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OCR: body to appreciate. Orbital have always had a social conscience, occasionally surfacing through songs such as "Desert Storm" and "Impact (The Earth is Burning)." The most pointed example of the band's political stance may have been on the UK release of "Are We Here," the first single from "Snivilisation." The "Criminal Justice Bill" mix was three minutes of pure silence. The brothers say that their political rage was never more evident than on 'Snivilisation." 'It couldn't be helped, I guess," explains Paul, "The Criminal Justice Bill protests were really getting going while we were making it, and that influence worked its way really deep into the music." But Orbital are hesitant to classify "Snivilisation" as the first politically aware techno album. It isn't a view that either of them se ...