British electronic duo Orbital are back with their first offering in eight years… And they’ve brought Zola Jesus along for the first single New France! In addition to the new track, watch the brilliant video for Straight Sun below. Wonky will be released on April 3rd, featuring production by Flood. Visit Orbital on Facebook for upcoming tour dates. (via TLC)

Tracklisting: 

01. One Big Moment
02. Straight Sun
03. Never
04. New France (with Zola Jesus)
05. Distractions
06. Stringy Acid
07. Beelzedub
08. Wonky
09. Where Is It Going?

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"Never" is the brand new track from the newly reunited, very influential UK techno duo, Orbital, which is available for download for free. For seven years they haven't released a single and now we have first taste of the double A-sided single. It will appear on the forthcoming eighth studio album to be released in April 2012. It's about time they get to work and get the hamster wheel rolling once again. I hope their efforts surpass that of the Blue Album in 2004.

"The as yet untitled record, due out sometime in 2012, is described by Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll as “a kaleidoscope of everything we like about electronic music. But the biggest influence on this album has been two years of playing live, listening to old Orbital music. We wanted to make music that we would like to play live. It had to flow and ebb like a live set.” Below, you can hear an early taste in the form of the album track “Never” (via COS)

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Here's a track with a definite Wesley Pentz sound, better known as the DJ/Producer, Diplo. Listening closely to the track, you will actually hear a sample from Orbital's Halcyon + On + On, a more upbeat remix of the original. This track is clear proof of Diplo's ability to produce. From the Fear and Loathing in Huntsvegas album by Diplo & Benzi under Paper Route Records, the instrumental version of Rollin' by Jackie Chain.

Download:
 
Rollin' (Diplo's Instrumental Mix) by diplomaddecent

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