Abolition of the Royal Familia

2020 studio album by the Orb

Abolition of the Royal Familia

Studio album by

the Orb

Released| 27 March 2020
Genre| Ambient house
Length| 77:45
Label| Cooking Vinyl
Producer| The Orb
The Orb chronology
| No Sounds Are Out of Bounds
(2018)  | Abolition of the Royal Familia
(2020)  | Prism
(2023)

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Singles from  Abolition of the Royal Familia

1. "Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)"
Released: 6 December 2019[1]
2. "Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)"
Released: 16 December 2019
3. "Daze (Missing & Messed Up Mix)"
Released: 13 February 2020

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 7.0/10[2]
Metacritic| 73/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
Mojo| [5]
musicOMH| [6]
Paste| 6.8/10[7]
Pitchfork| 6.9/10[8]
Q| [9]
Release Magazine| 7/10[10]
The Spill Magazine| [11]
Uncut| [12]
XS Noize| 8/10[13]

Abolition of the Royal Familia is the sixteenth studio album by English ambient house duo the Orb. The album was released on 27 March 2020 via Cooking Vinyl.[14] It includes contributions from Youth, Roger Eno, Gaudi, David Harrow, and Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy (System 7).[15]

## Track listing

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Abolition of the Royal Familia track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Daze" (Missing & Messed Up Mix)| 2:52
2.| "House of Narcotics" (Opium Wars Mix)| 6:07
3.| "Hawk Kings" (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)| 4:57
4.| "Honey Moonies" (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)| 5:02
5.| "Pervitin" (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)| 4:10
6.| "Afros, Afghans and Angels" (Helgö Treasure Chest)| 6:10
7.| "Shape Shifters (In Two Parts)" (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)| 10:51
8.| "Say Cheese" (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)| 5:27
9.| "Ital Orb" (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)| 7:17
10.| "The Queen of Hearts" (Princess of Clubs Mix)| 5:05
11.| "The Weekend It Rained Forever" (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))| 12:30
12.| "Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy" (L'anse Aux Meadows Mix)| 7:17
Total length:| 77:45

## Charts

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Sales chart performance for Abolition of the Royal Familia Chart (2020)  | Peak
position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 99
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 6
UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 62
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[19] | 4

## See also

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* List of 2020 albums

## References

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1. ^ "The Orb: Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)". 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019 – via YouTube.
2. ^ "The Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. ^ "Reviews for Abolition of the Royal Familia by The Orb". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
4. ^ Kellman, Andy (3 May 2020). "The Orb – Abolition of the Royal Familia". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
5. ^ Further confirmation, then, that this stalwart of the rave generation, with a little help from his friends, still has plenty of fire left in his belly. [May 2020. p.89]
6. ^ Devlin, Ben (27 March 2020). "The Orb – Abolition Of The Royal Familia". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
7. ^ Ham, Robert (27 March 2020). "The Orb Preaches Abolition of the Royal Familia, But Will Anyone Heed the Call?". Paste. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
8. ^ Cardew, Ben (31 March 2020). "The Orb - Abolition Of The Royal Familia". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
9. ^ There's still vigour in The Orb's ambient house vision. [Jun 2020, p.105]
10. ^ Whyte, Mike (2 April 2020). "The Orb - Abolition of the Royal Familia". Release Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
11. ^ Badgley, Aaron (30 March 2020). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE ORB – ABOLITION OF THE ROYAL FAMILIA". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
12. ^ Erratic but still occasionally sublime. [Jun 2020, p.37]
13. ^ Scott, Ben P (25 March 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: The Orb - Abolition Of The Royal Familia". XS Noize. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
14. ^ Posner, Nina (6 December 2019). "The Orb to release 17th album, Abolition Of The Royal Familia". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
15. ^ Strauss, Matthew (6 December 2019). "The Orb Announce New Album Abolition of the Royal Familia, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
16. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Orb – Abolition of the Royal Familia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
19. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

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* Simon Phillips
* Andy Hughes
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Studio albums|

* The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
* U.F.Orb
* Orbus Terrarum
* Orblivion
* Cydonia
* Bicycles & Tricycles
* Okie Dokie It's The Orb on Kompakt
* The Dream
* Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III)
* Metallic Spheres
* The Orbserver in the Star House
* More Tales from the Orbservatory
* Moonbuilding 2703 AD
* COW / Chill Out, World!
* No Sounds Are Out of Bounds
* Abolition of the Royal Familia
* Prism
* Buddhist Hipsters

Live and session albums|

* Live 93

Compilations|

* U.F.Off: The Best of The Orb
* Orboretum: The Orb Collection

Remix and mix albums|

* Aubrey Mixes: The Ultraworld Excursions
* Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty
* Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty Part 2

EPs|

* Kiss EP
* Pomme Fritz
* Daleth of Elphame EP
* Battersea Shield

Singles|

* "A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld"
* "Little Fluffy Clouds"
* "Perpetual Dawn"
* "Blue Room"
* "Assassin"
* "Oxbow Lakes"
* "Toxygene"
* "Asylum"
* "Once More"

Video albums|

* The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld: Patterns and Textures
* C Batter C

Related articles|

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* Space
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