For almost 20 years, ORBITAL have been considered one of the most creative electro bands at a wordwide level, having been chosen by Q Magazine one “of the 50 bands you must see before you die”. Its two founding members, Paul and Phil Hartnoll released during 1989 - 2004 7 studio albums, 4 of them reaching directly the UK Top 20 and hits such as “Chime”, “Style”, “Belfast”, “The box” or “Satan” have become genuine evergreens in the clubs` playlists. Orbital have also had featurings with famous artists as Alison Goldfrapp, Angelo Badalamenti or the Metallica guitarist, Kirk Hammet, and the band`s explosive style draw the Hollywood producers` attention, who asked the Hartnoll brothers to write music for movies as “The Saint”, “The Beach”, “Event Horizon”, “Johnny Mnemonic”, “xXx” or “Mortal Kombat”. In 2004, the two ORBITAL members have decided to put an end of the project that, for 13 years, has made them the most renowned representatives of the international electro stage.
After 20 years from their debut, Paul and Phil Hartnoll rejoin the consecrated formula, by planning a 2009 world tour, that will also bring them for the first time on B`ESTFEST 2009 stage. With a coveted live reputation, Orbital held spectacular shows in front of an audience of thousands of people on legendary festivals such as Woodstock `94 and Glastonbury (a show included by the Q Magazine in “the best 50 live shows of all times” chart). “The Romanian audience has been extraordinary in 2007 and I am looking forward to come back in Bucharest, this time with Paul, in the Orbital formula. This show will write history at B`ESTFEST”, Phil Hartnoll delightedly declared, who in the summer of 2007 was on the stage of the first B`ESTFEST edition.
