Techno duo Orbital have just released their 10th studio album, Optical Delusion. The mind bending album is the result of the Hartnoll brother’s burst of creativity during the pandemic, drawing upon the rollercoaster ride of emotions and sense of uncertainty that we face up to this date.
Orbital have been at the top of their game far longer since the post-1988 Class of Acid House. Having grown up seeing the science fiction doomsday scenes on television as kids, to experiencing the “apocalyptic” like actions from the pandemic, Phil and Paul have a lot of insights on the change of the human psyche affected by conflict and…