Back to Mine

Orbital | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B000068772
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,104 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Knack - John Barry & His Orchestra

2. Justice To The People - Lee Perry & The Upsetters

3. Babaloo - DSR

4. Spice - Eon

5. Love & ury - The Tornadoes

6. We Have Come To Bless The House - Severed Heads

7. Ska'ed For Life - Orbital

8. Schulmaedchen Report (title theme) - Gert Wilden & Orchestra

9. Kamikaze - PJ Harvey

10. Celebrate The Bullet - The Elected

11. No Idea - Earth Leakage Trip

12. Lost Property - The Divine Comedy

13. Pal Pal Teri Yaad - Falguni Pathak

14. Half Stepper - Hyper-On-Experience

15. Don't Burn Your Bridges - Susan Cadogan

16. Living In The Past - Jethro Tull

17. Network Twenty Three - Tangerine Dream

18. New Bass Hippo - Plaid

19. The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe - Robert Mellin Orchestra

Editorial Reviews

ORBITAL Back To Mine (2002 US issue CD album featuring 19 tracks personally selected and mixed by the Hartnoll brothers complete with picture sleeve)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Keep your mind open, people!, September 9, 2004

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Mark Wehrenberg (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back to Mine (Audio CD)

I bought this cd when it first came out, and at first I was a little disappointed. I can see now that my expectations as a serious Orbital fan were strongly influencing my opinion of the album. Listening to it now, a couple years later, I've reformed my opinion. Taken on its own, distinct from the rest of Orbital's work, it's a great listen! It's an eclectic mix of vintage, electronic, raggae/ska and more, that somehow doesn't sound too forced. This is what the Hartnoll's would listen to, it's not what they sound like, so don't expect it to sound like Orbital (except, of course, on Ska'd For Life). Definitely worth a listen for anyone with a diverse musical palette who's looking for something a little unconventional.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Was reluctant to buy after reading the reviews..., November 4, 2002

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"joleypoley" (Holden, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back to Mine (Audio CD)

But I really love orbital, and have loved all their works, so I took a risk and bought it. And while I can agree that the songs are quite eclectic and very different, I LOVE the variety and seeing where they get their inspiration. If you buy it expecting an orbital CD, you'll be disappointed. But if you buy it expecting a mix CD of some far out stuff, I think you'll enjoy it. It makes for great background music, because you're constantly like "wait, what the heck is this? this is awesome!" and it may not be electronica, but I have quite a varied taste of music that I like, and its nice to see that orbital does too.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not a must-have, July 19, 2002

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Brian Dolan (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back to Mine (Audio CD)

I'm an orbital fan, and find most of the BTM series a touch on the dull side, even when I like the artist behind them. This one isn't an exception. Maybe if if you liked some of the others, you'll dig this. I enjoy a lot of the songs, and the eclectic mix, but it doesn't really come together -- the mood's a little schizoid. Plus the sound quality isn't that great -- I really get the impression that the jethro tull & lee perry tracks are coming straight off some beat up vinyl these guys have lying around, and played on a not that great turntable. There's a kind of charm to that, I guess, but my dubbed-from-cd cassette of schulmadchen report sounds a lot better than the version on this cd. In a nutshell, there's nothing to hate about this, but now I'm wishing I had read some reviews before picking it up impulsively...