Toxygene
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| Single by The Orb | ||
| from the album Orblivion | ||
| B-side(s) | Alternate mixes | |
| Released | 1997 | |
| Format | CD, 12" | |
| Genre | Ambient house | |
| Length | 5:19 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Thomas Fehlmann | |
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| The Orb singles chronology | ||
| "Oxbow Lakes" 1995 |
"Toxygene" 1997 |
"Asylum" 1997 |
"Toxygene" is a single by electronic music artist The Orb. It was released in 1997 as the first single off of the album Orblivion.
"Toxygene" was originally commissioned as a remix of Jean Michel Jarre's "Oxygene 8" from Oxygene 7-13.[1] However, The Orb "obliterated it" and reassembled only a few fragments for their remix, much to the chagrin of Jarre, who reportedly "threw a fit and refused to release it".[1] The Orb released the track themselves under the name "Toxygene", which further irritated Jarre, to whom Paterson retorted "The French are always five years behind us, anyway."[1]
"Toxygene", was the highest charting single by The Orb, reaching #4 in the UK on 8 February 1997. The release was accompanied by a music video directed by Ben Stokes.
- "Toxygene" (1997) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Clip from "Toxygene", The Orb's controversial pseudo-remix of Jean Michel Jarre's "Oxygene 8".
- Problems playing the files? See media help.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Smith, Andrew. "Music of the Spheres", The Sunday Times, 1997-02-16, p. 13.
- ^ UK Singles & Album Chart Statistics - The Orb. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
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| The Orb |
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| Alex Paterson | Jimmy Cauty | Kris Weston | Simon Phillips | Thomas Fehlmann | Andy Hughes | John Roome |
| Main albums |
| The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld | U.F.Orb | Live 93 | Pomme Fritz | Orbus Terrarum |
| Orblivion | U.F.Off | Cydonia | Bicycles & Tricycles | Okie Dokie It's The Orb on Kompakt |
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