Optical Delusion

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Optical Delusion
File:Orbital - Optical Delusion.png
Studio album by
Orbital
Released17 February 2023
Length51:07
LabelOrbital
ProducerOrbital
Orbital chronology
30 Something
(2022) 		Optical Delusion
(2023)
Singles from Optical Delusion
  1. "Dirty Rat"
    Released: 20 October 2022[1]
  2. "Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)"
    Released: 7 December 2022[2]
  3. "Are You Alive?"
    Released: 1 February 2023[3]

Optical Delusion is the tenth studio album by English electronic music duo Orbital, released on 17 February 2023.[1]

Reception

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Optical Delusion ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[5]
Metacritic71/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[6]
The Arts DeskStarStarStarStar[7]
Clash8/10[8]
The GuardianStarStarStar[9]
Louder Than WarStarStarStarStar[10]
MojoStarStarStarStar[11]
PopMatters7/10[12]
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar[13]
Slant MagazineStarStarStarHalf star[14]
Uncut7/10[15]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Optical Delusion received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 71 out of 100 from 10 critic scores.[4]

Year-end lists

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Optical Delusion on year-end lists
Publication # Ref.
Louder Than War 80 [16]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Paul Hartnoll except where noted.

Optical Delusion track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)" (featuring Mediæval Bæbes) 4:14
2."Day One" (featuring Dina Ipavic) 5:16
3."Are You Alive?" (featuring Penelope Isles)
  • Jack Wolter
  • Lily Wolter
  • Paul Hartnoll
7:49
4."You Are the Frequency" (featuring the Little Pest)
4:39
5."The New Abnormal" 5:05
6."Home" (featuring Anna B Savage)
  • Anna B Savage
  • Paul Hartnoll
5:18
7."Dirty Rat" (with Sleaford Mods) 5:16
8."Requiem for the Pre-Apocalypse" 5:20
9."What a Surprise" (featuring the Little Pest)
  • Jimmy Day
  • Phil Hartnoll
3:51
10."Moon Princess" (featuring Coppe)
  • Jimmy Day
  • Miller Y. Coppe
  • Phil Hartnoll
4:19
Total length:51:07

Personnel

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  • Orbital – producer (1–8, 10)
  • Paul Hartnoll – producer (7)
  • Andrew Fearn – producer (7)
  • Mediæval Bæbes – vocals (1)
  • Dina Ipavic – vocals (2)
  • Penelope Isles – vocals (3)
  • The Little Pest – vocals (4, 9)
  • Anna B Savage – vocals (6)
  • Coppe – vocals (10)

Charts

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Chart performance for Optical Delusion
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA)[17] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 70
Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] 83
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 6
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[22] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 2

References

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  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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  22. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  23. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

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