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ORBITAL PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 5th August 2025
A playlist celebrating the music of Orbital, featuring sample sources, influences & deep cuts.
Edwin Astley - Theme From The Saint [RCA Victor/Legacy]
Orbital - The Saint [FFRR]
The Shadows - Man Of Mystery [EMI]
Orbital - Speed Freak [London]
John Barry - Theme From The Persuaders [UMOD (Universal Music On Demand)]
Orbital - The Box (Untitled Version 1) [Internal]
Orbital & Lady Leshurr - Wonky
Orbital - Tiny Foldable Cities (6 Music Session, 14 Sep 2018)
Orbital - Home (The Hottest Day On Record Mix) [London]
Orbital - Walkabout (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session, 5 Aug 1993)
Orbital - Lush [London Music]
ORBITAL LIVE (320kbs-m4a/275mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 5th August 2025
Two hours of Orbital live on stage at the BBC. Includes the full Biggest Weekend performance in Belfast in 2018, plus extended Glastonbury highlights.
Orbital - Lush (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Impact (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - P.H.U.K. (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Wonky (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Tiny Foldable Cities (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Satan (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Halcyon + On + On (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Belfast (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - The End Is Nigh (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Chime (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Where's It Going? (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Doctor? (The Biggest Weekend, Belfast 2018)
Orbital - Sad But True (Glastonbury 1995)
Orbital - Remind (Glastonbury 1995)
Orbital - Don't Stop Me (Glastonbury 2010)
Orbital - Deepest (Glastonbury 2024)
Orbital - Halcyon + On + On (Glastonbury 2024)
Orbital - Spicy (with Melanie C) (Glastonbury 2024)
Orbital - Belfast (Glastonbury 2024)
ORBITAL AT THE BBC (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 5th August 2025
Dive into Orbital at the BBC over the last 30 years with a selection of their best sessions, mixes and interviews. Paul and Phil Hartnoll chat through their career with Chris Hawkins, Radcliffe & Maconie and Steve Lamacq. There's a brilliant half hour mix recorded for Mary Anne-Hobbs in 2022 as well as selected tracks from exclusive sessions in 1993, 1994 and for Lauren Laverne in 2018.
Orbital & David Holmes & Mike Garry - Tonight In Belfast [London Music Stream Ltd.]
Orbital - Walkabout (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session, 5 Aug 1993)
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar [Kirshner]
Anna B Savage - The Ghost [City Slang]
Scott Walker - It's Raining Today [Philips]
Orbital - Impact (BBC Session 03/08/1994)
Orbital - Are We Here (BBC Session 03/08/1994)
Orbital - Smiley [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital (feat. Anna B Savage) - Home (The Hottest Day On Record Mix) [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - Numbers [Orbital Recordings]
Penelope Isles & Orbital - Are You Alive? [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - Spicy [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - The Box (Joris Voorn Remix)
Orbital - The Box [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - The Girl (Floex Remix) [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - Belfast (Yotto Remix) [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - Impact (Rich NxT Remix) [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - You Are The Frequency [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - The Moebius [London]
Orbital - Tiny Foldable Cities [ACP Recordings]
Orbital - Dŵr Budr [London Music Stream]
Orbital - Unknown
ORBITAL - BREEZEBLOCK 05.11.2001 (320kbs/107mb/47mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 5th November 2001
Unknown - Theme From "Company Of Wolves" [White Label]
Cocteau Twins - Corelei [4AD]
Orbital - Illuminate [White Label]
Dead Kennedys - Ill In The Head [Cherry Red]
Sujatma - Mai Jaana [Nevos]
Severed Heads - A Recall Of The Empire [Nettwork]
Severed Heads - A Million Angels [Nettwork]
John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me [Cime]
The Beat - Tears Of A Clown [Two Tone]
Jean Michael Jarre - Zooloor 3 [Epic]
Orbital & Alabama 3 - Scarred For Life [White Label]
DOA - Liar For Hire [White Label]
Squarepusher - Schizm Track #2 Mix [Warp]
Divine Comedy - Sunrise [Setanta]
ORBITAL - RESIDENCY: OLD AND NEW DISCOVERIES (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 24th February 2023
For their last show Orbital play a selection of dancefloor favourites, a mix old faithfuls and new discoveries with music from Yush, Manami, Logic1000 and Aphex Twin.
Orbital - Moon Princess
Plaid - Object Orient
Aphex Twin - Analogue Bubble Bath
Charlotte Adigéry - Cliche (Soulwax Remix)
Logic 1000 - Rush
Yushh - Same Same
God Within - Daylight
Orbital - Day One
Manami - Rain Dance
Makesome Breaksome - Let's Dance
Backdraft - Labrat
Roni Size - Dirty Beats (Bushwacka! Remix)
Krafty Kuts - Blowout
Three Lines - Soothsayer Dub v2
Acid Party Yobs - Crying and Smoking
Dreamland - MSTR
ORBITAL - RESIDENCY: ACID AND JUNGLE (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 17th February 2023
Orbital play some of their favourite acid and jungle records from the early 90s, with music from 808 State, E Z-Rollers and Hardfloor plus an exclusive track from their album.
Maurice Joshua & Hot Hands - This Is Acid
Hardfloor - Acperiennce
Curcuit Breaker - Overkill
Bam Bam - Where's Your Child
808 State - Flow Coma
Orbital - Home
Hyper On Experience - Half Steeper
Hyper On Experience - Disturbance
Spring Heel Jack - Take 1
Hyper On Experience - Lords Of The Null Lines (Foul Play Remix)
Orbital - Requiem Of The Pre Apocalypse
E-Z Rollers - Rolled Into One
ORBITAL - RESIDENCY: BREAKBEAT (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 10th February 2023
Rave pioneers Orbital play sounds from the noughties breakbeat era featuring faves such as Plump DJs, Evil 9 and Meat Katie. Plus there's an exclusive play of their new single.
Mondo Paradiso - Fallen Angel (Angel Remix)
Orbital - Impact (30 Years Later And The Earth Is Still Burning Mix)
Santos - Electro
Aquasky vs. Masterblaster - Thru the Fire (Backdraft Remix)
Plump DJs - Rocket Soul
Evil Nine - Crooked
Zero - Emit/Collect (Rennie Pilgrim's Agatha Stomp Mix)
Elektronaughts - Bumper (Obscene Frequenzy Wasted Mix)
Lee Coombs & Meat Katie - The Hum
Orbital - Are You Alive?
ORBITAL - RESIDENCY: INFLUENCES (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 3rd February 2023
Electronic music pioneers Orbital run through some records that influenced their sound from the early 90s. Including plenty of Bleep techno and early rave innovations on Warp Records and artists including the futuristic LFO, Coco Steel and Fuse.
Coco Steel & Lovebomb - Feel It
Datrua - Devotion
Eon - Spice (J Saul Kane Mix)
L.F.O. - L.F.O.
Elite Force - Bombing The Subway
PMT - Gyromancer (False Prophet Mix)
Sweet Exorcist - Testone
Nightmares On Wax - Dextrous
The Step - Yeah You (Robert Gordon Mix)
Midi Rain - Crack Train
Orbital - Omen
Nightmares On Wax - Aftermath
Orbital - Are We Here (Dusky Remix)
L.F.O. Vs. Fuse - Loop
ORBITAL - DESERT ISLAND DISCO 17.02.23 (320kbs-m4a/44mb/19mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 17th February 2023
Orbital take you to the Desert Island Disco with a very special mix, as they release their brand new album Optical Delusion.
Midi Rain - The Crack Train [Vinyl Solution]
Lowdown & MKJAY - Afterhours [This Isn't Bristol]
Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Sorry I Am Late (Richy Ahmed Remix) [FFRR]
Fusi & Johnson - Jackpot (Spektre Remix) [Tribal Vision]
Victor Lou - Ghouse [Blackartel]
Orbital - The Box (Joris Voorn Remix) [Orbital Recordings Ltd]
Meat Beat Manifesto - Radio Babylon [Play It Again Sam USA]
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray [Rham!]
Ubik - Ram Raid [Zoom]
Intro (320kbs-m4a/12mb/5mins)
ORBITAL - MARY ANNE HOBBS MIX 29.07.22 (320kbs-m4a/68mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th July 2022
Orbital, the electronic music duo comprised of brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll, take over this week's Friday Guest Mix celebrating a 30 year anniversary with new album 30 Something, featuring a host of reworks, remakes, remixes and re-imaginings of landmark Orbital tracks.
Orbital - Smiley [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital (Feat. Anna B Savage) - Home (The Hottest Day On Record Mix) [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - Numbers [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital & Penelope Isles - Are You Alive? [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - Spicy [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - The Box (Joris Voorn Remix)
Orbital - The Box [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - The Girl (Floex Remix) [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - Belfast (Yotto Remix) [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - Impact (Rich NxT Remix) [Orbital Recordings]
Orbital - You Are The Frequency [Orbital Recordings]
ORBITAL - FESTIVAL GUEST MIX (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 25th July 2020
Orbital provide a special Festival Guest Mix to mark the weekend that Blue Dot Festival should have been taking place at Jodrell Bank.
Orbital - Are We Here (Intro)
Orbital - There Will Come A Time (Excerpt)
Goldfrapp - Anymore
Hot Chip - Positive
Soulwax - Movement 3
Pixies - Cecilia Ann
Orbital - There Will Come a Time (We Will Die Mix)
Jon Hopkins - Neon Pattern Drum
Orbital - Numbers
Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
Orbital - Are We Here
ORBITAL - BREEZEBLOCK 09.04.01 (320kbs/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 9th April 2001
Dub Syndicate - The Show Is Coming [On-U-Sound]
Newcleus - Automan [Vogue]
The Selector - Celebrate The Bullet [White Label]
Jill Scott - One Is The Magic # [Epic]
Crucifix - Annihilation [Southern]
Spacer - Contrazoom [Pussy]
Divine Comedy - Lost Property [EMI]
Plaid - Squance [Warp]
Maria Callas - Vissi D'Arte [White Label]
The Tornados - Love And Fury [Repertoire]
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray [Rham!]
Queens Of The Stoneage - The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret [Interscope]
Orbital - Last Thing [FFRR]
Falguni Pathak - Pal Pal Teri Yaad [Sony]
Susan Cadogan - Don't Burn Your Bridges [Trojan]
P.J. Harvey - Kamikaze [Island]
The Specials - Nite Klub [2 Tone]
ORBITAL - 6 MIX 27.06.04 (PART 1) (320kbs/132mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th June 2004
Orbital - You Lot
Freestylers - Push Up (Plump DJ's Remix)
Bill Vega & New Decade - Mind Beats
Meat Beat Manifesto - Edge Of No Control (Take Control Orbital Reply)
Fex - Last Train
Ron Grainer - Doctor Who Theme
Kraftwerk - Computer World
The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both of Us
Severed Heads - Dead Eyes Opened
Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop Don't Stop
Section 25 - Looking From A Hilltop (Restructure)
ORBITAL - 6 MIX 27.06.04 (PART 2) (320kbs/135mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th June 2004
Double Black - Pipe Dream
Aquasky Vs. Master Blaster - Sevilee (General Midi Mix)
Rennie Pilgrim - Some Place Funky (Plump DJ's Remix)
Darqwan - Raisin' Kane
Unknown - Unknown (White Label)
Aquasky Vs. Master Blaster - Shadow Breaks
Orbital - Satan (Industry Standard)
Orbital - Transient
Björk - New World
Matmos - Regicide
AMB - Drip
Yellow - Planet Dada (Flamboyant)
Orbital - One Perfect Sunrise
ORBITAL - MARY ANNE HOBBS MIX 10.05.19 (320kbs-m4a/50mb/22mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 10th May 2019
The Hartnoll brothers are in the mix. Phil and Paul have put together a special Friday set, to get you ready for the weekend.
Floex - The Glasshouse With Butterfly (Orbital Remix) [Minority]
Mark Lower - Bad Boys Cry (Feat. Scarlett Quinn) [Nurvous]
Funkagenda - H3lix [Toolroom]
Nightmares On Wax - Dextrous [Warp]
Plaid - Maru (Orbital Remix) [Warp]
ORBITAL - 6 MIX ON-U SOUND MIX 15.08.09 (320kbs/96mb/42mins)
BBC 6 Music broadcast: 15th August 2009
Dub Syndicate - The Show Is Coming [On-U Sound]
Mark Stewart & Maffia - Learning To Cope With Cowardice [On-U Sound]
Keith LeBlanc - Heaven On Earth [World]
Tackhead - What's My Mission Now? [On-U Sound]
Gary Clail & Tackhead - Half Cut For Confidence [On-U Sound]
Keith LeBlanc - I'll Come Up With Something [World]
Tackhead - Mind At The End Of The Tether [On-U Sound]
Keith LeBlanc - Get This [World]
Mark Stewart - As The Veneer Of Democracy Starts To Fade [On-U Sound]