Metallic Spheres

Metallic Spheres
Studio album by
Released12 October 2010 (2010-10-12)
Recorded2009
GenreElectronica, dub, progressive rock, ambient
Length48:54
LabelColumbia
ProducerMartin "Youth" Glover[1][2]
The Orb albums chronology
Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III)
(2009)
Metallic Spheres
(2010)
The Orbserver in the Star House
(2012)
David Gilmour albums chronology
Live in Gdańsk
(2008)
Metallic Spheres
(2010)
Rattle That Lock
(2015)

Metallic Spheres is the tenth studio album by the ambient techno group the Orb, released in October 2010. It features the Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and the Killing Joke bassist Youth.[3] It spent three weeks on the UK charts, reaching number 12.[4] In 2023, the album was remixed, partially re-recorded and released as Metallic Spheres in Colour.[5]

  1. ^ "Metallic Spheres – David Gilmour, The Orb : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ The Orb featuring David Gilmour – Metallic Spheres (Columbia – 88697 79645 2) at Discogs
  3. ^ Columbia Records (28 September 2010). "The Orb Featuring David Gilmour's Metallic Spheres to be Celebrated Through Original Laser Show and Appearances by The Orb". PR Newswire. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  4. ^ "David Gilmour | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ^ Irwin, Corey (10 August 2023). "David Gilmour and the Orb Announce Metallic Spheres in Colour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 3 October 2023.