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William Orbit (15 Dec 1956 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom English musician, composer and record producer

 Also known as (2)

Releases (25)

Official

Album

  1. Strange Cargo 1987
  2. Orbit 1987
  3. Strange Cargo 2 15 Oct 1990
  4. Strange Cargo III Dec 1993
  5. Pieces in a Modern Style 29 May 1995
  6. Hello Waveforms 20 Feb 2006
  7. My Oracle Lives Uptown 04 May 2009
  8. Pieces in a Modern Style 2 16 Aug 2010
  9. Strange Cargo 5 08 May 2014
  10. The Painter 26 Aug 2022

Album - Compilation

  1. The Best of Strange Cargos 19 Feb 1996
  2. 3 CD Boxset 03 Apr 2000
  3. Odyssey 18 Jan 2010

Single

  1. Love My Way 1987
  2. Water From a Vine Leaf 1993
  3. Barber's Adagio for Strings 06 Dec 1999
  4. Ravel's Pavane pour une Infante Défunte 17 Apr 2000
  5. Starbeam 19 Nov 2021

EP

  1. Purdy 2009
  2. Starbeam EP 01 Dec 2021

Promotion

Album

  1. Promotional 2002

Single

  1. G155 2006

EP

  1. Optical Illusions EP 2009

Bootleg

Broadcast - DJ-mix

  1. 2000-02-06: BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix 06 Feb 2000

Relationships (6)

Performs As

  1. Strange Cargo

Collaborator On

  1. Invisible

Member Of

  1. Torch Song
  2. Krunch Groove and The Guerilla Boys
  3. Bassomatic
  4. Bass-O-Matic

Recordings by (231)

  1. Opening Score 3:18 (1985) Youngblood
  2. Love My Way 3:35 (1987)
  3. Fool to Myself 4:04 (1987)
  4. Heartbroken Highway 3:56 (1987)
  5. Escape to Mexico 3:37 (1987)
  6. Rider in Black 4:07 (1987)
  7. Swamp Dog 4:02 (1987)
  8. Feel Like Jumping 4:50 (1987)
  9. Blue Street 4:02 (1987)
  10. Cluny Ann 4:20 (1987)
  11. The Night Runs Forever 3:47 (1987)
  12. Cry One More Tear 2:53 (1987)
  13. Via Caliénte 2:36 (1987)
  14. Fire and Mercy 5:12 (1987)
  15. Jump Jet 2:10 (1987)
  16. Silent Signals 5:56 (1987)
  17. The Secret Garden 3:38 (1987)
  18. Out of the Ice 3:18 (1987)
  19. Scorpion 2:07 (1987)
  20. Riding to Rio 3:03 (1987)
  21. Jimmy’s Jag 3:30 (1987)
  22. The Mighty Limpopo 4:20 (1987)
  23. Theme Dream 2:04 (1987)
  24. Love My Way (Dance Mix) 5:30 (1987)
  25. Love My Way (Daytime Mix) 3:35 (1987)
  26. Love My Way (Romantic Mix) 3:08 (1987)
  27. Dark Eyed Kid 5:24 (15 Oct 1990)
  28. Atom Dream 4:02 (15 Oct 1990)
  29. Ruby Heart 5:59 (15 Oct 1990)
  30. El Santo 4:37 (15 Oct 1990)
  31. Dia del Muerto 4:29 (15 Oct 1990)
  32. 777 3:48 (15 Oct 1990)
  33. The Thief and the Serpent 2:30 (15 Oct 1990)
  34. The Last Lagoon 4:20 (15 Oct 1990)
  35. Millenium 8:18 (15 Oct 1990)
  36. Painted Rock 3:16 (15 Oct 1990)
  37. Best Friend, Paranoia 4:23 (14 May 1993)
  38. The Monkey King 4:49 (09 Aug 1993)
  39. Into the Paradise 5:41 (Dec 1993)
  40. Time to Get Wize 4:09 (Dec 1993)
  41. Harry Flowers 4:31 (Dec 1993)
  42. A Touch of the Night 5:02 (Dec 1993)
  43. The Story of Light 6:17 (Dec 1993)
  44. Gringatcho Demento 6:38 (Dec 1993)
  45. A Hazy Shade of Random 5:08 (Dec 1993)
  46. Deus Ex Machina 5:40 (Dec 1993)
  47. Water Babies 3:42 (Dec 1993)
  48. Water From a Vine Leaf 7:05 (Dec 1993)
  49. Water From a Vine Leaf (Xylem Flow mix) 6:31 (1993)
  50. Water From a Vine Leaf (edit) 3:56 (1993)
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On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Torch Song mix) 4:52 Sting (1985)
  2. In the Realm of the Senses (Funky Paradise mix) 5:59 Bassomatic (1990)

Remixed

  1. Mad About You 3:37 Belinda Carlisle (19 May 1986)
  2. Circle in the Sand (Beach Party mix) 7:52 Belinda Carlisle (1987)
  3. Circle in the Sand (Seaside Mood Groove mix) 3:51 Belinda Carlisle (1987)
  4. Dreaming (The William Orbit remix) 7:15 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (06 Jun 1988)
  5. Captivate (William Orbit mix) 6:20 Nitzer Ebb (23 Oct 1989)
  6. Backlash (William Orbit mix) 6:15 Nitzer Ebb (23 Oct 1989)
  7. Shame (mix no. 5 – The Shameless mix by William Orbit) 5:58 Nitzer Ebb (Oct 1989)
  8. Music Lover (Spatial Expansion mix) 8:28 S’Express (1989)
  9. Mantra for a State of Mind (7″ version) 4:00 S’Express (1989)
  10. Love Is a Shield (12" US Orbit mix) 8:09 Camouflage (1989)
  11. The Future (remix) 6:44 Prince (1989)
  12. Batdance (Vicki Vale mix) 5:55 Prince (1989)
  13. Batdance (The Batmix) 7:15 Prince (1989)
  14. Zobi la mouche (William Orbit remix) 6:25 Les Négresses Vertes (1989)
  15. Electric Chair (remix) 5:43 Prince (1989)
  16. Mantra for a State of Mind (Parts 1 and 2) (Elevation mix) 11:34 S’Express (1989)
  17. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (12") 7:28 Jimmy Somerville (1989)
  18. Inbetween Days (Shiver mix) 6:24 The Cure (Oct 1990)
  19. Justify My Love (Orbit 12″ mix) 7:19 Madonna (06 Nov 1990)
  20. Crazy (William Orbit mix) 5:26 Seal (1990)

Engineered

  1. Mad About You 3:37 Belinda Carlisle (19 May 1986)

Produced

  1. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Torch Song mix) 4:52 Sting (1985)
  2. Batdance (The Batmix) 7:15 Prince (1989) additional
  3. Mantra for a State of Mind (The Baby Ford Experience) 12:53 S’Express (1989)
  4. Batdance (Vicki Vale mix) 5:55 Prince (1989) additional
  5. Mantra for a State of Mind (Parts 1 and 2) (Elevation mix) 11:34 S’Express (1989) co
  6. Mantra for a State of Mind (7″ version) 4:00 S’Express (1989) co
  7. Heaven Give Me Words 5:11 Propaganda (May 1990)
  8. 24 Hours 3:29 Betty Boo (10 Sep 1990)
  9. Justify My Love (Orbit 12″ mix) 7:19 Madonna (06 Nov 1990) additional
  10. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass 5:25 Bassomatic (1990)
  11. Ease on By 4:19 Bassomatic (1990)
  12. My Tears Have Gone 4:23 Bassomatic (1990)
  13. In the Realm of the Senses 4:14 Bassomatic (1990)
  14. Crazy (William Orbit mix) 5:26 Seal (1990) additional
  15. Zombie Mantra 5:53 Bassomatic (1990)

Mixed

  1. Supernature (William Orbit mix) 6:59 Erasure (27 Nov 1989)
  2. Mantra for a State of Mind (Parts 1 and 2) (Elevation mix) 11:34 S’Express (1989)
  3. Mantra for a State of Mind (7″ version) 4:00 S’Express (1989)
  4. Rebound 3:57 The Human League (06 Aug 1990)
  5. The Stars Are Going Out 4:05 The Human League (31 Aug 1990)
  6. Let’s Get Together Again 5:00 The Human League (31 Aug 1990)
  7. Mister Moon and Mister Sun 4:43 The Human League (31 Aug 1990)
  8. Justify My Love (Orbit 12″ mix) 7:19 Madonna (06 Nov 1990)
  9. Wicked Love 3:57 Bassomatic (1990)
  10. Rat Cut-A-Bottle 5:52 Bassomatic (1990)
  11. Zombie Mantra 5:53 Bassomatic (1990)
  12. Ease on By 4:19 Bassomatic (1990)

Credited as (35)

  1. William Orbit
  2. Finley Quaye & William Orbit
  3. P!nk feat. William Orbit
  4. William Orbit feat. Beth Orton
  5. William Orbit & Elgar
  6. Beth Orton with William Orbit
  7. Finley Quaye & William Orbit feat. Beth Orton
  8. William Ørbit
  9. William Orbit feat. Finley Quaye
  10. William Orbit & Finley Quaye
  11. Finley Quaye / William Orbit
  12. P!nk featuring William Orbit
  13. George Frideric Handel arr. William Orbit
  14. Finley Quaye feat. William Orbit & Beth Orton
  15. Finlay Quaye & William Orbit
  16. Beck & William Orbit
  17. William Ørbit: Samuel Barber
  18. Les Négresses Vertes & William Orbit
  19. William Orbit feat. Laurie Mayer
  20. Beth Orton & Finley Quaye & William Orbit
  21. Glenn Jones / William Orbit
  22. Maeve feat. William Orbit
  23. Strange Cargo & William Orbit
  24. William Orbit feat. Lido Pimienta
  25. William Orbit feat. Katie Melua
  26. William Orbit feat. Georgia
  27. William Orbit & Hukwe Zawose
  28. William Orbit feat. Natalie Walker
  29. William Orbit feat. Polly Scattergood
  30. William Orbit feat. Ali Love
  31. William Orbit feat. Gloria Kaba and Laurie Mayer
  32. William Orbit with Hukwe Zawose
  33. William Orbit & Polly Scattergood
  34. The Human League & William Orbit
  35. William Orbit, Ferry Corsten

Works (56)

Arranged

  1. Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte
  2. Triple Concerto
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Wrote

  1. The Name of the Wave
  2. Gang Bang
  3. I'm a Sinner
  4. Some Girls
  5. Dreams
  6. Surrender
  7. Love Spent
  8. Loadsamoney (Doin’ Up the House)
  9. The B Side
  10. Swim
  11. Shanti/Ashtangi
  12. Mer Girl
  13. Falling Free
  14. Be Careful (Cuidado con mi corazón)
  15. Runaway Lover
  16. Amazing
  17. Drowned World/Substitute for Love
  18. Ray of Light
  19. Time Stood Still
  20. Candy Perfume Girl
  21. Don’t Wake Me Up
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Composed

  1. Barbarik
  2. Million Town
  3. Water From a Vine Leaf
  4. Pure Shores
  5. Raphael
  6. Gumbo Ya Ya
  7. Blue Night
  8. Ballad of Pearl and John
  9. Toward the Unknown Region
  10. Slip Away
  11. Kang Kalika
  12. Field of View
  13. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass
  14. Rat Cut-A-Bottle
  15. Love Catalogue
  16. Zombie Mantra
  17. Freaky Angel
  18. Wicked Love
  19. Ease on By
  20. Dice
  21. Has to Be
  22. Fascinating Rhythm
  23. Shine on Me
  24. In the Realm of the Senses
  25. Go!
  26. The Story of Light
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Lyrics

  1. She Cries Your Name
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Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 60, Episode 5
  2. Cream

Links (18)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.williamorbit.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/O/Orbit,_William/
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/william_orbit
  3. http://soundtrackcollector.com/composer/6131/

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/William+Orbit

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/2728

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000584257

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649414/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/22335152

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366804

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/16069

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/2532
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2AHGrNDMKFi8rHqQ8kJqfl

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/11971

Interviews

  1. http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/william-orbit/7510
  2. http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-heart-of-the-bass/453

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/a7412cd0-e0b8-4fa1-8d24-75bb92a84946

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/williamorbit