''Snivilisation'' is the third studio album by British

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duo

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, released on 23 August 1994 by

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. The album peaked at number 4 on the

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, and had sold over 80,000 copies in the United Kingdom by April 1996.

Background

The band released the album at the time of the launch of the

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, the legislation that gave British Police greater legal powers to break up unlicensed raves that gave Orbital its name. The ''Are We Here?'' single featured the track "Are We Here? (Criminal Justice Bill?)", which consists of four minutes of complete silence. "Philosophy by Numbers" samples Sidney Stratton's chemistry experiment, "Guggle Glub Gurgle", from the film ''

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''. "Are We Here?" samples a part of "Man at C&A" by

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; the track's vocals are by

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, as on "Sad But True". "Are We Here?" is also on '' Work 1989-2002''. The album was included in ''Q'' magazine's "The 25 Best Dance Albums Ever" in October 1997. It also made ''Q''s end-of-year top 10 best albums list in 1994.

Track listing

References

External links

* {{Authority control Orbital (band) albums 1994 albums FFRR Records albums