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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10[2]
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Mojo[5]
musicOMH[6]
Paste6.8/10[7]
Pitchfork6.9/10[8]
Q[9]
Release Magazine7/10[10]
The Spill Magazine[11]
Uncut[12]
XS Noize8/10[13]

Abolition of the Royal Familia is the sixteenth studio album by English ambient house duo the Orb. The album was released on 27 March 2020 via Cooking Vinyl.[14] It includes contributions from Youth, Roger Eno, Gaudi, David Harrow, and Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy (System 7).[15]

Track listing

Abolition of the Royal Familia track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Daze" (Missing & Messed Up Mix)2:52
2."House of Narcotics" (Opium Wars Mix)6:07
3."Hawk Kings" (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)4:57
4."Honey Moonies" (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)5:02
5."Pervitin" (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)4:10
6."Afros, Afghans and Angels" (Helgö Treasure Chest)6:10
7."Shape Shifters (In Two Parts)" (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)10:51
8."Say Cheese" (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)5:27
9."Ital Orb" (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)7:17
10."The Queen of Hearts" (Princess of Clubs Mix)5:05
11."The Weekend It Rained Forever" (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))12:30
12."Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy" (L'anse Aux Meadows Mix)7:17
Total length:77:45

Charts

Sales chart performance for Abolition of the Royal Familia
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 99
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 62
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[19] 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Orb: Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)". 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "The Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Abolition of the Royal Familia by The Orb". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy (3 May 2020). "The Orb – Abolition of the Royal Familia". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Further confirmation, then, that this stalwart of the rave generation, with a little help from his friends, still has plenty of fire left in his belly. [May 2020. p.89]
  6. ^ Devlin, Ben (27 March 2020). "The Orb – Abolition Of The Royal Familia". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. ^ Ham, Robert (27 March 2020). "The Orb Preaches Abolition of the Royal Familia, But Will Anyone Heed the Call?". Paste. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. ^ Cardew, Ben (31 March 2020). "The Orb - Abolition Of The Royal Familia". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. ^ There's still vigour in The Orb's ambient house vision. [Jun 2020, p.105]
  10. ^ Whyte, Mike (2 April 2020). "The Orb - Abolition of the Royal Familia". Release Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  11. ^ Badgley, Aaron (30 March 2020). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE ORB – ABOLITION OF THE ROYAL FAMILIA". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. ^ Erratic but still occasionally sublime. [Jun 2020, p.37]
  13. ^ Scott, Ben P (25 March 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: The Orb - Abolition Of The Royal Familia". XS Noize. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  14. ^ Posner, Nina (6 December 2019). "The Orb to release 17th album, Abolition Of The Royal Familia". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  15. ^ Strauss, Matthew (6 December 2019). "The Orb Announce New Album Abolition of the Royal Familia, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Orb – Abolition of the Royal Familia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.


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