm fan but a lot of these songs are whatever, the last two were really great though

Sounded interesting but I’m not listening to all that

Pretty great considering its release in 1991. Some tracks a bit more aggressive, but others good to pretty easy—especially the first half of the album

Not really fan of this type of music. It had it’s moments but mostly it just floated in the backgroud

One pealing song but otherwise shit.

‘90s British electronic music is far from my usual listening habits. Occasionally, you stumble upon a hidden gem in albums like these—but not this time. Once again, it ended up as background music.

Sometimes Brit electronic stuff is just so weird, I don't know how to... reflect on it. Is it abstract humour, is it art, pretentious artsy music, is it ment to piss off dancers or what the hell were they thinking?!? I started to grow tired of it, then I forgot it was playing, then it hit me again and I had to switch out.

Good album. I've heard of a few singles from Orbital, but never a full album. Great production and sound. Nothing jumped out as amazing, but it was enjoyable.

65% Best: Forever; Quality Seconds Must-Hear? No

In a nutshell: more ambient techno. I wonder if any Gen Xers who went to warehouse raves in the 90s are having flashbacks by listening to this. Like Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works, it's meant to be background music. But that's where the comparison ends. Because it's not IDM. All I hear is random vocal samples with bleeps and bloops. Yes, it's not my thing. Overall: 2/10

Ah yes, another instrumental electronic album. I hate to say it, but at a certain point it's hard to differentiate between them, and it's always been difficult to decide what makes one better than the others. I just don't know enough about how difficult it is to make this kind of music, and what goes into it. What I can say is that it seems to strike the right balance between being just obtuse enough in whatever vocal samples it includes without being so abstract that it's off-putting. So there's that. But at the end of the day, it just kind of sounds like the rest of the them. And I hate saying that because I'm sure that really isn't true if you know enough about the genre. But that's the same with most music, isn't it? Two stars. Standout Tracks: Philosophy by Numbers, Quality Seconds

Slightly more interesting sonically than their self titled 1993 album that appeared on this list, but not as engaging to me as their 1997 effort IN SIDES. The difference is that this album was not meant to be listened to outside of a rave experience, where on In Sides they finally learned how to write song structures that are more pleasurable to listen to in isolation or as an album outside of the rave experience. While I am inclined from time to time play the entirety of albums by their contemporaries (The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Aphex Twin, Meat Beat Manifesto, etc.), I never feel the urge to do so with most Orbital albums. If you have not heard their "Halcyon and On and On" live version (on IN SIDES) that includes the samples from Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name" and Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven on Earth" swirling around one another, you are really missing out.

This project showed me that electronic music can be interesting, but not this time. It honestly felt like a chore to finish this album, and I don't think good music should make you feel like that. Aside from the fact that it was boring and repetitive, it also did not age well, and even as someone who isn't too well-versed in the genre, I can tell this sounds extremely outdated. 2 stars

4.35 bc it gets too repetitive at times with the song lengths but I've greatly enjoyed it overall.

One of many many albums that I like way more having read some reviews and got insight into what I should be listening for - someone points out that most of the time there is no central beat, and 'everything dances around where the beat should be' - once my dumb ass knew to listen out for this, I was entranced

Not my favorite genre but this was pleasant enough. I appreciated the restraint and subtlety of the bass and drums / that it wasn’t just thumping…

As far as EM albums go, this wasn't that bad

Fav: Quality Seconds Least Fav: I Wish I Had Duck Feet Made a shopping trip a hell of a lot more interesting, always grateful for that

Absolute crap.

First song "Forever" caught me by surprise. I liked it. The rest was getting more and more experimental. "Are We here?" had some drum and bass parts.

Eletronic music

Kinda stereotypical, but kinda good

boring is an understatement

Waking up this morning to more electronica like 🫩 It's fine. It's electronica. Some cool sampling of sound clips but every song is too long and too repetitive so I start out interested and then lose momentum super fast.

eh

2.0 - Weak

melkoista koneellista sekamelskaa, vähän Fatboy Slim tyyliin. Ihan kuunneltavaa taustalla

early 90's British electronica? Sorry guys, the French did it better. I think I've heard enough on this list that I cant differentiate between any of the artists anyway. Its all pulled from the same well. Some neat beats here and there, like the background music to an obscure PS1 racing game. But its all fluff, and wow does it feel long. Also the intro to I Wish I Had Duck Feet made me feel so gross it left a bad lasting feeling for me.

Bleh. Boring electronic beats over nonsense vocal samples. Really ground breaking stuff. So glad I heard this before I died. Completely different from the other identical albums like this on the list. 🤱 Good use of a spot that could have gone to albums like: -Dub Side of the Moon by Easy Star All-Stars -Texture by Claude Larson -Reflector by Daniel Donato -Slipper imp and the shakaerator by Babe Rainbow

Definitely will never listen again, but do have to say kinda had a good time listening

Beep boop bop

Great workday music. There is not an Orbital release that I don't like. They are indeed the soundtrack of a generation.

You know, this kind of very long and experimental electronic music is actually kinda growing on me. I think this specific album still has a lot of moments that sound out of place and go on for too long, but overall I think it's still worth it for some of the best moments.

Well, that was weird, but I didn't hate it. Techno has a deserved reputation for being too repetitive, which Snivilisation was but not to the usual unbearable extent. What Orbital had going for them was the ambiance and variety. The album felt disjointed, but it grew on me. I was vibing! I believe I even noticed some Indian influence?

This definitely sounded like it could have been a soundtrack for a video game. In that context, this wasn't bad at all. But otherwise, this didn't really hit as anything special. That particular genre saw a rise in creation during the early 90s, and this is probably another example of an album that exists on this project because it was a significant and/or early progenitor of the genre, not because it's actually a must-listen. But I digress.

chill

This is one of the few albums I’ve heard that are long and boring, but in a good way. This album feels like it works best when you shed the expectation of it being full of non-stop entertainment and variety, and just let each track take you on a journey. Favorite Track: Crash and Carry

How much more British dance trance can i take?

I can't think of a time when I would want to listen to this. 1 star or F.

While there were a few bright spots, this album failed to set itself apart or grab me. Perhaps it’s because this genre has come so far since 1994? Either way it’s not something I’ll be revisiting.

Track to track, there is significant repetition, making each sound like a copy of the previous. Variations are limited to melody and occasional addition of nonsensical voice over.

Techno is not my thing and this a perfect example of why. Making disco with a Casio keyboard, a drum machine, and a few samples is not interesting This album goes beyond not interesting to flat out boring

Couldn’t get past the first few songs

totally missed this album while moving house!

This isn't my go-to genre. It makes me feel like I'm waiting to be seated at a trendy restaurant with ample outdoor seating, probably overlooking the ocean. What I'm saying is that this music makes me feel like people are watching, no, actually judging me. When it's not forcing me to worry about what I'm wearing, it does have a lot of cool elements to it.

One interesting aspect of this endeavor is seeing how things age. Some old things sound older than other old things. Some albums represent a time but still feel timeless (little richard, the doors, giorgio moroder). Others are just stuck in amber and don't "age well". Albums deserve some credit for being innovative even if subsequent leaps in the genre - or music generally - make those experiments seem quaint. But how much? While not as lazily repetitive as some of the music that followed - too much feels undercooked. I realize at the time this might have felt more innovative but most of the album comes off flat. There are interesting elements here and there but it's not until the last two tracks than anything feel like it actually develops. Those two tracks save this from being merely neato...but it's a slog to get there.

There are times when I like this, there are other times when it makes me anxious. The last track feels like the intro for a band walking on stage, and the intro music stops right when the band hits the first chord of their first song and the crowd goes wild...but...no one was that interested in the intro walk-up music - it was just there as filler to create a little bit of energy and anticipation.

Dangerously lit

That's a keeper! Looking forward to going for the group rides during the summer and playing this

Awesome old school dance. Interesting melodies and samples. Really one of those 'why hadn't I heard of them before?' moments

I liked some of the songs on the album but a lot of them had sounds mixed in that just doesn't vibe with me. It take me out of the mood and song completely.

I was already familiar with Orbital, being a big fan of their album "Orbital 2", despite not having delved too deep into the world of '90s techno. While I didn't enjoy this album as much as that one, the experience as a whole was more or less similar. What you'll get here are hypnotic arrangements, danceable grooves, ethereal and cacophonous lead melodies, and the occasional spliced-driving or tone-setting sample. And the entire experience is really driven by an atmospheric undertone that's just otherworldly - especially on a song like 'Are We Here?' and the shifting synths of 'Attached' that reminded me of a Steve Roach movement. The song 'Science Friction' might be the most gorgeous piece here. I just love that subtle melody in the background and the wayward keys in the foreground - I can listen to it for hours. The drumless intro of 'Kein Trink Wasser' takes a while to catch its groove, but when it does, it manages to induce that same hypnotic effect that so many other moments here do - no drums needed! While not as forward-thinking as a group like Autechre, nor as memorable and well-executed as "Orbital 2", and the vocal loops do *occasionally* age this record, I was still entranced the whole way through. Just some really solid techno music - given my very limited frame of reference, that is.

Tedious tedious tedium. Gave up after a quarter of the way through. Was hoping it would improve but no joy. Went to Spotify and played something from my own playlist which I knew i would enjoy. Instantly better

Snivilisation feels like it's trying for something big, but ultimately there’s just not much that stands out. The beats are fine, the production is clean, but it doesn’t offer anything particularly special or memorable. It’s not bad, just unremarkable. The whole album is a bit of a letdown.

Beat exercise in 90s electro sound

O rany. Nie mam zasadniczo nic przeciwko muzyce elektronicznej, ale jakoś okrutnie tłukła mi się ta płyta po mózgu, jak piłka kauczukowa. Relaks? Nie sądzę. A że słuchałam w robocie i akurat strasznie chciało mi się spać, to robiło mi się tylko gorzej.

Ok, just not for me

no ragazzi miei mi dispiace, ma proprio no. non totalmente schifoso ma torniamo sempre lì, la musica elettronica proprio non fa per me

I got lost in the sauce with this a couple of times. Crash And Carry felt like I was under a trance. Philosophy By Numbers was trippy as hell, but I enjoyed the weirdness. Quality Seconds is a WILD detour. It shreds, but double check your volume before that one comes on. The 2 songs after get the album back on the psychedelic vibe, but it did drag for me towards the end. I'm landing at 3.5 stars for this one. I was at a 4 before the end, so I'll just bump it to that.

Well I really enjoyed the last Orbital entry on the list. This is a bit of a long one, but I'm looking forward to the ride. Forever is a fine way to open the album. Love the silky, wandering synthlines playing over the drum and bass. Its like the musical equivalent of lens flare. Sad but True is magnificently quirky and groovy. Feels like something befit for a sci-fi bazaar scene. Man I am loving the looping and layering at work here -- Crash and Carry is another fine entry. Quite a bit more dancy with higher BPM, skittering high-hats, and some daunting fuzzed out synth melodies. Kein Trink Wasser is a change of pace with the piano led instrumentation with strings, etc. Nice in the way that it bobs along. Well this was truly delightful. Back to back listens -- high 4 / 5.

Another Orbital album! In my last review I said I might come back to Oribtal 2 and I certainly did. I have probably listened to that album another 5-6 times so I am happy to get more Orbital. Feels like a very similar album with maybe a little bit more variety in sound. Kein Trink Wasser is a winner.

This was a trip of an album. Some really cool techno/electronic beats and sounds which were all over the place. Nothing super repetitive and it all was very fresh for each song. I didn't get the closest listen cause I kept getting interrupted while listening but still really enjoyed when I was listening. Seems like I liked this one more that the last Orbital album.

All around a pretty chill album UNTIL Quality Seconds. Came out of nowhere and had to check I was listening to the same album. Album went pretty quick considering it's over an hour. Very enjoyable and psychedelic.

Victim of the cd age

Mostly gentle/ambient electronic, some harsher/higher energy

electr., instr., 1995 -> 2

I thought that was pretty cool! Video game music

Denne typen såpass gammel tekno er ikke alltid helt min smak, men Orbital er ofte en kapabel duo som gjør mye for å holde på engasjementet mitt. Men Snivilisasjon ender opp helt midt på treet. Mye av Albumets samfunnskritikk er satt veldig på spissen, og blir ganske teit. Mange av sangene var sonisk tilfredsstillende. De kiler ørene, men er ellers uinteressante. Unntaket er Kein Trink Wasser, en nydelig og råkul sang som eksemplifiserer Orbital på deres beste. Jeg foretrekker definitivt albumene Orbital lagde før og etter denne, nemlig In Sides og "Det Brune Albumet". Jeg anbefaler særdeles å høre på oppfølgeren In Sides. Det er et spennende album som gjør seg langt mer fortjent til å være på denne listen enn Snivilisasjon.

Techy electronic music. Feels like it could have been the soundtrack for The Fifth Element. Good for background listening, but not my favorite of that type either. 3.5

Good for concentration at work!

tolerable beep boop music

Wow how boring and repetitive.

Normally not a bid techno fan but I just grooved on this. Probably rocks with acid

A little stranger than their brown album, but still provides some serviceable techno. It's not bad, though the last two track seemed to over-indulge a little bit compared to the rest of the album.

67/1089 - Strange. A mix of genuinely good techno (Sad But True) and baby's first fl studio beat (Kein Trink Wasser). Good outweighs the bad in this instance.

8/10 Finally some decent electronic music, which this list severely lacks. Will be curious to see if there is more from Orbital, because there are definitely better albums than this. This still sounds great, classic 90s dance music with that signature orbital synth sound. You can feel how some of this influenced work that came after, like Duck Feet having a definite Boards of Canada vibe. Best: Philosophy by Numbers

If you looked at my genre reviews, you'd think I hate electronic music. I've yet to rate a single one above 2 stars. I'm convinced either those who curate these lists understand something about EDM that I don't, or they have terrible taste in EDM. Most video games have more interesting and less repetitive soundtracks than this.

“Whew! Glad that’s over. Not the worst but definitely not my… what do you mean that was only the third track?”

A dissapointing listen compared to their other albums

Nope. I tried. I found it annoying. I'm disappointed in myself that I didn't give the whole album a try but it was an exercise in frustration

I don’t know what this is but I liked it. Apparently techno, but not the sort of nntz nntz techno I hate. Trippy electronic beats music 90s

Just another terrible electronic music album on this list. Why not pull in more artists from around the world.

Orbital at its best. This album invokes that sense of wonder overlaid with the harsh industrial type samples that make for an amazing contrast. These guys are great for invoking a special mood, always go back to them. I prefer Insides a little to this one, but this is still great, and some classic Orbital on this.

You had me at "(featuring Alison Goldfrapp)." By its nature, this isn't something you're going to be able to actively listen to very easily, but as an ambient artform, it delivers. I will say, however, that it runs a bit long (as an album and, at times, as individual tracks). Still, not bad for what it is. I'd probably have given it a 3, but Alison's worth an extra star.

This was fine. I didn’t really need to hear this, but it’s still less offensive than many things on this list.

Alternative electronic music. Very cool. Keon Trink Wasser is a banger with the repetitive piano. Not a fan of I Wish I Had Duck Feet - too much on the weirdness.

Is this an album you need to listen to before you die? No. Is it great? Kinda. It runs the same thing all 90's electronic music does where it's unnecessarily self indulgent and long, but a lot of the sound design here is great. The album feels like a long primer for Are We Here? a song that I think outlives this project as it comes up in all electronic music textbooks at this point. I really enjoyed the Alison Goldfrapp contributions and I suspect that we'll get an album or two of Goldfrapp eventually which I'm excited for. In all, a good listening experience and sound design but not something I'll return too unless I'm really in the mood for it. There's better drum and bass on here than on the goldie album. Sorry that I'm a linkin park enjoyer I will do better.

Yeah idk about this. Decent boops and beeps. Much more listenable than the Timeless album, but not my usual electronic music preference. I'm sure these guys have had a strong influence on others, but it didn't really grab me too much. Definitely something to put you in a trance though. Production was good and interesting at times. I'm giving it a strong 2, just because it's not something I will be listening to in the future. Favorite song was definitely Kein Trink Wasser. It reminded me of All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem.

This was so much better than I thought it would be after rolling the horrid Goldie album last week. The songs were still too long in places without much variation, but I enjoyed them still this time. I can’t overstate how much I didn’t want to listen to this, and how relieved I am to have enjoyed it Favorite song was Kein Trink Wasser

Y'see? This is what this whole project is about. I can tell you with 100% certainty there is not a chance in hell I would have listened to this album outside of this project, but man is it an interesting one. Was skeptical going in after having to listen to Timeless, wasn't pumped about another 1990s era English 75+ minute long electronic album, but most every song in this album is different and interesting, and I loved sitting down and listening to *the majority of this. Certainly won't be going in my absolute top tier or anything, but I'm definitely glad I listened to it. Attached sounds like a song that would play at the entrance to EPCOT and I'm not going to pretend I don't appreciate that, and Crash and Carry just DRIVES.

Not horrendous, but I'm not in a rush to listen to this again.

This is an odd choice for this list. Its not orbital's best album by a long shot, and its not a great representation of, well, anything. Its not a terrible album, but its not great either. Best I can do is 2 stars. 2/5

I feel like some albums in the project get the short end of it if they happen to pop up at a time when the mood isn't right. Well this album came at just the right time. A little bit high, enjoying an old fashioned, and at the end of a long weekend in need of some chill. Was really vibing with the last track "Attached."

hell yeah

An interesting way to spend an hour or so, but not an album I'll come back to

The Fall of Snivilisation…1.5

Some interesting moments but ultimately not enough overall. This started to all blend together for me. If I was at a house party in the 90s, I might have enjoyed it more but alas, those days are gone and I’m a middle aged man in his car listening to music that feels very much of its time.

Actually kinda cool.

💩

Awful.

This record is boring and repetitive. Period.

Conceptual techno = HARD PASS

Too out there for my first listen

The bleeps bleeped and the bloops blooped. Wow this was a long album. The songs go on for wayyyyy too long. There is some interesting stuff here but it feels like it never ends or goes ANYWHERE. "I Wish I Had Duck Feet" was a waste of time. It's a shame that the best song was the shortest song "Quality Seconds"....but maybe that's why it is so good. I'll give it some benefits for creativity. Actual rating...1.75 Liked Songs: "Forever" , "Crash and Carry" , "Kein Trink Wasser" , "Quality Seconds"

liked songs: I was expecting worse based on the album name and cover, but this wasn't horrible. Definitely too repetitive and not super interesting, but I appreciate some of the textures and soundscapes that are created here. Big points off for too many "wet" textured sounds. 2

The sounds are good but the album is far too long

not their best!

Literally the blade soundtrack, loved it, like underground music in a concrete basement

I got the other Orbital album last week and was in disbelief there would be another song by this artist. Well, five days later I got the other Orbital album. I am not sure if I am thankful to get it out of the way or can't believe I will have to endure another album by them. There is no need to have two of these albums in the book. The album ends with two songs that encompass 28 minutes. It's just a lot. Even if the music isn't offensive, I got the point when the first album was a part of this book. The good songs on here are: -Forever (the 15 minute song should be called 'forever' because that's how long it went on) -Sad but True (not the really good one) -Philosophy by Numbers Otherwise, I'm pretty well electronic-music'd out.

Didn't have strong feelings for this album

A five course meal for the ears

I did not care for this at all. Not even as background music.

Was dead sure I've heard some Orbital album before but turns out not. I was skeptical at first but turned out that it's quite an intriguing album. Some other electronic/instrumental albums that I got thus far were quite underwhelming but this one has this special something that I enjoyed 3/5

This hits somewhere between The Books, Moby, and a generic PS2 racing game's menu/title music. It's not bad. Kinda sits in the background. Could benefit from some brevity.

Not my usual but I bet it blew minds in the mid-90s

Fantastic ambient electronica

No thanks

If I was going to listen to music in this genre I'd much rather listen to Kraftwerk. They did it better.

Falls in the category of nice background music, perfect for working as no one's singing !

This was kinda cool but not something I'll likely come back to.

Sometimes I noticed it was on and I liked it, other times I noticed it was on and didn't like it, most times I didn't notice it was on.

Parts of this made me want to tear my hair out and then they’ll repeat that part for a solid 5 minutes. I love Goldfrapp so hearing her contribution was about all I got out of this Rating: 1.9

Pretty fun. Everytime I see electronic music from the 90s, it's a good bet

list used up all my patience for bleep bloop Brits so now it's 1 star unless it's immediately interesting

Running out of things to say about this shit so I’ll say this again: it was a mistake to let the English find out about any drug except for speed, smokes, and alcohol.

At times beautifully atmospheric, at times annoyingly obnoxious. I'll give it av 3 out of 5.

bip bop music

A fantastic listening experience! The transitions between songs were good, and I loved every track. Lots of unique sounds. I will probably listen to some more of their songs.

Boring and repetitive. I am not sure how to classify this trip of music but it’s not really for me.

it always sucks to see jobs get outsourced overseas. spare a thought for the poor Pentagon officer who lost his job designing audio to be played as part of psychological warfare campaigns because these English lads were willing to do it cheaper.

Uptempo but chilled out electronica designed for a montage, or creating the feeling of living inside one.

For me this is better enjoyed live I would imagine. Apparently they put on a great show. On an album not so much and it really doesn’t work on the headphones. The playlist after had The Box which I love and has a great video with Tilda Swinton

First, great album title. Second, mid album

Not for me

Interesting and I can see why Orbital fans like this bent of slightly busier ambient techno.

Shortest song on this album I may listen to again. The rest of have too many seconds. If someone asked what year this was made I would’ve nailed it. And that’s not bragging.

3.4

Really didn't like this. Can't see any artistic merit in it.

not sure about this, like orbital otherwise

Boring bullshit

Sounds a lot like 90s video game music

Another techno, electronica, house music album that is interesting at times and has some nifty beats, but is more background music than a collection of banger songs. Feels like it would be good soundtrack music for video games or a dance club. Enjoyable, but I'm not the target audience to DJ this at my parties.

It was ok

Nothing against these guys, but I have no idea why this album is on the list. There was nothing to remember. There was lots to forget, including the insufferable repetition of lyrics about philosophy, prodigal sons, and freak shows.

Solid background music, not something that I would actively listen to.

not my vibe, jovis might like, okay to work to as not that distracting, wouldn't get on vinyl but see howq it could be sampled to make something I'd like

Techno-Ambient music to chill to.

Sounds like it was made in a very clean and sparkly lab, in a test tube, with 100% synthetic ingredients or modules that can be swapped out, and that was designed to not spook anyone, with the algorithm set for middle-middle-mid-tempo beats that are more than full-on chill, but in no way orgiastic or even all that danceable. "Quality Seconds" breaks that trance but not in a good way – is it a spoof Muzak version of NIN perhaps? Is that an actual piano in "Kein Trink Wasser"? And a sample of an actual human opera singer in "Attached"? If so, thsese moments offer just the faintest hint of the human here. Not that's it's bad, and one's certainly not hating on it here; it's just that it's sterile as all get out and the satire doesn't bite – not with any, you know, bite.

3.8/5

Back in my techno days I was really into Orbital. Hadn't done this one, but it was just on the ok/meh side. 3/5

vintage future asmr ‘94

I don't know how any electronic music made it to this list. But there is a lot of repetitive, generic trash on this list. And this is peak generic trash.

What is this author's obsession with electronica? I've listened to more electronica 400+ albums into this project than I have in my lifetime previous. This is repetitive, soulless and nothing I would ever choose to listen to.

In-offensive is probably the best word to describe this. Works as back-ground music. Just a bit above muzak but not much.

Désolé, pas pour moi ce disque. Je l’ai écouté une fois au complet, puis une 2e fois plus rapidement le lendemain matin pour voir si ce n’était pas qu’une mauvaise journée. Je dois me rendre à l’évidence : pas pour moi. Je souligne quand même mes 2 préférées : « Crash And Carry » et « Kein Trink Wasser ».

i'm not huge on electronic music but this one was ok for me. it was pretty chill and i liked that about it. some songs were a little annoyingly repetitive, some were a little more subdued and interesting. it feels a lot like background music, not something that i think is particularly interesting to actively listen to, but something i wouldn't be offended if it was playing out in the world. just because it could be a bit dull at times, it feels a bit closer to a 2 than a 3 for me.

I've always kind of liked this album. It's a bit like electronic music that doesn't quite belong in the club or in the bedroom, but exists just out in the world somewhere. Orbital craft some pretty interesting sounds that tell a story. I'd argue that it's not their best work, but it was the first album that married dancefloor techno with a poppier kind of ambient. For me, their previous album "Orbital 2" had the best hits. Their follow up album "Insides" is where they really hit their stride, but "Snivilisation" set the blueprint for it first. It takes a bit more time to think about and it works best as a whole experience, complete with subtle bits of social commentary reflecting the political end of rave culture, effectively setting the sounds out into the larger world.

Gets the standard, "not terrible, but nothing other than basic electronica" 2.

I love the name of the album. And that's where the compliments cease.

Oh boy. It was long, at best it's mid. I'm not listening to this again

Mikið afskaplega var þetta leiðinleg plata. Ekkert situr eftir nema hugsunin um hvað það verður gott að geta hlustað á eitthvað annað. Þetta er allaveganna ekki mín tónlistarstefna. Leyfum öðrum að eiga dansgólfið

Heck yeah. 5am. 32 degrees. Walking the best dog around the block. Drinking coffee. Listening to techno. I felt so European. Playing on loop.

Marginally better than the first orbital album I received on this list. Still not worth listening to though

Should a song on a capital A Album ever be 15 minutes long—or even 12? They're necessarily multi-phased, and I've forgotten the beginning by the middle middle part. I require hard stops and distinct song titles to cobble together musical opinions 5 times a week. I don’t even meditate for 15 minutes at a time. Note Stairway to Heaven is a tight 8:02.

That was banger

More enjoyable than I expected. Cool vibes and chiiiiillllll.

orbitaalia taas vain jaha no aika äkäseen pistetään näitä nyt no ei siinä mitään katotaas tai noh kuunnellaas enempi heh. parempi olisi voinut tämä olla kaljupatet nyt vähän heikoilla jäillä tämän albumin kanssa ei oikeen räpäytetä silmiä nyt oikealla lailla kattoo vähän väärin meikäläistä ja nään punaista.. nään vaan punaista piruvie kun kattoo väärin sit mietitään miks herätään sairaalassa piruvie herätään sairaalassa mustasilmä paukkuu ja rotisee peilistä ja kammottavaa ilmettä annetaan vastaukseksi.. eii eiii olin niin komea.. mutta et ollut viisas sitä et tosiaan ollut piruvie onnekas on onnekas on piruvie (v*ttu mä tapan sut (tunnettu lause tuo...)) kein trink wasser

Snivilisation is a really weird album (probably because it's an electronic album and those have often been pretty weird). There are things that i like about it and things that i don't like about it. This album does have plenty of cool beats, some well done melodies and enough 90s charm to be really memorable. I thought i was gonna give this album a 4 but as it kept going, i soon realized that towards the end, it was just going to drag itself out especially with it's last two songs which easily pass the 10 minute mark. The album did get pretty tiring towards the end but i still liked the majority of it. Best Song: Crash And Carry Worst Song: I Wish I Had Duck Feet

I hate it

Actually really enjoyed this. Got some avalanches, panda bear and bull ant vibes.

2/5

Tracks 1 through 8 come and go. Nothing fancy, nothing that stands out besides the personal favorite "Philosophy by Numbers". Tracks 9 and 10 though, OH BOY. I wish the whole album sounded like that. Overall, 3.5/5. But I'm gonna give it a 4 in favor of those two final tracks.

Space-y

# Playlist Track - Crash and Carry # Notes - The second half of the album drops the more chill (but still repetitive) tracks for longer, more drawn out, more repetitive tracks. - There are good moments, but the tail end of the album makes sure you forget about them before you are done.

beep boop a lot of this rocked. my cat lied down on the desk while this was on, i think he was feeling it

Again, I love music that sounds like it’s meant to soundtrack the character select screen of a PS2 fighting game. Unfortunately, Snivillisation is also a pretentious trance album targeted at the club kids who fried their brains on acid and think rambling about their 101-level misinterpretation of Buddhism means they’re enlightened. That doesn’t mean that there’s not any bangers in here – there are a good, hefty amount of excellently layered dance cuts here, especially in the middle. Those highs are just unfortunately overpowered by the annoying, longwinded highs of an equal number of pseudo-psychedelic tracks. And those songs insist upon themselves. Even if Orbital had one more club track to replace one 15-minute existential monotonous tangent that you’d only listen to if you were in the middle of a past life regression and couldn’t hit skip, I’d be praising this album. As it stands, though, it’s half getting high with the club v. half getting high with the cult, and I only really vibe with one of those.

Nie najgorsze, ale też nic się nie wyróżnia.

not my cup of tea.

Some boring and irritating stuff in the middle but overall this is much much more interesting than most acid house albums (more of a singles format). Makes me feel remiss for never having checked these guys out more.

Hm. Probably not a good combination to get Bjork on one day, and Orbital the next, but that's the way it goes somedays. I'd actually gotten the other Orbital album in this collection early on ("Orbital 2"), and I'd have to say I'm hard pressed to distinguish between the two albums. I enjoy their music overall, but more as background music than an active listening experience, and I find it hard to believe that this was intended to be rave/dance music, frankly, but then again I wasn't living in the UK during that time, or seeing the Orwellian impact of things like the Criminal Justice Act, which it seems Orbital was railing against. (That said, the US has had its own share of social decay and disintegration over the decades highlighted by misguided political strongarm tactics.) "Crash and carry" and "Quality seconds" were the only two tracks that I noticed, the former for being more dance-oriented and the latter for being almost Ministry-style. A few years after this album was released, I remember discovering an internet radio station labeled "Music to code by", and this fits that bill quite well both then and now. (I wish I could remember the site that provided access to these curated "stations"; I think it was something like Live365 but with a different name, and plagued by *lots* of buffering and outages, but regardless I remember that particular station had more Everything But the Girl and Portishead than Orbital, but still....) And while it's waaay too long, even for the ambience, the album has a creative/amusing cover.

meh. I like my trance / ambient / electronica a little more space and a little less anxious (see tracks 7 & 8 esp).

conclusion: techno the youtuber is better than normal techno somehow (i know his full account name is technoblade but it's just for a somehow weird comparison) the first ten minutes feels like 2 hours while the music beeps and boops and then it beeps and boops in a danceable way although danceable, the rest of the beeps and boops make 1 hour sounds like half a day 3.5/5

Plain electronic music. I don't get why it's here

Very techno

Meh.

Meh

This was pretty good actually. If some of the songs were shorter it would have been better though.

Loved it

Somewhat interesting futuristic instrumental album- elements of house mixed with world music. I could see how it was influential on the techno genre but it didnt really wow me. Probably a 2.5/5

Good background music

I'm not sure that listening to album-length works while sitting at my desk writing emails is the optimal means of enjoying 90s techno, but this was pretty enjoyable given the circumstances. Album flowed nicely. 3.5

when i was a child my mom took us to this place called visible changes in the mall to get our hair cut and they always had music like this playing

really enjoyed this & it will probably go into my "listening while working" shuffle. 3.5

I really did not need this today, but that's because I'm having a long and cloudy and annoying day and something that's up-tempo and skittering and electronic is not what I needed. It's not really their fault. I added "Quality Seconds" to a couple of playlists and might come back to this later.

2.5 stars. Chilled out vibes. No classic standing out though.

It was okay

No muy fan. De ese electrónico repetitivo que al menos a mí me cansa y me aburre.

Well, ambient techno. I have Orbital occasionally in my Apple Music curated playlist, so some of the tracks on Snivilisation were familiar to me. It's nice background music, but nothing I'd listen to intentionally.

Never heard of this artist. Just by the name of the artist, had a feeling it was going to be mainly instrumental and almost electronic. Pretty cool.

it was ok. Vocals over electronica are a no go for me

Can’t believe this was 1994….

Wow. What a surprise. Never heard it before and it’s such a beauty.

I think my productivity went up whilst listening to this so might be one for the occasional work rotation, but found it a bit tedious at times.

Back to the unfamiliar, which is nice! However, this album was a bit of a tough listen. I’m sure in the mid-nineties this was very new and boundary pushing but to modern ears it sounds like someone who is new to the genre and is cramming as many samples as they can into most songs. At times it was a pretty hard listen. The highlights were the more ambient tracks where less is more.

It was either a four or a two. This didn’t feel like a middle of the road album. I liked a lot of the songs way more than I thought I would. But ultimately now I have feelings about albums I just felt it was wayyy too long.

One day I'll work out the difference between Orbital and The Orb. Today is not that day. Feels like a great version of bleep bloop music in any case.

Luke warm tea

Twas paired very well with my crazily dark and foggy drive (with lots of car lights) to work and back! Never really bothered listening to this group, so came as a nice surprise.

I’d say this is a reigned in album from the bothers when compared to other albums from the duo which could be perceived as a little too frantic for some. Because of this it would be a great introduction into the techno world of Orbital. 30 years old, and these days dare I say it sounds quite iconic of those raving years…orbital highly influenced the genre of electronica. Nice to hear this album in full again, think I may have bought this on cd in a charity shop for a quid in the early noughties ! A quid well spent.

As John Peele once said: "It's a bit much for a Tuesday. " Maybe it's a case of 'you should have been there'? To be fair, it sounded okay on my run, but when I was done with running, there was still half to go. A bit long for me and not quite my flavour of EDM

Bleep bleep

My annoyance towards the list and even some hate towards the creator of the list grows a lot, when I hear albums like this. I can't and won't listen to the British DJs. Their albums are full of crap. I got it after I've listened to 3 of them from this list. Now I think I got through more than 10 of them. Of course everybody is allowed to have preferences, but stuff like this album should never belong to this list. Get this off. 1.5/5.

Orbiting a 1 star more like. At times reminded me of a PS1 pause menu so it gets 1.5 for taking me back to my childhood.

As a society we need to stop enabling this.

I can't think of a time when this would be something I want to listen to. Not catchy or groovy enough to want to dance, not chill enough to put on in the background, not interesting enough to focus on. And some of the songs really drag on for way too long.

Great focus music.

Techno? More like Heck-No.

Actually unlistenable

Este no es lo disco de Orbital que debería estar aquí.

на удивление разные и та с пианино даже затягивает. но в среднем это для тех кто в игры не играет, в играх такого навалом

Great synth soundscape.

I want my 75 minutes back. I mean it. Why did I have to listen to this? What cultural impact does this album have? Not much. What about the quality? It's mid. This album is mid. It is yet another boring, long-as-hell 90s British electronica album. I literally don't even feel like writing a ton for this one. Just read my review of Haunted Dancehall by the Sabres of Paradise. That's how I feel about this album but to a marginally lesser extent. This shit is still uninteresting and unimportant. Haunted Dancehall is still worse, but these albums are way to similar for both or even one of them to be on the list. And of FUCKING course, there are TWO Orbital albums on the list! They barely even deserve one, especially when great artists like MF DOOM, Louis Armstrong, and Weezer don't have shit on this list! I'm upset. 1/5.

eh

Pre: don't know much about orbital other than the name and listening to Halcyon and On and On a bunch as part of the Hackers soundtrack I have a 20 year old file somewhere on my computer names sbtechno.mp3, which Strong Bad making a techno song via saying stupid stuff. I swear it sounds exactly like 1:07->2:14 of Sad but True (I found it under "The System Is Down" on spotify, verify for yourself) I couldn't finish this. I was at least excited about having some background music to work to and I couldn't even use it for that. Usually not finishing is a 1, bumping to a 2 because I'm pretty sure at least some of the issue is my mood

This is a new artist to me, so expectations going into it… Oh, it’s electronic dance music, that explains why I’m not familiar with these guys. It’s fine background music, I guess. I have definitely found that this genre is not my cup of tea, so it goes.

Huh, wanted to like this more, but after a song or 2 it wasn't even holding my attention in the periphery.

Just ok, it quickly melted into background noise and I hardly noticed when the album finished.

Revolutionary at the time I'm sure. Now it's background music for working a tech job.

This reminds of a soundtrack to an IMAX film

Decent background music for doing other things.

It's fine as background music, it's just not really to my taste.

The first song was pretty vibey. Not sold on the second this far. Melody on sad but true kinda vibes. crash and carry is pretty decent too. The songs following up to kein trink wasser are just okay. It feels sound track like but it goes on a long time. It is now overstaying it's welcome.

Nice one

its alright all these weak ass idm albums that this websites been giving me have made be realize how good aphex twin is. i like the marimba sounding synth thing on science friction a lot the way it bounces around my ears is very enjoyable not gonna lie

Bien

As terrible as the other Orbital album on this list. Not much to add,just a very boring and outdated style.

Too much all at once, but definitely groovy and DEFINITELY original!

Largely dull, definitely overlong. If I could have any time back, I'd be requesting this 75 minutes.

Honestly not that bad. It's long, but it's easy to have on in the background.

Bit weird but funky

This is exactly the album I would want if I was going out clubbing today. Unfortunately for them, that is not on today’s agenda.

While different from each other, each song was too monotonous for me.

I guess if I were to get into EDM, I'd probably like this?

Appréciation similaire à l'autre Orbital, pas grand chose à dire de plus. 6/10

A far more engaging electronic album than The Prodigy album of the same year.

Si ascolta volentieri.

It was fine, but I don't think two Orbital albums need to be on the list. This one was just less enjoyable than Orbital 2. Best Songs: Forever, Sad but True Worst Songs: Philosophy by Numbers, Attached

Favourite tracks: crash and carry; are we here?

Not a fan of this kind of electronic music. 2.3 stars

Quality seconds I’ll never get back

Worth another listen, some neat percussion.

Not gonna lie...the second half isn't bad

Orbital presents "2000's DVD menu background music : the soundtrack"

# Album Name: Snivilisation # Artist: Orbital # Rating: 1/5 # Comments: If i was bender from futurama, i suspect this is what i would listen to. Honestly, i knew as soon as the first song started playing that i would probably not like this album. I stuck with it. I wanted to give it a chance. But honestly, wtf is this. I'd try to imagine where i would listen to this album? Background music for work? Nope. For enjoyment? Nope. In a club? Nope. Should i be high as a kite? i'd honestly have to be. I just dont get it. Its weird cos Halcyon on and on is one of the best electronic tunes. And it came from the same dudes that made this?! No way does Orbital need at least (hopefully no more) than 2 albums on this damn list. # Top Tunes: fuck knows. # Would I listen to it again? Honestly, nope.

Trippy

A whooping 80k in sales? No wonder we needed this in the list. The bad news is it’s really not very good, the good news is we’re gonna give you 75 minutes worth of it. It’s not really music at all, just annoying blips and boops, with an occasional spoken word or moan added in. Even in a discount bin this is no bargain. But I managed to get through it, so 2 stars.

I’ve never heard of Orbital before, but I’ve enjoyed a lot of the electronica music that I’ve reviewed so far, so I expect I’ll probably enjoy this album too. I enjoyed this album quite a bit, and it’s definitely in the upper tier of electronica albums I’ve listened to, especially from the nineties. I was a bit daunted by this album’s run time when I was reading about it, but the 75 minutes that I spent listening to it really flew by. The music was really varied, and I liked all of the elements that went into it. A few notes on some specific songs I liked: -The flame noises at the end of “Forever” were really cool, and they went along perfectly with the speech about condemnation. -“I Wish I Had Duck Feet” reminded me of Crystal Castles (I love their music, don’t like Ethan Kath), with the vibrating effect that they used on the vocals (I think “Magic Spells” is the song it reminded me of) -“Science Friction” was probably my favorite song on the album. I loved the lighter musical tones that were used. -I loved the piano on "Kein Trink Wasser,” it added a really great eighties vibe to the overall sound. -Even though it was the shortest part of the album, "Quality Seconds" was awesome, with its heavy rock sound This was a really good album overall. It’s not something I’d listen to every day, but I’ll definitely come back to it at some point.

ahugavert drasl

Decent, mostly long instrumentals. Not sure why there's at least two albums by them on the list. Didn't really wow me

Alkuun otti hetken lämmetä, mutta varsin rentoa konemusaa ja ainakin työpäivän taustamusana toimi kivasti. Voisi olla ihan mielenkiintoista tutustua muuhunkin tuotantoon joka ainakin oman suoratoiston perusteella on kerännyt merkittävästi enemmän kuuntelijoita.

Siedettävä, mut etenkin kaks vikaa biisiä vaati tai ainakin kasvatti luonnetta, et jaksoi loppuun asti

Repetitive and very long Standout song: Are we here

Forever // Sad but True // Kein Trink Wasser //

3.5★. Liked this a lot, and more than Orbital 2. A little too repetitive to be actively listened to in its entirety, but at the same with enough flashes to steal your attention at intervals.

This is incredibly unique

I don’t believe there are words in my language that can properly explain what I felt when the first started playing. Fear mixed with anger along with some helplessness. Depression came when I scrolled down to see that the album was over an hour long. The only sense of joy came when it was finally over. There was a couple moments that I could stop hating and appreciate how solid the production was, but not for long. 2/5

Fuck this was long. I liked some of this as background music while working, but it was hard to get through the whole thing. I assume this is a pro for people who are into this kind of music, but it ended up as a con for me. This falls into the "it's good for what it is" bucket. 2.4

It didn't really connect with me.

it's electronic, yeah. It was background music while clearing the Leyndell, Royal Capital Outskirts. I'm going to burn that tree.

So slow. I can see why people like it though.

It's not that I disliked it, it's just that I have no idea what the fuck it's doing on this list.

Yuck, this was not good.

I actually quite enjoy this horrendously titled album when it focuses on the ambient jazzy techno. The opening song is a great example. What I don’t like is Goldfrapp, the length and “Quality Seconds” in particular.

There's a special place in my heart for this album, even though I haven't listened to it in a long time. I discovered Orbital around the time I started my first year of college (2009), which was a time of great musical exploration for me, going to club nights and gigs in the city for the first time, and of course music festivals. I actually got free tickets to see Orbital that year (or maybe it was the year after) and went with a friend, had a brilliant time. This album was always my favourite of theirs, so takes me back to those days. Theirs some really interesting blending of styles on here, and the few vocals there are offer interesting critique of technology's impact of society, advertising, and also the crackdown on electronic music in the 90s. I'm not sure if I picked up on all that before, but after a couple of closer listens it all makes sense. The standout tracks for me are Forever, Kein Trink Wasser, and Are We Here, but there's not really any weak tracks imo.

So many sounds! And all at once! Got kinda annoyed on my hour drive. Didn’t hate Kein Trink Wasser, it had something going for it. The rest? Nah! Too busy to be background music and not catchy enough to make me wanna dance or move in any kind of way

This would have been a kickass video game soundtrack. After "Orbital 2" put a sour taste in my mouth over two years ago, this finally won me over. Great boops, great beeps, can imagine Earthworm Jim shooting over it - only three things a good electronica album needs.

Hard to rate this one - there are some parts when its really captivating and interesting, and others where it seems to be a bit drawn out. An interesting listen nonetheless and I could see myself maybe coming back to this at some point

I gave all the songs a shot, but I just really dislike this type of music. 1/5

Really enjoyed it but a tad long in the end which knocks it down from a 4 star.

1.5 boring old electrónica

This is just about the same as listening to my alarm go off for an hour and 15 minutes. This was a pretty excruciating listen for me.

Perhaps my mood is just improved from when I had to trudge through Orbital 2, or Brown Album, but seemingly controversially I found this album to be just barely better than its predecessor. I think that comes from far more engaging hooks that feel less "holier than thou" in their delivery, as well as just catching my attention for longer periods. However, Orbital still tries to fight these enjoyable aspects by creating songs that refuse to end filled with frankly obnoxious verbal interjections that don't pose the same intrigue or mystery as an act like Boards of Canada, nor does the album do anything interesting with these chilled out grooves, just letting them hang for multiple minutes with no variation to a degree where I can only imagine a listener is blown away if they are tripping in some other way. A build up to a climax is always great, but stop edging me Orbital, seriously. Your contemporaries are way better, and I really don't want to resort to faking it.

Robo Mr. Krabs would love this one. Imo this album lands right im that area where it is too repetitive/boring/uninteresting to listen to actively, but too loud/energetic/annoying to have as background music. Just meh 2/5

Perhaps fantastic in 1994, with respect to technology available at the time. Now, Electronic music has developed so much since then, and today this just sounds dull

Soulless.

Sú var tíðin þegar ég gat hlustað endalaust á Orbital. Hef ekki alveg sama áhuga núna, en þetta er allt í lagi.

meh

Tiresome.

Interesting to listen to. It's funny to me to see that this was recorded in the beginning of the 90s. There's something timeless to it.