Metallic Spheres is the tenth studio album released by ambient techno group The Orb in October 2010 and features Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and Killing Joke bassist Youth.[3] The album spent three weeks on the UK charts, peaking at number 12.[4]

Metallic Spheres
Studio album by The Orb featuring David Gilmour
Released	12 October 2010 (2010-10-12)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Electronica, dub, progressive rock, ambient
Length	48:53
Label	Columbia
Producer	Martin "Youth" Glover[1][2]
The Orb albums chronology
Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III) (2009) Metallic Spheres (2010) The Orbserver in the Star House (2012)
David Gilmour albums chronology
Live in Gdańsk (2008) Metallic Spheres (2010) Rattle That Lock (2015)

Reception

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Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.3/10[5]
Metacritic	72/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The A.V. Club	C+[8]
Mojo	[9]
Now	[10]
Pitchfork	7.0/10[11]
PopMatters	6/10[12]
Q	[13]
Slant Magazine	[14]
Spin	5/10[15]
Uncut	[16]

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, and Youth, except:

• "Hymns to the Sun" written by Gilmour, Paterson, Youth, and Graham Nash
• "Black Graham" written by Gilmour, Paterson, Youth, and Marcia Mello
• "Hiding in Plain View" written by Gilmour, Paterson, Youth, and Tim Bran

Personnel

• David Gilmour – guitars, vocals
• Alex Paterson – sound manipulation, keyboards, turntables
• Youth – 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 and recorded in June, 2009 at "The Dreaming Cave", in Wandsworth. Engineering was done by Tim Bran (of Dreadzone) 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. A headphone version was released as the second disc of the deluxe 2-CD edition, with sound design by Mike Brady, recording by Mike Brady, David Nock and Michael Rendall, and mixing by Youth.

References

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