Abolition of the Royal Familia

Abolition of the Royal Familia is the sixteenth studio album by English ambient house duo the Orb. The album was released on 27 March 2020 via Cooking Vinyl.[12] It includes contributions from Youth, Roger Eno, Gaudi, David Harrow and Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy (System 7).[13]

Abolition of the Royal Familia
Studio album by the Orb
Released	27 March 2020
Genre	Ambient house
Length	77:45
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	The Orb
The Orb chronology
No Sounds Are Out of Bounds (2018) Abolition of the Royal Familia (2020)
Singles from Abolition of the Royal Familia
"Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)" Released: 6 December 2019[1] "Hawk Kings"

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.0/10[2]
Metacritic	75/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Mojo	[5]
musicOMH	[6]
Paste	6.8/10[7]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[8]
Q	[9]
Release Magazine	7/10[10]
Uncut	[11]

Track listing

Abolition of the Royal Familia track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Daze" (Missing & Messed Up Mix)	2:52
2.	"House of Narcotics" (Opium Wars Mix)	6:07
3.	"Hawk Kings" (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)	4:57
4.	"Honey Moonies" (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)	5:02
5.	"Pervitin" (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)	4:10
6.	"Afros, Afghans and Angels" (Helgö Treasure Chest)	6:10
7.	"Shape Shifters (In Two Parts)" (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)	10:51
8.	"Say Cheese" (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)	5:27
9.	"Ital Orb" (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)	7:17
10.	"The Queen of Hearts" (Princess of Clubs Mix)	5:05
11.	"The Weekend It Rained Forever" (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))	12:30
12.	"Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy" (L'anse Aux Meadows Mix)	7:17
Total length:		77:45

Charts

Sales chart performance for Abolition of the Royal Familia

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	99
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	6
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	62

See also

• List of 2020 albums

References

1. "The Orb: Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)". 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019 – via YouTube.
2. "The Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. "Reviews for Abolition of the Royal Familia by The Orb". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
4. Kellman, Andy (3 May 2020). "The Orb – Abolition of the Royal Familia". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
5. Further confirmation, then, that this stalwart of the rave generation, with a little help from his friends, still has plenty of fire left in his belly. [May 2020. p.89]
6. Devlin, Ben (27 March 2020). "The Orb – Abolition Of The Royal Familia". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
7. Ham, Robert (27 March 2020). "The Orb Preaches Abolition of the Royal Familia, But Will Anyone Heed the Call?". Paste. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
8. Cardew, Ben (31 March 2020). "The Orb - Abolition Of The Royal Familia". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
9. There's still vigour in The Orb's ambient house vision. [Jun 2020, p.105]
10. Whyte, Mike (2 April 2020). "The Orb - Abolition of the Royal Familia". Release Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
11. Erratic but still occasionally sublime. [Jun 2020, p.37]
12. Posner, Nina (6 December 2019). "The Orb to release 17th album, Abolition Of The Royal Familia". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
13. Strauss, Matthew (6 December 2019). "The Orb Announce New Album Abolition of the Royal Familia, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
14. "Ultratop.be – The Orb – Abolition of the Royal Familia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.