On March 27, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Abolition of the Royal Familia”, the sixteenth Orb studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty.
Personnel:
- Alex Paterson – keyboards, sampler, programming
- Michael Rendall – mastering
- Steve Hillage – vocal, guitar
- Roger Eno – vocals, piano, harmonica, trumpet
- Paul Conboy – synthesizer
- Daniel Gaudi – synthesizer
- Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer
- Nick Burton – bass, art direction, design
- Youth (Martin Glover) – bass
- Nick Burton – bongos
- Andy Caine – vocals
- Roney FM – vocals, spoken word
- Ruby – howl voice
- David Harrow – melodics
- Ollie Cripps – trumpet
- Violeta Barrena-Witschi – strings
- Prince Sherman – dub effects
- Leighton Newell – whistle
- Key Harris – tuning fork
- Pure Evil (Charley Uzzell Edwards) – art direction, design
- Gary Deep Oldknow – artwork
Track listing:
- Daze (Missing & Messed Up Mix)
- House of Narcotics (Opium Wars Mix)
- Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)
- Honey Moonies (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)
- Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)
- Afros, Afghans and Angels (Helgö Treasure Chest)
- Shape Shifters (In Two Parts) (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)
- Say Cheese (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)
- Ital Orb (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)
- The Queen of Hearts (Princess of Clubs Mix)
- The Weekend It Rained Forever (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))
- Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy (L’anse Aux Meadows Mix)
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