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* CanonDiscontinuity: Their cover of "The Saint" (for the film of the same name) is their biggest hit. It does not appear on any of their "best of" compilations and is unlikely ever to feature in their live set again after the very few times it was played around the time it was a hit. In fact, Canon Discontinuity applies to their soundtrack work in general, which tends not to get reissued, played live or have its existence acknowledged once it's served its purpose--"Satan Spawn" is an exception.
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* SongAssociation: "Halcyon + On + On" was notably used in several films, most famously the final scenes of ''Film/MortalKombat'' and ''Film/MeanGirls''.

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* SongAssociation: "Halcyon + On + On" was notably used in several films, most famously the final scenes of ''Film/MortalKombat'' ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' and ''Film/MeanGirls''.

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** Many ''[[VideoGame/{{Wipeout}} WipEout]]'' fans would associate "P.E.T.R.O.L." and "Know Where To Run" with the original 1995 game and ''[=Wip3out=]'' (while its Japan-exclusive remix from ''In Sides'' "P.E.T.R.O.L. (Final Drop Mix)" was featured in ''[=WipEout=] 2048'').

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** Many ''[[VideoGame/{{Wipeout}} WipEout]]'' fans would associate "P.E.T.R.O.L." and ", "Know Where To Run" and "Funny Break (Plump [=DJs=] Remix") with the original 1995 game and game, ''[=Wip3out=]'' and ''[=WipEout=] Fusion'' (while its Japan-exclusive remix from ''In Sides'' "P.E.T.R.O.L. (Final Drop Mix)" was featured in ''[=WipEout=] 2048'').2048'').
** Another remixed version of "Funny Break" by Weekend Ravers was also featured in VideoGame/FrequencyHarmonix.

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* NightmareFuel: The music video of "Halcyon" starts out with a mother (portrayed by Kirsty Hawkshaw of Opus III) doing the chores as a part of her routine (also implied that she's "under the influence") until she starts showing signs of SanitySlippage such as hallucinating her two sons in unusual places (one dancing on the table and other in the cabinet under the sink ''[[BigLippedAlligatorMoment before showing up in the sink]]''). Then, a bald figure shows up and attemps to attack her while the mother fights back by draining the water, then she starts dancing in an erratic manner. And the video ends with the mother witnessing herself ''[[DeathGlare glaring at her]]'' before the definition of "Halcyon" and "Halcyon Days" is shown on the screen:
-->'''Halcyon'''
-->1) Peaceful, gentle and calm.
-->2) Greek myth. A fabulous bird.
-->3) Hypnotic sleeping pill. Side effects: a sense of detachment, possible psychosis.

-->'''Halcyon Days'''
-->1) A fortnight of calm during the winter solstice.
-->2) A period of peace and happiness.



* SignatureSong: Probably "Chime", which is still played at every gig. Other possibilities include "Lush", "Halcyon", "Petrol", "Belfast" and "Satan".

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* SignatureSong: Probably "Chime", which is still played at every gig. Other possibilities include "Lush", "Halcyon", "Petrol", "P.E.T.R.O.L.", "Belfast" and "Satan".



** Many ''[[VideoGame/{{Wipeout}} WipEout]]'' fans would associate "P.E.T.R.O.L." and "Know Where To Run" with the original 1995 game and ''[=Wip3out=]'' (while its Japan-exclusive remix from ''In Sides'' "P.E.T.R.O.L. (Final Drop Mix)" was featured in ''[=WipEout=] 2048'').



** "Halcyon + On + On", while sounding mostly euphoric, has a very melancholy undertone and gets even sadder when you find out the song was written about the Hartnolls' mother's addiction to Halcion sleeping pills.

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** "Halcyon" (including its remix "Halcyon + On + On", On"), while sounding mostly euphoric, has a very melancholy undertone and gets even sadder when you find out the song was written about the Hartnolls' mother's addiction to Halcion sleeping pills.

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* ItsShortSoItSucks: A common complaint for their post-reunion albums is the lack of any compositions as epically long as their 90s material. ''Monsters Exist'' only has one song longer than the ''shortest'' song from ''In Sides''--and ''Wonky'' doesn't have any. Shorter songs were also one of the reasons why ''The Altogether'' was so divisive at the time--but that album at least had "Meltdown" (11 minutes on the CD, and 28 minutes on the DVD version) to slightly placate the fans of longer compositions.



* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The fandom rejoiced when it was announced Music/{{Sparks}} would be collaborating on a track with Orbital. The fandom was disappointed when the result of that collaboration turned out to be "Acid Pants".

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The fandom rejoiced when it was announced Music/{{Sparks}} would be collaborating on a track with Orbital. The fandom was disappointed when Then the result of that collaboration turned out to be "Acid Pants".
Pants"--a decent acid-techno song on its own merits, but the extremely limited lyrics (just one line looped repeatedly, really) were a huge waste of Sparks' talents as witty lyricists.
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* GeniusBonus: The album ''The Altogether'' has a picture of human skulls on the cover. "In The Altogether" is a somewhat archaic euphemism for "nude", and skulls are basically heads that are "naked" of flesh.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: A pre-fame [[Music/{{Goldfrapp}} Alison Goldfrapp]] provides vocals on the ''Snivilisation'' and ''In Sides'' albums.
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** "Halcyon + On + On", while sounding mostly euphoric, has a very melancholy undertone, and gets even sadder when you find out the song was written about the Hartnoll brothers' mother's addiction to Halcion sleeping pills.

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** "Halcyon + On + On", while sounding mostly euphoric, has a very melancholy undertone, undertone and gets even sadder when you find out the song was written about the Hartnoll brothers' Hartnolls' mother's addiction to Halcion sleeping pills.

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* SignatureSong: Probably "Chime", which is still played at every gig. Other possibilities include "Lush", "Halcyon", "Petrol" and "Satan".

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* SignatureSong: Probably "Chime", which is still played at every gig. Other possibilities include "Lush", "Halcyon", "Petrol" "Petrol", "Belfast" and "Satan".



** Also "Dwr Bdr". Even if you can't understand the lyrics the melody is very sad

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** Also "Dwr Bdr". Even if you can't understand the lyrics the melody is very sadsad.
** "Halcyon + On + On", while sounding mostly euphoric, has a very melancholy undertone, and gets even sadder when you find out the song was written about the Hartnoll brothers' mother's addiction to Halcion sleeping pills.
** "Belfast" is also a TearJerker, but is more of a happy one, especially considering it was inspired by the Hartnoll brothers' visit to Belfast in Northern Ireland and seeing how rave and acid house was uniting communities of young people divided by UsefulNotes/TheTroubles.
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* SongAssociation: "Halcyon + On + On" was notably used in several films, most famously the final scenes of ''Film/MortalKombat'' and ''Film/MeanGirls''.
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** Also "Dwr Bdr". Even if you can't understand the lyrics the melody is very sad
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* MagnumOpus: ''In Sides''.
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* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans prefer to pretend that the collaboration with DavidGray, "Illuminate", never happened. Some would also deny the existence of the parent album, ''The Altogether''.

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* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans prefer to pretend that the collaboration with DavidGray, Music/DavidGray, "Illuminate", never happened. Some would also deny the existence of the parent album, ''The Altogether''.
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* BlackSheepHit / CanonDiscontinuity / CreatorBacklash: Their cover of "The Saint" (for the film of the same name) is their biggest hit. It does not appear on any of their "best of" compilations and is unlikely ever to feature in their live set again after the very few times it was played around the time it was a hit. In fact, Canon Discontinuity applies to their soundtrack work in general, which tends not to get reissued, played live or have its existence acknowledged once it's served its purpose--"Satan Spawn" is an exception.

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* BlackSheepHit / CanonDiscontinuity / CreatorBacklash: CanonDiscontinuity: Their cover of "The Saint" (for the film of the same name) is their biggest hit. It does not appear on any of their "best of" compilations and is unlikely ever to feature in their live set again after the very few times it was played around the time it was a hit. In fact, Canon Discontinuity applies to their soundtrack work in general, which tends not to get reissued, played live or have its existence acknowledged once it's served its purpose--"Satan Spawn" is an exception.

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* BlackSheepHit / CanonDiscontinuity / CreatorBacklash: Their cover of "The Saint" (for the film of the same name) is their biggest hit. It does not appear on any of their "best of" compilations and is unlikely ever to feature in their live set again after the very few times it was played around the time it was a hit. In fact, Canon Discontinuity applies to their soundtrack work in general, which tends not to get reissued, played live or have its existence acknowledged once it's served its purpose--"Satan Spawn" is an exception.



* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The fandom rejoiced when it was announced {{Sparks}} would be collaborating on a track with Orbital. The fandom was disappointed when the result of that collaboration turned out to be "Acid Pants".

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The fandom rejoiced when it was announced {{Sparks}} Music/{{Sparks}} would be collaborating on a track with Orbital. The fandom was disappointed when the result of that collaboration turned out to be "Acid Pants".

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* SignatureSong: Probably "Chime", which is still played at every gig. Other possibilities include "Lush", "Halcyon" and "Satan".

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* MagnumOpus: ''In Sides''.
* SignatureSong: Probably "Chime", which is still played at every gig. Other possibilities include "Lush", "Halcyon" "Halcyon", "Petrol" and "Satan".
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* SignatureSong: Probably "Chime", which is still played at every gig. Other possibilities include "Lush", "Halcyon" and "Satan".

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The fandom rejoiced when it was announced {{Sparks}} would be collaborating on a track with Orbital. The fandom was disappointed when the result of that collaboration turned out to be "Acid Pants".
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* GrowingTheBeard: Their first couple of albums did this for the techno genre.

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* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans prefer to pretend that the collaboration with DavidGray, "Illuminate", never happened. Some would also deny the existence of the parent album, ''The Altogether''.
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* TearJerker: "One Perfect Sunrise", especially since it was supposed to be their swan song.

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