Label Decca/Universal Distribution
Release Date Aug 24, 2010
Genre: Electronic
1. Aquarium Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
2. Nimrod Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
3. Alto Giove Nicola Porpora (1686 - 1768)
4. Peer Gynt Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
5. Arioso Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
6. Lark Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
7. Sonnambula Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
8. Paradisum Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
9. Pavane Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
10. Clavier Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
11. Babbino Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
12. Swan Lake Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
An incredible fusion of classical, electronic & pop styles, Orbit brings us arrangements of works both well known and less familiar, by Vaughan Williams, Grieg, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Bellini and Porpora. Orbit's fantastic interpretations of these pieces could only be the result of his deep exploration of classical music and his years of immersion and zen-like understanding of electronic instrumentation. 26 tracks
Madonna once said of William Orbit that he probably didn't realize how talented he is. This is a producer and musician who has already worked with U2, Sugababes, Depeche Mode, Pink, Prince, Blur, Katie Melua and Robbie Williams. Yet Madonna - whose bestselling album Ray of Light was co-created and produced by Orbit - knows what she's talking about.
William Orbit is one of those secret stars whose names are known only to professionals in the business and who prefer to stay out of the limelight. A highly gifted, introverted Londoner, who has been known to exasperate the American pop diva - for example, in the studio when he would suddenly become unapproachable: "He had a tendency to put his headphones on and disappear into his own world," Madonna recalled with some amusement. "I had to tap him on the shoulder and say, 'Um, what are you doing? Excuse me? We're making a record together'."
That was over twelve years ago, during which period Ray of Light has chalked up sales of more than 20 million, though William Orbit is one of those people you could imagine having been a little terrified by such success.
It wasn't long, however, before Orbit landed another bestseller that was even more surprising, and this time under his own name. The album that became a surprise hit was called Pieces in a Modern Style, a CD on which he artfully remixed classical pieces by George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Erik Satie, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel, Samuel Barber and other composers, transforming them into fragile, daydreamlike electropop melodies. In a manner not heard before, Orbit combines the classics with electronics to make a lulling, chill-out ambient sound. The single release of Barber's Adagio for Strings reached position 4 on the British charts. Madonna - "she loves classical music" (Orbit) - was so excited by it that she released the album in America on her own "Maverick" label. The artist responsible for it, however, was so overwhelmed that he retired from the public eye. In recent years he's been enjoying the peace and quiet. Now Orbit is back with Pieces in a Modern Style 2. This time he has remixed as "classical trip hop" pieces by composers including Camille Saint-Sans, Edward Elgar, Edvard Grieg, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gabriel Faur, Giacomo Puccini and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
瑪丹娜御用電音大師William Orbit，成功打造Blur、Robbie Williams、Pink、All Saints及U2後，再掀trip-hop-classics跨界音樂新浪潮!原為舞曲界天師級掌門人，以電影「海灘」主題曲Pure Shores (All Saints)及Ray Of Light(Madonna)擄獲全球流行樂迷青睞。
99年將電影「前進高棉」主題音樂Adagio for Strings以電氣手法解構，經由Trance大師Ferry Corsten巧手混音後，在千禧年一時風靡，引領取樣古典融入當代流行的音樂時尚潮。2000年誕生了滾石雜誌盛讚的驚世大碟”Pieces In A Modern Style”，証明他優雅的音樂素養，創意運用純粹的音樂力量，讓人們自心中得到釋放。十年後全新作品”Pieces In A Modern Style 2”，不僅是入行30年紀念大碟，更是超越前作的絕讚續篇!一舉將Puccini、Bellini、Elgar、Bach、Tchaikovsky、Grieg及Faure等人經典名作”電氣化”，漫遊無邊際的夢想空間及心靈淨地，絕非〈讚嘆〉兩字可以盡述!
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