Do you have your own recording studio?
                                  (Philip) "We have a room which we rent out and we own all the
                                  equipment in that room - it's still going on the bedroom sort of ethic.
                                  We've been collecting equipment for a little over ten years now and
                                  we've got a rather large collection of synths and modules. Rather than
                                  spend our recording budget on a big posh studio, we would rather buy
                                  another piece of gear and keep that spontaneity feel as if we were still
                                  doing it at home really."

                                  What synths and modules do you use to get your distinctive
                                  sound?
                                  (Philip) "Essentially the majority of it is sample-based using the EMAX
                                  sampler where you get a sound source and synthesise it. Another
                                  favourite is the Jupiter 6, but otherwise we have a room full of toys and it
    is just about what we favour us at the time."
    (Paul) "We do like playing with analogue synths - and we have too many to mention - but the sampler is the main
    backbone to our work."

    How would describe your musical style?
    (Paul) "Cobbled together! It's one of those things you do in music - you don't really see a style but after four
    albums I can definitely see a pattern! After our first two albums people were starting to tell us about our style so
    we tend to leave it to other people to describe it!"

    Who has influenced you musically?
    (Philip) "We've listened to loads of people in our time but for me it has to be Cabaret Voltaire, Kraftwerk of course
    and Philip Glass."
    (Paul) "For me it has to be The Dead Kennedys, The Bee Gees and Abba - all of those people had some sort of
    influence on one time or other."

    As brothers, have you ever fought over your musical direction?
    (Philip) "No, we're pretty lenient with each other. If Paul does something I don't like then I tell him and he does
    likewise, so we compromise with each other."

    What was it like performing for an audience at the Royal
    Albert Hall?
    (Paul) "Since my early childhood I've remembered The Royal
    Albert Hall through a silly children's book, in which it was turned it
    into an enormous jelly mould! It's one of those places you think you
    will never play, and when the opportunity arose, I felt a bit naughty to
    be honest! I thought 'Ooh, we shouldn't be doing this!'. It can be a bit
    nerve racking, wondering if you're going to sell enough tickets and if
    it doesn't fill up it can be a bit funny, but it was a brilliant gig. I was
    very nervous and when I went up on stage, I could see all the
    people sat down in rows stretching out in front of me. It was the first time we have ever done a gig with everybody
    sat down. Within five minutes everybody was up and dancing which made me feel more relaxed. It was so
    strange because you're more used to hearing Eric Clapton or Frank Sinatra playing the Royal Albert Hall!"

    What do you think of the electronica scene in the UK with the likes of The Chemical Brothers and
    The Prodigy now taking the US by storm?
    (Philip) "It's good when you're popular and especially when your music gets recognition. I think it's good that
    people like The Prodigy use quite heavy guitars and things like that. Now they have Keith as the singer, I think he
    has filled that missing link. It also helps the US understand electronic music a bit better in some respects. We've
    been touring America now for over five years and it's been a slow process. Finally, with the support of the media,
    it's now accepted."

    Do you have a favourite record that stands out amongst the rest?
    (Paul) "One has to be 'Sugar Sugar' by the Archies. It was the first piece of music that really stuck in my mind and I
    really loved it. I was three years old at the time."

    Do you have a favourite track on your current album "In Sides"?
    (Paul) "I don't think I have a particular favourite. I like them all for different
    reasons but for the sake of argument, I do like the second half of 'Out There
    Somewhere', on the last part of the album. I don't know why, I just do. Maybe its
    because we play it first on our live sets and by that time I'm really relaxed and at
    ease."
    (Philip) "For me it has to be 'The Girl With The Sun On Her Head' which has a
    really tragic story behind it. We were half-way through recording the track when
    a very close friend of ours died and that track was kind of inspired by our friend
    and helped us through the sadness."

    How did you get the deal to record the theme for the film `The
    Saint`?
    (Philip) "We met a guy called George who puts all these Hollywood soundtracks together. He actually seeks out
    all the up and coming bands and songs and wanted to use one of our tracks called 'Satan' on the soundtrack. At
    the end of that meeting he mentioned that he still hadn't got the main theme recorded and we were asked to
    come up with something within a week! We liked the original version which was done in a 6:8 time signature but
    they didn't - it sounded like a double waltz to them! We changed it to a 4:4 time and kept the original riff and had
    great fun doing it - the director of the film loved it and London Records released it!"

    When can we expect Orbital's next album release?
    (Philip) "We start recording our new album this month but hope to have a new single before Christmas and the
    album should be ready for next spring."