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Orchestra of Bubbles
Studio album by Ellen Allien & Apparat
Released	17 April 2006 (2006-04-17)
Recorded	2005
Studio	The Panic Room
Genre	Electronic IDM techno
Length	57:25
Label	BPitch Control
Producer	Ellen Allien Apparat
Ellen Allien chronology
Thrills (2005) Orchestra of Bubbles (2006) Sool (2008)
Apparat chronology
Duplex (2003) Orchestra of Bubbles (2006) Walls (2007)

Orchestra of Bubbles is a collaborative studio album by Ellen Allien and Apparat. It was released through BPitch Control on 17 April 2006.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	8.5/10
Resident Advisor

Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "For anyone sincerely interested in the open territory of electronic music and its possible futures, this is not only a microscope to examine the new bacteria with, it's the pulsing life form beneath it." Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, calling it "an impressive record" and "a remarkable feat of engineering."

Resident Advisor named it the 48th best album of the 2000s.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ellen Allien and Sascha Ring

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Ellen Allien – production, recording
• Sascha Ring – production, recording
• Luca Baldini – rave signal (1)
• Katrin Pfänder – strings (3, 7)
• Lisa Stepf – strings (3, 7)

Charts

References

1. "Orchestra Of Bubbles - Ellen Allien & Apparat". BPitch Control. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Ellen Allien / Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
3. ^ Sherburne, Philip (3 May 2006). "Ellen Allien: Orchestra of Bubbles". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
4. Eeles, Cameron (18 May 2006). "Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
5. "RA Poll: Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
6. "Ultratop.be – Ellen Allien & Apparat – Orchestra Of Bubbles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
7. "Lescharts.com – Ellen Allien & Apparat – Orchestra Of Bubbles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

External links

• Orchestra of Bubbles at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2006 collaborative albums
• Apparat (musician) albums
• Ellen Allien albums
• BPitch Control albums