No Sounds Are Out of Bounds

No Sounds Are Out of Bounds is the fifteenth studio album by English ambient house duo the Orb. The album was released on 22 June 2018 via Cooking Vinyl.[16][17] It includes contributions from Youth, Roger Eno, Hollie Cook, Guy Pratt, Jah Wobble, Gaudi, Roney FM and Michael Rendall.[18]

No Sounds Are Out of Bounds
Studio album by
Released22 June 2018
GenreAmbient house
Length70:22
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerThe Orb
The Orb chronology
COW / Chill Out, World!
(2016)
No Sounds Are Out of Bounds
(2018)
Abolition of the Royal Familia
(2020)
Singles from No Sounds Are Out of Bounds
  1. "Doughnuts Forever"
    Released: 19 April 2018[1]
  2. "Rush Hill Road"
    Released: 4 May 2018[2][3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.5/10[4]
Metacritic72/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Arts Desk[7]
The A.V. ClubC+[8]
Clash7/10[9]
Exclaim!7/10[10]
PopMatters9/10[11]
Release Magazine9/10[12]
The Irish Times[13]
musicOMH[14]
Q[15]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."The End of the End"3:57
2."Wish I Had a Pretty Dog"5:04
3."Rush Hill Road"5:55
4."Pillow Fight @ Shag Mountain"7:31
5."Isle of Horns"5:26
6."Wolfbane"3:24
7."Other Blue Worlds"8:33
8."Doughnuts Forever"3:30
9."Drift"1:41
10."Easy on the Onions"5:46
11."Ununited States"4:26
12."Soul Planet"15:11
Total length:70:22

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 51
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[21] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] 5

References

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  1. ^ "The Orb – Doughnuts Forever (Official Audio)". YouTube. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ "The Orb Continue Their 30th Anniversary Celebrations with a New Single". Mixmag. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ^ "The Orb – Rush Hill Road (Official Video)". YouTube. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ "The Orb: No Sounds Are Out of Bounds". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Reviews for No Sounds Out of Bounds by The Orb". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ^ Simpson, Paul. "No Sounds Are Out of Bounds – The Orb". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ^ Oddy, Guy. "CD: The Orb - No Sounds Are Out of Bounds". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ^ "The Orb, No Sounds Are Out Of Bounds". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  9. ^ Egan, Liam (31 July 2018). "The Orb – No Sounds Are Out of Bounds". Clash. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. ^ Beedham, Tom (19 June 2018). "The Orb – No Sounds Are Out of Bounds". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  11. ^ Garratt, John (25 June 2018). "The Orb's 'No Sounds Are Out of Bounds' Is One Bold and Fascinating Album". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  12. ^ Whyte, Mike (25 June 2018). "The Orb - No Sounds Are Out of Bounds". Release Magazine. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  13. ^ Murphy, Lauren (22 June 2018). "The Orb: No Sounds are Out of Bounds review – Meandering 70-min collection". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  14. ^ Devlin, Ben (18 June 2018). "The Orb – No Sounds Are Out Of Bounds (Cooking Vinyl) UK". musicOMH. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  15. ^ The latest outing re-establishes them as sculptors of heavy-but-humorous CD-length aural odysseys. [Summer 2018, p.113]
  16. ^ Adetoro, Jennifer (23 April 2018). "The Orb Team Up With Youth, Roger Eno and More for Their New Album". Mixmag. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  17. ^ Hawthorn, Carlos (20 April 2018). "The Orb announces new collab-heavy album, No Sounds Are Out Of Bounds". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  18. ^ "The Orb team up with Youth, Roger Eno and more for their new album". Mixmag. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2018.