Back on top: music producer William Orbit on his return to music

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Back on top: music producer William Orbit on his return to music

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2 жыл бұрын

William Orbit was one of the great pop architects of the Y2K era, including Madonna's Grammy-winning Ray of Light and the critically-acclaimed Blur album 13. (Subscribe: bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
His record sales soared to a staggering 200 million - turning him into the go-to producer for likes of Prince, U2, Kraftwerk and Queen. But then a move to LA coincided with a string of high-profile flops.
Four years ago - after moving back to the UK, his drug addiction was compounded by a nervous breakdown. But that's all changed, his creativity is back, with a second album on the way - as he's been telling Krishnan Guru Murthy.
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@BUweB Жыл бұрын

Ray of Light is still the best Madonna Album in my opinion. It still sounds amazing.

@Halen0224 10 ай бұрын

Totally 👍👍

@elisaatsignet184 3 ай бұрын

Yep. Timeless.

@JAA369 2 ай бұрын

Indeed

@theandroids 2 жыл бұрын

William Orbit is one of the best producers in the world and one of the most underrated.

@theandroids Жыл бұрын

@interracialkiss2023 Ray Of Light, hands down.

@cutalin Жыл бұрын

exactly, he's as big as Vangelis. Also an amazing composer. His albums are such a delight after many years.

@ajs41 10 ай бұрын

Amazing how I've never heard of him until now, despite being a big fan of 80s/90s music.

@magnetdesignandadver 4 ай бұрын

And one of the most humble geniuses

@bighillcollective 3 ай бұрын

who's being getting the putty out? lets be having ya... yes please @williamorbit slap on the jam

@rujo2k Жыл бұрын

William Orbit was like a synth god in the 90's; his first three Strange Cargo albums were absolutely amazing.

@deepstructure 6 ай бұрын

I think SC1 & 2 were warm-ups, but SC3 changed my life (although to be fair, it was my introduction to him), and SC4 (as it should be called!), is amazing too.

@DaddyVonLiebermann 12 күн бұрын

Don't forget his work on Torchsong - Toward The Unknown Region

@epic3ntre 2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing more satisfying than going through a rough patch, no matter how long, then starting to see the light shine again.

@sanfordcurtis8242 Жыл бұрын

Pure Shores is one of the most beautiful pop songs ever.

@chris7921 Жыл бұрын

Pure shores is such a beautiful track, something about that song that is heavenly

@prismaze Жыл бұрын

@ithinkthefucknotyoutrickas5506frozen and pure shores are nothing alike stfu

@jonmaze793 Жыл бұрын

You might also like Surrender which was on the same All Saints album as Pure Shores. And my personal favourite William Orbit produced song: Beth Orton - Roll The Dice.

@johndoe-jr7gc Жыл бұрын

@IThinkTheFuckNot YouTrickAssBitch hardly. Get a grip. Pure shores predates swim. All saints resurrected the original demo and made it a hit. Madge was furious it wasn’t given to her

@Che-tm4of Жыл бұрын

@ithinkthefucknotyoutrickas5506it was based on Madonna’s swim. But the songs were already made before Madge got them. So really it’s his

@markstar6056 Жыл бұрын

His work with Madonna was fantastic

@brianlobo1512 Жыл бұрын

Strange cargo 3 was the only album I listened to for a whole year in 1993. So much depth and nuance with multilayered melodies over the soft dance beat.

@stpetersburg 2 жыл бұрын

what an amazing humble man

@alanbryan1722 Жыл бұрын

Love this guy. I had the great good fortune in the early 90’s to do a couple of tours with William and Bassomatic. What a talent and all round nice guy.

@deepstructure 6 ай бұрын

Wow, you need to make a video about this! :)

@xxczerxx Жыл бұрын

Damn he was a huge part of the late 90s/early 2000s pop sound, which I think has aged really well.

@bonnacon1610 Жыл бұрын

Genius, of course, but also a beautiful, humble man. Much respect, maestro.

@ernest73 2 жыл бұрын

Bass-O Matic - Fascinating Rythm. The anthem from the early 90s.

@danneedstogo9166 2 жыл бұрын

The interview didn't even mention Barber's Adagio for Strings, that was an anthem of the 90's.

@robbiethepict2783 2 жыл бұрын

His version of Barber's Adagio for Strings is sublime.

@AC_Milan1899 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't it pretty much the same? You had the atrociously cheesy Ferry Corsten remix.

@sirwi11iam 5 ай бұрын

@@AC_Milan1899 hey man, the Ferry Corsten track is great 🤣 nostalgia

@lem109 7 ай бұрын

Bass-o-Matic changed my musical perception.

@chris7921 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I read that William had a hard time working with Damon Albarn, He wasn’t pleasant apparently. I only discovered William because of Madonna’s album Ray of Light, not a fan of Madonna much but I enjoyed that album and found all his amazing albums since, absolutely loved “Water from a vine leaf” William’s music is very ethereal

@incargeek Жыл бұрын

MTV used Water from a vine leaf for a cool ident i have somewhere on VHS :0

@andytuohy4086 3 күн бұрын

Did he lose that tooth in a fight with him?

@magnetdesignandadver 4 ай бұрын

So brilliant, and so humble. I Love you William!!! We need you. The world needs you

@IanFZA 3 ай бұрын

Water From A Vineleaf 🙌🏻

@metalbearuk Жыл бұрын

What a fascinating and down to earth man.

@LenoxHillPartners Жыл бұрын

Orbit has a genius. Glad he’s open to It working through him. Genius worked through him even as a child.

@cutalin Жыл бұрын

one underrated genius. One of my favourite composers from the 90s

@Premier_lawns_official 2 жыл бұрын

Complete legend

@kentborges5114 Жыл бұрын

WELCOME BACK WILLIAM...YOU ARE BETTER THAN EVER !

@cominup85 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, glad to have him back!

@markderoller7645 2 жыл бұрын

Strange Cargo and Madonna's Ray of Light albums are great

@blakebarrilleaux8073 10 ай бұрын

Hello Waveforms has been on heavy rotation since 2006.

@ignaxing Жыл бұрын

It´s great to have you making music again!!! Genius!!

@Outamyhead Жыл бұрын

William Orbit who has made prominent music for the last several decades: I would create and imagine symphonies in my mind Newscaster that has never made any music: That's not normal I have never made any music, but I would imagine it is like imagining how you are going to paint something, all the layers, the different sections and how they will work together to create that final vision. Glad to see Mr. Orbit creating his art after taking a breather.

@borchabronx Жыл бұрын

he is a genius. one of a kind

@crislsoul1 Жыл бұрын

I just Luv Adagio for Strings. It is a haunting piece that brings back melancholic memories. And sends me to tears...❤

@Billywoo12 3 ай бұрын

Genius. An amazing musician.

@nealon2005 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Waveforms is one of my favs

@jamesfield1674 8 ай бұрын

Incredible how many artists he worked with and all those songs were incredible

@JavenarchX Жыл бұрын

The new album is great! I've been eating for more of his work for ages. "Sea Green" of his is one of my faves

@VictoriaWonders Жыл бұрын

i just discovered him because he was on most of my fav tracks from 90 00 and there this beautiful man is finally

@newsupdate6773 2 жыл бұрын

Ahead of time this man .

@thebadradio5340 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant William! Thanks for bringing all this music to life for us!

@SkinnyEMedia Жыл бұрын

I mostly know his work from his solo projects. “Strange Cargo III” is a masterpiece but his Madonna, more pop contributions don’t work for me. Britain’s Mark Mothersbaugh in my opinion. He worked on the famous All Saints song? Blimey, that makes me nostalgic.

@remingtongraves Жыл бұрын

His best work is still his work with Madonna. But a lot of producers’ best work is their work with Madonna. She’s an incredible songwriter and producer and pushes people to give her their very best.

@TwasNeverThus2 Жыл бұрын

Not true. Hi best work his his own stuff. But Madonna'a best work was with him, by far

@tunerterror 4 ай бұрын

william you are the best and you are

@SkinnyEMedia Жыл бұрын

Not to be offensive but did Mr. Orbit have a stroke or a medical condition, his lips and face seems to droop a bit or uneven?

@flywings111 23 күн бұрын

I read that he got heavily into drugs in the 2010s, he did cocaine, LSD, codeine and 8 joints a day! So he ended up in the psychiatric hospital.

@John-lp5xh 19 күн бұрын

@@flywings111is he, er... Y'know.. erm... Er... Is he a gay

@mannid977 26 күн бұрын

1996-1997 it was my best beast time....welcome to the show

@ted1990 Жыл бұрын

His music is timeless

@sirwi11iam 5 ай бұрын

His 2000 Essential Mix is really good

@Jay-mi5dg Жыл бұрын

I had no idea he was behind pure shores! I came here because ray of light is an incredible track and wanted to see what else he had engineered. Pure shores reminds me of being a kid along with ray of light… some really clever production and he makes very powerful music 😎 he’s a genius

@Zerofightervi Жыл бұрын

In a Landscape by William Orbit is haunting, if you've never heard it I urge you to look it up.

@Jon-ws9vh 9 ай бұрын

if you listen closely, Frozen (Madonna) and Pure Shores (All Saints) have similar samples in the song.

@SiLoMixMaster 4 ай бұрын

I just noticed it today. Been a big fan of Pure Shores for years since it came out really, heard Frozen before but never really paid attention to the production until today when I noticed the same keys/pad sound used on Pure Shores in Frozen, the 2 chord gentle stabs. Great productions.

@AndrogyneMichinaga 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful musician with some lovely chillout tunes, then his producing for other artists.

@incargeek Жыл бұрын

MontokPoint from StrangeCargoHinterland is pretty epic

@jamesfield1674 8 ай бұрын

Such a great producer

@LenoxHillPartners Жыл бұрын

The Painter is soooo worth listening to.

@Halfmoonbaystudios 11 ай бұрын

The Feel Good Mixes are SO good

@danjun7986 2 ай бұрын

He should be working with T swift. Martin and shellback gave her some of the best pop songs of the 2010s. William could do it for the 2020s with her.

@harrymatharoo1969 Жыл бұрын

Mount Everest of Musical Talent.

@MontecristotoValjean Жыл бұрын

His music changed my life

@futurescalling Жыл бұрын

Viva William Orbit ... New album out August 26, 2022

@harrymatharoo1969 Жыл бұрын

Here because of Ray of light. Respect.

@VictoriaWonders Жыл бұрын

i used to have that pink intro ringtone on my nokia lollll knowingits his makes it all make sense, i loved it

@gooseGoose-et1wl Жыл бұрын

This is a great Album , absolutely love it !!

@ClickChase 3 ай бұрын

Genius

@johnkeithwatson8036 6 ай бұрын

Strange Cargo III!!!!

@lospitagoricos6382 2 ай бұрын

Yo diria que William Orbit es el 5to blur. Gracias por la obra maestra del 13

@harrymatharoo1969 Жыл бұрын

Respect.

@donaldlatham7040 11 ай бұрын

he is brilliant

@np5687 28 күн бұрын

Brilliant Man

@xochitlbk 17 күн бұрын

this man is a genius but um, how is there no comment discussing his appearance? what happened.

@krzysiekbanasiak Жыл бұрын

„Spiral” that he made with Sugababes would be an amazing comeback single!

@SkinnyEMedia Жыл бұрын

His best song oddly enough is a trip hop take on Maurice Ravel’s “Pavane...”

@robertt4176 Жыл бұрын

Genius man

@StayPositiveNoMatterWhatx 5 ай бұрын

does anyone know the first song

@roryferris7271 Жыл бұрын

Musical genius

@peterstaykov9670 2 жыл бұрын

Genius.""

@cbmtrx Жыл бұрын

A master with the EQ.

@philip-at-tube Жыл бұрын

Genius.

@sambanelly4219 Жыл бұрын

William is better than Max. Fax💯

@jasonrushton5991 26 күн бұрын

Magnificent Producer, & yes, even I'll say.....RAY OF LIGHT IS A STONK'N GOOD ALBUM LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

@alldebaran 2 жыл бұрын

MUSICAL GENIUS...

@duncan-rmi Жыл бұрын

hero.

@duncan-rmi Жыл бұрын

today I listened to 'black coffee' ten times in a row, as loud as I could stand, trying to pick apart the unusually dense arrangement. I spotted all kinds of things in there, even noting that the gated organ part sounded a lot like townsend's lowry part in "won't get fooled again" (a multitrack I briefly had access to, years ago, while visiting the studio that the cocteau twins rented from PT as 'september sound'). but a lot of it eludes me. I'd love to find stems, or a breakdown of the arrangement. the remixes on the same EP are awful. I mean, why bother? you're not going to improve on WO when it comes to this sort of pop. a master, up there with spector & very few others.

@dennisartzy-xxsilverberger7419 Жыл бұрын

B E S T ! ❤

@xavierfranco5800 Ай бұрын

Listen to Water From A Vine Leaf and you'll see he's amazing.

@andromedaone3640 2 жыл бұрын

His Shamen remix of Hyperreal is good.

@xochitlbk 17 күн бұрын

also waiiiit loll isnt this the interviewer who offended robert downey during and interview

@titteryenot4524 2 жыл бұрын

Kids: just say ‘no’!

@Dan-jg7zl Жыл бұрын

lol, but it makes your creative.

@NotOrdinaryInGames 2 жыл бұрын

Respectfully questioning: what happened to his face?

@theandroids 2 жыл бұрын

That's the face he was born with. People get older that's it.

@NotOrdinaryInGames 2 жыл бұрын

@@theandroids I wish he was more lucky with the age gene of whatever. It's like he had a stroke. Not hating on the man btw, I am a listener.

@pabloplato Жыл бұрын

@@NotOrdinaryInGames it's not just age. he got really REALLY into cocaine in a late period of his life, in the 2010s. Pretty sure he wouldn't look so arresting if he hadn't. He was quirky looking before, but not freaky.

@NotOrdinaryInGames Жыл бұрын

@@pabloplato Okay, now I know. Sad, but truth sometimes is.