Mutations EP

Mutations
EP by Orbital
Released	February 1992
Genre	Progressive house, breakbeat hardcore, techno
Label	FFRR
Producer	P&P Hartnoll
Orbital EP chronology
III (1991) Mutations (1992) Radiccio EP (1992)

Mutations, subtitled "From L.P. C.D. M.C.", is an EP by Orbital. Selected artists picked an Orbital track, all from the 1991 Green Album, to remix. Orbital themselves contributed two remixes to this EP.^[1]

The EP was released on vinyl in two parts, and as one CD or MC.

All remixes were remastered and included on the re-release of the green album in 2024.

Remixers

Remixer	Title	Vinyl 1	Vinyl 2	CD/MC
Joey Beltram	"Chime"		⬤
Joey Beltram	"Oolaa"	⬤		⬤
Moby	"Speed Freak"	⬤		⬤
Ray Keith	"Chime"	⬤
Meat Beat Manifesto	"Oolaa"	⬤
Dave Angel and Dave Dorrell	"Steel Cube Idolatory"		⬤
Orbital	"Fahrenheit 3D3"		⬤	⬤
Orbital	"Chime Crime"		⬤	⬤

Artwork

The sleeves for the two 12" vinyls were designed by Gavin Fulton (Fultano 92). Part 1 (FX 181) features an orange Orbital "loopz" logo on a beige background and part 2 (FXR 181) is reversed.

Samples

"Chime Crime" samples "Material Girl" by Madonna.^[2]
"Chime (Ray Keith Mutation)" samples "Daydreaming" by Baby D.^[3]
"Oolaa (Meat Beat Manifesto Mutation)" samples "Go Now" by Was (Not Was)^[4]

References

1. Mutations EP - Loopzorbital.com
2. Chime Crime Orbital - Whosampled.com
3. Chime (Ray Keith Mutation) - Whosampled.com
4. Oolaa Orbital - Whosampled.com