Metallic Spheres is the tenth studio album released by ambient techno group The Orb

The Orb

Throughout 1989, the Orb, along with Martin Glover, developed the musical genre of ambient house through the use of a diverse array of samples and recordings. The culmination of its musical work came toward the end of the year when the group recorded a session for John Peel on BBC Radio 1...

 in October 2010 and features Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

 guitarist David Gilmour

David Gilmour

David Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of...

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Track listing

1. Metallic Side (28:42)
   1. Metallic Spheres
   2. Hymns to the Sun
   3. Black Graham
   4. Hiding in Plain View
   5. Classified
2. Spheres Side (20:12)
   1. Es Vedra
   2. Hymns to the Sun (Reprise)
   3. Olympic
   4. Chicago Dub
   5. Bold Knife Trophy
3. Cult of Youth Ambient Mix (Parts 1 & 2) (Edit) (5:35) (iTunes only bonus track)

All tracks written by David Gilmour, Alex Paterson & Youth.

"Hymns to the Sun" written by David Gilmour, Alex Paterson, Youth & Graham Nash.

"Black Graham" written by David Gilmour, Alex Paterson, Youth & Marcia Mello.

"Hiding in Plain View" written by David Gilmour, Alex Paterson, Youth & Tim Bran.

Personnel

• David Gilmour
  David Gilmour
  David Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of...
  
   - guitars, vocals
• Alex Paterson
  Alex Paterson
  Alex Paterson is an English musician and co-founder of the ambient group The Orb, in which he has worked since its inception....
  
   - sound manipulation, keyboards, turntables
• Youth
  Martin Glover
  Martin Glover, also known as Youth, is a record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. He is a member of The Fireman along with Paul McCartney. Glover was born in Africa.-Early career:...
  
   - bass, keyboards, programming
• Tim Bran - keyboards, programming
• Marcia Mello - acoustic guitar (on "Black Graham")
• Dominique Le Vac - backing vocals

Production

The album was produced by Youth

Martin Glover

Martin Glover, also known as Youth, is a record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. He is a member of The Fireman along with Paul McCartney. Glover was born in Africa.-Early career:...

 and recorded in June, 2009 at "The Dreaming Cave", in Wandsworth

London Borough of Wandsworth

The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London, England, and forms part of Inner London.-History:The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but...

. Engineering was done by Tim Bran (of Dreadzone

Dreadzone

Dreadzone are a British band whose music is an eclectic fusion of dub, reggae, techno, folk and rock. They have so far produced six studio albums and two live albums.-Career:...

) and David Nock. Mixing was done by Youth, with mix engineering from Bran, Nock and Michael Rendall at "The Study" in 2010. Mastering was done by Andy Baldwin at Metropolis Studios in London

London

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. A headphone version was released as CD2 of the deluxe 2CD edition, with sound design by Mike Brady, recording by Mike Brady, David Nock and Michael Rendall, and mixing by Youth.