Well, he’s carrying the Orbital DNA for sure. This album is much more familiar to me, a die hard Orbital fan who’s followed their every direction since the 90’s, and keen listeners will see very obvious Orbital tell-tale signs, from the electronic synths to the mix of electro and vocals to excellent effect.

Musically, the style is different enough to not be labelled a solo Orbital act and I’m sure both Hartnoll’s are desperate to eradicate comparisons to their roots, but when there is obviously a distinct blood line to your heritage, it’s hard to avoid the labelling.

I’m still more fond of his instrumental works on this album but will still afford some patience for his departures. There’s a couple of tracks that are almost classic in nature, certainly acoustic and less electronic, I’ll say thanks, but just more of Patchwork Guilt please.

Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆