Abolition of the Royal Familia

Abolition of the Royal Familia
Studio album by
the Orb
Released27 March 2020
GenreAmbient house
Length77:45
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerThe Orb
The Orb chronology
No Sounds Are Out of Bounds
(2018) 		Abolition of the Royal Familia
(2020) 		Prism
(2023)
Singles from Abolition of the Royal Familia
  1. "Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)"
    Released: 6 December 2019[1]
  2. "Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)"
    Released: 16 December 2019
  3. "Daze (Missing & Messed Up Mix)"
    Released: 13 February 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10[2]
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Mojo[5]
musicOMH[6]
Paste6.8/10[7]
Pitchfork6.9/10[8]
Q[9]
Release Magazine7/10[10]
The Spill Magazine[11]
Uncut[12]
XS Noize8/10[13]

Abolition of the Royal Familia is the sixteenth studio album by English ambient house duo the Orb. The album was released on 27 March 2020 via Cooking Vinyl.[14] It includes contributions from Youth, Roger Eno, Gaudi, David Harrow, and Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy (System 7).[15]

  1. ^ "The Orb: Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)". 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "The Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Abolition of the Royal Familia by The Orb". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy (3 May 2020). "The Orb – Abolition of the Royal Familia". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Further confirmation, then, that this stalwart of the rave generation, with a little help from his friends, still has plenty of fire left in his belly. [May 2020. p.89]
  6. ^ Devlin, Ben (27 March 2020). "The Orb – Abolition Of The Royal Familia". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. ^ Ham, Robert (27 March 2020). "The Orb Preaches Abolition of the Royal Familia, But Will Anyone Heed the Call?". Paste. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. ^ Cardew, Ben (31 March 2020). "The Orb - Abolition Of The Royal Familia". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. ^ There's still vigour in The Orb's ambient house vision. [Jun 2020, p.105]
  10. ^ Whyte, Mike (2 April 2020). "The Orb - Abolition of the Royal Familia". Release Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  11. ^ Badgley, Aaron (30 March 2020). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE ORB – ABOLITION OF THE ROYAL FAMILIA". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. ^ Erratic but still occasionally sublime. [Jun 2020, p.37]
  13. ^ Scott, Ben P (25 March 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: The Orb - Abolition Of The Royal Familia". XS Noize. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  14. ^ Posner, Nina (6 December 2019). "The Orb to release 17th album, Abolition Of The Royal Familia". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  15. ^ Strauss, Matthew (6 December 2019). "The Orb Announce New Album Abolition of the Royal Familia, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 December 2019.