Paul Hartnoll

Paul Hartnoll (born 19 May 1968 ) is one of two brothers (the other being Phil Hartnoll) who make up the electronic dance act Orbital.

History Hartnoll played in a local band during the mid-1980s, Noddy and the Satellites, featuring avant-garde clarinetist Duncan Walker. In 1987, Paul and his brother Phil began recording under the name Orbital with keyboards, a drum machine and a 4-track. Hartnoll's first brush with fame came when Orbital appeared on Top of the Pops on 22 March 1990. Speaking to The Guardian in December 2013 he explained this was a long way from his Sevenoaks roots. "A week before I was saying to the boss in the pizza place I was working, 'Ah I've just seen next week's rota. I can't do Wednesday because I'm doing Top of the Pops' … It felt a bit like some kind of elfin quest. Leaving my safe little job was like leaving the shire."

He made a guest appearance on ER in 2002, in the role of a DJ.

Orbital split up in 2004, after producing seven albums and developing a reputation for the high quality of their live shows.

He lives in Brighton.

Hartnoll & Young In 2021, Hartnoll teamed up with British poet Murray Lachlan Young for a lockdown inspired album called The Virus Diaries under the name Hartnoll & Young. In June 2021, the pair released a single from the album called "Garden Centre (Push the Trolley)" as a follow-up to "I Need a Haircut".

Discography

Solo albums The Ideal Condition (2007) 8:58 (2015) Concrete Plans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2021)

Solo singles "Patchwork Guilt" / "Gloopy" (2006) "Please" (2007) "Gob Smack" (2008)

Orbital

Haunted House Collaboration with Lianne Hall.

Brave the Woods (2014)

American Ultra American Ultra (2015) is a film about capable but unwitting operatives (also stoners), defending themselves against a rogue chief. Paul Hartnoll contributed music.

Wipeout Pure Soundtrack (2005) Video game where players race futuristic hover vehicles around a track. Paul Hartnoll contributed music. "Boot Up" "Ignition"