Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III)

Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III) is the ninth studio album released by ambient techno group The Orb in September 2009. The album sees Alex Paterson again working with Thomas Fehlmann, and it serves as a continuation of the style the two explored earlier on Okie Dokie It's the Orb on Kompakt.

Baghdad Batteries
(Orbsessions Volume III)
Studio album by
Released7 September 2009
GenreElectronica, IDM, chill-out, trip hop
Length53:32
LabelMalicious Damage
The Orb chronology
The Dream
(2007)
Baghdad Batteries
(Orbsessions Volume III)

(2009)
Metallic Spheres
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.1/10[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[2]
The Guardian[3]
Pitchfork5.4/10[4]
Record Collector[5]
Release Magazine6/10[6]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Styrofoam Meltdown"3:45
2."Chocolate Fingers"5:13
3."Baghdad Batteries"5:09
4."Raven's Reprise"4:12
5."Dolly Unit"5:01
6."Super Soakers"8:42
7."Suburban Smog"6:51
8."Orban Tumbleweed"3:32
9."Pebbles"1:08
10."Woodlarking"3:47
11."OOPA"6:12
12."Dolly Unit (Majestic Flowing Remix)" (Japan only, remix by Thomas Fehlmann)8:48
Total length:53:32

References edit

  1. ^ "The Orb: Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III)". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ "The Orb - Baghdad Batteries". Clash Magazine.
  3. ^ MacInnes, Paul (3 September 2009). "The Orb: Baghdad Batteries | CD review" – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "The Orb: Baghdad Batteries: Orbsessions Vol. III". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Baghdad Batteries - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
  6. ^ "The Orb: Baghdad Batteries - Release Music Magazine review". www.releasemagazine.net.

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