Album review: The Orb and David Gilmour - Metallic Spheres in Colour

I finally listened to David Gilmour's collaboration with The Orb, 'Metallic Spheres in Colour,' the recently released remixed and amended version of their 2010 album, ‘Metallic Spheres.’ Not being too deeply into electronic music or especially knowledgeable about it, I never did bother ever checking out the original 2010 release. No matter, I do enjoy this. The blend of Gilmour's timeless guitar work - indeed, he is in absolute fine form - and the electronic beats is seamless. While not catering to typical Pink Floyd fans who only care about the old radio hits - no ‘rawk n roll’ on this record, folks - it echoes 1970s German 'Krautrock,' which is another positive in its favour. Suitable for meditation or background listening, I will likely buy a physical copy sooner or later, and it is worth exploring on the streaming platforms for the more musically adventurous among thee.

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From the official Pink Floyd site on YouTube and in conjunction with the Perth Observatory, the Ningaloo eclipse in Exmouth, Western Australia, set to ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ in its entirety

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Having just watched this incredible footage as I post, and being a bit groggy at six in the morning as I lay here in my bed, I can tell you that it is a very moving experience. Almost as amazing as the wonders of nature is how the collective piece of music such as ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ - or Led Zeppelin’s ‘Kashmir,’ or any number of great symphonic pieces across a range of rock, jazz, and classical subgenres - can retain its majesty and its power across - quite literally - thousands of listens over the course of decades. Also, how certain artists from the Progressive Rock era of the 70s - David Gilmour, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, to name a few - continue to find ways to remain innovative in their old age, and are still among the most ‘progressive’ musical artists alive today. 

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