The Best of Strange Cargos

It covers his talents well...very relaxing, and moving.

I would also recommend looking into Madonna's 'Ray of Light' if you like the best of William Orbit.

His style doesn't change often, which is his one draw back - so if you have this CD, in my opinion, you have just about all of them...


Think Again   December 29, 2003
Kenneth Dawson (Litchfield Park, AZ United States)
3 out of 37 found this review helpful

My friend told me this Dj was off the hook but never told me he spun ambient trance, allthou it is not my style of music I have herd much better sets of ambient trance and would not recomend this Dj at all. I ended up selling it to a friend who thought it was good to go to sleep too.


William's the Master of the Electronic Music Soundscape   June 7, 2003
22 out of 23 found this review helpful

I visited a local record store about 4 years ago, and stumbled upon the works of William Orbit. I liked his music so much, that I bought a used copy of it, which was being played in the store. The sales clerk had been playing it in the store, because he was a huge William Orbit fan. If you're into elctronic, synth-pop music...then this is the album for you.

"The Best of Strange Cargos" was one of the first techno CDs I ever bought. I've listened to a lot of Depeche Mode, Erasure and New Order, before I ever heard of William Orbit. His work is "mind-blowing." It's so well-structured and complex. (I wish he got more airplay on the radio.)

I like to refer to him as "The Master of the Electronic Music Soundscape," whose musical style can be compared to the likes of Peter Gabriel: with the "ethereal, trance-like approach" to some of his music. I'm pleased with the composition of the matierial.
He's so brilliant.

I enjoyed listening to Madonna's album "Ray of Light" in which William brought to the surface, his dynamic-sequencing of "electronic-riffs" and "drum & bass." It's too bad, he didn't do very much work on Madonna's follow up album "Music." He has this special-way of captivating the listener with each song on the album.

"Water From A Vine Leaf" transports you on this magical journey through space and time, (using your imagination) with the haunting-vocals of Beth Orton, and the beautiful sound-layering techniques; it starts-out real mellow - and then all of a sudden - it blows you away with it's mystical charm.

"Dark Eyed Kid" has got some of the best bass-lines I've ever heard.

"Via Caliente" has this sort of spanish-style twang to the song; it's so relaxing.

This is like listening to Barry White with the deep, resonant-sounding voice of Divine Bashim on "Time To Get Wize."

I could go on and on about this artist's music; filling up a couple pages. You have to take a listen to all of the other songs to appreciate the skillful-mastery and song-writing efforts put into this great compilation. I give this 5 stars for a job well done.