The Orb, built around mainstay Alex Paterson, formed in London in 1989 during the birth of the rave movement. David Gilmour is the legendary singer, guitarist and songwriter of Pink Floyd. The Orb, the visionary UK ambient/house collective, came to collaborate with David Gilmour after working together on a version of Graham Nash's Chicago for a charity project. Youth (aka Martin Glover), a frequent Orb accomplice, was invited to create a remix, and he and Alex Paterson, as The Orb, were so energized by the task that they continued working until it was an album-length entity. Having asked Gilmour to bring his guitars to Youth's studio in South London to prolong and enrich their new creation, the trio worked up a sonic mixture in a range of styles. Thus, the Metallic Spheresproject was born. Metallic Spheresis designed to be heard in two parts Metallic Side, and Spheres Side. Each track, or side, consists of five movements. The album uniquely utilizes David Gilmour's discernable electric guitar and lap steel guitar, Alex Paterson's sound manipulation, keyboards and turntables, and Youth's bass guitar and keyboards.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Metallic Side
2. Metallic Spheres
3. Hymns To The Sun
4. Black Graham
5. Hiding In Plain View
6. Classified
7. Spheres Side
8. Es Vedra
9. Hymns To The Sun (reprise)
10. Olympic
11. Chicago Dub
12. Bold Knife Trophy