Perpetual Dawn
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"Perpetual Dawn" is a reggae
influenced track by The Orb
from The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
. It was originally released in 1991 and re-released in 1994 and features vocals by Jeffrey Nelson and Shola. It reached #61 on the UK Singles Chart
with its original 1991 release and the 1993 reissue reached #18.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
influenced track by 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...
from The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld is the seminal 1991 ambient house-concept debut album by the electronic music collective The Orb. The album's framework is of a two-hour psychedelic trip through music genres and studio electronics, produced to "push the threshold" of live stage performance...
. It was originally released in 1991 and re-released in 1994 and features vocals by Jeffrey Nelson and Shola. It reached #61 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
with its original 1991 release and the 1993 reissue reached #18.
UK Release
- Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Mix) (4:00)
- Star 6 & 7 8 9 (Phase II) (4:48)
- Perpetual Dawn (Solar Flare Extended Mix) (6:35)
US Release
- Perpetual Dawn (Solar Youth Mix) (4:00)
- Perpetual Dawn (Solar Flare Extended) (6:35)
- Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass I) (8:06)
- Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass II) (7:10)
- Star 6 & 7 8 9 (Phase II) (4:48)