William Orbit - Opitcal Illusions (Promo EP) (2009)

On 20 April 2009 William Orbit is to release the Optical Illusions EP. Taken from his forthcoming eighth studio album under his own name, My Oracle Lives Uptown (out May 4th), the downloadable five track ep features four exciting remixes and a radio edit.

Although his music is largely instrumental, Orbit loves to work with singers. The placement of vocals within the track icomes via a remixers ear for shifts of perspective, taking peripheral elements and forefronting them so they become the
focus of the track. On "Optical Illusions", vocalist Karen Pooles contribution is one vocodered line, "Call my name", which could have been the hook of a dance tune, but set amongst acoustic guitar chords and melancholic, layered keyboards it takes on a peculiar poignancy.

Kicking off with the radio edit, the EP features remixes from hot new dubstep / jazz breaks DJ Aaron Jerome, who has gained critical acclaim for his debut album Time To Rearrange and remixed artists include Gotan Project, Future Loop Foundation, Roy Davis Jnr and Little Dragon. Next is a take on the song from dubstep remixer Trenchman, who came to prominence with his remix of Lil Wayne A Milli. The EP also boasts mixes by Bristols Dr Meaker, a well know face on the drum and bass scene, and a more subtle rearrangement of the vocals and atmospherics by William Orbit himself in the Billy Buttons mix - so called because it ties in with some of the sound effects buttons on Williams blog (www.williamorbit.com).

Tracks
1. Optical Illusions (Radio Edit) 3:05
2. Optical Illusions (Aaron Jerome Remix) 4:19
3. Optical Illusions (Trenchman Remix) 4:23
4. Optical Illusions (Dr Meaker Remix) 7:05
5. Optical Illusions (Billy Buttons Remix) 5:50

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