Monsters Exist
Monsters Exist is the ninth studio album by Orbital, released on 14 September 2018 through their own ACP label.[4] It is their first studio album in six years (their last studio album Wonky was released in 2012) and the first since they reformed for the second time in 2017.
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Released | 14 September 2018 | |||
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Label | ACP | |||
Producer | Orbital | |||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Monsters Exist" | 5:52 |
2. | "Hoo Hoo Ha Ha" | 4:04 |
3. | "The Raid" | 5:00 |
4. | "P.H.U.K." | 7:25 |
5. | "Tiny Foldable Cities" | 5:45 |
6. | "Buried Deep Within" | 4:27 |
7. | "Vision OnE" | 5:44 |
8. | "The End Is Nigh" | 4:36 |
9. | "There Will Come a Time" (featuring Professor Brian Cox) | 7:13 |
Total length: | 50:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Kaiju" | 5:25 |
11. | "A Long Way from Home" | 1:30 |
12. | "Analogue Test Oct 16" | 3:06 |
13. | "Fun with the System" | 4:15 |
14. | "Dressing Up in Other People's Clothes" | 4:37 |
15. | "To Dream Again" | 4:38 |
16. | "There Will Come a Time" (Instrumental) | 7:13 |
17. | "Tiny Foldable Cities" (Kareful Remix) | 3:36 |
Total length: | 84:26 |
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The Arts Deck | |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 6/10[10] |
PopMatters | 8/10[11] |
Q | |
Release Magazine | 10/10[13] |
Slant Magazine | |
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The album received generally positive reviews.
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 143 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 110 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] | 43 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] | 11 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 12 |
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References
- "Orbital - Tiny Foldable Cities". YouTube. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Orbital - P.H.U.K." YouTube. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "Orbital - The End Is Nigh". YouTube. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Cetin, Marissa. "Orbital announce Monsters Exist, their first album in six years". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Monsters Exist (Deluxe Edition)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Reviews for Monsters Exist by Orbital". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- Simpson, Paul. "Monsters Exist – Orbital". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- Oddy, Guy. "CD: Orbital - Monsters Exist". The Arts Deck. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- Wylde, Nicoletta. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Garrat, John. "Orbital's Cellar Monsters and Cosmic Despair". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- A return to form have they made. [Oct 2018, p.115]
- Whyte, Mike. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Release Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- Goller, Josh. "Orbital - Monsters Exist". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- The cumulative effect is upbeat jubilation. [Oct 2018, p.30]
- "Ultratop.be – Orbital – Monsters Exist" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- "Ultratop.be – Orbital – Monsters Exist" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- "Irish Albums Chart: 21 September 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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