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Orchestra of Bubbles

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Orchestra of Bubbles
Studio album by
Released17 April 2006 (2006-04-17)
Recorded2005
StudioThe Panic Room
Genre
Length57:25
LabelBPitch Control
Producer
Ellen Allien chronology
Thrills
(2005)
Orchestra of Bubbles
(2006)
Sool
(2008)
Apparat chronology
Duplex
(2003)
Orchestra of Bubbles
(2006)
Walls
(2007)

Orchestra of Bubbles is a collaborative studio album by Ellen Allien and Apparat. It was released through BPitch Control on 17 April 2006.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork8.5/10[3]
Resident Advisor[4]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "For anyone sincerely interested in the open territory of electronic music and its possible futures, this is not only a microscope to examine the new bacteria with, it's the pulsing life form beneath it."[2] Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, calling it "an impressive record" and "a remarkable feat of engineering."[3]

Resident Advisor named it the 48th best album of the 2000s.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ellen Allien and Sascha Ring

No.TitleLength
1."Turbo Dreams"4:10
2."Way Out"3:43
3."Retina"4:03
4."Rotary"4:24
5."Jet"6:34
6."Sleepless"3:36
7."Metric"3:31
8."Floating Points"5:13
9."Under"4:54
10."Do Not Break"5:13
11."Leave Me Alone"3:17
12."Edison"3:48
13."Bubbles"4:58
Total length:57:25

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Ellen Allien – production, recording
  • Sascha Ring – production, recording
  • Luca Baldini – rave signal (1)
  • Katrin Pfänder – strings (3, 7)
  • Lisa Stepf – strings (3, 7)

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 61
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 188

References

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  1. ^ "Orchestra Of Bubbles - Ellen Allien & Apparat". BPitch Control. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Ellen Allien / Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Sherburne, Philip (3 May 2006). "Ellen Allien: Orchestra of Bubbles". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ Eeles, Cameron (18 May 2006). "Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. ^ "RA Poll: Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ellen Allien & Apparat – Orchestra Of Bubbles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Ellen Allien & Apparat – Orchestra Of Bubbles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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