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| Released | 29 April 1996 | |||
| Studio | The Strongroom, London | |||
| Length | 72:02 | |||
| Label | Internal/FFRR | |||
| Producer | Paul and Phil Hartnoll | |||
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In Sides is the fourth album by British electronic group Orbital, released in the UK on Internal on 29 April 1996.[1][2]
The album's title is a reference to the fact that the original vinyl LP release of the album was as a 3-LP vinyl box set, with one track per side of each disc.[3] In Sides saw the band continue the process, begun on their previous album Snivilisation, of moving away from making music for the rave scene towards more intricately crafted melodies and reflective, downtempo tracks. Gathering widespread acclaim not just from dance music magazines but also the UK's more traditional rock music papers such as NME and Melody Maker, the album is considered by many reviewers and fans to be among Orbital's best work.
The album spent 12 weeks in the UK charts in 1996, and reached a high of No. 5 in the week of its release.[4]
- ^ "Orbital: Moving into the Mainstream". Music Week. London, England: United Business Media. 20 April 1996. p. 21.
- ^ "Orbital on Tour". Muzik. No. 11. London, England. April 1996. p. 13.
- ^ Muirhead, Stuart (June 1996). "Hartnolls' Messiah". Select. No. 72. pp. 88–89. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Pride, Dominic (25 May 1996). "Internal's Orbital Takes Ambient Techno From Studio To Stage". Billboard. pp. 9, 96.