Abolition of the Royal Familia

Electronic · 2020 · 24 tracks · 2h 36m

Abolition of the Royal Familia

A sprawling double-album journey through liquid dub, ambient house, and satirical sound-collage. Dense, playful, and unmistakably psychedelic.

March 27, 2020 · Cooking Vinyl (2)

A playful and sprawling cosmic journey that balances deep dub grooves with ethereal, drifting soundscapes.

Tracklist · 24 Tracks · 2h 36m

01

Daze (Missing & Messed Up mix)

2:52

02

House of Narcotics (Opium Wars mix)

6:07

03

Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)

4:57

04

Honey Moonies (Brain Washed at Area 49 mix)

5:02

05

Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone version)

4:10

06

Afros, Afghans and Angels (Helgö Treasure Chest)

6:11

07

Shape Shifters (In Two Parts) (Coffee & Ghost Train mix)

10:51

08

Say Cheese (Siberian Tiger Cookie mix)

5:27

09

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

13

Daze in Dub (98.7 Kiss FM mix)

3:58

14

The House of Narcotics in Dub (Agent Norbert’s Drive by Special Deal mix)

6:11

15

Hawk Kings in Dub (Question Everything)

4:53

16

Pervitin in Dub (Cyborgs & Pirates mix)

4:10

17

Afros, Afghans & Angels in Dub (Hoodie Wood mix)

5:52

18

Shape Shifting Part 2 in Dub (Pitter Patter in Batter See version Excursion)

6:54

19

Say Cheese in Dub (Smile You’re on CCTV)

5:42

20

Ital Orb in Dub (North South East and West mix)

7:04

21

The Queen of Hearts in Dub (Don’t Let History Repeat Itself)

5:30

22

The Weekend It Rained Forever in Dub (The Waterbed Experience mix)

12:59

23

Slave Til You Die, No Matter What You Buy in Dub (Imflamable Air mix)

7:13

24

Uluru (Don’t Believe Everything You Think mix)

8:10

Moments Worth Listening For

The way the heavy dub bass on 'Ital Orb' anchors the swirling, celestial synth pads

The twelve-minute immersive rain-soaked soundscape that defines 'The Weekend It Rained Forever'

The seamless transition into the second half of the album where every track is reimagined through a dub lens

Where This Album Departs

How does Abolition of the Royal Familia sound next to the rest of The Orb's catalogue?

Playful+1.1σ

Playful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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