Back to where it all began. Halcyon isn’t just a track — it’s a moment.
🟤 Hear Halcyon mastered at half speed as part of the Brown album reissue. Pre-order now: https://orbitalband.lnk.to/brownalbumIB
Inspired by the Hartnoll brothers’ mother and named after the medication Halcion, it became one of Orbital’s most haunting and iconic works.
Built around a reversed sample of It’s a Fine Day by Opus III, the track drifts in and out of consciousness — led by Kirsty Hawkshaw’s ghostlike vocal.
She would later step in front of the camera too, starring in the Halcyon music video, filmed in the kitchen of the Hartnoll family home.
This is a look behind the lens, behind the name, behind the sound, featuring:
🌀 The sample that started it all
🌀 Kirsty Hawkshaw on meeting Paul & Phil
🌀 BTS footage from the original video
🌀 A snippet from the long version of the original video
🌀 Remixes by Tom Middleton, Jon Hopkins, Logic1000
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