William Orbit
Ambient-house pioneer and master remixer William Orbit (real name William Wainwright) began his musical career in the early-'80s band Torch Song. When the group broke up, he remained in the studio to learn the ropes and began to provide remixes for artists, including Madonna, Prince, the Human League, Erasure and Belinda Carlisle. Orbit concurrently recorded his own material under the name Strange Cargo and released three albums during the late '80s and early '90s. He occasionally records as Bass-O-Matic and founded Guerilla and O Records. During 1997, he worked with Madonna as the main producer for her electronica-oriented LP Ray of Light. It won Grammy awards for Best Pop Album and Best Dance Recording. Ray of Light's success led to a host of remixing and production work, including Blur's 1999 album 13.
John Bush, All-Music Guide
Album: Torch Song - Toward the Unknown Region
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Released 1995 on Warner Music UK. Produced and mixed by William Orbit.
Single: Water From a Vine Leaf
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Released 1993 on Virgin Records. Tracks 1 & 5 mixed by William Orbit. Tracks 2 & 3 mixed by Spooky. Track 4 mixed by Underworld. Vocals by Beth Orton.
Album: The Best Of Strange Cargos
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Released 1996 on I.R.S Records.
Album: Strange Cargo - Hinterland
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Released 1995 on Warner Music UK Ltd/N-Gram Recordings. This is the forth album in the Stange Cargo Series. This is a must for the amazing Xylem Flow Mix of Water From a Vine Leaf, which is a trance gem that is way ahead of its time.
Album: The Electric Chamber - Pieces in a Modern Style
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Released 1995 on Warner Music UK Ltd/N-Gram Recordings.
Single: Barber's Adagio for Strings
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Released 12/99 on Warner Music UK. Written by Samuel Barber and arranged, produced and performed by William Orbit. Additional production on track 2 by Ferry Corsten. The original William Orbit version of Barber's Adagio for Strings was the tear jerker used in the film Platoon. Needless to say the Ferry Corsten remix is a strange combination of moods for a dance track. It's an anthemic pounding trancer with big build-ups and that deep melancholy tune in the mid-track breakdown. But it works well, as Ferry Corsten has produced yet another trance monster that's being played every five minutes on the radio and by most DJ's. OK, so it's already been played to death and i'm already a little tired of it, BUT i'd be more than happy if it can it remove Cliff Richard and that Millenium Prayer from the number one spot - or do we have to surgically remove him and his choir of bratts?
CDS: William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings
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Released 1999 on Warner Music. Thanks to Brian Harris for this information.
12": Ravel's Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
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Released 4/00 on Warner Music UK. Written by Maurice Ravel and arranged, produced and performed by William Orbit. Additional production on track 2 by Ferry Corsten. This is the second single from the 'Pieces in a Modern Style' album, and a hard act to follow given the success of Adagio for Strings a few months back. However, Ferry Corsten has yet again provided an excellent, if not slightly predictable remix, making this a worthy purchase.
Single: Ravel's Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
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Released 4/00 on Warner Music UK. Written by Maurice Ravel and arranged, produced and performed by William Orbit. Additional production on track 2 & 5 by Ferry Corsten. Thanks to Brian Harris for this information.
Other Info:
For moe information on William Orbit see the official web site at www.williamorbit.com.
