The track consisted of two slightly delayed, looped samples of a line from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Time Squared spoken by actor Michael Dorn as the character Lieutenant Worf: ". The album included complex arrangements and textures, opening with the two-minute track "Time Becomes". The duo's popularity grew rapidly with the release of their second self-titled album, in 1993. "Halcyon" was dedicated to the Hartnolls' mother, who was addicted to the tranquiliser Halcion (Triazolam) for many years. The B-side "The Naked and the Dead" was similarly based on a line from Scott Walker's rendition of Jacques Brel's song "Next". The track featured a sample of Kirsty Hawkshaw from "It's a Fine Day" (a chart hit for Opus III earlier that year). In late 1992, the Radiccio EP barely reached the UK top 40, although it included one of their most popular songs, " Halcyon". Several singles and EPs followed, and their first self-titled album, a collection of tracks recorded at various times, was released in late 1991. Next was a gig at the Town and Country 2 in Islington, performing for the first time under the name Orbital. The track received its first live airing at a club night hosted by the promoter Que Pasa (Mark, Andrew and Nick Maddox) in a local Sevenoaks venue called the Grasshopper on Boxing Day. According to Paul Hartnoll, the track was recorded "under the stairs" of their parents' house in "a knocked-through stair cupboard that my dad set up as a home office". The track became a rave anthem, reaching number 17 in the UK charts and earning them an appearance on Top of the Pops, during which they wore anti- Poll Tax T-shirts. ![]() In 1989 Orbital recorded " Chime" on their father's 4 track tape deck, which they released on Oh Zone Records in December 1989 and re-released on FFRR Records a few months later.
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