by John Bush
The U.S. version of Orbital's debut album serves as a good primer to the group's early history, including standard versions of the early singles &Chime,& &Omen,& &Satan,& and &Midnight,& in addition to two B-sides which showed Phil and Paul's first stab at varying their Kraftwerk-inspired sound. &Belfast& (from the &Satan& single) is a warm, mid-tempo synth track inspired by Depeche Mode; &Choice,& at the other extreme, is an aggro-house piece with vocal samples (e.g., &Wake Up!&) that recall socially conscious punks like Crass.