Mutations EP explained

Mutations
Type:EP
Artist:Orbital
Cover:Orbital Mutations cover.jpeg
Released:February 1992
Genre:Progressive house, breakbeat hardcore, techno
Label:FFRR
Producer:P&P Hartnoll
Chronology:Orbital EP
Prev Title:III
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Radiccio EP
Next Year:1992

Mutations, subtitled "From L.P. C.D. M.C.", is an EP by Orbital. Selected artists picked an Orbital track, all from the 1991 Green Album, to remix. Orbital themselves contributed two remixes to this EP.[1]

The EP was released on vinyl in two parts, and as one CD or MC.

Remixers

RemixerTitleVinyl 1Vinyl 2CD/MC
Joey Beltram"Chime"
Joey Beltram"Oolaa"
Moby"Speed Freak"
Ray Keith"Chime"
Meat Beat Manifesto"Oolaa"
Dave Angel and Dave Dorrell"Steel Cube Idolatory"
Orbital"Fahrenheit 3D3"
Orbital"Chime Crime"

Artwork

The sleeves for the two 12" vinyls were designed by Gavin Fulton (Fultano 92). Part 1 (FX 181) features an orange Orbital "loopz" logo on a beige background and part 2 (FXR 181) is reversed.

Samples

"Chime Crime" samples "Material Girl" by Madonna.[2]
"Chime (Ray Keith Mutation)" samples "Daydreaming" by Baby D.[3]
"Oolaa (Meat Beat Manifesto Mutation)" samples "Go Now" by Was (Not Was)[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.loopzorbital.com/discog/ep/mutation.html Mutations EP - Loopzorbital.com
  2. http://www.whosampled.com/Orbital/Chime-Crime/ Chime Crime Orbital - Whosampled.com
  3. http://www.whosampled.com/Orbital/Chime-(Ray-Keith-Mutation)/ Chime (Ray Keith Mutation) - Whosampled.com
  4. http://www.whosampled.com/Orbital/Oolaa-(Meat-Beat-Manifesto-Mutation)/ Oolaa Orbital - Whosampled.com