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Halcyon and On and On by Orbital
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Halcyon and On and On

The Story of Orbital and the Rise of Rave

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A warts-and-all autobiography by the team of feuding brothers who are the biggest rave act of all time, Orbital

Over the course of thirty years as one of the bestselling and most recognizable techno acts on the planet, Orbital (the duo of brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll) has survived addictions, suicide, four marriages, and two splits and reunions. Halcyon and On and On is a great rock 'n' roll story without any actual rock 'n' roll, and, best of all, it's never been told.

Since their first single "Chime" became a club hit in 1989, Paul and Phil have been at the heart of techno and rave music, viewed by critics more like an indie band than as a faceless dance act. In addition to millions of albums sold and career-defining performances at the Glastonbury Music Festival and the 2012 Olympics in London, theirs is a story of bust-ups and binges, suicide and addiction.

Paul and Phil have their share of dark secrets that would make most rock bands blush, but no matter how bitterly they fight and how deeply they resent each other, their family ties always bind them. And now the Hartnoll brothers want to tell their story themselves, in their own words, as an oral history. Their biggest problem, however, is that they both remember most of their history a little differently.

Orbital is a critically and commercially successful electronic dance music duo that has sold millions of albums and played to sold out crowds around the world. Influenced by early electro- and punk rock, they are particularly known for their element of live improvisation during shows, a rarity among techno acts. Orbital is based in Brighton, England.

Andy Fyfe has been a music journalist and editor for thirty years. Currently a freelance writer for MOJO and Q magazines, he has also worked for Smash Hits, NME, Select, and Record Collector. He is the author of When The Levee Breaks: The Making Of Led Zeppelin IV and has edited many autobiographies and biographies, including titles on Bobby Womack and The Walker Brothers, as well as The Last Party: Britpop, Blair, and The Demise of English Rock. Fyfe lives in London.

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