"Sad But True" by Orbital

Electronic music has had many critics over the years. The primary arguments against it were an alleged lack of musical ability and talent. Artists like Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Aphex Twin dispelled these beliefs and we are now blessed with maybe too many subsets within the genre.

Orbital was one of the groups that carried the torch throughout the 90’s and into the 2000’s with an attention to well-crafted albums and their improvisational live sets. Unlike many of their Big Beat musical colleagues that showcased earthy samples, Orbital buried theirs underneath a futuristic, techno, almost metallic luster.
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"Sad But True" is a prime example of this style. As the song takes shape over the first two minutes and thirty seconds we are then introduced to fragmented vocals that fold into Alison Goldfrapp’s haunting performance without ever knowing that hidden underneath it all was a sample from 90’s one-ish hit wonders The Spin Doctors.